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  • PES3Paul
    Pro
    • Apr 2004
    • 509

    #1

    More 2kSports Lunacy: MLB2K12 no longer works on PC since 3/1/13...

    from jproman on the 2k Sports forum; and there are two other threads to back this up:

    "I doubt anyone other than sleepytercel will bother to respond to this, but I find it completely unacceptable and infuriating. Because they never bothered to patch the PC version, the "MLB Today" feature causes the PC version of MLB2k12 to freeze at the title screen. It goes through loading rosters and sliders and such and then goes to "checking for most recent roster update" or some such and then just stops doing anything.

    "I paid full price for this game the day it was launched in order to support 2K sports. It now no longer works due to intentional malfeasance on their part. They're obligated to fix this. It is tantamount to theft at this point. They've got my money and I've got a game that won't run because they can't be bothered to patch the pc version.

    "There may not have been nearly as many PC purchasers as Xbox, but I should suspect there are enough of us to form a class. I'll take a workaround but 2K owes its customers a patch to fix this. This is simply the worst sort of business practice."

    It's happened to me with the Steam version of this. You would think 2K would want to keep the PC version going. There was a workaround where you changed your PC's internal clock to a date in 2012 (9/30), but that fix ran out of steam on 3/1. Just wanted to give you all a heads-up.
  • tvman
    MVP
    • Nov 2010
    • 1392

    #2
    Re: More 2kSports Lunacy: MLB2K12 no longer works on PC since 3/1/13...

    Originally posted by PES3Paul
    from jproman on the 2k Sports forum; and there are two other threads to back this up:

    "I doubt anyone other than sleepytercel will bother to respond to this, but I find it completely unacceptable and infuriating. Because they never bothered to patch the PC version, the "MLB Today" feature causes the PC version of MLB2k12 to freeze at the title screen. It goes through loading rosters and sliders and such and then goes to "checking for most recent roster update" or some such and then just stops doing anything.

    "I paid full price for this game the day it was launched in order to support 2K sports. It now no longer works due to intentional malfeasance on their part. They're obligated to fix this. It is tantamount to theft at this point. They've got my money and I've got a game that won't run because they can't be bothered to patch the pc version.

    "There may not have been nearly as many PC purchasers as Xbox, but I should suspect there are enough of us to form a class. I'll take a workaround but 2K owes its customers a patch to fix this. This is simply the worst sort of business practice."

    It's happened to me with the Steam version of this. You would think 2K would want to keep the PC version going. There was a workaround where you changed your PC's internal clock to a date in 2012 (9/30), but that fix ran out of steam on 3/1. Just wanted to give you all a heads-up.
    Your kind of late getting to the party!

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    • Yeats
      MVP
      • Mar 2012
      • 1581

      #3
      Re: More 2kSports Lunacy: MLB2K12 no longer works on PC since 3/1/13...

      Originally posted by tvman
      Your kind of late getting to the party!
      That's pretty much what I said as well. But I deleted my post because he seems to be saying the Steam version is now unplayable because the clock date fix no longer works as of 3/1. Or did I not understand correctly?
      Last edited by Yeats; 04-08-2013, 12:32 PM.

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      • tvman
        MVP
        • Nov 2010
        • 1392

        #4
        Re: More 2kSports Lunacy: MLB2K12 no longer works on PC since 3/1/13...

        Originally posted by Yeats
        That's pretty much what I said as well. But I deleted my post because he seems to be saying the Steam version is now unplayable because the clock date fix no longer works as of 3/1. Or did I not understand correctly?
        Well you got me there I didn't read the last paragraph only the long winded copy and paste, if it's true there is no work around for steam then that's just as Charles would say Turrible.

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        • pitchleague
          Rookie
          • Mar 2012
          • 38

          #5
          Re: More 2kSports Lunacy: MLB2K12 no longer works on PC since 3/1/13...

          beyondo works with the steam version. It's what I've been using since March 1st for my steam PC version.

          It's just a little program to temporarily change the date of your computer system so it will run the game.

          I'm at work right now so can't verify, but I think it might be beyondo.com
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          • Garrett67
            MVP
            • Sep 2004
            • 1429

            #6
            Re: More 2kSports Lunacy: MLB2K12 no longer works on PC since 3/1/13...

            I just simply change the date to 4/1/2012 and that works for Steam version.


            Just tried Beyondo, works great on Windows 7


            Thank you pitchleague.
            Last edited by Garrett67; 04-12-2013, 07:23 PM.
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            • PES3Paul
              Pro
              • Apr 2004
              • 509

              #7
              Re: More 2kSports Lunacy: MLB2K12 no longer works on PC since 3/1/13...

              "I don't have the proper privilege level to change the System Time." I have a home PC, so that shouldn't say that. Also, I tried Run as Date, the 64 bit version since I have Win 7 professional 64 bit. Does either of these need to be installed in the directory of 2k12? Otherwise, do I simply buy 2k11?

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              • tvman
                MVP
                • Nov 2010
                • 1392

                #8
                Re: More 2kSports Lunacy: MLB2K12 no longer works on PC since 3/1/13...

                Originally posted by PES3Paul
                "I don't have the proper privilege level to change the System Time." I have a home PC, so that shouldn't say that. Also, I tried Run as Date, the 64 bit version since I have Win 7 professional 64 bit. Does either of these need to be installed in the directory of 2k12? Otherwise, do I simply buy 2k11?
                Run as administrator.

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                • PES3Paul
                  Pro
                  • Apr 2004
                  • 509

                  #9
                  Re: More 2kSports Lunacy: MLB2K12 no longer works on PC since 3/1/13...

                  That actually worked. But you can't save games, sliders, etc. 2K needs to be hit with a class action lawsuit and I'd be glad to be a part of it.

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                  • Yeats
                    MVP
                    • Mar 2012
                    • 1581

                    #10
                    Re: More 2kSports Lunacy: MLB2K12 no longer works on PC since 3/1/13...

                    Originally posted by PES3Paul
                    But you can't save sliders
                    Sliders can be saved, that's not an issue.

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                    • Yeats
                      MVP
                      • Mar 2012
                      • 1581

                      #11
                      Re: More 2kSports Lunacy: MLB2K12 no longer works on PC since 3/1/13...

                      Originally posted by PES3Paul
                      2K needs to be hit with a class action lawsuit and I'd be glad to be a part of it.
                      I get the impression you're not actually intested in fixing any of these issues, and that you're only interested in ranting. You never even thanked people in this thread who posted solutions for the clock date fix for example.

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                      • PES3Paul
                        Pro
                        • Apr 2004
                        • 509

                        #12
                        Re: More 2kSports Lunacy: MLB2K12 no longer works on PC since 3/1/13...

                        You're right, Yeats, and I apologize. I was remiss in not thanking everyone who helped out, especially TVman. It helped.

                        But I've never had a PC game before this, not once, not ever, in the couple decades I've been a videogamer that stopped functioning after a certain date. It just showed a lack of caring by 2K Sports for its PC audience.

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                        • MissionMaximus
                          Banned
                          • Oct 2007
                          • 551

                          #13
                          Re: More 2kSports Lunacy: MLB2K12 no longer works on PC since 3/1/13...

                          Originally posted by Yeats
                          I get the impression you're not actually intested in fixing any of these issues, and that you're only interested in ranting. You never even thanked people in this thread who posted solutions for the clock date fix for example.
                          The problem is "We shouldn't have to resort to work-a-rounds" to play a game we purchased a year ago. Most features on the PC version of MLB 2k12 stopped working long before the 2012 season ended. Plus the PC version never got patched.

                          My problem is 2k should fix the problems not the consumers. After all they made it. We shouldn't have to set our clocks back & forth to play a game that we purchased a year ago. Imagine all games working like MLB2k12 PC where you get to play it 6-8 months then it no longer works.
                          Last edited by MissionMaximus; 04-14-2013, 10:17 PM.

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                          • tvman
                            MVP
                            • Nov 2010
                            • 1392

                            #14
                            Re: More 2kSports Lunacy: MLB2K12 no longer works on PC since 3/1/13...

                            Yes 2k should have fixed the problem we all agree on that but there are solutions out there and starting a new thread about it every week is getting old as well. Do a search, find the fix and move on.

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                            • mva5580
                              Pro
                              • Nov 2004
                              • 753

                              #15
                              Re: More 2kSports Lunacy: MLB2K12 no longer works on PC since 3/1/13...

                              Just reinstalled 2k12 today, and I "start" the game to only come up with this issue.

                              Completely ridiculous, and it just blows me away that people are of the opinion that this is no big deal because someone found a work around.

                              This is just a taste of what the future of gaming is like unfortunately, and I'm glad that I'm already in my mid-30's and am essentially in the 2nd half of my gaming life. If Call of Duty was programmed to essentially not work after a certain date, everyone would be losing their minds. But it's a baseball game for PC, so no one cares. Awful.

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