Major League Baseball 2K9 Developer Diary: Franchise

[a2ndrgmaster]

o snap HR Derby during all star break... dream come true

[sooners52794]

Quote: Originally Posted by a2ndrgmaster

o snap HR Derby during all star break... dream come true

i was thinking i was gonna hav to buy the show again for ps2 if kush came out wit another half-assed game like 2k7 or disaster like 2k8 but vc is solid at pretty much ev game they make so im deff gettin this soon.

one thing id like to kno however is if theres salary arbitration. its not a big deal rlly, but its in the show 09 so...

that was in 2k7 for ps2 lol it was bad cuz of the hitting controls and the ball didnt fly anywhere past 420 ft, but yeah that was in 2k7

[JBH3]

In game saves were in last year, and again...

When you save a game and re-load it later your stats etc do not count towards your VIP or any achievement you might've been on the verge of unlocking.

If someone could confirm otherwise for 2K9 then great, but this is the way it was last year and I would suspect it to be the same.

[WazzuRC]

So stoked for this game...really hope it lives up to the hype because I was so disappointed last year.

[Spanky]

Quote: Originally Posted by Eddie1967

Again the greatest one year leap in video gaming history IMO.

Hope you're right. Thus far, in my gaming history, that distinction belongs to College Hoops 2k4 on the X-Box, which was leaps and bounds better than 2k3 and proved to be the turning point in that great franchise.
If this can match that, then I'm all wood.

[RealmK]

Great read, I hope it all pans out being a franchise guy myself. I didn't see any mention of injuries during non user played games or the cpu stealling bases mentioned though. I'd also like to hope the AI when batting doesn't swing at everything in the strike zone hittable or not as we've seen in the various media now.

Good stuff on the whole. It certainly sounds like MLB2k9 will be making major strides this year to right the series.

[knighthawksfan]

This is going to be an awesome game dude.

[Eddie1967]

Quote: Originally Posted by Spanky

Hope you're right. Thus far, in my gaming history, that distinction belongs to College Hoops 2k4 on the X-Box, which was leaps and bounds better than 2k3 and proved to be the turning point in that great franchise. If this can match that, then I'm all wood.

All wood? LOL, did you mean that? I think this will be the turning point in the 2k baseball series. Those are gameplay videos we are watching so I am very confident in my statement. Can't wait.