NBA 2K25 Player Goes Viral for Spending $32K on In-Game Purchases

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So, here’s a wild story from the land of video games that left me scratching my head. Imagine dropping a whopping $32,000—not on a car or a year of college tuition—but on virtual goodies. Yep, that happened in NBA 2K25, which hit the scene in 2024. And no, this isn’t some retro game; it’s the latest and supposedly greatest from 2K. Dunno about you, but $32k in microtransactions? Just wow.

First, a bit about the game. NBA 2K25, released for all sorts of consoles and PCs, promises to dunk you straight into the basketball world with graphics so real you might try to touch the players through the screen—awkward though that might be. But I digress. The game’s got this area called The City (very imaginative, right?) where you can do all sorts of things. There are murals, game modes, probably a lemonade stand (okay, not really), all in the spirit of basketball fandom.

Then, there’s the whole microtransaction thing. You spend money—real, hard-earned cash—to make the game, um, more fun? Better squads, cooler players, costumes maybe? No idea why anyone needs that, but I’m sure someone’s got a great reason.

Anyway—whoops, I mean back to the point—a user named Troydan took to Twitter, sharing a clip of an NBA 2K25 player who went a little wild with his credit card. The dude bought Virtual Currency (VC) packs like no tomorrow—seriously, $160.48 and $106.99 a pop for 700K and 450K VC. Did he buy himself happiness? Not sure, but my wallet winces just thinking about it.

And Twitter? Well, Twitter loved it. A mix of jokes and people facepalming at 2K’s microtransaction beast. Someone even joked the guy basically bankrolled 2K’s payroll. Quite the feat for just one player.

The game isn’t just resting on its expensive laurels though. They’re updating it constantly—like this patch in June for Season 8, bringing in new stuff and basketball stars like A’ja Wilson from the Las Vegas Aces. There’s talk of rewards like The Coyote from the Spurs and something about some seriously legendary cards, if you’re into that.

So there you have it. A game that keeps on giving and taking—mostly taking, if you ask this one player! Guess we’ll see what 2K26 brings to the table—or maybe another gaping hole in someone’s wallet. Who knows?