'NBA 2K21' goes full MMO with next-gen The City mode

Between photo-realistic images and a new MT 2K21 style, basketball fans have a great deal to look forward to when it comes to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S variations of NBA 2K21. And you can add The City, an expanded online hub globe, to the listing of next-generation specific features.

The City builds on The Neighborhood gameplay mode that has been a hallmark of this franchise throughout the last couple of years. Series developer Visual Concepts is creating what basically sounds like an MMORPG. When you visit The City, you are going to start at"Rookieville." It's exactly what it sounds like: a tutorial area where you will need to complete several jobs before the rest of the internet world opens to you. As Soon as You're from Rookieville, you'll pick among four Affiliations to combine: North, South, East and West. Each faction requires a different borough of The City their home and has its own mayor.

Visual Concepts will handpick the game's first mayors from the NBA2K neighborhood to serve a first term. Afterward, every Affiliation will vote for their agent via an in-game survey -- in case you haven't had your fill of elections in the previous week. Each term lasts six weeks, and as a mayor, you'll have Buy 2K MT the power to define your faction's visual identity. Visual Concepts allows mayors to personalize their Affiliation's uniforms, court designs and much more.