Plus, a quick play through “The Prelude” should be enough to show players all they need to know in terms of how the game runs, how smooth its gameplay is, and whether it has any bugs or not.
Sure, the final release could end up a bit different, but we trust that 2K won’t make any serious changes to the formula that could potentially destroy the title in such a short timespan.
The studio has actually been quite attentive to the discussions of their players in recent times, if the upgrades coming in “NBA 2K17” are to be of any indication. Players have been asking for a more advanced campaign mode for a while, for example, and it seems like the developers have gone out of their way to make it even better than most players expected.
One more interesting factor which will be worth watching out for, is whether the release of this game could affect other titles on the market in the near future. Sports games tend to have a peculiar impact on other branches of the market, and it’s not rare to see games adding similarly advanced physics or lighting after a new release in the “FIFA” or “NBA” series.
Considering how much work 2K have obviously put in the technological aspect of their new title, this wouldn’t be surprising at all. For now though, let’s just focus on the actual release and see what we’re about to get from it.