Major League Baseball 2K11 Hands-On Preview

[SPTO]

Nice preview, it really does seem they've made improvements by leaps and bounds this year. I can't wait to get my hands on this game!

[Metroalex]

Does anyone know if 2K finally updated the player mugshots? They have been horribly outdated the last two years.

[bigfnjoe96]

Thanks for that preview Chase.. I'm glad you previewed & highlighted the changes you saw. Seems like VC has really though about the future of the series & choice to fix what's already there.

I'm really psyched about the Revamped Fielding System. Seems like fielding will be more challenging which is great. Risk V Reward will make for some real managing, which for adds that SIM element to the game.

Hopefully we see the DEMO tomorrow morning..

[mkharsh33]

Does anyone know if the game will still include classic hitting?

Yeah, I know some of you guys hate it, but for old-timers like me I much prefer it (ha!)...

Thnx!

[Blitzburgh]

Hey Chase, burgh guy here as well. How does PNC park and the buildings look? I skipped last years but I am really leaning towards a return to the series. Do you think I will be impressed with this years efforts if I skipped 2k10? The other game is just getting boring to me even though it looks beautiful. Thanks Blitz

[SeerMagicX]

one thing I really liked about MVP baseball was the fielding. The fielders felt very different and that made it fun. I might be a little video game-ie, but sometimes fun should trump realism. I'm hoping it will be pretty fun in 2k.

[bartolet7]

Nice preview. Sounds like they've really stepped up this year. Looking forward to picking this one up.

Quote: Originally Posted by Metroalex

Does anyone know if 2K finally updated the player mugshots? They have been horribly outdated the last two years.

I agree. Never could figure that out. Wasn't the whole idea behind the "Living Roster" concept that the rosters would essentially be daily updates? If so, you'd think they could upload the mugs right off the MLB website for each player so that if the player is on the league/team website, he'd be in the game as well along with his current pic.

[SoxFan01605]

Quote: Originally Posted by mkharsh33

Does anyone know if the game will still include classic hitting? Yeah, I know some of you guys hate it, but for old-timers like me I much prefer it (ha!)... Thnx!

They haven't specifically said, but I'd imagine the REALLY classic way of pressing A (X on PS3) to time only is still in, as it has been the last few years.

I wish they'd reimplement the zone scheme from 2K9. Great bat to ball physics IMO and one of that game's few bright spots.