2K Sports has announced thatNBA 2K13is due out for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Wii, and PSP on June 16, 2025, in North America, and October 5 worldwide. A Wii U version is also in development; it will be released during the “launch window,” in time for the holiday season. It’s somewhat surprising thatNBA 2K13won’t be available for the Vita; perhaps we’ll hear about a Vita version of the game at E3.
Fans who pre-orderNBA 2K13will gain access to a launch-day downloadable package containing official NBA All-Star Weekend events set in Houston, where the 2013 NBA All-Star Game will take place: the Foot Locker Three Point Shootout, the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, and the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. (Pastapadrenotes that until now, EA held exclusive rights to the All-Star Weekend setup, so inNBA 2K, All-Star events have only been playable in “Blacktop” mode.)
We reached out to 2K Sports for comment as to whether the All-Star Weekend DLC will be available to people who don’t pre-orderNBA 2K13, but had not received a response as of press time.
This fall,NBA 2K13will have competition for the first time in three years in the form of EA Sports’NBA Live 13. In 2010, EA announced it was rebranding its simulation basketball franchise asNBA Elite, but eventuallycanceled the gamewhen it became clear thatNBA Elite 11was not fit for release. Last year, the publisher revealed that its new NBA simulation title — which has since been confirmed as anNBA Livegame— would not launchuntil 2012.
All-Star Weekend Coming to NBA 2K13 as Pre-Order Exclusive; Wii U Version to Release in Console Launch Window[Pastapadre]
