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"Was MLB 2K13 doomed from the start? Up until a few months ago, there was no word from 2K or MLB on a license renewal – and once it finally was announced in late January, it seemed too late for 2K to implement anything new or innovative. But even with lowered expectations, MLB 2K13 is a travesty of sports gaming, a blatant reproduction of 2K12 in every single facet. This isn’t completely a terrible thing: what worked well in 2K12 worked here, but with less modes and absolutely no sense of effort on the part of developer to clean up any of its problems, it’s an entirely disappointing release, especially considering its $59.99 price tag."
2K’s cancellation of its MLB series leaves The Show with no rival, which isn’t a good thing, as history shows.
Imo Fifa was superior to PES from 08-10. But PES has really upped the ante since then. Lets be honest though Fifa sells loads more becasue EA has all those licensees snatched up and Konmai cant touch them. Try selling your football game in Germany when you aren't allowed the rights to the Bundesliga. Or in England when you cant call it Liverpool but rather Merseyside Red and the team dons a fake kit?
On the flip side in countries where PES has rights to said league ie Brasil, Japan, Argentina, Chile - sales are much closer or PES outsells Fifa. While the PES community creates option files that can rectify missing kits and teams I dont blame people for choosing Fifa if they want those licenses in box. However to look at the two games and say well one is a masterpiece and the other is just meh ignoring the advances its made is completely false. That seems to be the narrative when comparing the two games.
"The Show with no rival, which isn’t a good thing"
well, it's not like The Show was already raping all the other baseball games anyway.....
Exactly the show is probably the only sports game that doesnt need competition because its been smashing 2k since '09 There's a reason its the best rated sports franchise
What about NBA Live that had a rival and it just got worse and worse every time. Maybe some games dont need competition, they could just challenge themselfs to make it better than last years.
@hyper its harder for basketball because its so many things going on at once baseball is essentially pitch hit catch throw its not that hard to perfect that
I agree. Madden has been horrible since the NFL exclusivity license came out. (Not that it was great before) I miss the 2K NFL games.
I agree. I dont think the problem here is competition. Mlb 2k backed out because the show was that good. If the show starts to suck, someone will swoop in and try to take over. The potential for competition is still there. With madden they paid to get rid of competion which is different. Madden was the worse game. This has to suck for baseball fans on xbox though.
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We all saw this with Madden! Still a good game but absolutely no real reason to buy it every year with the exception of an updated roster and stats.
Which could be done via a patch if EA wanted to!!!
MLB: The Show is routinely good quality, but with no competition, the developers can slack off. It happened with Madden; once it was the only American football game available, the developers had no one to one-up. Competition drives improvement, as companies are always trying to be better than each other, with consumers reaping the benefits.
Fans had to settle with Madden; there was no other option. Hopefully, The Show doesn't go down that road, but if it does, I wouldn't be surprised.
MLB 2k13 is a mess of a sports title that further supports the misconception that all sports titles are the same each year.
"Video games can also be a quick and easy way to throw away dozens of your hard-earned dollars at once, which isn’t so cool. Any easy trap for the layperson to fall into is a shelf full of licensed product with flashy box, and 2013 has already produced a murderer’s row of sewage trying to pass for a game." - Joe Garcia
As a big fan to this franchise, I have to admit I am grossly disappointed in this game.
It's a carbon copy of 2K12. Even the bugs and glitches in 2k12 are the same in 2k13. All 2k13 is is just a roster update.
I also found that some of the infield base throwing is skewed. It feels like even some of the best infielders are over throwing to first even when throwing in the green zone for a fast straight throw.
I am now going to make the switch to MLB The Show starting with MLB 2013.
For shame on you 2K. You would rather use what little money you have for the perfect pitch challenge and try to sell copies of the game rather then use the money to make a better MLB game for this year. For shame. You have lost my support.