PATCH NOTES

OCTOBER 17, 2025

• Returned the ball collision sensitivity on escape dribble moves to pre-Patch 2.0 levels based on community feedback. The improved responsiveness for well-timed, intentional steal attempts remains.
• Updated the shot meter to properly reflect the green window bonuses of the Poster Machine Takeover Ability.
• Resolved a reported hang that could occur when attempting to load a MyCAREER save.
• Fixed a hang following a press conference in the Out of Bounds story.

NBA 2K26 GEN 9 (NEW GEN) v2.0

OCTOBER 14, 2025

GENERAL

• Preparations for NBA 2K26 Season 2, launching on Friday, October 17, at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET / 4 PM BST. Stay tuned for what’s coming!
• Various updates and enhancements to the UI across all modes to improve the overall experience.
• Many additions and adjustments to audio, commentary, and other presentation elements across all modes.
• Moved the zoom level closer when creating shoes, based on community feedback.

Arena Updates

• Added the new Orlando Magic logo to their arena.
• Added missing court lines to the Brooklyn Nets 2016-17 arena.
• Phoenix Mercury team logos will now properly appear on the Jumbotron in their arena.

Current-Day Uniform Updates

Available following a roster update after the patch is released.

• Atlanta Hawks (new sponsor patch)
• Charlotte Hornets (new sponsor patch)
• Los Angeles Clippers (new sponsor patch)
• Sacramento Kings (new sponsor patch)
• Utah Jazz (Frank Layden commemorative patch)

Player & Coach Likeness Updates

• New Player Scans
  • Deandre Ayton
  • Tamar Bates
  • Koby Brea
  • Dylan Cardwell
  • Walter Clayton Jr.
  • Kevon Harris
  • Kam Jones
  • Alijah Martin
  • Saliou Niang
  • Lachlan Olbrich
  • Taelon Peter
  • Tyrese Proctor
  • Kobe Sanders
  • Max Shulga
  • John Tonje
  • Amari Williams
  • Brandon Williams
  • Rocco Zikarsky
• Tattoo Updates
  • LaMelo Ball
  • Johni Broome
  • Kobe Bufkin
  • Noah Clowney
  • Justin Edwards
  • Jalen Hood-Schifino
  • Bronny James
  • Tre Mann
  • Liam McNeeley
  • Yanic Konan Niederhauser
  • Kelly Oubre Jr.
  • Micah Peavy
  • Will Richard
  • Will Riley
  • Jayson Tatum
  • Nolan Traoré
  • Jamir Watkins
  • Dariq Whitehead
• Hair Dynamics Updates
  • Marvin Bagley III
  • Larry Bird
  • Anthony Black
  • Aliyah Boston
  • Sonia Citron
  • Natasha Cloud
  • Chris Copeland
  • Ayo Dosunmu
  • Dorian Finney-Smith
  • Rasheer Fleming
  • CJ Huntley
  • Aziaha James
  • Sion James
  • Tre Jones
  • Chaz Lanier
  • Tyrese Maxey
  • Immanuel Quickley
  • Jahmi’us Ramsey
  • Will Richard
  • Christie Sides
  • Javon Small
  • Adou Thiero
  • Ja’Kobe Walter
  • Delon Wright
• General Hairstyle or Likeness Updates
  • David Adelman
  • Al-Farouq Aminu
  • Aliyah Boston
  • Matas Buzelis
  • Brian Cardinal
  • Marquis Daniels
  • Luguentz Dort
  • Ronald Dupree
  • Tyler Ennis
  • James Harden
  • Jordan Hill
  • Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
  • Jay Huff
  • Tuomas Iisalo
  • Eugene “Pooh” Jeter
  • Chris Kaman
  • Brian Keefe
  • Tre Mann
  • Luc Mbah a Moute
  • Kayla McBride
  • Troy Murphy
  • Luke Ridnour
  • Mustafa Shakur
  • Tony Snell
  • Hollis Thompson
  • Jamaal Tinsley
  • Beno Udrih
  • Chris Wilcox
  • Marvin Williams
  • Zion Williamson
  • Antoine Wright

GAMEPLAY

• Adjusted shot contest logic to reduce inappropriately high coverage scores ("ghost contests") when not actively contesting shots.
• Random button alley-oop finishing is now limited to Hall of Fame and competitive online modes (Ante-Up, Proving Grounds, Pro-Am, etc.). Non-Hall of Fame modes (The Theater, The REC, The Park, etc.) now use a single dedicated finish button.
• Increased the difficulty of making pull-up fadeaway jump shots, based on community feedback.
• Improved the reliability of Rhythm Shooting inputs to ensure Timing and Tempo register consistently.
• Slightly tightened Rhythm Shooting windows for both Tempo and Timing.
• Adjusted Takeover effects so the dunking boost now applies correctly to Poster Machine instead of Blur.
• Added more reliable ball collision detection when dribbling into defenders and during "blitz steal" attempts.
• Replaced the behind-back escape in the Normal dribble package.
• Ball handlers can now cancel standing in-and-outs, and some retreat size-ups have been changed to hesitation moves.
• Unwanted behind-back escapes are no longer triggered when trying to stepback out of body-ups.
• Several improvements have been made to body-ups for better reliability.
• Improved 3-second violation logic to better handle 2-3 zone defenses and prevent exploits in modes without backcourt violations.
• Energy levels in 1v1 games are now reset on possession changes.

THE CITY GAME MODES

• Many improvements to stability, visuals, and functionality to enhance the overall experience in The City.
• Various fixes to ensure invites function as expected.
• Win streaks now appear in the postgame sequence for games in The Theater.
• Your Crew rank now appears at the bottom of the Crews Leaderboard.
• Fixed an errant message saying The Theater was closed, which could appear when attempting to play multiple games in a row.
• Resolved a user-reported hang that could occur when entering The City with a very large friends list.
• Resolved an issue that caused certain Customize HUD settings to reset after playing games in The City.
• Removed long camera cuts that could occur on sideline inbounds and obscure gameplay in Pro-Am 3v3 games.
• Addressed obstructed views that could occur when using the Broadcast and High cameras with certain settings in The REC.
• Resolved a disconnect that could occur during shootarounds in MyCOURT.
• Blocks now correctly award 1 point in The Woodchipper’s Street Kings Teammate Trial.
• Resolved a hang that could occur when attempting to retry a Street Kings game following a loss.
• Intentional fouls committed by CPU players no longer count towards the player penalty in Starting 5 games.
• Fixed a brief hang that could occur in Open Run games when first activating the Pretty Mid GOAT Skill.

MyCAREER / MyPLAYER

• Various fixes and updates to the Out of Bounds story to enhance the overall experience.
• Added many new sideline interviews covering a wide variety of content and topics in the NBA.
• Multiple fixes to improve the general Quest experience and ensure proper progression and objective completion.
• Multiple fixes to improve tracking, objective completion, and reward earnings in Challenges.
• Several fixes to the personal goal and postseason storylines in the NBA to ensure proper coverage and progression.
• Resolved user-reported issues that prevented shoe endorsement quests from being completed, including after signing with a new brand.
• Fixed an issue where Rebirth saves could lose Badge Progression if Badges were utilized in games before reaching the designated attribute requirements.
• Resolved a rare user-reported blocker that prevented a text message on the phone from being dismissed.
• Resolved an issue that could cause all-time players on the Dynasty team rosters to be replaced in later seasons.
• Adjusted the GOAT tier evaluation to ensure MP can always reach the top position.
• Custom Takeovers now properly display in the active list when playing NBA games.
• The Ask Out feature now properly removes MP from the game when used during overtime.

MyTEAM

• Various improvements to the UI throughout the mode.
• Several fixes to improve stability across the mode.

Player Card View

• Added a confirmation pop-up when adding or upgrading Badges on a Player Card.
• Fixed the ability to swap added Badges on Player Cards.
• Added “From” to the menu to display the player’s College/Region.
• Various improvements to the Dynamic Duo view.

Game Changers

• The number of owned Game Changer cards has been added to the activation overlay.
• MTP and REP Game Changer cards for Breakout: Gauntlet can now be activated.
• The ‘Break It’ Game Changer card no longer appears as available unless a Prize Ball is equipped.

All-Star Team-Up / Triple Threat Park

• Added protections to prevent Win Streaks and Squad Wins from being reset due to rare circumstances in both Triple Threat Park and All-Star Team-Up.
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from being able to mute other players in All-Star Team-Up.
• Free Agent Player Cards now appropriately show as Onyx cards in the Triple Threat Park introductions.
• Ensured that the correct player with the highest MyTEAM REP is highlighted as the MVP.
• Increased the scroll speed of prizes in the All-Star Team-Up and Triple Threat Park menus.
• Addressed an issue that would prevent a Tier 1 Showdown player’s icon from appearing.

King of the Court

• Added an overlay to the King of the Court menu which displays the Top 4 GameScores.
• The ‘REP Required’ bar on the Play tab now updates to show progress towards qualifying for the next King of the Court event.

General Quality of Life Improvements

• The My Auctions menu now stays where the player last left off when listing auctions.
• Added missing Badge filters to the Auction House Consumables search.
• Added the ability to view pack descriptions that are inside a box in the Pack Market.
• Prevented WNBA Pick-Up Challenges from appearing when an NBA player card is selected for Coach Training Challenges & Dynamic Goals.
• Player Cards already included in a lineup no longer appear in Replace Player search results.
• Lineups are now properly saved if the player exits the lineup menu from the Coaching tab.
• Removed a blank Takeover overlay that appeared in the Gameplay HUD.
• Extra picks received in Ascension will be immediately redeemed, rather than returning the player to Ascension after the next game.

MyNBA / MyGM / THE W

• Various stability fixes and improvements for MyNBA, MyNBA Online, and The W.
• Resolved a user-reported hang that could occur when sharing a draft class with many custom names.
• Fixed a user-reported blocker that prevented progression in MyGM when given particular tasks.
• Resolved issues with player retirement-related events in MyGM.
• Fixed a hang that could occur when discarding changes in the Analytics Tool menu in MyGM.
• Made various improvements to Live Practices in MyGM.
• Stats for MyPLAYERs imported from MyCAREER now properly reset upon insertion into MyNBA.
• Addressed an issue that could cause created players to appear with an incorrect overall rating.
• Addressed a hang that could occur during an Expansion Draft in a league with fewer than the standard amount of teams.
• Fixed an oversized Playoffs logo that appeared on the court floor of some historic teams.
• Shot Feedback is now fully visible when playing games in the LeBron Era.
• Adjusted premium seat revenue data to be more realistic for expansion teams.
• Fixed an issue that could cause edited signature animations on drafted players to reset to default in future offseasons.
• Fixed an issue that caused the level score to reset when entering certain menus in MyGM.
• Rating and Position Average values now appear as expected on Prospect Cards when scouted.
• Fixed a rare disconnect that could occur in MyNBA Online games.
• Fixed a hang that could occur on the League Members screen after a player has been removed from the league in MyNBA Online.
• Ensured that the correct Playoffs Online save is loaded when selected from the Most Recent save slot.
• Resolved a hang that could occur when editing the appearance of an imported MyPLAYER.

PC (ADDITIONAL UPDATES)

• Various stability and performance optimizations to enhance the overall PC experience.
• Added support for Controller vibration.
• Fixed user-reported issues with the game freezing.
• Removed an incorrect warning message about insufficient system and graphics memory that could appear on some systems when the game is launched.
• The keyboard now functions properly when using the quick edit feature in the Create Roster menu.