Major League Baseball 2K9 Feature List

[SoxFan01605]

Re: Getting info in a matter of minutes

i agree would have issues with your game getting in sync with real life rosters, would be nice though if it gave you the option when setting up your offline franchise to use real time rosters, that would be a nice touch since no game has been able to implement that feature to work in franchise mode

It would be nice, but not sure how feasible. You would likely have to be limited to following the real season's schedule (meaning it would limit you as far as playing ahead) in order to not mess it up.

Maybe some sort of pop-up for backfitting like "The Rangers have aquired Ken Griffey Jr through FA on 4/15/2009. Would you care to backtrack this transaction?" If you choose yes, regardless of the timeframe, it could make the move and attach him to that team for that specific period.

That might work. Getting into retirements and stuff could maybe make that much more complicated, plus stats would liekly not travel well this way. It's an awesome idea in theory, just not sure how they'd make it function. Plus, it's something that is likely sceaming for bugs to occur, unfortunately.

[King Gro23]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Feature List

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.

This is just awesome, with a clean framerate (60fps) and 95% comfirmed meatballs are gone. 2K share is what I was praying for. The new broadcast team is great that means fresh new commentary for days. VC has always had good commentary. (depth wise)
Inside Edge 2009 sounds revamped im looking for new tedencies
Starting up my chise, with new mlb.com presentation, New commentary and 2K HD/ real-life atmosphere is just going to be bananas.
Redesigned stadiums
MLB 2K9 if comes through (which most likely will because its VC ) could be a great title to tandem with The Show

P.S. Im not getting too excited as I am with sox fan but I was never that negative on 2k

[Riotboy]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Feature List

These features are WIN, looking good 2K9.

[rock85]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Feature List

Everything sounds great. I really liked the screen shots(looks better then last year already) The franchise mode sounds like it will be like the NBA and Hockey games. I trust VC in making an enjoyable game. Looks like we could have TWO really good baseball game this year

[njdevils09]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Feature List

any official word on a release date? this site has it as April 2nd which would suck, but at least it would give them more time to work on it instead of giving us an unfinished crappy game again. The other sites all have it is march 2nd or 3rd. Anyone?

[JoshCA916]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Feature List

it will ship march 2nd, and be available to purchase TUESDAY MARCH 3, 2009

[kcxiv]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Feature List

it will ship march 2nd, and be available to purchase TUESDAY MARCH 3, 2009

Hoping i get my copy early like i did with NBA2K9. lol

[J.R. Locke]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Feature List

No PC version. Boo!

[Shakedowncapo]

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Hate to rain on parades but...where do we see 60fps? And don't say its a given because it's VC..

[SPTO]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Feature List

Gary Thorne=good Steve Philips, not so much.

I hope they retain the older control styles or i'm gonna be SOL when pitching. I also think the updated roster thing is a great idea too.

[wsu_gb23]

Re: Getting info in a matter of minutes

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

whats wrong with Steve Phillips? I think he is a great baseball mind and really knows what he is talking about. I enjoy the Gary Thorne/Steve Phillips pairing on ESPN...

[htfdthewhale]

Re: Getting info in a matter of minutes

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.

I imagine the Living Rosters will be implemented as they were in NBA Live and NBA 2k9 and will have no impact once franchise mode has started. The living roster will change every however many days and whichever roster version is loaded at the time you start your franchise will be the one moving forward.

[HealyMonster]

Re: Getting info in a matter of minutes

lol...let me try and talk you down a bit (if you're wondering, I had to give myself the same talk...lol). While the new mechanic certainly sounds great, let's not forget that it doesn't mean the overall pitcher-batter matchup and results have been improved.

Meaning that if you still have the meatballs, poor hit variety, excessive HRs, no walks, etc. It will be a well-controlled mess...lol. Add to that, suspect framerate, poor lighting, etc. and it's not too much different. Not saying that will be the case, by any means, just tossing out the possibility.

Not trying to convince you one way or the other and I AM NOT saying this game will not fix what ailed it. We don't know. Just explaining why I've tempered my own excitement about this particular feature.

I'm extremely intrigued by this game now, I can't pretend otherwise. BUT, 2K8 (and in many ways, it's predecessors) is still painfully etched in my mind as an example where hype and substance don't necessarily meet.

Personally, I'll be waiting for reviews, give it a rent, and go from there. I admit though, it went from a "no way, no how" to an "if this is even close, I'm sold" potential purchase...lol.

Im sitting here saying the same thing. I went from sitting at my computer, with no intent to buy this game until at least mid april or until massive playtime by the community has been scrutinized,etc to sitting at my computer on OS reading this thread, to definitely buying the game on release day, to now calming myself down. lol. guess this means its almost baseball season.

[slickzeus]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Feature List

wasnt sure if anyone posted this yet but its an updated features list, some new things have been answered, especially 2k share


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.

Wii Features
• Pinpoint Pitching – Use the Wii Remote™ to control every pitch. A Flick of the remote, as you pitch, will increase velocity and movement on your pitches.
• Precise Hitting – Use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk™ for total control of your hitting. The Wii Remote allows you to place your hits in relation to your swing timing, swing speed and swing angle.
• Signature Style™ – Individual MLB player-specific batting stances, step-ins, step-outs, home run celebrations, windups and deliveries create a real life game experience.
• New Broadcast Team – Gary Thorne provides the play by play calls alongside color analyst Steve Phillips giving more depth and realism for a true-to-life conversational broadcast. With improved sound effects including real time crowd noise you’ll feel like you’re actually sitting in the park.
• New 2K Beats – Featuring Judas Priest, Cheap Trick, Coheed & Cambria, Ted Nugent, SR-71, The Romantics, Boys Like Girls, and Europe.

PlayStation®2 Features:
• GM Career Mode – Control up to 4 different franchises simultaneously. Achieve goals set by franchise owners, simulate seasons and attempt to bring home a World Series® Championship.
• Updated Rosters – Capitalize on the past winter’s biggest moves with updated rosters and Inside Edge™ data.
• 2K Sports Online Play – Think you got what it takes to Play ball against the rest of the world? Go Head-to-Head against the best players on the planet.
• New Broadcast Team – Gary Thorne provides the play by play calls alongside color analyst Steve Phillips giving more depth and realism for a true-to-life conversational broadcast. With improved sound effects including real time crowd noise you’ll feel like you’re actually sitting in the park.
• New 2K Beats – Featuring Judas Priest, Cheap Trick, Coheed & Cambria, Ted Nugent, SR-71, The Romantics, Boys Like Girls, and Europe.

PSP® system Features:
• True to Form Fielding – Real life fielding structure brings a Big League experience
to the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system allowing you to play ball anywhere.
• VIP System™ – Unique user profile for each and every gamer creating individual
tendencies for pitching, batting, fielding, baserunning, and managing style.
• New 2K Beats – Featuring Judas Priest, Cheap Trick, Coheed & Cambria, Ted Nugent,
SR-71, The Romantics, Boys Like Girls, and Europe
• The Farm System – Practice your skills at scouting and evaluating Minor League™
talent by playing full games with Triple-A Clubs.
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[slickzeus]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Feature List

sorry for posting the features again but i posted the whole article so even the old ps2 users can see what they are getting