MLB 09: The Show - The System Seller?

[demboys6]

Re: MLB 09: The Show - The System Seller?

For exclusive sports gaming fans (dying breed), the PS3 offers every choice + the Show.

That was my thought process. I am exclusively a sports gaming fan, that is almost all I buy. I live on these boards just obviously never post. I can get every sports title I want for the PS3.

[JMD]

Re: MLB 09: The Show - The System Seller?

It was a system seller for me. Bought a PS3 for MLB 08. Still the only two games I have for the system. I'm sure if the 2k series was any good I would never have bought a PS3.

Same here. My console of choice is the 360, but I got a PS3 because MLB 2k8 was so bad, I wanted the Show 08.

[Zorb]

Re: MLB 09: The Show - The System Seller?

MLB 08 sold me a PS3.

[sgthalka]

Re: MLB 09: The Show - The System Seller?

I can't believe he wrote that entire article and didn't even buy the system or play the game.

[gbx34]

Re: MLB 09: The Show - The System Seller?

If it isnt a "system Seller" it is certainly a huge contributor to the cause giving sony another excellent exclusive to go along with blu-ray.

the 360 is a great machine, with some ncie exclusives, but recently, sony has come out with some nice exclusives of its own:

The show
Hot shots golf
uncharted
Killzone 2
Warhawk
Little Big Planet
Resistance
Gran Tourismo 5
God of War 3

and those are just the SCEA games... meaning they will always be exclusives(unlike say final fantasy or bioshock)

MGS4

It was talked about coming to 360, but hasn't yet.

[pvigg001]

Re: MLB 09: The Show - The System Seller?

No it's far from a system seller.

[Bigtonyclark]

Re: MLB 09: The Show - The System Seller?

It's a system seller for me. Hopefully I'll have it in my greedy little hands by this Saturday.

[madcap08]

Re: MLB 09: The Show - The System Seller?

It can be a system seller for the hardcore baseball fan with a nice wallet. It can certainly be a system seller for those that haven't made the leap to next gen yet and like baseball. For exclusive sports gaming fans (dying breed), the PS3 offers every choice + the Show.

I've found this to be the case with a couple of my friends. they were looking to take the next gen plunge, and they used the release of MLB 09 as their excuse to do so.

[SoxFan01605]

Re: MLB 09: The Show - The System Seller?

I think in the most general of senses, it's likely not a system seller often. Sure, here you read about it all the time. The average gamer out there isn't drooling over all things sports-gaming though and likely based their purchase on other potential "system sellers" like MGS4, Uncharted, the blueray player, etc.

Despite that, I will say that it was purchase accelerator for me. I planned on buying a PS# anyway, but I rushed my purchase for a "next gen" copy of The Show last year...had to have my baseball title.

Turns out, it was a great decision as they stopped making PS3's backwards compatable and I have several PS2 games (and even a couple PS1 games...hard to believe, but true) that I still pop in.

Bottom line is the PS3 is a great system and The Show is a great game. If you love baseball and can afford it, why not?

[EnigmaNemesis]

Re: MLB 09: The Show - The System Seller?

MGS4

It was talked about coming to 360, but hasn't yet.

It was hoped by 360 fan blogs only, was shot down EVERY time by Kojima himself. Said it wont happen.

But yet the internet keeps on spinning.

[stewaat]

Re: MLB 09: The Show - The System Seller?

I bought a PS3 with the primary reason of playing The Show.

[totalownership]

Re: MLB 09: The Show - The System Seller?

I had bluray movies in mind when I "got the ps3 for christmas from my wife".

[bravosfan]

Re: MLB 09: The Show - The System Seller?

Wouldn't own a PS3 if not for The Show, so it was for me.

[DickDalewood]

Re: MLB 09: The Show - The System Seller?

It's the reason that the PS3 is my system of choice tihs generation.

[green94]

Re: MLB 09: The Show - The System Seller?

Didn't read the article, I will when I get some time, but...


YES, this is a system seller for any pure baseball fan.