NBA 2K17 News Post

NBA 2K17 The Prelude Available Now on Xbox One and PlayStation 4

01:23 AM - September 9, 2016 by Steve_OS

NBA 2K17 The Prelude is available now on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Download it, play around a bit and post your thoughts here. Don't forget to download MyNBA2K17 and get a face scan. If you need some tips on how to scan your face into NBA 2K17, click here.

You can queue them up from the download links below or search NBA 2K17 The Prelude on your console.

(PlayStation 4)
(Xbox One)

FYI: For those of you that downloaded from New Zealand earlier in the morning, take note, straight from Erick Boenisch.

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	If you live in North America, don't play the NZ version if you want your save to carry over into the full version of NBA 2K17. Just wait for it to drop in your local region's PSN store. Before you ask why, because Sony.

Not sure what NBA 2K17 The Prelude is? Click here and read all about it.

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Member Comments

# 21 Thekid236 @ 09/09/16 02:16 AM

Anybody know true size of prelude. It said around 15 gb at first but now that it's downloading it is saying 4.921 gbs. My internet runs off of a toaster basically so 15 gbs would take me about 2 days and some change.

# 22 dom5552 @ 09/09/16 02:19 AM

I was messing around in the post a bit in the 2KU and it is NICE this year. Much more smooth and I felt that I was able to branch out much better into an up and under or something like that. My ONLY complaint about the whole game (so far) is the animation of the follow through for the big white guy's(#5 I think on the team you are placed on) shimmy hook haha. He's a lefty and I did a shimmy hook with the right hand and he did the hook correctly but almost as soon as the ball left his fingertips, his left hand went up as if he had just followed through on a jumpshot haha. I don't know if that's an animation glitch or not. Nothing big but besides that, I'm impressed so far!

# 23 minwager @ 09/09/16 02:21 AM

Still not sure how fadeaways work with the directional shot stick thing, I feel like sometimes it's there but other times its just time based

I'm loving these new additions, the game feels more alive with like timing the layup instead of just feeling like you're watching animations

# 24 ksuttonjr76 @ 09/09/16 02:24 AM

Ugh...the step back out of the triple threat might be the next My Park cheese move.

# 25 ksuttonjr76 @ 09/09/16 02:34 AM

The touch pass does make some nice, zippy passes. You can whip the ball around the perimeter quick!

# 26 swac07 @ 09/09/16 02:38 AM

The controls feel soooooo different!! Very fluid!! I have to learn the controls all over again cause so far the "feel" of the characters are like night and day in comparison with 2k16 so far...

i' m loving the directional steals with the R stick and the rebounding.
So far shooting with the R stick is hard as hell lol, but i'll get the hang of it.

# 27 Bornindamecca @ 09/09/16 02:40 AM

2kU is like if that cousin that kept snatching the controller out of your hand became a game mode.

# 28 ksuttonjr76 @ 09/09/16 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by WISports


	Are you still able to hand the ball off?

Yeah, that's still in there.

# 29 swac07 @ 09/09/16 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by WISports


	Are you still able to hand the ball off?

yes..........

# 30 ksuttonjr76 @ 09/09/16 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by swac07


	The controls feel soooooo different!! Very fluid!! I have to learn the controls all over again cause so far the "feel" of the characters are like night and day in comparison with 2k16 so far... i' m loving the directional steals with the R stick and the rebounding. So far shooting with the R stick is hard as hell lol, but i'll get the hang of it.

Yeah, I'm definitely going to need the freestyle mode to practice in.

# 31 KingTocco @ 09/09/16 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Bornindamecca


	2kU is like if that cousin that kept snatching the controller out of your hand became a game mode.

Those tutorial pop ups just as you're performing a nice crossover...I wish there had been a question prior to starting the 2KU if you've played past 2K games and could disable it.

# 32 swac07 @ 09/09/16 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Bornindamecca


	2kU is like if that cousin that kept snatching the controller out of your hand became a game mode.

Bro, Yes!!!
That quick tip always pops up at the most inopportune time smh

Sent from my SM-G925P using Tapatalk

# 33 Futurestyl3 @ 09/09/16 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Thekid236


	Anybody know true size of prelude. It said around 15 gb at first but now that it's downloading it is saying 4.921 gbs. My internet runs off of a toaster basically so 15 gbs would take me about 2 days and some change.

its looks like the prelude is around 20 gigs total.

first i downloaded 4.9 gigs, now I am currently downloading another 15gbs

# 34 minwager @ 09/09/16 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by redux1000


	I don't understand why they're saying it's only up or down on the shot stick. I'm using different directions and it's working fine Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

You can only get the Excellent direction from being straight up or straight down, you can see this by the little green arrow that will show up after your shot. A non excellent one will be a blue arrow, it looks like the who to guard arrow but a bit smaller

You can still make shots by aiming it left or right but the percentage of the shot won't be as high. Maybe not by that much but still.

# 35 blingballa333 @ 09/09/16 03:22 AM

I have airballed and badly bricked a few shots already...direction matters for sure haha.

On a different note, this game feels completely different than 2K16. The control/responsiveness of your player is night and day and everything (especially jumpers and dibbling) is smooth. Really liking it so far. Only thing I've noticed is when you are sprinting in front of your player on the break, the defender behind sort of slows you down and bumps you from behind on occasion without a foul called.

But on the other hand I have seen plenty of foul calls that would have never been called in 2K's prior. I know Mike talked about the recognition of people getting hit on the arm was better in the gameplay blog and he ain't lyin. A few of the calls I've seen were completely organic and not canned whatsover.

I'll be back with more impressions later I'm sure.

# 36 minwager @ 09/09/16 03:26 AM

some of these new steal animations>>>>>