One of the most annoying aspects of modern sports games, including the console and PC versions of NBA 2K21, are the obtrusive microtransactions. NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition, released today for the Apple Arcade service, has no microtransactions whatsoever. What a breath of fresh air.
One of the tenets of Apple Arcade is that no game on the service shall include microtransactions. There can be no paid loot boxes, no spending real money on in-game currency, and no dropping cash on card packs to build your dream NBA team. Because of that stipulation, NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition does away with the seriesā long-running MyTeam feature, which has players buying and trading player cards to create their basketball dream team. In fact, all the microtransaction bullshit that caused Kotakuās Luke Plunkett to call NBA 2K21 āa full-priced game with the beating heart of a mobile free-to-play scamā in his review? Theyāre gone.
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NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition is nowhere near as feature-rich as its console counterpart, but I love that itās a version of the game where no matter which mode I choose I am on even ground with the competition. Iād pay real money for that sort of peace of mind.
