NBA 2K25
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| Developers | |
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| Visual Concepts | |
| Publishers | |
| 2K Sports | |
| Engines | |
| Gravity Balls DLC | Unreal Engine 5 |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 6, 2024 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 76 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | Cosmetic, Currency |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Cinematic camera |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Sports |
| Sports | Basketball |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Series | NBA 2K |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Subseries of NBA | |
| NBA 2K9 | 2008 |
| NBA 2K10 | 2009 |
| NBA 2K11 | 2010 |
| NBA 2K12 | 2011 |
| NBA 2K13 | 2012 |
| NBA 2K14 | 2013 |
| NBA 2K15 | 2014 |
| NBA 2K16 | 2015 |
| NBA 2K17 | 2016 |
| NBA 2KVR Experience | 2016 |
| NBA Playgrounds (series) | |
| NBA 2K18 | 2017 |
| NBA 2K19 | 2018 |
| NBA 2K20 | 2019 |
| NBA 2K21 | 2020 |
| NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition | 2021 |
| NBA 2K22 | 2021 |
| NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition | 2021 |
| NBA 2K23 | 2022 |
| NBA 2K23 Arcade Edition | 2022 |
| NBA 2K24 | 2023 |
| NBA 2K24 Arcade Edition | 2023 |
| NBA 2K25 | 2024 |
| NBA 2K25 Arcade Edition | 2024 |
| NBA 2K26 | 2025 |
| NBA 2K26 Arcade Edition | 2025 |
NBA 2K25 is a singleplayer and multiplayer cinematic camera sports game in the NBA 2K series.
For the first time, the PC version is based on the ninth-gen PlayStation 5/Xbox Series X release. This translates in improved graphics and gameplay enhancements compared to previous eighth-gen ports in the series, as well as the MyNBA & The W game modes making their debut on the PC platform.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Publisher website | |
All-Star Edition Edition and Hall of Fame Edition also available. | |
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| Steam | |
All-Star Edition Edition and Hall of Fame Edition also available. | |
- All versions of the game require Denuvo Anti-Tamper and Symbiote DRM and a 2K Sports account.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
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| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
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| Currency | In-game currency can be bought with real life money. |
| Infinite spend | There is no spending cap in the My Team & My Career mode. |
| Loot box | Digital packs with random player cards inside used to build teams in the My Team mode. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2878980/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2878980/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | TAA On/Off Toggle | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 5 page for more details.
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| Local play | Co-op, Versus |
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| LAN play | |||
| Online play | Co-op, Versus |
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 10, 11 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel® Core™ i3-9100 AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 | Intel® Core™ i5-10600 AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X |
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| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 150 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 AMD Radeon™ RX 570 Intel® Arc™ A580 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible | NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 Intel® Arc™ A770 8 GB of VRAM |
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- A 64-bit operating system & SSD is Required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2878980/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2878980) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.