Three and MT 2K23 a half years ago when he was dunking at one of the break times on the All-Star Weekend Saturday Night, J. Cole said 'Ronnie, I'd love to be on MyCareer and assist you in thinking about the ideation around that"" Ronnie 2K tells Complex. "I was part of our team to bring this idea into existence, but it was very fitting to work with him. The moment we released the teaser, everyone thought it was going to be another basketball player...it allows us to stay in fashion, culture, music which 2K has a seat at the table right now."
The J. Cole cover is one of the four covers for the new edition of 2K The other covers include Michael Jordan, Devin Booker and a duo featuring Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi. NBA 2K23 news has been all over social media of late with the NBA ratings dropping this week. Kevin Durant even took at joke when his 2K rating was released.On the day of the game's release, we spoke with Ronnie Singh aka Ronnie 2K on the reasoning behind putting MJ as the game's cover instead of LeBron and also on the reason Devin Booker was selected over other NBA stars, MyCareer, ProAm, gameplay, and more.
Being a part of the process, what's the biggest thing you're excited about in NBA 2K23? Well, having the honor of putting Jordan in the center of the book of the book is always thrilling and working with himis a dream, as is the statement that says that we are about our game: the best of all time. It's really a testament to the goals we set out to accomplish from a marketing viewpoint, but also what the game's future is shaping up to become.
We have our Jordan challenges. They're back. However, they're bigger. Better. There's been a lot of chatter about each and every one of them, but then the one that's going be a very emotional one, and the one I'm excited to return to and revisiting is Kobe. The first time they will play each other. It's bound to be exciting. I'm a big MyTeam player, and I was very excited the possibility of more contracts and an online multiplayer co-op that triples threat.
You've just announced J. Cole having his own cover. How did that happen and why? Three and a half months ago when he dunk during any of the stops of the All-Star Weekend Saturday Night, J. Cole said 'Ronnie, I'd love to be on MyCareer and help think about the possibility of that.I was part of our team to bring this idea to reality, and it was appropriate to work with J. Cole. But I am awestruck that it's named the Dreamer Edition, because it was like one of those dreams that came to fruition over a number of years. It took a long time for this to come to occur.
It is evident that he has a place in the world of basketball and playing abroad and doing a variety of big things in the world of basketball. When we released the tease, everyone thought it was going to be another basketball player... Then you realize it was a vision that came together and so delighted that it has allowed us to live in fashion, culture, music which 2K is a part of the table now.
Do you see this becoming a thing now with Buy MT 2K23 covers? A non-athlete, an actor or another rapper?