IGN:Even on its own, ignoring that it's a carbon-copy of last year's version, MLB 2K13 is a disappointing baseball game. The hard truth of the matter is that there is a rival game out there that schools 2K13 on every conceivable level. MLB 2K13, by comparison, is an embarrassing use of the MLB license, feeling more like a half-assed attempt to rake in a few bucks off fans who haven't read reviews than any real attempt to make a fun baseball game.
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
What amazes me is that they put this game on PS3 up against The Show, and some people actually bought it.
burn 2k, burnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
This game is solid. The only reason the score is bad is because it's 2k12 + bonus patch. If 2k12 was higher than a 4.5, then how can 2k13, the better game, get a lower score.
I can't get the show I don't have PS3 but this is the new "hot" thing for reviewers of this game to do.
I rented mlb 2k09 to try it out. When my pitcher came up to bat, I hit homerun. Reviewing the replay, it was high and inside and my pitcher hit it almost on the handle of the bat. I returned it and never looked back at the series.