2K Sports revealed Monday that Shaquille O'Neal will be featured on the cover of two special editions for "NBA 2K18," which will carry a cost of $100 and $150, respectively. The active player that will be featured on the cover of the standard edition has yet to be revealed. Those special editions feature a ton of bonus content, much of which is related to Shaq:
Legend Edition for $100
Includes 100,000 in VC ($25 worth), 20 total MyTeam Packs (digital), Shaq Attaq shoes (digital), Shaq jerseys and apparel (digital), championship ring (digital), Shaq MyTeam stickers (physical), Shaq trading cards (physical) and Shaq poster (physical).
Legend Edition Gold for $150
Includes 250,000 VC ($62.50 worth), all digital items from the Legend Edition, 20 additional MyTeam Packs, Shaq's jersey collection (digital), extra Shaq trading cards (physical) and Lenticular cover (physical).
Any "physical" items noted above will only come with purchases of the boxed game. Those who order "2K18" as a digital download on console or PC will receive just the digital items.
We’re excited to announce @Shaq as our Legend Edition & Legend Edition Gold cover athlete for #NBA2K18! https://t.co/LAk0Oo980r pic.twitter.com/tVBseePG6Q
— NBA 2K 2K17 (@NBA2K) May 8, 2017
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The standard edition of the game will also provide some pre-order incentives with its regular $60 price. That one will have 5,000 VC ($2 worth), 10 MyTeam Packs (one per week) and undefined MyPlayer apparel.
"NBA 2K18" will release for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC on Sept. 15 to those who pre-order and Sept. 19 wide to the market. Only the digital versions are currently available for pre-order at Amazon, however when the physical versions appear, they will be 20 percent off to those with Prime, taking the prices down to $48, $80 and $120.
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