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Major League Baseball 2K9 Hands-On Preview

11:51 AM - February 16, 2009 by Steve_OS

I have played quite a bit of our beta copy of Major League Baseball 2K9, so I will give my impressions of what I have seen so far. Just keep in mind, some of the issues I have witnessed will not be in the final retail version, according to the developers of the game.

Some Unanswered Questions

The biggest question has to be the frame rate and the A.I. swinging at anything remotely close to the strike zone. After multiple games, I can definitely tell you there are some issues with the frame rate, but those issues are not consistently popping up. For example, here are some instances where I have seen hiccups in animations one time, and then a few innings later, seen the exact type of play and not seen any hiccups.

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# 81 fistofrage @ 02/17/09 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by JoshCA916


	wow how i grow tired of reading this statement, just because somebody owns a ps3 means they can't prefer 2k over the show, i chose to go with a ps3 over 360 because i had a ps2 and liked it, i played 2k baseball on my ps2 and it was the same on the xbox and ps2 so since i upgraded to next gen and chose the ps3 that means i can't like 2k baseball and if they were just as good on both systems then doesnt mean that 2k should not try to make a good game for the ps3 vs. the 360 now, there is no excuse for the game not to be the same, i am sorry but the show wasn't a good game until 07 i played it in 06 vs. 2k6 and the show was a sad game then, it has come along way now and i think is a good game, but i prefer 2k baseball as it gives me more of a next gen feel

I've never played the show because I don'tr have a PS3, but I will tell you that you would be in the vast majority of people I have encountered who have a Ps3 and prefer 2k over the show. In fact I know numerous people who have purchased a PS3 for the sole purpose of playing The Show.

# 82 scoobywho @ 02/17/09 08:36 PM

wont be better than the show 09 no matter what 2k does.. they never put enough effort into there GAMEPLAY department

# 83 stealyerface @ 02/17/09 09:41 PM

They're putting their effort into the gameplay. But, hopefully there will be some great strides made there. Not unlike your grammar.

# 84 ShowTyme15 @ 02/17/09 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by K_GUN


	have player sunglasses been removed?

no they still have sunglasses.

# 85 Skyboxer @ 02/18/09 07:55 AM

Ok I am one who bought A ps3 (When it was 600.00 no less) just for The Show.
Yeah I love The Show. However time doesn't stand still and things do change.
Will I still prefer The Show over 2K9 this year? Probably, but has the gap been closed some? Absolutely.
What The Show has added this year is pretty awesome and is mainly due to the core gameplay being great. 2K had a good amount of work to do in the gameplay department IMO and it looks like they have made a great step forward. If this keeps up, in no time they also will be able to focus on the extra stuff.
Bottom line is we as baseball fans are big winners this year.

2K looks like a very fun game this year and I for one will have it day one along with The Show.

# 86 areobee401 @ 02/18/09 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Skyboxer


	Ok I am one who bought A ps3 (When it was 600.00 no less) just for The Show. Yeah I love The Show. However time doesn't stand still and things do change. Will I still prefer The Show over 2K9 this year? Probably, but has the gap been closed some? Absolutely. What The Show has added this year is pretty awesome and is mainly due to the core gameplay being great. 2K had a good amount of work to do in the gameplay department IMO and it looks like they have made a great step forward. If this keeps up, in no time they also will be able to focus on the extra stuff. Bottom line is we as baseball fans are big winners this year. 2K looks like a very fun game this year and I for one will have it day one along with The Show.

Ditto

# 87 Qb @ 02/18/09 12:04 PM

Allow me to remind everyone that we don't want to see pointless back & forth regarding The Show & 2K or statements proclaiming the superiority of one title in the other forum. Millennium was quite clear in his "Read before posting" thread. Please keep this in mind for both forums...

# 88 trm538 @ 02/18/09 12:20 PM

I have a ps3, what game should I get? 2k9 or the show

# 89 Jimbo68 @ 02/18/09 12:44 PM

I am one of those people who bought a PS3 last year for just the show. But I used the Blu Ray player as a selling point to my wife. Those of us married will understand. I also own a 360, and I played a demo of MLB2K8 on it, and it looked pretty but really sucked otherwise. So I am comfortable saying that last year The Show won hands down last year. This year I believe it will be a little closer. Won't really know until early March when the reviews start pouring in. So I'll save my opinions until then. One thing, those people saying that MLB2K9 has poor throwing animations, as an artist, I don't think they look very different from this year's The Show videos. But like I said, will just have to wait a bit longer to actually see the final results.

# 90 SwinginAs12 @ 02/18/09 02:53 PM

Steve can you show a video of the A's vs. the Angels?

# 91 Money99 @ 02/18/09 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Skyboxer


	Ok I am one who bought A ps3 (When it was 600.00 no less) just for The Show. Yeah I love The Show. However time doesn't stand still and things do change. Will I still prefer The Show over 2K9 this year? Probably, but has the gap been closed some? Absolutely. What The Show has added this year is pretty awesome and is mainly due to the core gameplay being great. 2K had a good amount of work to do in the gameplay department IMO and it looks like they have made a great step forward. If this keeps up, in no time they also will be able to focus on the extra stuff. Bottom line is we as baseball fans are big winners this year. 2K looks like a very fun game this year and I for one will have it day one along with The Show.

Excellent post. I'm in the same boat as I actually traded in my 360 for bluray and The Show.
But I'm very excited to try MLB2K9 out. It looks like VC is on the right track so who knows how good this series could get?
Poor VC, how many more games do they have to bail out? (NHL, MLB...someday maybe an NFL game?

)

# 92 Jistic @ 02/18/09 05:30 PM

Any word from the Devs yet Steve?

# 93 Trevytrev11 @ 02/18/09 05:47 PM

It'd be nice to get some detailed impressions on the new hitting system. I think to date, we've seen one at-bat (one swing) of the new cursor/zone system. I'm curious to know how it reacts and what kind of feel it has in a game situation.

# 94 ChicagoSparty @ 02/19/09 11:06 AM

It's flatly unacceptable to have a baseball game where the CPU swings at virtually everything in the strike zone. That's not baseball. They've been making this game for how many years now? The pitcher/batter interface should be pretty far along by now.

# 95 stlchamp10 @ 02/19/09 03:59 PM

Is it March 3rd yet?

# 96 kingdevin @ 02/20/09 09:37 AM

Does anyone know what options r available for fielding cam's

# 97 Bigtonyclark @ 02/22/09 03:25 AM

Random question that I don't feel deserves a thread, but is a Live gold account required to use 2kshare?

# 98 BrianFifaFan @ 02/22/09 10:57 AM

Thanks Steve for the preview, and thanks for talking about the framerate. This seems to be a problem with 2k's games as of late, NBA2k9 was just a mess in this regard. I just don't get how they went from buttery smooth framerates early in this gen, to the herky-jerky mess it is now. Maybe they need to stop adding "sig styles" until they get a decent rendering engine. I'm gonna take a "wait and see" on this one......

# 99 dave_sz @ 02/22/09 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Scottdau


	I am lucky I have a 360 and PS3, so I hope the PS3 and 360 are the same though. So I don't know which one to get. I have a feeling the 360 one will be a little better. So who knows.

show for ps3 and 2k9 for the 360, that's what i'm doing. Won't get the show til the season starts if I like 2k9...

# 100 K_GUN @ 02/22/09 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianFifaFan


	Thanks Steve for the preview, and thanks for talking about the framerate. This seems to be a problem with 2k's games as of late, NBA2k9 was just a mess in this regard. I just don't get how they went from buttery smooth framerates early in this gen, to the herky-jerky mess it is now. Maybe they need to stop adding "sig styles" until they get a decent rendering engine. I'm gonna take a "wait and see" on this one......

was NBA2K9 upgraded to 60fps?

it seems that's the Lowest Common D in all these issues

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