Would MVP Baseball be a threat to The Show?

[Cod]

Quote: Originally Posted by HustlinOwl

No they development team from 2005 is long gone good luck EA

Not sure which members of the team you're referring to, but the project producer for the series (Brent Nielsen) is still with EA. His most recent games were NBA Live 08, 09, 10 and NBA Jam. Also, the lead programmer (Dee Jay Randal) is still an active part of EA's NHL franchise. I'm not trying to say two people can make a game, but having a producer and lead programmer from a baseball series is definitely a step in the right direction because finding artists and grunt programmers is easy. Leadership is what is hard to find.

As for an MVP game, I wouldn't expect anything this generation of consoles. Gaming in general is changing and a lot of companies are sitting back and watching to see how everything plays out. If EA wanted to make money on an MLB game, they'd put together some half-assed game on the PC and make the .dll files available on release day. Then watch the modders make their game a cult classic and played for years beyond its lifecycle (MVP 05, Sim City 4, etc.).

[22cedric]

I think MVP Baseball will be a threat to MLB The Show in the future. I expect EA Sports to give their best effort if they decide to bring the game back on the next gen consoles. Competition breeds innovation I don't want MLB The Show to become stagnant. I think MVP Baseball can outdo MLB The Show in certain areas.

[jdepersis]

Quote: Originally Posted by IK720

Ahhh MVP baseball. I miss it. That being said we would have to wait and see if it was actually good. A lot can happen in 8 years. Maybe MVP 05 was just so good compared to what was out then? I don't remember. I just remember loving that game.

MVP 05 is still very good compared to 2012 games. As long as MVP ups its graphics and make little tweaks to gameplay then it would be awesome.

[Tomahawk]

I'd love to see a return of Power Pros!!!

[daflyboys]

EA player models are typically questionable. But an upgraded engine, eliminate some of the really bad animations (spin-o-rama fielding for IF's), warping, improve collision, and make sure customization is upgraded (because there won't be any type of editor available) and, yes, it could be a threat.

[DrJones]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cod

Not sure which members of the team you're referring to, but the project producer for the series (Brent Nielsen) is still with EA. His most recent games were NBA Live 08, 09, 10 and NBA Jam. Also, the lead programmer (Dee Jay Randal) is still an active part of EA's NHL franchise.

Brent has been executive producer of Tiger Woods down at EA Tiburon the last couple of years. Dee Jay left EA 5 years ago and has been with Blue Castle/Capcom Vancouver ever since.

If/when EA restarts their baseball franchise, I'd guess that at most 10-15% of the original MVP team would be a part of it. Though I'm available!

[bkrich83]

Not unless they figured out a much better hitting system and pitching interface.

The hitting dynamic remained relatively unchanged from the days of Triple Play.

[JJLinn]

It wouldn't be the same as the dev team is probably long gone...if they do bring it back, they have to keep the create a stadium/owner mode and batter's eye from 05. Those two things really set MVP 2005 apart from any other baseball game.

[Williekemp15]

Quote: Originally Posted by HustlinOwl

No they development team from 2005 is long gone good luck EA

One of the guys works on Madden, he did the graphics

[Money99]

If EA made a game, it would double The Show's sales easily.
Look at MVP 2005's sales figures. They're insane and The Show has never come remotely close to matching even it's PS2 totals.

The same would happen this time too.