NBA 2K24 is a technically solid basketball simulation wrapped in one of gaming's most predatory business models. If your kid loves basketball, they'll get authentic gameplay and can learn real strategy. But you're paying $70 for a game that immediately starts asking for more money.
The Virtual Currency system is designed to make progress painfully slow unless you pay up—think of it as a free-to-play mobile game that somehow also costs full price. Your MyCAREER player will take forever to improve, and MyTEAM mode is essentially a card-collecting money sink.
That dismal 47/100 player rating tells you everything: even fans are fed up. If your kid is a die-hard basketball fan, set clear spending boundaries before they start playing. If they're casual about hoops, there are far better ways to spend your gaming budget.










