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NBA 2K21 Next-Gen Update

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    April 5, 2021


    Then you will find the reflections on the courtroom itself and NBA 2K21 MT Coins this is an area where tried and tested tech wins the day. Based on what I am seeing, I believe the sport utilizes planar reflections as opposed to ray-traced or SSR reflections. Planar reflections are still helpful when applied to one plane like the courtroom but they're much less elastic in a more complex game world. The quality and resolution of the reflection appear improved on next-gen versus past. It is even more convincing and thoroughly realistic. The character of planar reflections also means that items could be perfectly duplicated and reflections can intersect with no issue. The backboard also receives mirror-like reflections which reveal both the hoop itself and also the ball while the net receives nice physics since you jam the ball in. None of these features are new to the next-gen version but everything feels more refined overall.Talking of refinement, the upgraded version of 2K21 receives any critical improvement to the consumer experience as well. First, the whole UI has been totally overhauled - it is unique to this next-gen version. The speed of the storage enables a more dynamic team selection screen as well because it is potential to quickly load in new personality models. It's a big upgrade, enhanced still further by immense improvements in loading, which essentially gets rid of all loading displays.

    While there's even more about NBA 2K21 to discover, I feel this is a fantastic primer about what you may expect from the new version of the sport, but I figure the rest of the question here comes down to the way this title is delivered on all of the next-gen systems. The fantastic news is they're virtually identical visually. PS5 and Series X both offer a full native 4K presentation - it seems super crisp on both systems and all visuals appear the same between these. The PS4 Pro version which I used for last-gen testing, by the way, also seems to operate at indigenous 4K but obviously with decreased visual fidelity. The one difference , predictably, lies with the Series S version. You receive all the same next-gen visuals because it's bigger brother, just in a lower resolution.

    I would say that NBA 2K21 is a great launch for consoles and far more impressive than I expected. While the constraints in the animation are still evident in things, it's the most fluid and realistic-looking basketball game I've ever seen. Visual Concepts has set a high bar here in regards to visual quality and this is only the beginning, really. It's also wonderful to see that this variant is totally separate from the last-gen iteration, suggesting they are building from Cheap NBA 2K21 MT a fresh starting point. I hope we will continue to see things improve over time and I will be fascinated to see how other companies like EA Sports manage the transition. FIFA 21 has just obtained its next-gen update (featuring Frostbite's much-vaunted hair physics, no less) and we'll be having a look at that shortly.