<s>
}}	O
NBA	B-Application
2K21	I-Application
 '	O
is	O
a	O
2021	O
basketball	B-Application
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Visual	O
Concepts	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
National	O
Basketball	B-Application
Association	O
(	O
NBA	B-Application
)	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
22nd	O
instalment	O
in	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
2K20	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
predecessor	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
2K22	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-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
and	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2020	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
to	O
heavy	O
criticism	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
many	O
microtransactions	O
and	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NBA	B-Application
2K21	I-Application
Arcade	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Apple	O
Arcade	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
teaser	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
PS5	B-Device
Reveal	O
Event	O
and	O
featured	O
the	O
player	O
model	O
of	O
New	O
Orleans	O
Pelicans	O
 '	O
Zion	O
Williamson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
showed	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
of	O
pre-alpha	O
,	O
in-engine	O
footage	O
,	O
and	O
showed	O
many	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
ray-tracing	B-Algorithm
and	O
shadow	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
announced	O
Damian	O
Lillard	O
,	O
of	O
the	O
Portland	O
Trail	O
Blazers	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
cover	O
for	O
the	O
standard	O
edition	O
on	O
the	O
previous-generation	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
announced	O
Zion	O
Williamson	O
as	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
for	O
the	O
standard	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
next-generation	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	O
Career	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>
In	O
this	O
game	O
mode	O
you	O
collect	O
cards	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
players	O
(	O
current	O
or	O
past	O
)	O
to	O
put	O
on	O
your	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
next-generation	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
The	O
MyCareer	O
online	O
staple	O
The	O
Neighborhood	O
mode	O
was	O
rebranded	O
into	O
The	O
City	O
with	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
affiliations	O
from	O
NBA	B-Application
2K16	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
quests	O
given	O
by	O
NPCs	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
either	O
single-player	O
3v3	O
games	O
against	O
famous	O
basketball	B-Application
players	O
,	O
or	O
playing	O
games	O
against	O
other	O
MyPlayers	O
in	O
The	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Franchise	O
mode	O
NBA	B-Application
2K21	I-Application
features	O
both	O
MyLeague	O
and	O
MyGM	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
take	O
the	O
helm	O
of	O
a	O
franchise	O
and	O
fully	O
simulate	O
an	O
NBA	B-Application
season	O
while	O
making	O
trades	O
,	O
drafting	O
,	O
and	O
playing	O
games	O
with	O
their	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
prior	O
titles	O
,	O
eighth-generation	O
console	O
releases	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
2K21	I-Application
were	O
left	O
with	O
little	O
changes	O
for	O
their	O
staple	O
franchise	O
modes	O
,	O
MyLeague	O
and	O
MyGM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
PS5	B-Device
release	O
,	O
MyGM	O
and	O
MyLeague	O
were	O
combined	O
and	O
rebranded	O
into	O
MyNBA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
G	O
League	O
games	O
are	O
also	O
playable	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
however	O
playoffs	O
and	O
the	O
championship	O
for	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
G	O
League	O
are	O
not	O
featured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionNBA	O
2K21	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
ninth-generation	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
states	O
"	O
NBA	B-Application
2K21	I-Application
shows	O
that	O
the	O
lone	O
basketball	B-Application
sim	O
we	O
have	O
now	O
has	O
largely	O
stagnated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
does	O
n't	O
take	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
strong	O
foundation	O
that	O
makes	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
a	O
fun	O
and	O
rewarding	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maybe	O
the	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
consoles	O
on	O
the	O
horizon	O
will	O
bring	O
a	O
fresh	O
start	O
for	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
but	O
right	O
now	O
I	O
feel	O
more	O
pessimistic	O
about	O
the	O
series’	O
future	O
than	O
ever.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
NBA	O
2K21''	O
sold	O
8,541	O
physical	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
seventh	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
