With the clock ticking down, our team at Play by Play are locked in and focused on getting everything set for the global launch of NBA THE RUN on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET. No matter where you are going to be running from in the world – the game will be available to download and our servers will go live at 11:00 AM PT.
For those of you who joined us in the Open Beta – thank you. We gained a lot of valuable insights playing with and watching a group at a scale that was exponentially higher than we had ever had before. Seeing our game climb to #1 trending spot in the PlayStation Store that weekend was truly humbling and exciting. We didn’t necessarily need the motivation, but we’d be lying if it didn’t give us some extra juice in this final home stretch to launch.
Like all playtests before, there was a ton to learn from the Open Beta. Here’s a quick rundown of the differences you can expect on June 9th:
- 9 all new dribble / style move animations
- Tuned down ability to goaltend around the hoop
- Decreased blocking reach range for the best blockers in the game (guess who??)
- Fixed issue with Rank & XP not being displayed properly
- Resolved stats swapping issue
- Resolved MVP swapping issue
- Tuned Player Ratings
- Rebalanced Rulesets for more round to round variety
- Lowered AI shoving rates overall
- Changed some Player ITZ abilities
- Increased ability to receive self Off the Backboard Alley Oops
- Lowered speed of ball off the rim & increased friction to improve rebounds
- Jumpshot, dive and general gameplay animation polish
- Revised & polished audio for all dribble moves
- Fixed end of game crash tied to stats / reporting
Thanks again for running with us in the Open Beta. There’s more of the game to discover when we launch. For a sneak peek, join us on our Discord on Monday, June 8th where our creative Director Mike Young will be talking about our approach to ratings, some of the changes we’ve made from the Open Beta and take you for a spin around some of the areas you haven’t been able to check out yet like The Shop.
NBA THE RUN is launching June 9, 2026 at 11 AM PT on PlayStation 5, XBOX and Steam on PC for $29.99. The NBA THE RUN Deluxe Edition, which includes unlocks of three Rookie Variants – Stephen Curry ‘09 Warriors, Kevin Durant ‘07 SuperSonics and Luka Dončić ‘18 Mavericks – and 1000 CRED you can spend immediately in The Shop to unlock alt jerseys, advanced dunks, taunts, and more, will be available for $39.99.
For more information, visit the game’s official web site at nbatherun.com. Follow the team for updates on X, Instagram, TikTok and join the game’s community on Discord. Subscribe on YouTube to watch 4K trailers, short videos and be amongst the first to learn about upcoming game content.
