NBA 2K20

NBA 2K20

Developers
	Visual Concepts
Publishers
	2K Sports
Release dates
Windows	September 6, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	74
OpenCritic	76
IGDB	77
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Ad-supported
Microtransactions	Currency, Infinite spend
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Sports
Sports	Basketball
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	North America
Series	NBA 2K

General information

Official Forums

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Publisher website (unavailable)		Digital Deluxe Edition and Legend Edition also available.
GamersGate (unavailable)		Digital Deluxe Edition and Legend Edition also available.
(unavailable)		Digital Deluxe Edition and Legend Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)		Digital Deluxe Edition and Legend Edition also available.
Humble Store (unavailable)		Digital Deluxe Edition and Legend Edition also available.
Steam (unavailable)		Digital Deluxe Edition and Legend Edition also available.

All versions require Steam DRM.

Version differences

Digital Deluxe players get 35,000 virtual currency, 10,000 MyTEAM points, 10 MyCAREER skill boosts, MyPLAYER clothing capsule, 10 MyTEAM league packs, 10 MyTEAM heat check packs and 1 sapphire MyTEAM cover athlete card.

Legend Edition players get 100,000 virtual currency, 50,000 MyTEAM points, 20 MyCAREER skill boosts, MyPLAYER clothing capsule, MyPLAYER apparel collection, 'Pick 10' MyPLAYER shoe collection, 20 MyTEAM league packs, 20 MyTEAM heat check packs, 5 MyTEAM themed packs and 2 sapphire MyTEAM cover athlete card.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1089350\remote\ Or %APPDATA%\2K Sports\NBA 2K20\VideoSettings.cfg
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1089350/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1089350\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1089350/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video Settings

Advanced Video Settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		2KTV and stadium video clips are Pillarboxed
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Option to zoom-in and out under Camera, found in the pause menu during gameplay
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Options to choose 1 and 16
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA and options to choose MSAA 1, 2, 4, and 8
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Mouse can be used in menus only
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Using a controller is recommended
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Keyboard with controller only

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  Controller Key Bindings

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  Keyboard Key Bindings

Audio

Audio Settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Commentary, PA, Sound Effects, Crowd, Player Chatter, Menu Music
Surround sound
Subtitles		During cut-scenes only
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4	Versus, Co-op
LAN play
Online play		10	Versus, Co-op The official multiplayer service was shut down on December 31, 2021.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-530 2.93 GHz AMD FX-4100 3.60 GHz	Intel Core i5-4430 3 GHz AMD FX-8370 3.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	80 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 450 AMD Radeon HD 7770 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon R9 270 2 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.