New MLB Playoff Format Confirmed
 

Ken Rosenthal (FOX Sports) just tweeted that the playoffs are expanding from 8-10 teams this year. Any chance this can be patched in? I remember seeing a post about this a while back, but it is now becoming a reality. I would be pretty disappointed if this didn't get in the game via patch.

Re: New MLB Playoff Format Confirmed
 

From what I remember, MLB 12 will not get it, but who knows if they surprise us maybe...I'd just be afraid of the patching breaking something else.

I think I read somewhere that the 2K12 guys were going to patch it into their game if the rule happened so like I said who knows what the SCEA team will decide. With or without the change its still going to be an awesome game.

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Oh no doubt the game will be great. To me, this is a pretty big facet of franchise mode. The whole point of each season is to make the playoffs, it just won't feel right for that format not to match up with MLB's format.

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Do we want a delayed game because MLB decided a month from the regular season to changed the playoff format? They already changed the playoff format that was put in place in early December. If they can do it cool and if not so be it....

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If this is real...I really hope they can find a way to get it in there this year. Maybe MLB should pay for them to get it in there this year. Haha.

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For those saying that it can't be patched, I'm kind of disappointed that the point is being missed.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this game, and HATE to criticize anything about it. However, there's been talk of this happening for months and months now. I would have expected for SCEA to have this be an OPTION in the game just in case this exact scenario happened. Kind of surprised and disappointed they didn't to tell you the truth.

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I don't think SCEA has officially said they were not doing anything. Everything has been speculation up until this point. I guess until they say NO, there is no reason for everyone to get fired up. At least yet, lol!

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Right people are getting a little wound up over this.

No one said they "CAN'T" patch it because honestly, if they wanted to they could patch this game until it was an NBA game if they really wanted.

Also I don't think they said they weren't going to do it at all but that they had no plans to do it at that time. It could happen so we'll just have to wait and see after the game is released because I can bet you we likely won't hear anything on a patch until its been out for at least a week or two.