NBA 2K25 is only 2 years old – and it's already being shut down

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If you have NBA 2K25 in your library, you should sit up and take notice: the basketball title is disappearing completely later this year – and that doesn't just affect the online modes, but explicitly the story mode as well. Publisher Take-Two Interactive, which is also behind the GTA series, is pulling the plug on the barely two-year-old service game.

The news is making waves in the gaming community because it raises a familiar question: what happens to games you've purchased when the publisher shuts down the servers? For NBA 2K25, the answer is especially harsh – because even the single-player campaign becomes unplayable.

What's known so far?

According to MeinMMO, NBA 2K25 is being completely discontinued along with its story mode by the end of the year. Anyone who bought the game digitally or as a disc version will lose access to the full range of features – including the campaign. That's unusual, because with many titles the story remains playable offline at least, even when the servers have long been taken offline.

What this means for you as a buyer

NBA 2K25 is barely two years old and will soon be headed for the scrap heap. Anyone who wants to experience the game in its full scope one more time only has a few months left. Whether Take-Two or 2K Games plans any concession for existing buyers – such as access to the successor NBA 2K26 or a refund – is not yet known.

We'll keep an eye on developments and update as soon as new details emerge.