The 5 currently most successful games in the world on PS4, Xbox One, and Switch

4. NBA 2K19

How does it play? In this sports simulation, the goal is to score the most baskets and win games. You dribble and dunk in the North American basketball league “NBA”.

You play online with real teams and players against AI opponents or other human players. In career mode, the life of your own player is simulated. You don’t start right in the NBA but first in China. There, you must prove yourself before returning to America. From there, you’ll first go to the development league, the NBA G-League, before reaching the NBA.

If you want, you can also take on the role of general manager and take control of an NBA team.

How does the title make money? In NBA 2K19, you have various options to purchase cosmetic items with microtransactions. If you want, you can also advance your progress with money. This shortens the grind that would otherwise be necessary for progress. However, this only goes up to a certain point. You cannot completely bypass the grind.

You also have to pay for the game NBA 2K19.

What interesting developments have occurred in NBA 2K19? Microtransactions are under criticism from players. Tests, like this one from Gamestar, complain about the digital currency.

On Steam, there is also a lot of negative feedback. Only 27% of nearly 8,000 reviews on the platform are positive. There, people complain about the microtransactions and the toxic online community.

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