NBA 2K23 Patch 5 Addresses Shooting, Court Floor Visual Issues and More - Patch Notes

NBA 2K23 patch 5 is available now for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X in preparation for Season 5, which begins Friday, February 24. The update addresses a few gameplay related issues. More specifically, adjustments to the shooting model to reduce the makes of low percentage shots and missed high percentage ones. Let us know what you’re seeing!

The patch also fixes various issues with some of the court floors, added the Bill Russell “6” logo to the Wizards and Cavs City courts, additional player likeness updates and more. Check out the patch notes below. 2K mentions the patch will arrive for PC and older generation consoles on February 20.

GENERAL

• Preparations for NBA 2K23 Season 5, launching on Friday, February 24th, at 8AM PT/11AM ET/4PM BST. Stay tuned for what we have in store!
• Addressed an issue that could cause an outdated hairstyle to appear when editing a player in the Create Roster menu
• The shoulder stripe honoring play-by-play announcer Bill Schonely has been added to the Portland Trail Blazers uniforms
• The Bill Russell “6” logo has been added to the City court floors for the Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers
• Corrected some visual issues with the City court floors for the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors, and classic court floors for the Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons, and Golden State Warriors

Player likeness and dynamic hair updates:

• The following players have had general likeness updates or adjustments made:
  • Paolo Banchero
  • Brandon Ingram (dynamic hair update)
  • Kai Jones (dynamic hair update)

• The following historic players have received new or updated sculpts:
  • Craig Ehlo (dynamic hair update)
  • Howard Eisley
  • Caldwell Jones
  • Harold Minor
  • Kenny Satterfield

 GAMEPLAY

• Adjusted the shooting model to reduce the frequency of made low percentage shots and missed high percentage shots
• Fixed an issue with transition take foul logic that caused intentional fouls to not be called when attempted during passing animations
• When player-locked to a player inbounding the ball, you will now be able to properly call a timeout

 MyCAREER/CITY

• Continued improvements to performance and stability have been made to enhance the overall experience in the City
• Resolved an issue that could cause incorrect VC amounts to be awarded in Rec and Pro-Am games
• The Phone and 2KTV menus can now be accessed while on Got Next spots
• Fixed a rare issue that could prevent a playoff game from being started due to an active quest requirement
• Squads will no longer be blocked by incoming invites when attempting to enter the elevators in the Event Center

MyTEAM

• Preparations for the $250,000 MyTEAM Unlimited Tournament elimination rounds on March 4th & 5th, as well as the Finals on March 18th
• The color for Diamond cards and assets has been updated to make it more visually distinct from Galaxy Opal cards
• Additional minor updates to menus and modes throughout MyTEAM

MyNBA/THE W

• Continued stability fixes and improvements have been made for MyNBA, MyNBA Online, and The W
• Addressed an issue that could cause certain attributes for players in downloaded draft classes to become randomized
• Team logo and color options for tattoos in The W will now be correctly applied.