POBA 2K (video game franchise)

POBA 2K is a series of high resolution basketball sports simulation video games developed and released annually since 2015. It is based on the Basket Sponge series.
The premise of each game in the series is to emulate the sport of basketball, more specifically, the Pacific Ocean Basketball Association (POBA), and present improvements over the previous installments. The series is now published by LTV Corporation's iLaro!. The series consists of five main installments and one add-on title. It has seen releases on eight different platforms.
==Series Overview==
Titles in the series
Title 	Release date 	Home consoles 	SBFW consoles	Cover athlete/s 	Cover art
POBA 2K15	September 20, 2015	XBOX 360Playstation 3XBOX OnePlaystation 4Wii U 	 	N/A 	
POBA 2K17	November 10, 2016 	XBOX OnePlaystation 4Wii UNintendo Switch 	 	N/A 	
POBA 2K18	September 19, 2017	XBOX OnePlaystation 4Nintendo Switch 	Picon 	Kobe Bryant 	
POBA 2K19	December 27, 2018 	XBOX OnePlaystation 4Nintendo Switch 	PiconBP Style	LeBron JamesKobe Bryant 	
POBA 2K20	December 28, 2019 	XBOX OnePlaystation 4Nintendo Switch 	PiconBP Style	Kobe Bryant 	
POBA 2K21	December 20, 2020 	Playstation 5Xbox Series X/SNintendo SwitchXBOX OnePlaystation 4	PiconBP Style	Jordan ClarksonJune Mar Fajardo 	
POBA 2K22	March 21, 2021 	Playstation 5Xbox Series X/SNintendo SwitchXBOX OnePlaystation 4	PiconBP Style	Zach LavineRui HachimuraJason Kidd	
POBA 2K23	December 25, 2022 	Playstation 5Xbox Series X/SNintendo SwitchXBOX OnePlaystation 4	PiconBP Style	Michael Jordan 	
POBA 2K24	TBD 	Playstation 5<BR>XBOX Series X/SNintendo Switch 	PiconBP Style	TBD 	
==Awards==
Year	Award 	Category 	Result
2016	4th Square Logo Awards 	Best Video Game (POBA 2K17)	
2017	5th Square Logo Awards 	Best Video Game (POBA 2K18)	
2018	2nd TheJasbre202 TV Awards	Best Video Game (POBA 2K18)	
2018	2nd TheJasbre202 TV Awards	Best Video Game (POBA 2K19)	
2018	6th Square Logo Awards 	Best Video Game (POBA 2K19)	
2019	7th Square Logo Awards 	Best Video Game (POBA 2K20)	
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