Major League Baseball 2K9 Feature List

[kcxiv]

Check out the feature list for Major League Baseball 2K9.

• Living Rosters – Active roster updates guarantee your game is current. Rosters are automatically updated behind the scenes, so you’re never late on a trade and always have the hottest players in your starting lineup.
• More Signature Style™ – 2K Sports adds to its impressive library of player–specific animations with more than 300 new signature animations, bringing players to life at the plate, on the mound and in the field, allowing you to play ball like never before.
• Next-Gen Controls – Right stick pitching, batting and responsive fielding bring your virtual baseball experience into the next generation. Improved two-step Precision Pitching™ controls, deeper Swing Stick™ batting and quick fielding responses round out your control of the game.
• Franchise Mode – Take charge of your franchise and enjoy the all-new MLB.com presentation style, a new level of CPU customization, multi-player functionality, and real player ambitions.

[kcxiv]

Re: Getting info in a matter of minutes

damn it Ron is faster then i am. lol
http://2ksports.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2198336

[BadKermit]

Re: Getting info in a matter of minutes

Gary Thorne will be almost awesome enough to make up for the horribleness of Steve Phillips.

[Scottdau]

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I wonder how smooth all this will run?

[kcxiv]

Re: Getting info in a matter of minutes

good to see 2k share in it

[SoxFan01605]

Re: Getting info in a matter of minutes

From the 2K site:

"XBOX 360/Playstation 3
• Living Rosters – Active roster updates guarantee your game is current. Rosters are automatically updated behind the scenes, so you’re never late on a trade and always have the hottest players in your starting lineup.
• More Signature Style™ – 2K Sports adds to its impressive library of player–specific animations with more than 300 new signature animations, bringing players to life at the plate, on the mound and in the field, allowing you to play ball like never before.
• Next-Gen Controls – Right stick pitching, batting and responsive fielding bring your virtual baseball experience into the next generation. Improved two-step Precision Pitching™ controls, deeper Swing Stick™ batting and quick fielding responses round out your control of the game.
• Franchise Mode – Take charge of your franchise and enjoy the all-new MLB.com presentation style, a new level of CPU customization, multi-player functionality, and real player ambitions.
• Swing Stick™ Advanced – Now you can really Play Ball. Improved batting controls give batters the ability to influence hits with timing and aim. Improved hit distribution and variety deliver more hit types including spray shots, pulls, line drives and long bombs.
• Inside Edge 2009 – Inside Edge produces remarkably accurate player tendencies. With more than 6 years of scouting reports infused into the action on the field, Inside Edge ensures that players react to in-game situations as they would in real life.
• 2K HD/Real-Time Atmosphere – An all-new Virtual Director brings in-game broadcasts to life in real-time with smart camera placement, angles, and cuts. Real-Time Atmosphere adds to the presentation package by bringing nuances to life throughout the duration of a game. Lighting, umpires, ball boys and coaches all move and progress naturally and seamlessly for a true-to-life ballpark experience.
• New Broadcast Team – Gary Thorne provides the play by play calls alongside color analyst Steve Phillips giving a new perspective and more depth for a true-to-life, insightful
broadcast. With improved sound effects including real time crowd noise you’ll feel like you’re actually sitting in the park.
• Postseason Mode – New Playoffs Mode – Jump right into the post season without having to play through 162 regular season games. And if you win it all, experience a World Series® celebration in true championship style.
• Team 2K – An online competition lasting 10 weeks to compile a team of the best online players. Just play Ranked Quick Matches to compete and win prizes. * Void where prohibited. See 2Ksports.com/team2K for details.
• 2K Share – How do you play ball? Create, upload, and share rosters, sliders, and even players created with the all-new Player DNA feature. This also includes the newly added Reelmaker, where you can now direct your own digital video highlight reels and post them on 2KSports.com for all the world to watch and admire."

Really excited to read that they seemingly implemented their zone hitting ideas with the swing stick. Now, I might not be so critical of swing stick. This, I really want to see.

Also, I bolded the part about Gary Thorne, because I think that's great. Steve Phillips though...uggh...I hate that guy.

Al in all...GREAT list. Let's hope it integrates well.

[BadKermit]

Re: Getting info in a matter of minutes

I'm really excited they're leaving in the Swing Stick. I thought they were going to revert to button-pushing with the addition of zone hitting. I've always thought aiming with the left thumbstick and swinging with the right would be the ideal system, and it sounds like that's what they're doing.

I'm also interested to hear more about the "Living Rosters" feature. Does that mean rosters will update in our franchises to stay up-to-date with the actual rosters? That would be pretty sweet.

Also interesting is the "MLB.com presentation." Someone else mentioned that it would be nice if they'd update player pictures when guys get traded. It looks like there's a deal in place with MLB.com, which I would assume would make it much easier for them to do little things like that.

[Blzer]

Re: Getting info in a matter of minutes

This looks nice!

[SoxFan01605]

Re: Getting info in a matter of minutes

I'm really excited they're leaving in the Swing Stick. I thought they were going to revert to button-pushing with the addition of zone hitting. I've always thought aiming with the left thumbstick and swinging with the right would be the ideal system, and it sounds like that's what they're doing.

I'm also interested to hear more about the "Living Rosters" feature. Does that mean rosters will update in our franchises to stay up-to-date with the actual rosters? That would be pretty sweet.

Also interesting is the "MLB.com presentation." Someone else mentioned that it would be nice if they'd update player pictures when guys get traded. It looks like there's a deal in place with MLB.com, which I would assume would make it much easier for them to do little things like that.

-Definitely agree that zone hitting coupled with the swing stick would be the ultimate hitting mechanic...and it does indeed seem that's what they're going after. Simply awesome!

-I would guess (and this is only conjecture on my part) that the living rosters will just be more detailed and frequent front end roster updates...likely not in franchise.

The reason being that if I move a guy to the Red Sox in my franchise, but he actually moves to the Phillies in reality, then what? It would be tough to get right, I would think.

In that same vein, what could be done (I would guess) is allow for updates like the pictures, signature style adjustments, etc. be allowed in franchise. That way, if you started early, but that "unnamed" minor leaguer gets updated, it could show in your franchise. I dunno, just a though.

-As for the MLB.com stuff, I'm really hoping it adds some really in-depth presentation like analysis, cut-scenes, reprots, etc.

We'll see

[ExtremeGamer]

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Impressive, cut out the fluff, focus on it being a good baseball game.

[bigfnjoe96]

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Living Rosters & 2K Share...

[HK-47]

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2k9 is gonna kick @**!!!

[BadKermit]

Re: Getting info in a matter of minutes

-I would guess (and this is only conjecture on my part) that the living rosters will just be more detailed and frequent front end roster updates...likely not in franchise.

The reason being that if I move a guy to the Red Sox in my franchise, but he actually moves to the Phillies in reality, then what? It would be tough to get right, I would think.

I agree. The only way I could think of doing it is basically having a toggle option for your Franchise. Living Rosters: ON/OFF. If you put them on, you can't make trades, etc., and it follows the actual MLB transactions (maybe weekly updates?) no matter where you are in your season. If you turn them off, it's just like a normal franchise.

Pure speculation on my part. It's probably far closer to what you're saying with updating guys who enter the MLBPA, etc.

[Blzer]

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I agree. The only way I could think of doing it is basically having a toggle option for your Franchise. Living Rosters: ON/OFF. If you put them on, you can't make trades, etc., and it follows the actual MLB transactions (maybe weekly updates?) no matter where you are in your season. If you turn them off, it's just like a normal franchise.

Pure speculation on my part. It's probably far closer to what you're saying with updating guys who enter the MLBPA, etc.

There's a fly in the ointment with something like that though, especially when concerning the off-season. How is it we handle any sort of movement in the off-season? What if we cut a guy, then the next day they do their updates and low and behold he magically comes back on our team? What if a player retires at the end of a real season and right when you're in the middle of your playoff run his disappearance affects your team for the worse? What if a rookie is drafted and the guy never existed in your farm system to begin with, or he wasn't a part of your plans and they send down a guy you've had in your starting lineup?

With all of this said, unless you're not permitted to progress past the real life date, injuries are somehow disabled (left for real life injures I suppose), and you stay on the same starting rotation as real life... I don't see this as being a possibility, and never really understood how people wanted such a feature. Isn't being a GM or owner all about making the franchise run the way you want it?

Funny thing, though... I don't know how many times the real life trades and signings that I made had become a reality. Funny how I think the way that a GM does.

[Mercury112491]

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i would thing the living rosters thing doesn't effect your franchise once you've started it. just like old roster updates.