At this point 2k is just making the same game every year.

Why does 2K make a game every year?

For fans of the sport, they'll spend more than enough time each year playing it to justify the price. You get the updated rosters, the gameplay/graphics/sound improvements over last year's edition, and chances are if you're playing online a good portion of the player base will have moved to the newer game.

Does 2K come out every year?

NBA 2K is a series of basketball sports simulation video games developed by Visual Concepts and released annually since 1999.