MLB 2K Series is Likely Dead

[inkcil]

2k baseball was terrible, plain and simple, especially on the PS3...for years it looked grainy and splotchy compared to the 360 version. In an alternate universe where the Show was on both consoles, 2k baseball would have died long before now.

[fearwhatnow]

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MLB 2k12 is a very good game especially on pc with all the mods.Previous years versions where mediocre-bad, but this year the game is great.I find myself playing both games (Show ps3-2k12 pc) and 2k12 a little more because of the mods+crisp graphics.
Well, it seems 2k12 will be in a few years a new MVP2005 for pc.

[Yeats]

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In retrospect it sure seems a puzzling business decision by Take Two to offer up exclusive third-party rights to MLB Properties to gain the necessary licenses, then not devote their full time and resources to hiring the very best people possible. They let the series rot, in effect, until it was too late.

With seven years of hindsight, it seemed to be little more than reactionary response to EA's napalming of NFL 2K5, something along the lines of "oh yeah,well we can play that way, too."

And then they had it, and didn't do what was needed to compete in the marketplace. Just a very strange way to run a business.

Great post, and I've been saying that about 2K as a company for years now. All very true; however the game was coming around the past couple of years. Which makes it even stranger they'd pull the plug now.

[Yeats]

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MLB 2k gets a bad rap, but it's not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. I would venture to guess that half the people who are trashing it probably haven't played it in years.

Heh, when a game dies, the forum vultures come out to pick over the bones. Bottomline, MLB 2K on the PC was a very good game the past two years. I stopped playing The Show four years ago due to the lack of lack of player rating and slider responsiveness. 2K games allow you top edit ratings and tweak sliders and get the game playing the way you want it to. That's what I look for in a game, first and foremost. To each his own, but for what I'm wanting in my sports video games, 2K usually delivers. Now, I admit MLB 2K definitely isn't as pretty as The Show if that's what people are comparing.

[niharjhatn]

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don't bother wishing, its a PS3 exclusive, like Halo is to the 360

Yeah, I was really close to buying a ps3 virtually just for the show before I stopped myself.

I was already suckered into buying a 360 for Madden, But I am a PC gamer first and foremost and love the freedom and power we have over the games we buy...

I'll admit, disheartened by the news

2k were one of the few franchises that continually maintained PC sports games whilst everyone left the platform - and I can appreciate them for that.

Exclusitivity deals suck, hopefully someone else steps up otherwise The Show too will end up like Madden (i.e. no competition and only minute improvements every year).

Wondering where 2k's franchise is - pretty much only nba 2k ATM. Maybe they are going for a football game? We can hope - NFL 2k7 was bloody awesome

[Money99]

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MLB 2k gets a bad rap, but it's not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. I would venture to guess that half the people who are trashing it probably haven't played it in years.

This is actually the first year since 08 that I decided to get 2k instead of The Show. Is it as good as The Show? No. The Show does a lot of the little thing so much better. However, I will say that it's every bit just as fun as The Show. If not more fun because of the pitching. Also the Franchise has a bunch of things that make it more interesting than The Show's franchise. Which is probably the most stale franchise of any sports game that I play. The weird thing is that if we could mix both games together, then we would have a damn good baseball game. But, if The Show continues to ignore simple things like career stats, then this may very well be the end of my baseball playing days.

That's my take on it as well.
When I had both games in my possession, I found myself going back to 2K more and more.
The analog pitching, hitters eye, hit variety, commentary and deep franchise mode made the game far more fun for me.
Pitching in The Show was frustrating and bland (to me, anyway). I found that I rushed through my turn on the bump just so I could get back to hitting as quickly as possible.
I don't feel that way with 2K12. I LOVE pitching. And I feel you can tell a greater difference between pitching with a Verlander compared to a Porcello in 2K than The Show.

I hear a lot of trash talk about 2K, but rarely much to back it up except for 'poor graphics'.
The gameplay is solid.

[Yeats]

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I hear a lot of trash talk about 2K, but rarely much to back it up except for 'poor graphics'. The gameplay is solid.

True the past couple of years for sure. But in fairness, the game was a shoddy bug fest up until 2K11 or so. I'm guessing most of the people here that are blasting the series got sick of the bugs a couple years back and bought a PS3. I almost did, but I spent my money on a gaming PC instead. Glad I did as MLB 2K on the PC with mods is all I need and the most fun I've had playing a baseball game, with maybe the exception of the Hardball series back in the 1990's.

[Money99]

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True the past couple of years for sure. But in fairness, the game was a shoddy bug fest up until 2K11 or so. I'm guessing most of the people here that are blasting the series got sick of the bugs a couple years back and bought a PS3. I almost did, but I spent my money on a gaming PC instead. Glad I did as MLB 2K on the PC with mods is all I need and the most fun I've had playing a baseball game, with maybe the exception of the Hardball series back in the 1990's.

No argument here. Until VC took over in 2K11, the series was a disaster.
But 2K12 is a solid game. Anyone who says it's 'complete trash' is most likely a poser trying to be cool in front of his Show buddies - and probably hasn't even played one minute of the game.

I swear that if 2K looked as pretty as The Show, you wouldn't hear half the complaints about it.

[Yeats]

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Anyone who says it's 'complete trash' is most likely a poser trying to be cool in front of his Show buddies - and probably hasn't even played one minute of the game.

Not sure how much The Show has to do with it. But the "complete trash" comments are pretty typical on this forum when a game dies (see NFL 2K5, NHL 2K10). Gloating over others' misfortune is standard on the internet.

[stlstudios189]

It was a solid game built off the backs of us xbox gamers who loved baseball. Sad part is now if another company jumps in we get to be the test dummys for a couple of years while they get it right. Then the new systems come out and we start all over. With the new hardwear cycle coming up so soon I wonder if we go gameless for a year?

[Money99]

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It was a solid game built off the backs of us xbox gamers who loved baseball. Sad part is now if another company jumps in we get to be the test dummys for a couple of years while they get it right. Then the new systems come out and we start all over. With the new hardwear cycle coming up so soon I wonder if we go gameless for a year?

That's a real possibility.
But for someone like myself who only gets a handful of hours in a week to play, 2K12 can last me 2 years. I'm more than happy with this game.

[misterkrabz]

MS update High Heat and give 360 owners something to play in 2013.

That's a great call right there...I forgot they owned High Heat.

[Yeats]

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Sad part is now if another company jumps in we get to be the test dummys for a couple of years while they get it right.

I honestly don't get the victim mentality people display here. 2K didn't do anything to anybody. If you don't think a game is worth it, don't buy it. I stopped buying the MLB 2K series four years ago, just like The Show. I had issues with both games so I didn't buy them, I played other games instead. Then I bought a PC and picked up MLB 2K11 -- a very good baseball game. Nobody is reaching in your pocket and grabbing your wallet except you.

[pistolpete]

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I loved 2k12, but the company really made it hard for a lot of people to get behind the game. I ultimately switched to the Show for the sense of community. I know, I'm sensitive.

This game had so many things right and was light years beyond the competition in some categories. I hope competitors get some good ideas from it.

[Yankees_CT]

I am a "Show" guy but I would love to see Microsoft resurrect the High Heat series. You would think they would have a good first year out just due to the no competition fact. I wouldn't mind having two baseball titles in my collection.