Major League Baseball 2K10 Hands-on (IGN)

[HK-47]

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The pitching controls sound lame. I hope there's an option to use 2k8's.

[K_GUN]

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not impressed


not even interested

[vols bravesfan]

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not impressed


not even interested

Same here. That's why I'm happy I have a PS3.

[jeffy777]

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not even interested

Thanks for letting us know

[Scottdau]

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I like that hitters eye thing. Any way to make the good hitters stand out is a good thing in my eyes. I want to be able to crush the ball with my studs.

[Bahnzo]

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I don't know why they give these games to people who clearly don't get what baseball is about. Drooling over a fast-play/hurry-up mode over anything else is crazy.

The thing is, this is probably a good example of the average gamer who buys a game. Let's hope they don't put too much stock in guys like this when making game design decisions......too much to hope for probably.

[dorismary]

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Thanks for posting , I hope framrate means ps3 owners also .
Glad to hear they added Kruky but sad they couldnt get Pkillips out .

[bigfnjoe96]

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I just hope we have the option to turn OFF all these Pop-Ups that come-up as mentioned. I also hope they the give us the option to remove the pitch location indicator & if not have it fade ala the way The Show does it.

[countryboy]

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John Kruk = the next Rex Hudler...

Anyways, Hitters Eye is a very welcomed addition. As Scott said, anything that helps separate average, good, and great hitters is a positive for a baseball game.

The one thing I'm wondering after reading that article is the possiblity that they got rid of Single A teams? Possibly a mis-interpet on my part or a poor choice of wording by the author. I wouldn't think they'd just take them out.

[nemesis04]

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Very poor write-up as he was all over the board. Its obvious he did not go in with a gameplan and spent about 3 hours with the game.


Anyway, why would they do a separate function for a defensive swing? A defensive swing is a reaction not a predetermined thought, imo. The easy solution would be not to use it but not sure why they felt the need to add something like that? To me it should be part of the contact swing and based on the batter's ability to fight off pitches. What the hell do I know, lol!

[SoxFan01605]

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Very poor write-up as he was all over the board. Its obvious he did not go in with a gameplan and spent about 3 hours with the game.


Anyway, why would they do a separate function for a defensive swing? A defensive swing is a reaction not a predetermined thought, imo. The easy solution would be not to use it but not sure why they felt the need to add something like that? To me it should be part of the contact swing and based on the batter's ability to fight off pitches. What the hell do I know, lol!

I don't know, I can see merit in it. Some guys go up there (particularly with two strikes) and just try to slap the ball in play. To that end, it is a conscious effort to change the swing, so it makes sense to represent it in some fashion. I see the point that it doesn't necessarily need to be manual, but it could actually help add more depth to the pitcher/batter matchup depending on how well it's implemented IMO.

[a walrus]

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They simplified the pitching controls & provided an option to make the game quicker..Added a msg box that displays the pitch type.Rather then improve upon.. the graphics are a bit .....worse.

I really am looking foward to this./

[nemesis04]

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I don't know, I can see merit in it. Some guys go up there (particularly with two strikes) and just try to slap the ball in play. To that end, it is a conscious effort to change the swing, so it makes sense to represent it in some fashion. I see the point that it doesn't necessarily need to be manual, but it could actually help add more depth to the pitcher/batter matchup depending on how well it's implemented IMO.

I just see it as being frustrating. Basically if you have two strikes with your hitter, you are saying to yourself that your next pitch is going to be a defensive swing. Because there is no way you are going to be able to think contact and last minute decide defensive. Way too much, imo.

[odbman]

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Man am I happy I got a PS3 .The hands on has already convinced me not to pre order or buy this game.The show is the way to go.

[SoxFan01605]

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I just see it as being frustrating. Basically if you have two strikes with your hitter, you are saying to yourself that your next pitch is going to be a defensive swing. Because there is no way you are going to be able to think contact and last minute decide defensive. Way too much, imo.

I think we are looking at two different things. To clarify, I agree 100% that switching to a "defensive swing" on the fly would be frustrating and probably pointless if the contact swing works right. I'm thinking more along the lines of going up there with the predetermined mindset to "protect the plate" and just put the bat on the ball. There would be no real power behind it...just base contact. That's how I'm viewing this addition (if anyone played 2K7, pressing UP on the stick would do something like this...but control lag made it sketchy at best).

To that end, I can see where it would add depth to the controls. As I said...certainly not necessary, but I can see it as adding depth to the user control in those settings. I think it falls in line with their development philosophy...2K usually tries to offer as much user control as possible (to a fault at times, perhaps). We'll see how it works out. At least, like you said, it's not required for use for those that don't want to bother.