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  • RaychelSnr
    Executive Editor
    • Jan 2007
    • 4845

    #1

    Where Does Major League Baseball Go From Here?



    During the spring of 2003, console owners had a wealth of choices when it came to choosing a baseball title: All-Star Baseball 2004, High Heat MLB 2004, Inside Pitch 2003, World Series Baseball 2K3, MLB Slugfest 20-04, and MVP 2003. While not all are considered classics today, most offered something unique for gamers, or, at the very least, helped to launch several different classic baseball series.

    Ten years later, the well has seemingly run dry on MLB baseball games. Xbox owners have only one choice, save for a few arcade releases--the best (MLB Bobblehead Pros) was just recently pulled from sale and is no longer available. PS3 owners have it a bit better, but current reviews of MLB 2K13 probably reduce the amount of viable choices in half as well.

    The question now becomes, who is going to develop baseball games on the XBox platform and when can we expect to hear from them?

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  • bigdoc85
    MVP
    • Oct 2010
    • 1081

    #2
    What about Konami -- the maker of the Japanese Pro Baseball Spirits series?

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    • RaychelSnr
      Executive Editor
      • Jan 2007
      • 4845

      #3
      Originally posted by bigdoc85
      What about Konami -- the maker of the Japanese Pro Baseball Spirits series?
      Konami is an intriguing possibility to me personally. I know Caley wrote the article, but I definitely think that could be possible -- just I think that the license wouldn't make it into their price range. Microsoft or EA would get it before Konami could ever afford it. EA/Microsoft both would have to basically say 'not now, not ever' for Konami to get a shot.
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      • CPRoark
        Staff Writer
        • Feb 2003
        • 117

        #4
        Originally posted by bigdoc85
        What about Konami -- the maker of the Japanese Pro Baseball Spirits series?
        That's a fair point; I actually thought about Pro Spirits as I wrote this. However, the financials aside, making an MLB game would still be a different beast than the Japanese game they currently make, even though the differences are small.

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        • bhurst99
          All Star
          • Aug 2003
          • 9137

          #5
          Interesting article. I would think this is a pretty big issue for Microsoft (more than MLB) considering sports titles are a significant impetus for people to buy new consoles. If you're a sports fan and you're looking at buying either a PS4 or Xbox 720 it's a pretty easy choice to pick the PS4 over the Xbox 720 since you know a) Sony is going to have The Show on PS4 next year and b) any EA Sports title will be on both consoles. I can't believe Take Two would be willing to spend the necessary money to upgrade its baseball title for the next gen of consoles. You have to think Microsoft is aware of this issue and is either making a game in house or has approached another developer.
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          • SteelersFan09
            Rookie
            • Aug 2008
            • 35

            #6
            As a huge 360 fan and a non owner of the PS3 I'm seriously thinking about buying a PS4 this year unless of course the 720 blows me away. Back when the 360 came out there where titles that were only on the 360 that made me want that system. However today in 2013 that is not really the case anymore. So either Microsoft needs to step up their game with the 720 or another company better make a good baseball for the 720 or I'm going with the PS4.

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            • Jimbo614
              Rookie
              • Jan 2005
              • 353

              #7
              I find it interesting, yet disturbing, that the author refuses to even mention The Show by name. Obviously written from the angle of an Xbox owner. But to say that the ONLY choices Major League Baseball has involves the list he does mention has sort of a blackballing feel to it.
              As in.. Hey! Over Here!! Over Here!! Yeah, us! You know, The Show..? Remember us?

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              • CPRoark
                Staff Writer
                • Feb 2003
                • 117

                #8
                Originally posted by Jimbo614
                I find it interesting, yet disturbing, that the author refuses to even mention The Show by name. Obviously written from the angle of an Xbox owner. But to say that the ONLY choices Major League Baseball has involves the list he does mention has sort of a blackballing feel to it.
                As in.. Hey! Over Here!! Over Here!! Yeah, us! You know, The Show..? Remember us?
                It should be interesting, seeing as how I am also the author who just gave The Show a 9/10!

                No slight intended...I felt it pretty obvious that The Show is a guarantee for the PS4.

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                • shanev
                  Rookie
                  • May 2003
                  • 410

                  #9
                  2K went the wrong direction, they should have built up the Power Pro series and dropped MLB a few years ago. The Power Pro series brought a nice role playing element (albeit silly at times) and played a good game of baseball. I wish they would resurrect that series!!

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                  • CPRoark
                    Staff Writer
                    • Feb 2003
                    • 117

                    #10
                    Originally posted by shanev
                    2K went the wrong direction, they should have built up the Power Pro series and dropped MLB a few years ago. The Power Pro series brought a nice role playing element (albeit silly at times) and played a good game of baseball. I wish they would resurrect that series!!
                    I've had waaaay more enjoyment out of Power Pros and The Bigs than any version of 2K (ok, I did like some from last generation, when it was World Series 2Kx).

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                    • Profit89
                      Banned
                      • Feb 2006
                      • 612

                      #11
                      Originally posted by shanev
                      2K went the wrong direction, they should have built up the Power Pro series and dropped MLB a few years ago. The Power Pro series brought a nice role playing element (albeit silly at times) and played a good game of baseball. I wish they would resurrect that series!!
                      That's true. The Power Pros series was amazing. Fun and sim at once.

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                      • smokinhashish
                        Banned
                        • Mar 2013
                        • 11

                        #12
                        Yea, really, i guarantee that no matter what baseball game comes out, it wont hold a candle to the show. The xbox 720 will be inferior to the ps4 as well. Just sayin. Ps4 gonna be the shizz.

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                        • moders
                          Rookie
                          • Mar 2007
                          • 15

                          #13
                          To me its all sports games. What happened? We now have 1 basketball game, 1 hockey game and 1 football game. Were's the competition?

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                          • dsk
                            Rookie
                            • Apr 2004
                            • 62

                            #14
                            I too think Konami brining a game to North America makes sense. For starters it's a great game with people choosing to put up with a high price tag and the language barrier just to play it. Who cares if they can't afford the MLB license.. Bring us a non-licensed baseball game built on the PYS engine that is easily modded in game or via option files and that would be enough for most of us to buy day 1.

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                            • Jimbo614
                              Rookie
                              • Jan 2005
                              • 353

                              #15
                              Originally posted by CPRoark
                              It should be interesting, seeing as how I am also the author who just gave The Show a 9/10!

                              No slight intended...I felt it pretty obvious that The Show is a guarantee for the PS4.
                              Well, I didnt do my homework on previous reviews by Mr Roake. For that I apologize.
                              Yet, nevertheless, the impact of The Show should garner at least a mention even if in reference to a previous post.
                              No harm intended, it just seemed the absence was conspicious.

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