MLB 2K9 Official Thread of 360 owners fingers crossed

GTHobbes · Post by **GTHobbes** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:21 pm

Thanks, bd...That's good news. If they hit 60 fps, I'm in.

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:08 pm

MizzouRah wrote:
macsomjrr wrote:
MizzouRah wrote: Other aesthetic differences from MLB 2K8 include a new base throwing meter that is functionally the same as last year (meaning it's still governed by the right stick) and pitches that are identifiable thanks to a flash of color as they cross the plate.
MVP had the color change as the ball left the pitchers hand. This has the color changing as the ball crosses the plate. The difference being you won't be told the pitch type until after you've already started swinging.
Which I like better.. I shouldn't be able to tell the pitch type when a pitcher releases the ball.. but early in a game it would help to know what pitches are being thrown at me.

Not true. Many major League hitters can pick up the spin on the ball or tell by the pitcher's release what type of pitch it is. That is what MVP was trying to recreate.

Gangrel · Post by **Gangrel** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:44 pm

Jack, the hitting is not the same. With the Swing stick, you had to time the back step, else you'd hit a crappy hit. I used to lowewr the step influence a lot in order to play the game. This year, no step influence.

It also sounds like you can influence your hit with the left stick, instead of realying on the Inside Edge stats (supposedly) to calculate the hit like last year.

bdoughty · Post by **bdoughty** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:00 pm

http://previews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/2 ... ll-2K9/p1/

TXB Preview

One of the complaints in Tom Price’s review of MLB 2K8 was with “the dodgy, stuttering graphics.” While the version of MLB 2K9 we were shown wasn’t complete, usually a prerelease version has a poorer frame rate and graphic quality, because it hasn’t been optimized yet. However, this demo seemed to have a solid frame rate and sharp visuals, which is encouraging.

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:09 pm

I don't know what to think about these previews. All this emphasis on making the game "more accesable" has me nervous. I hope they left options in there to make the game harder if you like it that way. If I want to press one button to hit and one to pitch, I'll play The Show

bdoughty · Post by **bdoughty** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:31 pm

First GAMEPLAY video of the game coming sometime today.

http://2ksports.com/forums/showthread.php?t=204479

Should be easy to find at the link below when it drops.

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/updates/i ... ly_updates

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 5:02 pm

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/majo ... er-trailer

Says PS2 but it looks like 360 or PS3 graphics.

bdoughty · Post by **bdoughty** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:08 pm

Pete wrote:http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/majo ... er-trailer

Says PS2 but it looks like 360 or PS3 graphics.

Thank you kind sir. Being a teaser trailer and no gameplay is disappointing but oh well. Graphics look crisper than last year with better fiel textures. Not really much else you can get from that one.

bdoughty · Post by **bdoughty** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:28 pm

Something interesting from the trailer that was caught by someone on the 2ksports forums.

http://www.2ksports.com/forums/picture. ... tureid=641

PC version would be interesting since it has been awhile for baseball gamers.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:05 am

bdoughty wrote:Something interesting from the trailer that was caught by someone on the 2ksports forums.

http://www.2ksports.com/forums/picture. ... tureid=641

PC version would be interesting since it has been awhile for baseball gamers.

Well they did bring NBA 2k9 to the PC this year...so maybe they are trying to expand a bit.

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:46 am

I guess it's better than nothing.. but how about some actual game play?

Gangrel · Post by **Gangrel** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:29 pm

On OS someone has said it IS gameplay footage, just for "different camera angles"......

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:36 pm

Gangrel wrote:On OS someone has said it IS gameplay footage, just for "different camera angles"......

Yeah I read that too.

Would be nice to see a full inning of real people playing.

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:48 am

I am sure it is gameplay footage but the trailer was a joke. All wee saw was Lincecum's delivery...that's it. No contact, no animations, no ball physics, etc. Very disappointing trailer.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:17 pm

Diablo25 wrote:I am sure it is gameplay footage but the trailer was a joke. All wee saw was Lincecum's delivery...that's it. No contact, no animations, no ball physics, etc. Very disappointing trailer.

Its okay...you have a PS3.

Gangrel · Post by **Gangrel** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:21 pm

I am definately going to wait to pick this up..... (of course, I say that about games all the time and never listen to logic!)

One big piece will be when the demo drops. If it's like last year and the demo drops late, with all the same mass of confusion on the 2k boards (because they wouldn't lie now, would they???) then I think that's clue #1 for me to stick to hockey and soccer on the 360.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 1:00 pm

I think I am going to skip this this year. Unless you guys just give it rave reviews.

My plan right now is just to get the PS2 version of MLB for $30, save $30 and play a solid title. This past week I revisted MLB'07 and it is very solid. I would imagine 2 years later it is that much better.

In a baseball game I don't look for flash. It needs to play a fundamentally sound, logical game of baseball and MLB does that.

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 1:10 pm

I've become a "wait and see" gamer.. too bad I don't have a ps3, because you know The Show spent most of their time fixing things and improving game play.. MLB basically spent a year redoing its game.. much like NHL 2k9.

I'm very skeptical though.. and much like FOM, will await reviews and impressions before making my decision.

Murph · Post by **Murph** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:51 pm

Lincecum

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bdoughty · Post by **bdoughty** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:36 pm

2K Sports announced that National League Cy Young Award winner, Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants, will be featured as the cover athlete and spokesman for next year's highly anticipated baseball video game, MLB 2K9. Yesterday's MLB 2K9 trailer shows a PC logo in the credits, usually indicating which platforms a game will appear on, and a 2K Sports rep. just confirmed this being true

http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=59447

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:47 pm

I pre-order a copy today. I tried telling myself 'wait and see', but who am I kidding??

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:11 pm

greggsand wrote:I pre-order a copy today. I tried telling myself 'wait and see', but who am I kidding??

I pre-ordered just to reserve me a copy.. worst case is I cancel it after reading some early reviews.

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:49 pm

Teaser #2

http://www.facebook.com/pages/2K-Sports/6993196358

JRob's MLB 2k9 Franchise diary

http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames...ory?id=3884838

bdoughty · Post by **bdoughty** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 7:00 pm

Was just about to post those. The teaser trailer does make the game look much better than 2K8 from a graphics standpoint.

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:10 am

bdoughty wrote:Was just about to post those. The teaser trailer does make the game look much better than 2K8 from a graphics standpoint.

I think their biggest challenge is going to be getting the frame rate to stay at 60fps.. I'm psyched though.