“It’s a dream come true to see myself on the cover of NBA 2K 2k23 mt ,” beamed Booker. “I’ve been a huge NBA 2K fan since I was a kid, and it’s surreal to finally join the exclusive club of basketball greats who’ve been cover athletes. I’m also honoured to share this year’s covers with the iconic Michael Jordan, who changed the game for all players who came after him, as well as two of the all-time WNBA GOATs, Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird, who continue to make a huge impact on the game.”

That means there are four editions of the game this year – and a fifth, GameStop exclusive WNBA Edition, which we reported on yesterday. The standard release will cost ￡59.99/$59.99 on PS4 and ￡69.99/$69.99 on PS5. Then the Digital Deluxe, available from the PS Store, will cost ￡74.99/$79.99 for both versions and a ton of in-game content, including 23 MyTeam Promo Packs and some MyCareer goodies. The Michael Jordan Edition will cost ￡89.99/$99.99 and comes with 100k VC, while the ￡129.99/$149.99 Champion Edition comes with a 12-month subscription to the NBA League Pass as well.

Pre-orders are open now, with more news on the actual game set to follow in the weeks leading up to its 9th September release. Will you be dribbling away with a copy of this year’s game, and which version are you planning to plump up for? Sink a deep three in the comments section below.

2K has announced that NBA 2K23 will officially be launching on September 9th, 2323, and it will also include an NBA 2K23 Michael Jordan Edition and a limited NBA 2K23 Championship Edition alongside the standard edition.

Details on the actual game are very limited for now — 2K says more  buy Nba 2k23 mt information on pricing will be revealed when pre-orders go live later this week — but in terms of the Michael Jordan connection, NBA 2K23 will reintroduce The Jordan Challenge, "which encourages players to recreate 15 iconic moments from Jordan’s illustrious career." In addition, the NBA 2K23 Championship Edition will include a 12-month NBA League Pass subscription.