NBA 2K18 Preorder Guide

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By Chris Reed

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If you’re a gamer and a basketball fan, you’re probably familiar with NBA 2K. This series, which dates all the way back to 1999, consistently delivers some of the best basketball games on a yearly basis. This year’s installment is NBA 2K18. It’s scheduled to launch September 19, 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.

Whether you’re a longtime NBA 2K player or you’re thinking of trying it out this year, you’ll probably want to know what your buying options are. As with most big games, NBA 2K18 is coming out in a number of editions that we’ll dig into below. You’ll also get a little something special if you preorder it, so read on for the goods.

Legend Edition

Price: $100

The standard game is all well and good, but if you want to get some digital and physical extras, you’ll want to look at the Legend Edition, which comes with the following items:

Digital items:

100,000 virtual currency
20 MyTEAM Packs to build your perfect fantasy team, delivered one a week, featuring a guaranteed Shaq card, one random Team 2K Free Agent card, and more!
Shaq Attaq shoes
Rookie Shaq jersey
Shaq Official Logo shirt
Shaq “nickname” jersey
Shaq Championship ring

Physical items:

Note that the digital version of this edition doesn’t include the physical items.

Legend Edition Gold

Price: $150

If all that isn’t enough for you, you may be interested in the Legend Edition Gold. It includes the following:

Digital items:

250,000 virtual currency
40 MyTEAM Packs to build your perfect fantasy team (delivered one a week). Featuring a guaranteed Shaq card, one random Team 2K Free Agent card, and more!
Shaq Attaq shoes
Rookie Shaq jersey
Shaq Official Logo shirt
Shaq “nickname” jersey
Shaq Championship ring
Mitchell & Ness Shaq jersey collection – 5 in total
Kyrie Irving MyPlayer Apparel

Physical items:

Poster
All 10 Panini Cards
Shaq MyTEAM Stickers
Lenticular

Once again, the digital version of the Legend Edition Gold doesn’t include the physical items.

Preorder bonus

If you preorder NBA 2K18, you’ll get the Early Tip-Off Edition, which contains the following:

4 days early access (September 15, 2017)
5,000 virtual currency
10 Weekly MyTeam Packs (With Team 2K Card)
Kyrie Irving MyPlayer Apparel

The Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game don’t come with the preorder bonus.

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Early Tip-Off Edition price: Currently unavailable

Legend Edition price: Currently unavailable

Preorder bonus:

4 days early access (September 15, 2017)
5,000 virtual currency
10 Weekly MyTeam Packs (With Team 2K Card)
Kyrie Irving MyPlayer Apparel

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