Re: 2005

[Comp625]

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"

[Ed_Farias]

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

[Ed_Farias]

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

[Ed_Farias]

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

[SportsorDeath]

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.

[SportsorDeath]

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.

[SportsorDeath]

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.

[mjb2124]

Re: 2005

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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"

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

[mjb2124]

Re: 2005

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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"

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

[mjb2124]

Re: 2005

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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"

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

[BatsareBugs]

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.

[BatsareBugs]

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.

[BatsareBugs]

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.