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Get a Head Start on Your NBA 2K17 MyCAREER on September 9 with The Prelude

  08:00 AM - August 26, 2016 by Steve_OS

2K and the NBA 2K17 team have just announced "The Prelude" a free downloadable experience, giving you a head start on your MyCAREER, available for free on September 9, just one day after the mobile companion app releases, which allows you to scan your face into the game and much more. Watch the trailer here. (Only available for Xbox One and PlayStation 4)

Fans will have the ability to play college games, choosing from multiple Division I programs and boost their stock for the NBA Draft. You will also be able to try out the all-new tutorial mode, 2KU, featuring Coach K.

UPDATE: (9-2) NBA 2K17 The Prelude arrives at 12 AM EST on Sept. 9, worldwide on both Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Read the full press release below.

Download NBA® 2K17 “The Prelude” For Free Starting September 9th


Critically acclaimed franchise to give fans early start to this year’s MyCAREER experience, ability to play collegiate games and more!

2K today announced “The Prelude,” a free downloadable experience for NBA 2K17, the top-rated and top-selling NBA video game simulation series*, which will be available on September 9, 2016. For the first time in NBA 2K history, gamers – both new and old – will get to start their MyCAREER experience prior to the game’s launch on September 20, 2016 on Xbox One and PlayStation®4 computer entertainment systems. Gamers who download “The Prelude” will choose from multiple authentic Division I collegiate programs and have the ability to boost their stock for the NBA Draft. Additionally, “The Prelude” experience will include enhanced MyPlayer personalization through new mobile phone face scan technology via the MyNBA2K Companion App, and an all–new tutorial mode in 2KU, featuring 2016 USA Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski (“Coach K”).

“The Prelude was designed specifically to introduce new fans to our franchise, and give them an introduction to our legendary MyCAREER mode that puts the user at the center of an epic basketball story,” said Greg Thomas, President of Visual Concepts. “Veterans of NBA 2K will also love getting a head start on their MyCAREER, so when the game launches they can be ready to jump in and compete.”

During “The Prelude”, players will watch their draft stock fluctuate dynamically based on their performance across the participation of multiple authentic college games. In true cinematic form, they’ll also catch a glimpse of exclusive MyCAREER scenes through their customized avatar, which include interactions with high school coaches, teammates, and more. Players’ in-game performance during college play will ultimately influence where they are drafted upon entering the league in NBA 2K17.

“The incredible excitement during the first week of NBA 2K16’s launch showed us there was an opportunity to connect with even more fans prior to the formal release of NBA 2K17,” said Alfie Brody, VP of Marketing for NBA 2K. “We think we’ve given our passionate community something special with this year, and can’t wait to see the response from not only existing fans, but new ones as well.”

Included in “The Prelude” is 2KU, a tutorial featuring Coach K, focused on fundamental basketball strategies including pick and roll execution, proper defensive positioning, ball movement, boxing out, court awareness and more. Gamers can also use the MyNBA2K17 iOS and Android companion app to scan their facial likeness into their MyCAREER avatar within minutes. This new mobile phone camera fan scan technology serves as the perfect introduction to the custom experience, as players begin playing MyCAREER. Additionally, after September 16, 2016 gamers will be able to purchase and download playable “all-time great” teams for each of the playable colleges as well as special collegiate MyTeam cards representing legendary players.

The NBA 2K17 Standard Edition will be available in both digital and physical formats for $59.99 on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems, and Windows PC platforms on September 20. The NBA 2K17 Kobe Bryant Legend Edition will be available in digital and physical formats for $79.99 on Xbox One and PlayStation®4 system. Also available for pre-order is the NBA 2K17 Kobe Bryant Legend Edition Gold offering fans the ultimate value at $99.99 with all of the regular NBA 2K17 Legend Edition contents plus bonus items. All fans who pre-order any version of NBA 2K17 will receive their copy at Early Tip-Off four days early, September 16.

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Member Comments
# 261 findingpls @ 08/26/16 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by scottyp180
Sorry man I didn't mean to offend anyone. I didn't know how else to phrase it. I love the option to select a voice. Everyone has different dialects, accents, and ways they speak. I just hated the voice last year and the Spike Lee story line as a whole because is was built on the idea of "this is your story" but my player was nothing like me asides from a similar face. Heck even the hair was a struggle.
I love the response, you gave, to a pretty provocative response to your first post. I am black btw. I didn't like the way you phrased the first post either. Obvious I can see how people didn't feel like they could truly create their own self with the linear manner in which the story played out. I personally enjoyed it because I played basketball and grew up pretty poor. It had a real He Got Game feel to it. I liked NBA 2k's idea a lot, it was different, surely they knew it wasn't going to be a every year thing. But again, kudos for your response, the apology and restating your opinion more clearly. Far too many time these exchanges happen, on much more serious issues and less serious issues, and a person response gets really offensive.
 
# 262 derlaid @ 08/26/16 06:14 PM
Boy oh boy does 2K not give a **** about PC.
 
# 263 rbfn04 @ 08/26/16 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by VinsanityLives
To each his own. It's a main reason I avoid that mode like the plague. Not a great aspect of my ideal sports game. I only play sports games though, so story stuff doesn't impress me

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and here I thought you could skip it...
 
# 264 Rockie_Fresh88 @ 08/26/16 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by kongemeier
Well, my birthday is September 8th. I just want to 'sim' past it and try this thing!

Well done 2K!
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Originally Posted by sane478
My Bday is the 21st so I feel ya, this will be like a early present to myself one of them! [emoji23]


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Haha make that three of us

My birthday is the 17th
 
# 265 dwnz @ 08/26/16 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by derlaid
Boy oh boy does 2K not give a **** about PC.
I'm sure they would have liked to, but unfortunately (well not for me, I play on PS4) its probably just not a big enough market (based on previous sales on PC) for them to justify spending the extra time on.
 
# 266 MontanaMan @ 08/26/16 06:42 PM
Now you have my attention 2K.

Did they lose the license to put Nike on the college uniforms?

I notice it's absent on thise Zona uni's.
 
# 267 Perry_West @ 08/26/16 06:54 PM
"...Is this Pres-(Puts In Headphones Playing Music For Rest Of Mode)
 
# 268 k1lo5 @ 08/26/16 07:03 PM
Man, oh man i can't wait for this 2 drop now. Better than a 5min playable demo. Hoping this means we can play our 'whole' rookie year and gain ROY honors?
 
# 269 Big Bankhead @ 08/26/16 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Phreezy P
Well I'll just go ahead and cancel my Steam preorder...
LMAO 😂😂😂😂😂
 
# 270 hanzsomehanz @ 08/26/16 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by derrtyRedd
Finally yes body types and OMG play styles are back......and now there won't be any 7 ft PG's so being a C won't suck this year in park or pro-am

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7ft PG?

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# 271 hanzsomehanz @ 08/26/16 07:12 PM
How does the badge system work in 17? What's the idea behind starting with certain badges?

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# 272 Eman5805 @ 08/26/16 07:16 PM
Unless I'm tripping, I think we'll have at least two different voices to choose from for your CAP. Saw a video of Ronnie's mug with a different sounding voice than the Prelude trailer.

Nah. Same voice. I'm just tripping.

I'm usually better at identifying voices.
 
# 273 sane478 @ 08/26/16 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Rockie_Fresh88
Haha make that three of us



My birthday is the 17th


We lit [emoji91]!! Haha


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# 274 LeBlonde James @ 08/26/16 08:22 PM
This is great timing for me as the Battlefield 1 beta ends on September 8th...🙌

Really hope we can play longer and more college games this year.

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# 275 antdoggydogg @ 08/26/16 08:40 PM
Pros:

- Attribute categories are more divided

- Better RPG style "class" system. Clearer understanding advantages and disadvantages of each position/playstyle.

- Wingspan matters!

- Looks like our upgrade decisions will require more thought

So many pros, only one con lol:

- "Prez" replaces "Freq". oh god
 
# 276 Chemthethriller @ 08/26/16 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by VinsanityLives
I thought it was pretty cool when it was just play as one guy and improve skills, signatures, etc. Or just create a player and put him on rosters. Create a legend was a good replacement when story mode took off. Now the whole game caters to your my player, park all that, you NEED a my player.. You can't get past the start up of the game sometimes because it's so confused why you won't make one.

It's frickin lame imo. I get kids are biggest consumers, but don't just dust the adults who love the game.. I'm actually surprised how little of the community nowadays main focus is even 5v5 head to head anymore. That was the thing. It used to be lobbies or ranked record. Play now in theory is cool, but it course they have to kid it up and call it play now online.

Preaching now though.

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I don't know man I'm 30 myself and all I do is play Park or Pro-Am, and I've met a lot of guys like this that are adults.

The pros of this are, I control every aspect within my ability, I don't have to worry about someone cheesing the CPU to get wins, or constantly playing the cavs/gsw. I get to play in good solid games online every night.

It's funny that you call out MyPark/Pro-Am about catering to kids, yet in those modes, to be successful you have to be a good teammate, or be pretty insane on the sticks, sometimes you need to just be a role player, whereas the 5v5 online, it's catering to someone that constantly needs the ball in their hands.

I actually have a teammate on my pro-am team, that is content with being a true role player, he gets 1-3 shots a game, and plays defense. We told him that's what we needed, not everyone is getting 20 shots a game, and he accepted it and tries his best within that role.

Create a legend is lame in my opinion, why would I want to play as an overpowered legend? It gets boring in MyCareer dropping triple doubles nightly, I want a challenge which is where the Pro-Am and Park come into play.

Due to people having to work together, very few times you play against a team that can cheese you, on 2k16 with 1000 roughly Park games, I've only felt like I've been had a couple times due to **** mechanics, and over 100 Pro-Am games, maybe 5-6 times. I will never find that in 5v5 online.
 
# 277 kdurantmvp @ 08/26/16 09:30 PM
Anybody in Chicago got a plug or connect for a PS4 for around $150 lmao. Im now buying a console for sports game and spiderman
 
# 278 ksuttonjr76 @ 08/26/16 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by MBhoops
Quick question. I don't watch much college ball outside of March Madness. To the Arizona fans actually do that dance at games? Looks super cheesy in the trailer 😂
I tried to find it for you, but the Maryland crowd did something similar [emoji2] .

https://youtu.be/G1qoZxWAsk8
 
# 279 YungGun @ 08/26/16 09:44 PM
Loving these new attributes, especially those that differentiate speed and shooting. 😆

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# 280 doublek @ 08/26/16 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by VinsanityLives
To each his own. It's a main reason I avoid that mode like the plague. Not a great aspect of my ideal sports game. I only play sports games though, so story stuff doesn't impress me

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I'm not sure why we don't get it...

THE SPORTS ITSELF IS THE DRAMA! We never had to see what ESPN has to say before we call Lebron out for taking his talents to south beach, nor KD's departure from the fiery Westbrook.

Ideally, I think they should have made thousands of different scenarios (I don't mind if they aren't voiced) for the actual sports events/situation. All the rivalry team lost (you being the superstar of the team or the rookie) means different things, losing a game that affects your team's Playoffs picture, a Duke rookie versus a North Carolina rookie, first career 40, 50, 60 points game... etc

They had a good base system when we only get mini-cutscenes and post game interviews. We just need a massive expansion of that system so everyone will have a unique storyline that's true to themselves. Not bringing in half-wit director to force feed us with a rigid storyline with no wiggle room.

I don't need to be call Frequence Vibrations or President of Basketball... No one picks up the phone and asks for King when they call Lebron James. That's just silly.
 


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