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  • #16
    Comp625
    Rookie
    • Mar 2003
    • 477

    Re: 2005


    Re: 2005

    I remember reading somewhere that it was to trick uninformed consumers (mainly parents) into thinking "Oh - All Star Baseball has the year 2005 in it - it must be the newer game versus the older MVP Baseball 2004"

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    • #17
      Ed_Farias
      MVP
      • Mar 2003
      • 1222

      Re: 2005


      Re: 2005

      Yeah, it was a trick that was used by EA many years ago. So everyone else did the same to keep EA from exploiting that trick. Now EA is the victim I guess LMAO

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      • #18
        Ed_Farias
        MVP
        • Mar 2003
        • 1222

        Re: 2005


        Re: 2005

        Yeah, it was a trick that was used by EA many years ago. So everyone else did the same to keep EA from exploiting that trick. Now EA is the victim I guess LMAO

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        • #19
          Ed_Farias
          MVP
          • Mar 2003
          • 1222

          Re: 2005


          Re: 2005

          Yeah, it was a trick that was used by EA many years ago. So everyone else did the same to keep EA from exploiting that trick. Now EA is the victim I guess LMAO

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          • #20
            SportsorDeath
            MVP
            • Jul 2002
            • 2870

            Re: 2005


            Re: 2005

            Yes, it has been around for a long time, and EA is definitely the one who started it.

            The first time I ever remember seeing it was for Madden '92 on Genesis, which came out in late '91.

            The reason they are now using the current year is because when Triple Play came out for ps2 in 2001, they just called it "Triple Play Baseball" so that they could then use the current year in subsequent editions.

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            • #21
              SportsorDeath
              MVP
              • Jul 2002
              • 2870

              Re: 2005


              Re: 2005

              Yes, it has been around for a long time, and EA is definitely the one who started it.

              The first time I ever remember seeing it was for Madden '92 on Genesis, which came out in late '91.

              The reason they are now using the current year is because when Triple Play came out for ps2 in 2001, they just called it "Triple Play Baseball" so that they could then use the current year in subsequent editions.

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              • #22
                SportsorDeath
                MVP
                • Jul 2002
                • 2870

                Re: 2005


                Re: 2005

                Yes, it has been around for a long time, and EA is definitely the one who started it.

                The first time I ever remember seeing it was for Madden '92 on Genesis, which came out in late '91.

                The reason they are now using the current year is because when Triple Play came out for ps2 in 2001, they just called it "Triple Play Baseball" so that they could then use the current year in subsequent editions.

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                • #23
                  mjb2124
                  Hall Of Fame
                  • Aug 2002
                  • 13649

                  Re: 2005


                  Re: 2005

                  </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
                  Comp625 said:
                  I remember reading somewhere that it was to trick uninformed consumers (mainly parents) into thinking "Oh - All Star Baseball has the year 2005 in it - it must be the newer game versus the older MVP Baseball 2004"

                  <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

                  Hmmm, I never heard that before. I knew EA started this, but never knew why. Interesting. Good Info Comp625!!!

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                  • #24
                    mjb2124
                    Hall Of Fame
                    • Aug 2002
                    • 13649

                    Re: 2005


                    Re: 2005

                    </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
                    Comp625 said:
                    I remember reading somewhere that it was to trick uninformed consumers (mainly parents) into thinking "Oh - All Star Baseball has the year 2005 in it - it must be the newer game versus the older MVP Baseball 2004"

                    <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

                    Hmmm, I never heard that before. I knew EA started this, but never knew why. Interesting. Good Info Comp625!!!

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                    • #25
                      mjb2124
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 13649

                      Re: 2005


                      Re: 2005

                      </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
                      Comp625 said:
                      I remember reading somewhere that it was to trick uninformed consumers (mainly parents) into thinking "Oh - All Star Baseball has the year 2005 in it - it must be the newer game versus the older MVP Baseball 2004"

                      <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

                      Hmmm, I never heard that before. I knew EA started this, but never knew why. Interesting. Good Info Comp625!!!

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                      • #26
                        BatsareBugs
                        LVP
                        • Feb 2003
                        • 12553

                        Re: 2005


                        Re: 2005

                        Oh, and if they were to name it ASBB 2004 again, people would probably get confused which is which. Especially those unfamiliar with the series.

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                        • #27
                          BatsareBugs
                          LVP
                          • Feb 2003
                          • 12553

                          Re: 2005


                          Re: 2005

                          Oh, and if they were to name it ASBB 2004 again, people would probably get confused which is which. Especially those unfamiliar with the series.

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                          • #28
                            BatsareBugs
                            LVP
                            • Feb 2003
                            • 12553

                            Re: 2005


                            Re: 2005

                            Oh, and if they were to name it ASBB 2004 again, people would probably get confused which is which. Especially those unfamiliar with the series.

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