<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K20	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
basketball	B-Application
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Visual	O
Concepts	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
National	O
Basketball	B-Application
Association	O
(	O
NBA	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
21st	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
2K19	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
predecessor	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
2K21	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K20	I-Application
is	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
's	O
last	O
2010s	O
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K20	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K20	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
spring	O
of	O
2019	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
set	O
for	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Davis	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K16	I-Application
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
S	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
will	O
receive	O
special	O
edition	O
bundles	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
include	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
2K20	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
mainly	O
plays	O
NBA	B-Application
games	O
with	O
real-life	O
or	O
customized	O
players	O
and	O
teams	O
;	O
games	O
follow	O
the	O
rules	O
and	O
objectives	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
're	O
creating	O
a	O
team	O
you	O
can	O
download	O
jerseys	O
and	O
teams	O
that	O
people	O
from	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
community	O
has	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
current	O
season	O
's	O
teams	O
and	O
players	O
,	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
featured	O
NBA	B-Application
teams	O
from	O
past	O
eras	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
1995	O
–	O
96	O
Chicago	O
Bulls	O
and	O
the	O
1985	O
–	O
86	O
Boston	O
Celtics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K20	I-Application
adds	O
six	O
more	O
such	O
teams	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
2015-16	O
Cleveland	O
Cavaliers	O
and	O
the	O
2013-14	O
San	O
Antonio	O
Spurs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
in-studio	O
pregame	O
and	O
halftime	O
shows	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
real-life	O
NBA	B-Application
on	O
TNT	O
presentations	O
,	O
featuring	O
Ernie	O
Johnson	O
,	O
Kenny	O
Smith	O
,	O
and	O
Shaquille	O
O'Neal	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
analysts	O
also	O
appearing	O
as	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
1993-94	O
Houston	O
Rockets	O
and	O
1994-95	O
Orlando	O
Magic/2000	O
-01	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Lakers/2005	O
-06	O
Miami	O
Heat	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
ever	O
in	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
series	O
,	O
all	O
twelve	O
teams	O
from	O
the	O
WNBA	O
are	O
included	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
only	O
used	O
in	O
Play	O
Now	O
(	O
one-game	O
exhibition	O
)	O
and	O
single-season	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MyCareer	O
is	O
a	O
career	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
creates	O
their	O
own	O
customizable	O
basketball	B-Application
player	O
and	O
plays	O
through	O
their	O
basketball	B-Application
career	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
returning	O
MyGM	O
and	O
MyLeague	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
which	O
task	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
managing	O
all	O
basketball	B-Application
operations	O
for	O
a	O
specific	O
team	O
,	O
were	O
a	O
point	O
of	O
emphasis	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K20	I-Application
again	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
eighth	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
features	O
MyTeam	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
mode	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
building	O
the	O
ultimate	O
basketball	B-Application
team	O
and	O
maintaining	O
a	O
virtual	O
trading	O
card	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assemble	O
and	O
play	O
with	O
their	O
team	O
in	O
basketball	B-Application
tournament-style	O
competitions	O
against	O
other	O
players	O
 '	O
teams	O
in	O
several	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
trailer	O
for	O
NBA	B-Application
2K20s	I-Application
MyTeam	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
buy	O
content	O
with	O
real-world	O
money	O
,	O
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
revealing	O
of	O
minigames	O
styled	O
as	O
real-world	O
gambling	O
such	O
as	O
pachinko	O
and	O
slot	O
machines	O
,	O
roulette	O
wheels	O
,	O
ball-drop	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
randomized	O
card	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
mechanics	O
had	O
been	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
prior	O
,	O
critics	O
felt	O
that	O
featuring	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
trailer	O
was	O
"	O
more	O
in-your-face	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
they	O
were	O
emphasized	O
over	O
showing	O
gameplay	O
of	O
basketball	B-Application
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
also	O
called	O
the	O
trailer	O
"	O
tone-deaf	O
"	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
released	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
loot	O
boxes	O
had	O
become	O
highly	O
scrutinized	O
and	O
regulated	O
under	O
governing	O
bodies	O
and	O
2K	O
had	O
made	O
changes	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
2K19	I-Application
to	O
comply	O
with	O
new	O
laws	O
,	O
despite	O
2K	O
asserting	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
consider	O
loot	O
boxes	O
as	O
gambling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trailer	O
was	O
made	O
unlisted	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
shortly	O
after	O
by	O
2K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K20	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
7.8/10	O
review	O
,	O
IGN	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
NBA	B-Application
2K20	I-Application
would	O
have	O
been	O
better	O
off	O
by	O
focusing	O
on	O
its	O
complex	O
modes	O
like	O
MyLeague	O
and	O
cleaning	O
up	O
MyTeam	O
to	O
be	O
less	O
dependent	O
on	O
microtransactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
spite	O
of	O
that	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
2K20	I-Application
remains	O
the	O
best	O
at	O
what	O
it	O
does	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
NBA	B-Application
2K20s	I-Application
fantastic	O
feel	O
on	O
the	O
courts	O
and	O
how	O
its	O
main	O
modes	O
work	O
as	O
advertised	O
are	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K20	I-Application
received	O
overwhelmingly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
's	O
user	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
