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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
# 121 TheBadazz @ 08/26/16 10:34 AM
Hope you guys enjoy. Not into the MyPlayer stuff. Always thought it should be separate expansion in NBA2K.

For everybody who loves it, get ur game on, on 9/9.
 
# 122 Equinox831 @ 08/26/16 10:35 AM
Man... 2K just keeps on dropping these awesome trailers and announcements. I remember a lot of people complaining about the lack of updates and trailers, where are you guys now? I'm so excited for this and being able to play for my Fighting Illini is a small inclusion that means the world to me. Can't wait!

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# 123 El_Tercero @ 08/26/16 10:38 AM
So we will be able to download this Prelude on 9/9 on our PS4s? And play it!?
 
# 124 Junior Moe @ 08/26/16 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by TheBadazz
Hope you guys enjoy. Not into the MyPlayer stuff. Always thought it should be separate expansion in NBA2K.

For everybody who loves it, get ur game on, on 9/9.
I'm not a big MyPlayer type either but I'm getting on this. 1. Like Gilley said, it's a demo of sorts. And 2. For me anyway it looks pretty cool. Then again I'm a huge college hoops fan so anything with college ball in it I'm down.
 
# 125 Daddy123 @ 08/26/16 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by shotclockcheese
It literally says "Download NBA® 2K17 “The Prelude” For Free Starting September 9th" in bold...
I know but it's confusing when he is giving cryptic answers..read his replies on that tweet, I was not the only one confused.
 
# 126 Soze Mucky @ 08/26/16 10:40 AM
does it matter where you preorder from?
 
# 127 AirJordanFan93 @ 08/26/16 10:46 AM
I may actually bother with MyCareer this year. They lost me after 2K14 in that regard and "Livin Da Dream" with Freq and F.O.F certainly didn't bring me back. But it looks like this come across as a much more straight forward mode without a lot of the awful drama they try to force into these modes now. But then again this is just a Prelude and centered around your college career so who knows what the actual MyCareer will look like.

So what do people make of them adding "All-Time Teams" for the chosen colleges as DLC when the game releases and adding those players into MyTeam. I guess these teams are this years now additions to "Classic Teams"
 
# 128 lvnba @ 08/26/16 10:47 AM
Here's me hoping that the unexpected thing was MyLeague Online...

Well, this looks dope. I'm not a huge MyPlayer fun but it'll ease the wait
 
# 129 TarHeelPhenom @ 08/26/16 10:49 AM
If they have UNC on this game.......
 
# 130 JayReichelt4 @ 08/26/16 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Macs Power
Don't be surprised if you're playing for America, Jay. Coach K is contacting your myplayer, not the Boomers' Coach
I don't want to overreact because we don't even know if that's true. However, I'm Australian, so I have absolutely zero interest in playing for Coach K or Team USA. Hope we get some clarification sooner rather than later.
 
# 131 King_B_Mack @ 08/26/16 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Equinox831
Man... 2K just keeps on dropping these awesome trailers and announcements. I remember a lot of people complaining about the lack of updates and trailers, where are you guys now? I'm so excited for this and being able to play for my Fighting Illini is a small inclusion that means the world to me. Can't wait!

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This doesn't change anything about their lack of updates. You shouldn't just be learning about something like this two weeks before it's actually available. They shouldn't STILL be shutting down and locking up gameplay videos and actual release of this product is now two weeks away and not the month that it was a couple days ago. They could have announced this feature weeks ago and still released this trailer for it today and had people hyped to the gills to buy their game once they saw it.


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# 132 daveberg @ 08/26/16 10:56 AM
Oh good......more info about fantasy modes and nothing about gameplay.

 
# 133 Mauer4MVP @ 08/26/16 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by daveberg
Oh good......more info about fantasy modes and nothing about gameplay.

Haha come on man. This is pretty sweet.
 
# 134 daveberg @ 08/26/16 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Mauer4MVP
Haha come on man. This is pretty sweet.
I'm just bitter because I don't touch any of these modes - I know a lot of you guys are hyped for this kind of stuff, that's cool.
 
# 135 bateman11 @ 08/26/16 11:00 AM
Not a huge my career guy but I always give the mode a shot. This seems very cool and it'll be nice to test run the game a week early.

One thing is for certain though. it's evident that 2k has taken a few things from Live's pro am mode and integrated them here. Heck even the menu looks more Live-like if you will. This is why competition is good!

Unfortunately, I'm unsure if we can edit body types. Which is still a major negative if it holds true. Especially for draft class/roster makers.


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# 136 RyanJS08 @ 08/26/16 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by El_Tercero
So we will be able to download this Prelude on 9/9 on our PS4s? And play it!?
That's my understanding. Look through Ronnie2k's tweets, he's been answering a lot of questions on there. It almost sounded like if you preordered it digitally that you would only be able to download it that way, but that would make no sense since a lot of people don't download digitally. So I'm pretty sure it's something separate from the game itself that you will be able to download on the 9th and play before the game comes out.
 
# 137 LionsFanNJ @ 08/26/16 11:11 AM
MyCareer isn't my thing, but my gods this looks badass. Love the atmosphere shown at the college games.
 
# 138 Breakstarter @ 08/26/16 11:13 AM
The catch and shoot badge is back? They listened!!! 2k finally listened..,I love you guys..,yessssssssss

 
# 139 Mikelopedia @ 08/26/16 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Dmanning2
No more grouped attribute upgrading is a plus
Don't know if someone already addressed this in the previous pages but... no it's still a bucket system. Just different buckets.

I never understood how they think this encourages individuality. And if the emphasis this year is on stick ability, then there's no need to get even stricter on the caps. We all want to create players that are more than one dimensional.

The President of Basketball? Damn thats still Spike Lee corny lol.

Caps will still all have that "related" look to them.

I do like the new voice as well. I also like that it seems like weight will matter if it has it's own tab.
 
# 140 Clappington @ 08/26/16 11:17 AM
Also I could be wrong but it's looking like based on your playstyle you will only get 7 badges? If that's the case thats pretty awesome Prevents people from have god knows how many badges.
 


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