<s>
NBA	B-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2017	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Saber	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Mad	O
Dog	O
Games	O
for	O
the	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
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
series	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bearing	O
similarities	O
to	O
previous	O
related	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
NBA	O
Jam	O
and	O
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
basketball	O
game	O
officially	O
licensed	O
by	O
the	O
National	O
Basketball	O
Association	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
roster	O
of	O
both	O
active	O
and	O
former	O
NBA	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
local	O
and	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
local	O
mode	O
requires	O
an	O
internet	O
connection	O
to	O
function	O
on	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
features	O
were	O
not	O
ready	O
at	O
launch	O
day	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
promise	O
from	O
the	O
developer	O
who	O
said	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
ready	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
online	O
services	O
were	O
still	O
not	O
operating	O
two	O
weeks	O
past	O
the	O
launch	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saber	O
Interactive	O
,	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
that	O
players	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
before	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
online	O
service	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Shaq	B-Device
Fu	I-Device
:	I-Device
A	I-Device
Legend	I-Device
Reborn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
features	O
arrived	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
with	O
the	O
next	O
update	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
along	O
with	O
extra	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Saber	O
Interactive	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Hot	O
'	O
N	O
Frosty.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
introduces	O
three	O
new	O
courts	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
tournament	O
and	O
single-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
4	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Saber	O
Interactive	O
launched	O
NBA	B-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
:	O
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
superseding	O
the	O
original	O
launch	O
version	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
received	O
a	O
largely	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
earning	O
a	O
6/10	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
a	O
7.4/10	O
from	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
basketball	O
title	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
2K	I-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
Sports	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Playgrounds	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
delayed	O
past	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
later	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
