Rising To #2
Ouch.I don't want to turn into "outrage guy." That's no fun. But stuff is so stupid this week that it's really, really hard to avoid.
Remember the freezing issues with the 360 version of MLB2K6? You know, the issue that turned your sixty dollar game into a drink coaster.
Last night, 2KSports issued this announcement (thanks 1UP.com):
2K Sports has finalized a solution that solves the issue found with Xbox 360 HDD systems when playing Major League Baseball 2K6. The 2K Sports QA team pinpointed and confirmed with Microsoft a cache issue with replays that users with the HDD systems may encounter. The cache issue has been limited to less than 10% of the Major League Baseball 2K6 Xbox 360 users. When these machines are powered down during gameplay, the cache on the HDD may become corrupted and may result in the system “freeze” issue. 2K Sports has isolated the cause and has created a Title Update to correct this issue that is now available.
As soon as I read this, I started laughing, because it's obviously complete bullshit. Look at what they're saying:
1. "The cache issue has been limited to les than 10% of the MLB2K6 Xbox 360 users."
2. "When these machines are powered down during gameplay, the cache on the HDD may become corrupted and may result in the system "freeze" issue.
To start with, they're blaming the users, which is pretty funny, since this game is a bug-filled crapfest and the user is the last place they should be looking. Even better, though, it appears that they're claiming that ten percent of users, at least, are powering down the console "during gameplay."
Are you kidding me?
It was easy to figure out from their statement that they still don't know what's really happening. They found one possible cause, an obscure one, and they're so desperate to issue a fix that they're claiming it's the whole cause.
Not to mention pulling that "ten percent" number out of their ass.
So I hopped over to Operation Sports, and the forums are jammed with people who are pissed off. Depending on your luck, the patch may have
1) Fix your freezing problem.
2) Do nothing.
3) Cause freezing for some people who had no problem before.
That's what I call customer service.
I think at this point, we can officially put this game at #2 (with a bullet) on the list of the worst sports game releases of all time.
I don't need to tell you who's #1. Just remember those fumbles where no one tried to recover the ball. Forever.
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