2K Sports Announces Free Demo of Major League Baseball 2K8 now on Xbox LIVE Marketplace

[Altimus]

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Thing is... even with the graphics of last year... I feel it ran smoother.

After playing the demo, its like they put no effort in this at all. I'm sorry but worst textures and graphics shouldn't equal a worse frame rate than last year!

I see it even when the 2nd baseman throws it to first... the ball just skips across.

I'm sorry but this is pathetic excuse of a baseball game. 3 years and they can't get the frame rate right. Three years!

Last gen I really liked 2K baseball but this gen it has been nothing but a disappointment.

[Brophog]

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It's probably better the demo didn't come out first or else people would have been REALLY upset if the demo was "chop-free" and the retail version was not.

Welcome to OS. People get agitated about every game not annointed as "best ever in the genre".

It'll pass in a week or so. Then it'll back down to just complaints, of which, after a week or so, even the annointed games get. Life then goes on until the next game comes out, and the process starts again.

The only part that makes this that much worse is it is a bit of a niche title with its competition being on another system. So then we have the usual stupidity, plus the complaining, plus a pseudo system war........

Quite amusing to watch.

[RoyalBoyle78]

unbelievable, lets release a demo of our game that is pretty messed up a day after the game releases,

shakes head....

[CeltBhoy33]

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Thanks man. At least I can play this demo and the show demo tell Friday.

[mjb2124]

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This makes a far better consipiracy theory than it does a business model. I'm sure they more than paid for their development costs in one day's worth of sales.

Furthermore, if your theory held true, why release the demo at all? Seriously, I want to see how far some of you are willing to take this absurdity.

Don't be so sure about those development costs in one day of sales. In fact, I bet it's the opposite. Developing a video game is quite costly. I've seen it first hand and know the development cycle very well. With that said, I have not seen the sales numbers for the first day yet.

I don't think it's such a far fetched conspiracy theory as you do... I'm too old for off the wall theories so I wouldn't have mentioned it if I didn't feel something was off.

[spankdatazz22]

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Welcome to OS. People get agitated about every game not annointed as "best ever in the genre".

Astute observation - although I do think not all games have to go through that treatment here.

[daflyboys]

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Welcome to OS. People get agitated about every game not annointed as "best ever in the genre".

That's a bit of an overstatement....and coming from someone with less than 100 posts. I would say that the predominant attitude around here is sports gamers being patient with the major companies and after all of the discussion and attempts to make the games play to their best potential, we get year in and year out of mediocre improvements at best with some titles.

Ironically, as a game developer, I would think that you would always endeavor to make the "best ever in the genre", especially when you have intelligent, discerning, spirited customers and not teat-wielding, pimple-faced, pre-pubescent young-uns providing the critiques.

[Ferweezy]

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Why is everyone whining about the game? It plays way better then 2K7. I'm still waiting for my copy MLB 2K8 to come in the mail and I'm enjoying this demo so far. Pitching is fun and challenging, and overall 2K8 plays a better game of baseball more then 2K7 ever did. You people are just whiners and some of y'all need to get a life instead of complaing on a message board.

[Altimus]

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Why is everyone whining about the game? It plays way better then 2K7. I'm still waiting for my copy MLB 2K8 to come in the mail and I'm enjoying this demo so far. Pitching is fun and challenging, and overall 2K8 plays a better game of baseball more then 2K7 ever did. You people are just whiners and some of y'all need to get a life instead of complaing on a message board.

So complaining about complainers is even better?

You like the game, good. Others don't have to share your opinion and they have the right to voice their concerns. After all it is their $65 and not yours.

[ninjamonkey]

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I've played abotu 5 games of the demo so far.

3 things to mention:

- What is up with my fielders throwing the ball super high in the air? My throw has the correct amount of power, but it looks like they are giving each other practice pop flies sometimes. It doesn't happen every time, but it's occurred about three times so far.

- I had 2 runenrs on base, and hit the ball to the outfield. It didn't really look like the CPU outfielder was trying. He had to chase the ball and he picked it up, but he didnt throw it right away,. he kind of held onto it. When the relay man got the ball, he did the same. he caught the ball and instead of throwing it to home plate, he just kind of held onto it shaking his head in disappointment. I had a triple by the time the relay man got the ball, and I would have had an inside the park homerun if I had sent him home because again, the relay man just held onto the ball instead of getting it in. This is a hard play to explain. The point is I could have sent my guy home (I didn't) and have been safe, b/c the relay man was just standing there holding onto the ball.

- How realistic is it to if I have a guy on second, and the CPU intentionally walks Ortiz to face Ramirez with 2 men on base? I think the cpu was leading the game too.

[metal134]

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Might have been the ump personality

I think you're right because when I played a second game, it was just the opposite. Anything a hair out of the zone was a ball. Certainly turns a negative into a positive for me!

The unfortunate thing about this demo, though, is you can't change options. So I'm basically relegated to seeing how it plays out of the box. I would like to see if I can get it where I want it with slider and option adjustments.

[JT30]

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- How realistic is it to if I have a guy on second, and the CPU intentionally walks Ortiz to face Ramirez with 2 men on base? I think the cpu was leading the game too.

Actually it is realistic.. many of pitchers have intentionally walked Papi to get to Manny.

[ninjamonkey]

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Thanks. I just thought it was a strange strategy, and even the announcers said something about it, so I wanted to ask here how realistic it was.

It wound up being a bad decision too, since Manny got a single and I scored.

[JT30]

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Thanks. I just thought it was a strange strategy, and even the announcers said something about it, so I wanted to ask here how realistic it was.

It wound up being a bad decision too, since Manny got a single and I scored.

Ya but it's almost a no win situation when you have to face those two guys back to back. You could pitch to Papi and he'll jack it out of the park, or you can walk him and then Manny burns you as well.. They are a potent 1-2 punch

[metal134]

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I just had a very bizarre final inning. Bottom of the 3rd, tied 2-2. I led off with a double with Varitek. Lugo gorunded out, moving Lugo to third. Now here's where it gets weird. They walked Ellsbury and Pedroia back to back to get to Ortiz. I struck out with Ortiz. I then hit a grounder with Manny that Giles threw away, allowing Varitek to score. Game over, right? Nope. Manny takes off for second and Ellsbury comes in to give me the win 4-2.