Major League Baseball 2K12 Video - Chris Snyder Interview, First Glimpses of Gameplay

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by bosnian19

wow i never played it but im watching some gameplay of it on youtube looks like a good game..maybe some updated graphics and commentary and its perfect

This doesn't belong here. If you're interested in discussing this game, there's a forum for it.

Quote: Originally Posted by peigone

There's a double standard here at OS for sure. But I worked in a political environment for twenty years, and I understand that's just the way the world operates.

Please spare everyone the forum politics and propaganda. This doesn't do anything to add to the discussion.

[SoxFan01605]

Quote: Originally Posted by peigone

How can putting out broken games for all but last year be considered a "no-win" situation? That's more of a "we lost out to ourselves" thing.

lol...are we really nitpicking the terminology here? Jokes aside, you're talking about cause, I mentioned an effect. Either way though, you calling it a "we lost to ourselves thing" is still saying they lose.

They have an exclusive license that essentially demands they put out a title each year. Their history with that license is extremely poor. No matter what they do, it is called into question because there is no trust in their product. Most people feel that a tuned up or tweaked version of 2K11 is about the best you can expect from them given that schedule on this current crop of systems unless they rip the game apart and start over. People are fed up and many look at a 2K baseball game as a failure before it launches or there's even real info (don't believe me, just re-read this thread alone-even usually discerning posters fall into the habit).

That's what I mean by no-win. That's not to say it isn't self-inflicted (In fact, I believe I did say it was), just they can't recover much for their last year of licensure no matter what they do. 2K11 is a decent game that can play great baseball overall with some work. It is just buggy as hell and has lingering issues that people can't look past. For comparison's sake, it's similar to Madden in that sense, where the exclusivity coupled with a lack of success with it have made anything 2K puts out picked apart.

The difference being that Madden still has a decent casual video game following (2K never built the kind of following Madden had before hand), is the only new NFL game at all, and NFL is the most popular sport in America, so it still sells well overall. The other difference is, people following this game have a competitor they can look at and wonder "why not 2K..." (fair or not, it's there).

[Knight165]

Quote: Originally Posted by bigfnjoe96

Though MVP was developed by EA Canada, that team no longer exist. So if EA jumped back in, Kolbe may be the perfect guy to resurrect the franchise. I'm not a big EA/MVP fan, but I have a lot of respect for Kolbe & what he did when he worked with Sony San Diego

But I'll give you a little inside info....
There is a reason Kolbe no longer develops BASEBALL for SCEA. He enjoyed his FOURTEEN years of developing it.
(the rest is up to you to figure out!....)


M.K.
Knight165

[bigfnjoe96]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight165

But I'll give you a little inside info.... There is a reason Kolbe no longer develops BASEBALL for SCEA. He enjoyed his FOURTEEN years of developing it. (the rest is up to you to figure out!....) M.K. Knight165

Thanks...

[Knight165]

Quote: Originally Posted by bigfnjoe96

Thanks...

Hahaha!!!
Which one is me though?!!!

M.K.
Knight165

[bigfnjoe96]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight165

Hahaha!!! Which one is me though?!!! M.K. Knight165

Here's a hint...

I ain't the-1 with the funny wig & Red Nose

[daflyboys]

I'm not sure that $60 for this game is a wise marketing move. I think they really need to go the way of NFL 2K and go with $50..... maybe $40.

[bosnian19]

Quote: Originally Posted by SoxFan01605

The difference being that Madden still has a decent casual video game following (2K never built the kind of following Madden had before hand), is the only new NFL game at all, and NFL is the most popular sport in America, so it still sells well overall. The other difference is, people following this game have a competitor they can look at and wonder "why not 2K..." (fair or not, it's there).

well said well if this game completely fails i wonder if another company will start making it