First Preview of MLB 2K9

by pastapadre
Posted January 26th, 2009 at 8:13 pm

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Gamespot has posted up a hands-on preview for MLB 2K9, though the hands-on part encompassed only a single inning. They also have four new screenshots for the game.

There’s no jaw-dropping feature in MLB 2K9 that looks to reinvent baseball games entirely. What the development team has done, instead, is pay attention to the complaints about MLB 2K8 and directly address them. While the preview code we played still looked and felt early (with graphical hitches aplenty), producers told us the development aims to deliver a smooth gameplay experience running at a full 60 frames per second.

At the very least it is encouraging that 2K has been more open about this title than most of the games they produce. We have the features list, some screenshots, and now some semblance of a hands-on. But as was discovered last year there is the potential for disinformation (such as the frame rate) until people get watch videos or get their hands on the game for themselves. Hopefully this year they won’t hold the demo back and get it out before release as that would surely increase everyone’s confidence about the game.

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Josh

Although MLB 2K9 may be a good game & an improvement over last year, gamers have no choice but to be skeptical about the game. Not only did 2K lead us on last year & burn us, but they do a terrible job of marketing their products. They give us little bits & pieces of information at a time, they release demos either the day the game comes out or a week after, etc….Although NBA Live is garbage, at least EA does a great job of marketing their games. If 2K wouldn't always wait until the last second to release info (vids, demos, etc..) then maybe people wouldn't be skeptical. They way I look at it is that if your game is solid then there should be no reason to withhold information. Red Flag!
Josh

Although MLB 2K9 may be a good game & an improvement over last year, gamers have no choice but to be skeptical about the game. Not only did 2K lead us on last year & burn us, but they do a terrible job of marketing their products. They give us little bits & pieces of information at a time, they release demos either the day the game comes out or a week after, etc….Although NBA Live is garbage, at least EA does a great job of marketing their games. If 2K wouldn't always wait until the last second to release info (vids, demos, etc..) then maybe people wouldn't be skeptical. They way I look at it is that if your game is solid then there should be no reason to withhold information. Red Flag!
Andrew

Wow the hat logo on the sox is huge and terrible and the sox have not worn blue undershirts since 02.
God I wish ea bought 2k. they don't even deserve for the license
Plus they have no confidence in any of their games obviously because they never give any info
I am buying front office manager because I have been dying for a game like that
The sox jersey looks like one of those cheap screen printed jerseys you can buy
I might buy this just for the heck of it but definatley not on release day
I bought 2k6 a while ago but that was terrible. Then I bought 2k8 for wii bretty bad tottally different from the xbox and ps3 version, Looks like they diddnt even try for will They had uni errors every where you looked
If they at least tried on the wii I'll be happy as I have ps3 and wii
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Long live the show
Andrew

Wow the hat logo on the sox is huge and terrible and the sox have not worn blue undershirts since 02.
God I wish ea bought 2k. they don't even deserve for the license
Plus they have no confidence in any of their games obviously because they never give any info
I am buying front office manager because I have been dying for a game like that
The sox jersey looks like one of those cheap screen printed jerseys you can buy
I might buy this just for the heck of it but definatley not on release day
I bought 2k6 a while ago but that was terrible. Then I bought 2k8 for wii bretty bad tottally different from the xbox and ps3 version, Looks like they diddnt even try for will They had uni errors every where you looked
If they at least tried on the wii I'll be happy as I have ps3 and wii
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Long live the show
Andrew

since when does josh beckket have long hair LOL
Andrew

since when does josh beckket have long hair LOL
gnome

yeah that looks NOTHING like Beckett. way too skinny and does anyone else think the B on his hat is a tad too big??
gnome

yeah that looks NOTHING like Beckett. way too skinny and does anyone else think the B on his hat is a tad too big??
DaveDQ

I have no problem with how the game looks. Yes, the logos on the hats look too big. What's weird is they don't look too big on the helmets. In the grand scheme, I will look at close-ups maybe 3% of my time with this game or with any other game for that matter.

I like the pitching change where you won't have to nail the release. Keeping the analog in pitching will be nice. My concern with the batting is the animations. Will the batter just pull back and wait on the pitch, or will you have to time it better? That could produce some ugly animations if you just kick back and wait.

I think the game wasn't awful in 2K8. What ruined it was out of the gate it had framerate issues and they just never got over that hump. Stylistically, 2K8 was rough. the menus and deep brown crimson colors made it tough to look at. I still say 2K7 was one of the best sports games (presentation wise).
DaveDQ

I have no problem with how the game looks. Yes, the logos on the hats look too big. What's weird is they don't look too big on the helmets. In the grand scheme, I will look at close-ups maybe 3% of my time with this game or with any other game for that matter.

I like the pitching change where you won't have to nail the release. Keeping the analog in pitching will be nice. My concern with the batting is the animations. Will the batter just pull back and wait on the pitch, or will you have to time it better? That could produce some ugly animations if you just kick back and wait.

I think the game wasn't awful in 2K8. What ruined it was out of the gate it had framerate issues and they just never got over that hump. Stylistically, 2K8 was rough. the menus and deep brown crimson colors made it tough to look at. I still say 2K7 was one of the best sports games (presentation wise).
Eric G

Ill be getting MLB 2k9 again this year for the same reason I do each year: The ability to choose any stadium, at any time of day, and any jersey style even during franchise season modes. If MLB The Show ever included that, id be done with this game all together
Eric G

Ill be getting MLB 2k9 again this year for the same reason I do each year: The ability to choose any stadium, at any time of day, and any jersey style even during franchise season modes. If MLB The Show ever included that, id be done with this game all together
http://intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

"There’s no jaw-dropping feature in MLB 2K9 that looks to reinvent baseball games entirely. What the development team has done, instead, is pay attention to the complaints about MLB 2K8 and directly address them."

Hold on a second. This is exactly the same crap we heard last year about them fixing 2K7 and they just made it worse. When will it end? It's still to early to diss the game entirely, but I'm pretty scepticle of the approach 2K is taking
http://intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

"There’s no jaw-dropping feature in MLB 2K9 that looks to reinvent baseball games entirely. What the development team has done, instead, is pay attention to the complaints about MLB 2K8 and directly address them."

Hold on a second. This is exactly the same crap we heard last year about them fixing 2K7 and they just made it worse. When will it end? It's still to early to diss the game entirely, but I'm pretty scepticle of the approach 2K is taking
http://www.intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

"There’s no jaw-dropping feature in MLB 2K9 that looks to reinvent baseball games entirely. What the development team has done, instead, is pay attention to the complaints about MLB 2K8 and directly address them."

Hold on a second. This is exactly the same crap we heard last year about them fixing 2K7 and they just made it worse. When will it end? It's still to early to diss the game entirely, but I'm pretty skeptical of the approach 2K is taking.
http://www.intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

"There’s no jaw-dropping feature in MLB 2K9 that looks to reinvent baseball games entirely. What the development team has done, instead, is pay attention to the complaints about MLB 2K8 and directly address them."

Hold on a second. This is exactly the same crap we heard last year about them fixing 2K7 and they just made it worse. When will it end? It's still to early to diss the game entirely, but I'm pretty skeptical of the approach 2K is taking.
http://www.intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

"There’s no jaw-dropping feature in MLB 2K9 that looks to reinvent baseball games entirely. What the development team has done, instead, is pay attention to the complaints about MLB 2K8 and directly address them."

Hold on a second. This is exactly the same crap we heard last year about them fixing 2K7 and they just made it worse. When will it end? It's still too early to diss the game entirely, but I'm pretty skeptical of the approach 2K is taking.
http://www.intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

"There’s no jaw-dropping feature in MLB 2K9 that looks to reinvent baseball games entirely. What the development team has done, instead, is pay attention to the complaints about MLB 2K8 and directly address them."

Hold on a second. This is exactly the same crap we heard last year about them fixing 2K7 and they just made it worse. When will it end? It's still too early to diss the game entirely, but I'm pretty skeptical of the approach 2K is taking.
Shomari

Honestly, because I don't have the money to get a PS3, I will purchase this game just to have a baseball game to play.
Shomari

Honestly, because I don't have the money to get a PS3, I will purchase this game just to have a baseball game to play.