NBA 2K21 New Next-Gen Patch Has Finally Arrived


Another NBA 2K21 update has dropped, and this time it comes with not one, but two Courtside Reports!

We analyse the patch notes for all you PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S players.

Update - Two patches at once

2K is feeling generous, dropping two Courtside Reports - one for Update #6 and one for Next Gen Update #4.

Update #6 Patch Notes

The following updates apply to PS4, Xbox One and Steam.

GENERAL:

  • Come celebrate the Lunar New Year at 2K Beach with new seasonal decorations
  • Updated another set of player likeness for current NBA players
  • Updated soundtrack in 2K Beats
  • Disabled controller rumble for online play

MyCAREER:

  • The traveling Big Top has arrived at 2K Beach. Keep your eyes out in the coming weeks.

MyTEAM:

  • Addressed a rare hang that could occur when starting a multiplayer match with a specific type of lineup
  • Various other stability and performance issues have been addressed to further improve the overall experience
  • Various non-gameplay updates in preparation for the MyTEAM Unlimited $250,000 Tournament on February 20th**

Next Gen Update #4 Patch Notes

The following updates apply to PS5 and Xbox Seies X|S.

GENERAL:

  • Updated soundtrack in 2K Beats, with additional new music drops in The City
  • Los Angeles Lakers court floor will reflect new changes for this season
  • Uniform updates have been made for the following teams:
    • Los Angeles Lakers (Home uniform)
    • New York Knicks (City uniform)
  • Updated another set of player likeness for current NBA players, including:
    • Udoka Azubuike
    • LaMelo Ball
    • Keita Bates-Diop
    • Leandro Bolmaro
    • Zylan Cheatham
    • Brandon Clarke
    • Troy Daniels
    • Deā€™Andre Hunter
    • Jaren Jackson, Jr.
    • Frank Mason
    • Tyrese Maxey
    • Jaden McDaniels

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UPGRADE - LaMelo Ball is getting a new look
  • Johnathan Motley
  • Zeke Nnaji
  • Elie Okobo
  • Miye Oni
  • Tariq Owens
  • Patrick Patterson
  • Payton Pritchard
  • Immanuel Quickley
  • Josh Reaves
  • Cameron Reynolds
  • Anfernee Simons
  • Robert Williams
  • Addressed the vertical line remaining on screen for a period of time on Xbox Series X/S

GAMEPLAY:

  • Reduced the effectiveness of fading three-pointers off-the-dribble, as requested by the community

MyCAREER/THE CITY:

  • Private matchmaking is now supported during Pro-Am League Nights
  • Improved load times of menus when loading into The City
  • Foam fingers and boxing gloves will no longer remain equipped when going into games in The City

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SMOOTH RUNNER - A number of bugs have been nerfed from MyCareer
  • Addressed community reported issues with the badge progression display on the postgame recap screen
  • Resolved a rare hang that could occur upon completion of workouts in the Gatorade Gym
  • Various other stability and performance issues have been addressed to further improve the overall experience in The City

MyNBA:

  • Updated the MyNBA Online load/download Draft Class option functionality
  • Improvements made to the way player morale is calculated
  • Resolved a player generation issue that led to inflated athletic attributes like speed and vertical as progression occurred

MyTEAM:

  • Various preparations have been made for upcoming additions to MyTEAM
  • Enabled Situational Substitutions for both On-the-Fly Coaching and Timeouts in Domination, Challenge, Unlimited, and Limited modes
  • Addressed a rare hang that could occur when starting a multiplayer match with a specific lineup
  • Various other stability and performance issues have been addressed to further improve the overall experience

NBA 2K21 1.08 Update File Size

According to most reports online this new update is roughly 2GB in size on PS5. Whilst this is certainly not the biggest NBA 2K update we've seen before, it's anything but small.

That being said, other reports state that PS4 and Xbox One updates are closer to 29.5 GB.

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RATINGS REFRESH - The update follows on from last week's ratings update

For the time being, NBA 2K developers haven't shared any official patch notes in relation to the new update, and if the past is anything to go by, the devs won't always share details about the update in a timely fashion.

Normally, the games passionate Reddit community are all over these updates once they drop, so no doubt we'll see some initial details about what has changed in the coming hours.

First Glimpse

Images are now starting to roll in from the new update.

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NEW LOOK - Parks get a fresh new colourway

So far, we've seen new Park, Menu and phone layout colourways in the Current Gen update.

We'll update this page with any more snippets when we see them!

It's a new year, so attention will soon turn to NBA 2K22 - find out everything there is to know about the upcoming title here.

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