Who Is To Blame for Sports Gamers Being so Picky?

[Crimsontide27]

Other games is my answer. After playing same amazing games across many platforms, the garbage treatment that is shoved down sports gamers throat is pathetic.

Exclusive rights is the other one. If I want to play a FPS game, I have many to choose from. Some love Half Life, I hate it...so I can go play CoD 4. Problem solved.

When it comes to sports games, if I want to play College Football I am stuck with only 1 choice period. Sports gamers are pretty much limited to only 1-2 choices when it comes to authentic sports titles, so the sports game genre doesnt move at the pace every other genre is.

FPS have evolved into same incredibly complex and graphic intense adventures, RPGs have evolved. Action games have come a very long way ....sports games just continue to be the same thing with a diff year added to the title.

Realistic sports games in general never change and the devs know this. This is why sports games never change. Its much easier to just release the game the next year with 1 feature added or so and call it a day. Many companies would love to be able to have a million + seller each year.

[Jistic]

Re: Who Is To Blame for Sports Gamers Being so Picky?

The internet.

[Trevytrev11]

I think it's a cop out to blame the consumer...we're always going to want the best and most for our money whether it's a new house, a new car, a movie, a video game, etc.

I think the reason our expectations are so high is because we know that it can be done. I own a 360 and play MLB 2K9, yet I see The Show and see all of these things that are done better, so it becomes a bit frustrating to think that I'm basically paying the same price for a whole lot less. But every year, I expect and hope that 2K will shine and step it up to that next level. I expect it because I know it can be done and I'm paying the same price as others who are gettting the game that is getting it done.

Also, I go back 20 years to Baseball Btars, which had create a team, etc...and wonder why 20 years later, my game doesn't have that.

As others have said as well, the companies market the games as if they are perfect replica's of the sport when they miss major aspects of the sport.

Finally, there is no law that says a game has to come out every year, forcing them to rush through a development cycle, which means a released game filled with bugs. That is there choice. Most would b pleased with a quality title every other year and roster update in between.

[Jwharris10]

When we are spending 60 bucks for a game why not expect a good product.

[heater41]

I know I am about to show my age but nothing compared to the hours I spent playing Micro League Baseball for the Commodore 64. This one was of the best sim experiences ever. You know you were hooked when you cleaned out your parents house and found boxes of boxscores that you had printed and saved.

Now, I long for that same type of sim game with great graphics. I am hoping that I one day see this arrive!

[jusmegamer]

The title of this post is silly IMO. The consumer has the right to express there opinions. Futhermore, noone needs to be blamed. The perfect game has not graced the shelves yet its that simple.

[LingeringRegime]

Basically the game companies are to blame. Why? Because the Sports Titles for the last generation of consoles are better that the current generation of sports games. Totally Unacceptable. With the exception of the Show I have been let down by Sports Titles on the current generation of consoles.

By the way heater41, I know exactly what you are saying. I used to run my own seasons for MicroLeague Baseball, and keep stats and everything. The 1980 KC Royals were my team I used to run with.

[strickzilla]

i think the "blame" falls squarely on the game houses. i play The show and madden on PS3 and the 2 games are light years apart. the only 2 reasons i find for this

#1 the The show has competition (the mbl series) so they are pushed to strive for excellence, where as madden has no real competition so they just put a game out every year and so be it. there is no "keeping up with the Jones" in football land cause the Jones were bought out.

#2 the Show was made for the PS3 exclusively using all the full power of the PS3. exclusive games (PS3 or XBOX) play better so if madden can have a team for the Wii they can have a PS3 team ( as eh game is currently made on the XBOX and then ported over)

i also think that there hasnt been that big leap forward when the new consoles came out . i mean from the NES to the Snes you could see the consoles power and on the line from the PS1 to he PS2.

but it seems the PS3/Xbox360 has kind of stalled out, at least for sports games. madden is still using Mo-cap a technology thats at LEAST 10 years old.

i think its the Jetson syndrome we expected to be further along than we are now.

[SidVish]

Re: Who Is To Blame for Sports Gamers Being so Picky?

I blame SCEA!

[GatorBait06NC]

Sports gamers are not picky. They want whats expected. They pay 650 dollars for a system and want a great looking game. Cough......EA ......Cough can even make a game that has all its features working, Nor do they do what they say. Gltiches, roster failure, and game freezing while inputting stadium sounds??? Sports gamers want what they pay. This article is stupid and should be closed now. Did Adam Thompson write this?

[kcxiv]

Re: Who Is To Blame for Sports Gamers Being so Picky?

Gaming companies. I know when i really started to notice it was after the EA NFL deal. You go from playing NFL2k5 while it had its issues, you could see the monster potential football gaming was going to have, then after that, you had to play Madden and you were like wtf? Seriously, i have to go play a game thats years behind what i was playing on a game system thats techinically inferior.

Thats when i started to notice it.

[savoie2006]

It's called capitalism folks. Just wait, several years from now when all of our favorite sports games finally have all of our favorite features and such, the next line of consoles will arrive. Then it's back to square one!

I think alot are misunderstanding what is being asked though. He is basically saying, that we as gamers(sports gamers), have gone from really not giving a rats with games like Techmo Super Bowl, to being borderline overly critical with current sports titles.

Apparently, most seem to think that it's because we are paying customers. Meaning that since our parents no longer buy our games, it means alot more to us. Now don't you feel bad for breaking all those toys your mom bought you? Anyways, I agree with this when it comes to getting a game relativly bug free and such. However, I feel the pickiness honestly goes WAY BEYOND all that. I mean the way alot of people disect animations, pictures, rosters, and attributes seems a bit obsessive to me. Given that sports developers only have a one year development cycle and are expected to fix this and fix that, add this and add that; it seems to me that sports gamers will never be happy.

[HiTEqMETHOD]

Re: Who Is To Blame for Sports Gamers Being so Picky?

I think it's a cop out to blame the consumer...we're always going to want the best and most for our money whether it's a new house, a new car, a movie, a video game, etc.

I think the reason our expectations are so high is because we know that it can be done. I own a 360 and play MLB 2K9, yet I see The Show and see all of these things that are done better, so it becomes a bit frustrating to think that I'm basically paying the same price for a whole lot less. But every year, I expect and hope that 2K will shine and step it up to that next level. I expect it because I know it can be done and I'm paying the same price as others who are gettting the game that is getting it done.

Also, I go back 20 years to Baseball Btars, which had create a team, etc...and wonder why 20 years later, my game doesn't have that.

As others have said as well, the companies market the games as if they are perfect replica's of the sport when they miss major aspects of the sport.

Finally, there is no law that says a game has to come out every year, forcing them to rush through a development cycle, which means a released game filled with bugs. That is there choice. Most would b pleased with a quality title every other year and roster update in between.

My point exactly^^

[HiTEqMETHOD]

Re: Who Is To Blame for Sports Gamers Being so Picky?

Sports gamers are not picky. They want whats expected. They pay 650 dollars for a system and want a great looking game. Cough......EA ......Cough can even make a game that has all its features working, Nor do they do what they say. Gltiches, roster failure, and game freezing while inputting stadium sounds??? Sports gamers want what they pay. This article is stupid and should be closed now. Did Adam Thompson write this?

No but Thompson knows the guy that did.

[texbuk84]

great man. i do remember nhlpa for the genesis and as a matter of fact, i still have that game. i'm about to play it to compare man.