11 on PS4, Windows PC and Xbox One.NBA 2K19doesn't come out until September 7th (Anniversary Edition), but those of you who are impatiently waiting for the game can get a good taste for it starting today.

Progress carries over for those who purchase the full game, which launches Sept. Once again, the first chapter (The Prelude) of NBA 2K19 is available for players to try out free on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. biopic Straight Outta Compton), Michael Rapaport (numerous New York tough guys in a 25-year career) and Rob Huebel ( Transparent and Bob’s Burgers). The cast includes Anthony Mackie (Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe) Haley Joel Osment ( The Sixth Sense), Aldis Hodge ( Hidden Figures, and MC Ren in the N.W.A.

From there, it looks like it will play out like a typical bootstrapping sports story, but Visual Concepts and 2K Sports get style points for the novel settings and presentational touches. Stateside, the hero ends up in the NBA G League with - I mean, with a name like this, who else? - the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. NBL games in The Way Back will even feature Chinese language commentary, further adding to the player’s sense of displacement. The Way Back plops the protagonist down in China’s top flight pro league (formally called the National Basketball League), where plenty of Americans have played in the past. In that way, The Way Back looks like the best qualities of last year’s Longshot in Madden NFL 18, and the second act of The Journey in FIFA 18 - albeit done with the production values and star power fans have come to expect of 2K Sports’ flagship series. This year’s story, The Way Back, steps well outside the boundaries of the game’s namesake league, and goes international in search of the hero’s redemption. Each edition since then has featured a new tale, rather than a sequel. NBA 2K began the story mode trend for sports video games five years ago.

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