Classic stadiums added (for a price) to MLB 2K7
by Justin McElroy 
{ Jul 9th 2007 at 9:30AM }
If your baseball history skills leave something to be desired, you can find some more information on Major Nelson's blog. That way, you won't be completely unable to relate when gramp-gramp starts waxing nostalgic about Polo Grounds' "oddly-shaped outfield fence." If you only have time to learn the ins-and-outs of a couple of stadiums though, you can also purchase them in two-packs for 300 points ($3.75).
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
samfish @ Jul 9th 2007 9:38AM
Microsoft is like a hobo who comes up to your car with a spray bottle and a scrunched up newspaper offering to clean your windshield.
All he asks for in return is your nickels and dimes!
megaStryke @ Jul 9th 2007 9:47AM
I remember when stuff like extra levels (stadiums, in this instance) were unlockable at no extra charge.
megaStryke @ Jul 9th 2007 9:48AM
I remember when stuff like extra levels (stadiums, in this instance) were unlockable at no extra charge.
megaStryke @ Jul 9th 2007 9:49AM
HOLY FUCK! A brand new layout and Joystiq STILL can't fix the fuckin' double comments nonsense!
Jerk Face @ Jul 9th 2007 9:50AM
That Princess Bride reference is choice! I always thought it was kind of creepy when I was a kid. I love how his grandpa just climbs in bed with him to read him a love story!
And more on topic.. I think that the nickle and diming thing is okay WITHIN REASON. As long as games still have content on par with the old days and it is EXTRA content to purchase.. well that's okay by me.
Konny @ Jul 9th 2007 9:52AM
Hey.. new Joystiq.. !
Vidikron @ Jul 9th 2007 9:57AM
@megaStryke
Double posts are almost always due to posters hitting the submit button multiple times. Ever notice how it's often the same people double posting? Think about that.
Anyway, on topic, I agree with Jerk Face's stance. A lot of people like to whine about "nickel and diming", and in some cases it's warranted, but in many (if not most) it's not. If the game you bought at the retail level was a complete game, then how can the complaint about being nickeled be valid? It's not. No matter how much content is included in the retail game, a developer can ALWAYS add more later. ALWAYS. Yet we will always have people comaplin when it happens.
Psychotron @ Jul 9th 2007 10:11AM
Like the new layout. I think we are very spoiled as gamers because we are used to getting so much extra stuff already included. Now it seems that everything is moving towards paying for it. As long as they continue to include free extra stuff I'll be ok.
synce @ Jul 9th 2007 10:23AM
This isn't so bad. If you want to see people getting ripped off, go to the Japanese marketplace and look at all the content for that loli dancing game. There are probably hundreds of dollars worth' of DLC for it.
Garrett @ Jul 9th 2007 11:01AM
In the grand old days of MVP 2005, all these stadiums were free. MLB 2k7 had very few unlockable players, retro teams, and retro jerseys. Luckily I'm sure they'll soon make their way to the marketplace in $10 packs, ugh...
TravistyOJ @ Jul 9th 2007 11:01AM
At least they give you alternative price points. Buy 'em all or buy smaller, cheaper packs.
@megaTyke - I don't know of any baseball game that had this many historic parks included. Especially not at the level of detail in 2K7. The stadiums are awesome.
Now, can I get Atlanta Fulton County Stadium?
David4 @ Jul 9th 2007 11:35AM
The new layout sucks, big time.
Anyways this also sucks. They should be unlockable. This is why MS Marketplace is trash, that and that Doom cost $10. Lame.
Corey B. @ Jul 9th 2007 11:42AM
@TravistyOJ
I believe MLB2K5 had all these stadiums as unlockables...charging for classic stadiums when they used to be unlockable is another way that microtransactions are teh suck.
I wish that developers would do something like classic rosters instead...I would pay $10-$15 if I could get the roster from the 1955 season for instance.
Ryuukuro @ Jul 9th 2007 12:17PM
Ah, the days when baseball fields were baseball fields and not advertisements disguised as boutique malls.
(Actually, I don't mind the fancier extras on stadiums at all, but the corporate names that get slathered on them drive me nuts.)
Dave Provost @ Jul 9th 2007 12:35PM
Ah, yes, the olden days before ads. You must mean the forties. Or maybe the teens?
Dave Provost @ Jul 9th 2007 12:37PM
Oops, where'd my linnkies go?
Teens: http://www.bpl.org/development/fenwayexhibit/Fenway4.htm
Forties: http://www.bpl.org/development/fenwayexhibit/fenway12.htm
Dave Provost @ Jul 9th 2007 12:39PM
Oops, where'd my linkies go?
Teens: http://www.bpl.org/development/fenwayexhibit/fenway4.htm
Forties:http://www.bpl.org/development/fenwayexhibit/fenway12.htm
Dave Provost @ Jul 9th 2007 12:39PM
Gah!
Spongie @ Jul 9th 2007 12:47PM
I don't mind paying for things worth paying for...
You know like $90 for GH1 play list...
Ripoff.
Rare Hare @ Jul 9th 2007 1:22PM
@Jerk Face:
Actually, the boy's grandpa sits in a chair beside his bed. But go ahead, keep perverting my childhood favorites.
I LOLed at the Princess Bride comment, btw.
Rare Hare @ Jul 9th 2007 1:25PM
@Jerk Face:
Actually, the boy's grandpa sits in a chair beside his bed to read him the story (which is more than just a love story.. he even skips the "mushy" parts). But go ahead, keep perverting my childhood favorites.
I LOLed at the Princess Bride reference, btw.
Rare Hare @ Jul 9th 2007 1:26PM
My bad about the double post. The comment didn't show up the first time I submitted it :-/.
Garrett @ Jul 9th 2007 3:51PM
the real question is whether these dlc packs carry over into mlb 2k8. buying the polo grounds every year when the mlb comes out would be kind of weak.
longhairbilly @ Jul 9th 2007 4:41PM
I don't mind paying a few bucks for some good downloadable content. But $10 for six new stadiums is a outrage..