MLB 2K9 Blamed for Take-Two Losses

[J.R. Locke]

MLB is not a popular sport anymore. Buying an exclusive license for it was beyond idiotic.

The MLB is dying a slow death. Not americas past time.

[brendanrfoley]

I disagree about baseball dying a slow death -- it's drawing more fans to the parks than it ever has -- but getting an exclusive license was not a smart idea.

I think another dismal effort will spell the end of the exclusive arrangement. While I'd love to see competition open up, it would likely mean another year or two of waiting for a decent non-Sony option.

Unless, of course, EA just re-released MVP '05 with new rosters and dramatically updated visuals.

[ericjwm]

Quote: Originally Posted by J.R. Locke

MLB is not a popular sport anymore. Buying an exclusive license for it was beyond idiotic. The MLB is dying a slow death. Not americas past time.

Well considering you appear to be strictly a football/basketball fan... I can see why you'd post this kind of remark. Still, none of what you said is true. The steroids scandal might of hurt a little, but baseball is still basically going as strong as ever.

[boomhauertjs]

I think baseball is struggling in the small market cities where it has teams because the fans there know they will never compete for championships when the Yankees and Red Sox can spend more on their infields than most teams' entire rosters.

I wish Microsoft would revive the High Heat series since they own the rights to give 360 owners another baseball option since 2k's baseball has been very disappointing.

[AustinOrgans]

Although they're not explicitly stating it, this might be the first time that 2K has publicly acknowledged that they made a terrible game.

I would really like Ron or a 2K Developer to come out and say, explicitly, that they recognize 2K9 was a disaster, and that they're sorry. I'm sick of them pretending like nothing is wrong.

[grunt]

Good, the market is working. Put out a good game and gamers will come.

[GrandMaster B]

When this is all there is on the 360 and you want to run a baseball league with your friends, no effort is made to improve the product. Not sure why MLB can't see that the game sucks and open up the license for everyone.

[nemesis04]

Its painfully obvious that this exclusive deal was to solely box out EA to get back at them for taking away their ability to make a NFL game. Unfortunately 2k was better at making football games than baseball games and it has cost them dearly! On the other hand I saw a lot more effort made with the Bigs so a good playable game should not be impossible.