2K TIMELINE

By kkthegreat

  • THE BEGINNING

    The original NBA 2K was initially released in November 1999 for the Dreamcast. Allen Iverson is the cover athlete. The first four games in the NBA 2K series feature commentary from fictional announcers Bob Steele and Rod West, portrayed by Bob Fitzgerald and Rod Brooks respectively

  • 2K1

    NBA 2K1 was initially released in November 2000 for the Dreamcast. Iverson is again the cover athlete. NBA 2K1, among other things, introduces a mode which focuses on street basketball, and a mode which allows the player to act as the general manager of a team

  • 2K2

    NBA 2K2 was released in late 2001 and early 2002 for Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube. Iverson is the cover athlete for the third time. In addition to the regular players and teams from the 2001–02 NBA season,

  • 2K3

    NBA 2K3 was initially released in October 2002 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube

  • 2K4

    Basketball was released in October and November 2003 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles. It is the only game in the series to not feature "2K" in the title, and one of two in the series to feature ESPN branding, both in the title and in the game itself. For the fifth and final time, Iverson is the cover athlete

  • 2K5

    NBA 2K5 was first released in September 2004 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is the last game in the series to be published by Sega before the company sold Visual Concepts to Take Two Interactive, forming 2K Sports.

  • 2K6

    NBA 2K6 was initially released in September 2005 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and, for the first time, Xbox 360. It is the first game in the series to be published by 2K Sports. Shaquille O'Neal serves as the game's cover athlete;

  • THE BEST 2K EVER

    NBA 2K17 was released worldwide in September 2016 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Android, and iOS. The game features four different cover athletes, George, Bryant, Danilo Gallinari, and Pau Gasol.[