Major League Baseball 2K11 Hands-On Preview

[swaldo]

Nice preview, I'm really getting excited for this game. I can deal with funny looking player models because all the important areas got some major work. Well, I do hope they take a good look at the choppers from high swings and possible opp field power issues. Thank God we dont have to put ourselves in training to win a million bucks with a crappy game!

[Marino]

Well, now I see why you have been neglecting us in KZ3. Good read though.

[Ollienyy]

Can't wait, thanks for the great preview! It looks like it's going to be a fun time spinning the disc this year!

[leafsfan17]

Chase, has they fixed the glitch in Franchise where drafted rookies were placed on the MLB team immediately and caused the game to freeze in Franchise making the mode unplayable?

[leafs nation]

do you guys know if there is dynamic attendance. I play with the Jays and don't really want to see a packed ballpark away from opening day unless i'm having an incredible season.

[Money99]

Great read Chase! Keep the info coming!

[XBox_Roughneck]

Why doesn't anyone ever mention any commentary improvements? The announcing was one of the things 2K clearly had over it's competition. Listening to each game felt like a listening to a real ballgame.

[therizing02]

Thanks for the impressions Chase. Sounds like like some substantial improvements were made in this dev cycle.

I'd really like to get your thoughts on the CPU manager. How do they handle pitching changes? Did the use pinch hitters at the right time? Do they use the lefty/righty factor? Do they hit and run? Do they make late game defensive subs? Lastly, do a lot of the CPU hitters who have no business swinging at 3-0 pitches in the wrong situations still do it?

IMO, these are the things that are missing in video game baseball. The chess match that goes on in every game is the soul of baseball. With the exception of the majority of the text sims, I have yet to see this reproduced effectively in a video game. There is just way too much emphasis on graphics and animations

Lastly, do you think the Inside Edge part of the game has been improved on?

Thanks again.