The "NBA 2K" series has achieved consistent critical and commercial success. Elements of the series that are frequently praised include its presentation, specifically its commentary, attention to detail, and soundtrack, its abundance of content, its overall gameplay, and its consistency in terms of yearly releases without any drastic dips in quality. Technical issues have plagued many of the releases, however, particularly in regards to the online components. The introduction of microtransactions into the series has also been scrutinized, while the story-focused incarnations of the MyCareer mode have received mixed responses. Numerous games in the series have been lauded for being among the highest-quality sports games available, especially in comparison with other basketball games, such as the "NBA Live" series, published by EA Sports. First-party studios also created other NBA series such as NBA ShootOut on Sony's PlayStation systems by 989 Sports and NBA Inside Drive on the Xbox consoles by Microsoft.