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2K Sports Announces Free Demo of Major League Baseball 2K8 now on Xbox LIVE Marketplace

05:43 AM - March 5, 2008 by tgalv

2K Sports Announces Free Demo of Major League
Baseball® 2K8 Now Available for Download on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace

While dedicated fans eagerly await the launch of the highly anticipated title, Major League Baseball® 2K8, 2K Sports today announced a free demo is now available for download through Xbox LIVE® Marketplace. Players will be able to practice their skills at Boston’s legendary Fenway Park by playing three full innings as either the Colorado Rockies or Boston Red Sox.

The free game demo will also offer fans a chance to experience the new and exciting features that Major League Baseball 2K8 brings to the virtual diamond through retooled pitching, batting, fielding and baserunning gameplay mechanics. Fans will also get a sneak peek at the stunning realism and depth of gameplay in Major League Baseball 2K8 through new Signature Style™ animations and redesigned stadiums that showcase the detail and specific architecture of each city.

Major League Baseball 2K8, rated E for Everyone by the ESRB, is now available in retail stores for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and Wii™ home video game system.

For more information about Major League Baseball 2K8, please visit www.2Ksports.com.

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Member Comments

# 81 callmetaternuts @ 03/06/08 11:27 AM

What time does the Playstation store update typically? Rumor has it the demo drops on PS3 today, just dont know what time.

# 82 Pared @ 03/06/08 11:31 AM

I think they do the updates around 3 pm EST. Somewhere from 3-5, IIRC.

# 83 centauris @ 03/06/08 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by mugginns


	I guess the framerate is fixed in the full game?

no it isn't

# 84 Blzer @ 03/06/08 03:24 PM

Played the demo this morning. I must say, this is certainly a step up from 2K7. Visual detail is lacking and color palette is off, and aside from the lack of options for the demo's sake, I had fun. Framerate for pitcher/batter is very good, and while there is choppiness in the field, I don't think I can call that a framerate issue. That said, hopefully a patch can fix this.

Pitching is very fun and very rewarding. Fielding was fun, but throwing is still too hard. I have a feeling that batting is better, but I never missed a pitch while swinging and only hit one foul ball. That said, I hope sliders work very well, because I just wasn't getting the pitch counts I had hoped for (pitcher wouldn't throw anything but strikes, either).

All this said, the game has a somewhat incomplete feel, especially in presentation and the on-field stutter. But this definitely feels like a step up. I thought I would be much more disappointed than I actually was. I'm highly anticipating 2K9.

# 85 ninjamonkey @ 03/06/08 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Tomba321


	AND why the demo only out for 360 and why is the downloadbale content also only out for 360AND why do i have to even ask or worry about this? IF the game is multiplatform?!

There is downloadable content only for the 360 b/c those things didn't fit on the 360 disc. They are already in the PS3 version.

# 86 myghty @ 03/06/08 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by callmetaternuts


	What time does the Playstation store update typically? Rumor has it the demo drops on PS3 today, just dont know what time.

Sorry but NO 2K8 demo for PS3 today...

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/...ore-update-25/

# 87 myghty @ 03/06/08 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Tomba321


	AND why the demo only out for 360 and why is the downloadbale content also only out for 360AND why do i have to even ask or worry about this? IF the game is multiplatform?!

It does suck about the demo not on PS3 but the downloadable contents for 360 is the stuff that didnt fit on their disc. Its already on the PS3 disc...

# 88 callmetaternuts @ 03/06/08 08:31 PM

I know no one has the inside scoop, but is it save to assume if they MLB 2k8 demo didnt come out today on PS3 that we wouldnt see it until next Thurs? Do they ever update it on a non-Thurs?

# 89 callmetaternuts @ 03/06/08 09:48 PM

can anyone help?

# 90 spit_bubble @ 03/06/08 10:13 PM

I'm 99% sure Sony only updates the store on Thursday.

# 91 VidGaminMachine476 @ 03/06/08 10:49 PM

Alright, I'm ******** but anyway..

Can someone explain to me how ptiching works? The tutorial makes things look good but I would like a specific thing. Like obviously I push down first with Beckett to start his fastball but then I end up throwing a meatball every time. Do you let the circle expand itself the whole way?

# 92 ninjamonkey @ 03/06/08 10:57 PM

form what i understand, you hold it down until you have the "effectiveness" you want, then you move it up and hold it at the top, then release when the circle shrinks to the inner green circle.

# 93 bigtiggah @ 03/06/08 11:01 PM

damn, too many steps. should be up or down or sideways then release to center. i too old for this stuff.

# 94 ninjamonkey @ 03/06/08 11:34 PM

it's kinda glitchy for me. It doesnt always recognize that I started the gesture, and the "efefctivenesS" just keeps expanding.

and i just tried to throw a change up and it threw a fastball. it even showed the gesture and i did it correctly. im not dislexic

# 95 pdawg17 @ 03/06/08 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ninjamonkey


	it's kinda glitchy for me. It doesnt always recognize that I started the gesture, and the "efefctivenesS" just keeps expanding. and i just tried to throw a change up and it threw a fastball. it even showed the gesture and i did it correctly. im not dislexic

Oh good...it's not just me with the gesturing...I've had many times where the gesture is not recognized...

# 96 ninjamonkey @ 03/07/08 01:34 AM

i hope it's only a demo issue

# 97 callmetaternuts @ 03/07/08 09:39 AM

Any word on why the PS3 demo will be so late?

# 98 ForeverYoung @ 03/07/08 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by callmetaternuts


	Any word on why the PS3 demo will be so late?

Sony wants to sell their own baseball game.

# 99 Pared @ 03/07/08 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ForeverYoung


	Sony wants to sell their own baseball game.

Love how it's on Sony now.

Yeah, 2k gave the demo to MS way back in early Feb. and it got released in the evening of the game's release date.

But the Sony conspiracy theories are more enjoyable.

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