( CNN ) -- It 's been arguably the biggest sports-debate question of the past month : Who would win in a head-to-head matchup between the original 1992 Olympic basketball `` Dream Team '' and the 2012 edition that just won gold in London ? Larry , Magic and Michael , or Kobe , KD and LeBron ? We 'll never know , right ? Maybe not . 2K Sports is ready to let the fans decide by including both superstar teams in their upcoming basketball video game , `` NBA 2K13 . '' The fantasy matchup , in which gamers can match both teams in a virtual showdown for the ages , is the result of a partnership with USA Basketball , the organization that represents the U.S. in world basketball events . The public debate over which team is better started before the London games when the Los Angeles Lakers ' Kobe Bryant said he thought he and his teammates could beat the 1992 squad . `` Well , just from a basketball standpoint , they obviously have a lot more size than we do , '' Bryant told reporters after a pre-Olympics practice . `` We have just a bunch of young racehorses , guys that are eager to compete . It 'd be a tough one , but I think we 'd pull it out . '' `` In one game , we can beat them . No question about it . '' The resulting back-and-forth between members from both teams sparked an idea from `` NBA 2K13 '' executive producer Jay-Z . Why not let the fans interact , play the game , and decide who is the better team ? `` In 'NBA 2K13 , ' we 're giving fans the opportunity to play as two of the best teams ever assembled in sporting history , literally putting the debate right into their hands , '' Jay-Z said in a statement . The original Dream Team is considered one of the most dynamic sports teams ever assembled . Eleven Hall of Fame players , including Michael Jordan , Larry Bird , David Robinson , Magic Johnson and Charles Barkley , came together to crush international opponents and win Olympic gold in Barcelona , Spain . This year 's Olympic team featured many likely future Hall of Famers , including Bryant , LeBron James and Kevin Durant . Not surprisingly , the famously competitive Jordan believes his team would triumph over the 2012 bunch . In an interview this week , he said playing both teams in `` NBA 2K13 '' is likely to start more arguments than finish them . `` When you stack all the stats , which is in some ways how the game is going to be viewed and discussed , our stats are going to be a lot better than their stats , '' Jordan said in a conference call with reporters . `` I think it 's going to start debates . I do n't think it 's going to end any . The only way it would end is for us to lace 'em back up and play them . '' Jordan thinks `` NBA 2K13 '' gamers will get a good appreciation of the different styles of play over the two eras . The third-leading scorer in NBA history also offered some advice to fans playing as the Dream Team in the new video game . `` If you want to score inside , you have to throw it to Charles ( Barkley ) or Karl ( Malone ) , '' Jordan said . `` If you want to throw it to the perimeter , Larry ( Bird ) or Chris Mullin can set up . `` Myself , I 'm pretty sure I can score in any environment . '' Jordan also believes the inclusion of the all-star teams will give international gamers a chance to experience American-style hoops firsthand . `` With the USA Basketball portion ( of `` NBA 2K13 '' ) , you are going to have a lot of Europeans being able to play the Dream Team fantasy . ... I think that 's going to be fun . '' `` NBA 2K13 '' will be released October 2 in North America and October 5 internationally . It will be available for the Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Windows PC , PSP and Wii . A Wii U version also will be released during the holiday season .
`` NBA 2K13 '' will let gamers pit the London gold medalists against the 1992 Dream Team . Michael Jordan : `` I think it 's going to start debates . I do n't think it 's going to end any '' The video game will be released October 2 in North America and October 5 internationally .