MLB 13 The Show Features Twitter Feeds From Approved and Official Twitter Handles

[ShowTyme15]

Quote: Originally Posted by slickkill77

Or maybe it just shows that they added something that no one really asked for and could of implemented it in a way that would of made people happier. Kind of like the mascot games in NCAA Football. If it is in RTTS or Franchise awesome, but I doubt many people are actually going to care about this feature. If people do like this, then good for the developers

The problem was everyone or most of the people on here jumped the gun and assumed (as soon as they saw the words Twitter in the Show) that it would be the same as Madden. Only problem with that was there was no info on the feature really up until today so instead of actually waiting for the info to drop everyone put in their 2 cents and made assumptions that it would be like Madden. Now everyone is disappointed it didn't turn out that way. Shouldn't have had high hopes and should have waited for the info first, before jumping the gun on that one.

[BoSox5]

Quote: Originally Posted by kursekain

Why would anyone want to read fake made up tweets anyway? During a 162 game season this would become immediately irrelevant!

I could care less about made up player tweets. I was hoping for basically the replacement of the newspaper. It would be great to have a twitter feed of different media personalities right on the franchise home page. They could provide info on prospects, game recaps, milestones, trade rumors, etc.

The info of what's replacing the newspaper hasn't been released yet so I am still hopeful there is something that will provide quality content.

[Factzzz]

I don't really care for the 2k type twitter feed, but it would have been cool to see a tweet from Kenny Rosenthal or John Paul Morosi saying a blockbuster trade was about to go down while playing franchise or RTTS.

Either way I never even thought about the possibilities of Twitter in the show when I first saw it anyways, hence the reason I'm not disappointed, and this feature is cool anyways.

[Curahee]

OK, wait! Im missing something here, because I dont have Madden.

Are some of you guys saying that you wish this Twitter thing was like Madden where they create fake Tweets to announce trades?
And are not happy that MLB13 is going to display actual real-time Tweets by actual MLB players?

Am I reading this right?

[ShowTyme15]

Quote: Originally Posted by Curahee

OK, wait! Im missing something here, because I dont have Madden. Are some of you guys saying that you wish this Twitter thing was like Madden where they create fake Tweets to announce trades? And are not happy that MLB13 is going to display actual real=time Tweets by actual MLB players? Am I reading this right?

DING DING DING.........we have a winner. They are also mad that it doesn't work like madden where it announces trades and moves etc......

[MLB Bob]

I think this could be really cool for MLB Live, a big trade and the player tweets about it, then you go play with him on the new team for the first time. The whole thing between Harper and Hamels, if that type of thing is mentioned you may want to play that game in Live that little bit more..

[merchant1874]

Quote: Originally Posted by ShowTyme15

DING DING DING.........we have a winner. They are also mad that it doesn't work like madden where it announces trades and moves etc......

Why be so condescending?

To some people tweets within the franchise announcing trades, rumours etc would be a nice way to immerse yourself into the FAKE MLB franchise you are running.

Real tweets are all very good but most people with half an interest in baseball follow players etc on twitter anyway.

[MrOldboy]

I like the idea of adding this in. I don't follow any MLB players myself, but it makes sense with the show live being added in this year. I am curious though if the twitter screen is a new panel on the player card or is it something you need to bring up manually? From the screenshot it looks like it is a new panel on the card.

edit: pretty sure its a new panel on the card after looking at the screenshot. You can see the rotation in the background and the L1/R1 on the player card.

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Also will this include non-english speaking MLB players? Someone like Miguel Cabrera has a mix, but the majority are not english at all. Will these be incorporated as well if its an approved twitter handle? https://twitter.com/MiguelCabrera