<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Saber	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	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
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2017	O
video	O
game	O
NBA	B-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
basketball	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
several	O
content	O
updates	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
new	O
courts	O
,	O
cosmetics	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
sports	O
game	O
with	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
2	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
single-player	O
and	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
locally	O
and	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
unlock	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
card	O
packs	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
bought	O
with	O
Baller	O
Bucks	O
,	O
the	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
 '	O
Lottery	O
Pick	O
system	O
returns	O
in	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
rating	O
by	O
the	O
Australian	O
Classification	O
Board	O
,	O
Saber	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
NBA	B-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
would	O
release	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
Saber	O
Interactive	O
delayed	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2K	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commenting	O
on	O
the	O
partnership	O
,	O
Visual	O
Concepts	O
president	O
Greg	O
Thomas	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
some	O
"	O
added	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
flair	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
October	O
16	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
2K	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
an	O
official	O
announcement	O
,	O
a	O
listing	O
on	O
Best	O
Buy	O
Canada	O
showed	O
that	O
a	O
physical	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
2	I-Application
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
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Playgrounds	O
received	O
several	O
content	O
updates	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
Halloween	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2K	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
update	O
would	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minor	O
technical	O
fixes	O
were	O
introduced	O
to	O
address	O
lag	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
shot	O
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
that	O
added	O
a	O
map	O
set	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross-play	B-Application
support	O
was	O
added	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Sports	O
Games	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
