NBA 2K17 Legend Edition available for pre-order (EDIT: + trailer)

[ThePointForward]

Source: https://www.facebook.com/NBA2K/app/597429030282127/

Pre-order bonuses for this edition:

Physical:

• Limited Edition Kobe Poster
• Black Mamba controller skin
• 2 Panini Kobe trading cards

Digital:

• 30000 VC
• MyTEAM bundle+ (including 3 packs with guaranteed Kobe Bryant free agent card)
• 2K Kobe XI shoe
• Kobe #8 Mitchell&Ness jersey
• Kobe hoodie
• And more to come (possibly related to unannounced content)

My observations:

• VC is making a comeback (duh), but given the pre-order bonus, we can expect similar pricing for in-game stores
• MyTEAM is back - no mentions of tiering or special cards (like Jordan Moments last year)
• Player customization is back (obviously)
• Release September 2016
• Text under the 2K17 logo in trailer: THIS IS NOT A GAME
• Text in trailer: LEGENDS LIVE ON
• No collaboration texts so far (no spike lee, no jay-z, etc ...)
• In-game content was featuring Kobe and Lakers - we might see something like prev-gen 2K14's LeBron mode
• Kyrie and Paul George were in the trailer. Kyrie was with Live previously. Possible cover athletes.

EDIT: Trailer: (no 2K17 ingame content)

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[Andrew]

No surprise they're announcing it with his final game looming, though it's certainly early for pre-orders.

[ThePointForward]

Edited in trailer and some more observations (PG and Kyrie possible cover athletes).

[ThePointForward]

Kobe through the years video, ends with 2K16 gameplay of coruse.

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[Andrew]

That was nicely put together.

[TBM]

Almost no in-game content? Not almost, literally none.

[Andrew]

Here's an...interesting take on it: http://www.destructoid.com/horrible-no- ... 5171.phtml

Almost no in-game content? Not almost, literally none.

The digital items are in-game content. Whether they're significant or appealing to everyone, that's another matter entirely.

[TBM]

No, he was talking about in-game footage in the trailer, which there is none. Just 2K16 footage.

[ThePointForward]

Yeah, went back, finally noticed the "2K16" notice.

[DANet]

It shows we can pre-order the PC version. That is a good sign .