Broadcast Presentation

[Steven78]

Has broadcast presentation changed?

Mostly has the game slowed down a bit?

I remember the old slow pitch delay with throws back to the pitcher and being able to think about the next pitch in the amazing chess game of baseball.

Real time presentation I think like 2014 was so amazing with cuts to the pitcher and batter between pitches!

Is it like that at all or is it one pitch after another?

Thanks.

[WhiteBunny]

Re: Broadcast Presentation

Has broadcast presentation changed?

Mostly has the game slowed down a bit?

I remember the old slow pitch delay with throws back to the pitcher and being able to think about the next pitch in the amazing chess game of baseball.

Real time presentation I think like 2014 was so amazing with cuts to the pitcher and batter between pitches!

Is it like that at all or is it one pitch after another?

Thanks.

It really depends on your expectations. It's mostly like MLB 16. Here's a video, this should be in broadcast presentation.

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[HozAndMoose]

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It really depends on your expectations. It's mostly like MLB 16. Here's a video, this should be in broadcast presentation.

<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1H04Uj_elFU" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" width="560" height="315"></iframe>

Im only like 90% sure it was broadcast. But it did seem to go buy pretty fast. So there is a chance it accidentally got switched back to hybrid. I need to let a game play out again just to be sure.

[jeffy777]

Re: Broadcast Presentation

Has broadcast presentation changed?

Mostly has the game slowed down a bit?

I remember the old slow pitch delay with throws back to the pitcher and being able to think about the next pitch in the amazing chess game of baseball.

Real time presentation I think like 2014 was so amazing with cuts to the pitcher and batter between pitches!

Is it like that at all or is it one pitch after another?

Thanks.

It rarely shows the catcher throwing the ball back to the pitcher. It usually cuts straight to the pitcher catching it and going back to the rubber, so it cuts out a little bit.

It also cuts out a bit on certain foul balls.

Overall, the broadcast presentation is really good though. It definitely still cuts to the pitcher and batter between pitches, etc.

[My993C2]

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I play all my games almost exclusively in the Broadcast presentations and I am not noticing any difference in Broadcast games between MLB 16 and MLB 17. I think it was MLB 15 when they sped up the Broadcast games, cutting out a lot of the content (perhaps it was MLB 14). For sure Broadcast games in MLB 13 had more content because they showed foul balls and showed the catcher throwing back to the pitcher.

Fast Mode presentations are good for when you need to get a game played fast. I use Fast Mode with Quick Counts enabled to get a lot of CPU vs CPU games played in my seasons. But I wish the Broadcast mode showed more content like it did back in the MLB 13 era and the Hybrid presentations should be the difference between the Fast Play and Full Broadcast. But there appears to be little difference between Hybrid and Broadcast presentations. The way I view Broadcast presentations, is I want to take in the game just as if it was a real game and if something is taking too long, I can always button mash the presentation to get on with the game.

[bodhiball]

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Broadcast to me is no longer broadcast, its Hybrid basically. There may be three "after pitches" in a row that just cut right back to the batter waiting for the pitch even though you dont X.

It seems like there is a lot cut out now, even if you are a person (like me) that wants to see all the broadcast scenes.

Also, I have noticed that the cut scenes do not start as quickly as they did in 16. There is a delay, then the cut, which sorta drags out.

Ive also noticed more and more the game deciding to skip replays, even in big moments and ust cut back to the next batter.

The worst for me personally is seeing no batter walk up. As far as I know, when Broadcast mode first became an option, you could choose to see every batter walk up. Now, there can be three or more in a row that just show up at the plate. You miss identifying the player, seeing their stats, have any personality at all to the game. I know it often will show the overlay and the player after the first pitch, but there often isnt a 2nd pitch.

With the improved faces and player models, its disappointing not to have the option of seeing the batter walk up, or at the very least dig into the box while their display comes up.

[WhiteBunny]

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I think I'm noticing more completed catcher throws back to the pitcher. Maybe I'm just seeing what I'm looking for though, not sure.

Maybe. I mean, i've the same feeling and i'm not sure, but it seems there are more throws back to the pitcher. And here and there, some new cutscene ( like the coach calling for a shift ). I've also noticed ( it was already in MLB 16 ? ) that now the camera always focus on the fielder after he makes a play which is nice for immersion.

[RoyceDa59]

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It isn't how it use to be but I am fine with the way it is now just as long as they keep it how it is now I am good.

[tnixen]

Re: Broadcast Presentation

Broadcast to me is no longer broadcast, its Hybrid basically. There may be three "after pitches" in a row that just cut right back to the batter waiting for the pitch even though you dont X.

It seems like there is a lot cut out now, even if you are a person (like me) that wants to see all the broadcast scenes.

Also, I have noticed that the cut scenes do not start as quickly as they did in 16. There is a delay, then the cut, which sorta drags out.

Ive also noticed more and more the game deciding to skip replays, even in big moments and ust cut back to the next batter.

The worst for me personally is seeing no batter walk up. As far as I know, when Broadcast mode first became an option, you could choose to see every batter walk up. Now, there can be three or more in a row that just show up at the plate. You miss identifying the player, seeing their stats, have any personality at all to the game. I know it often will show the overlay and the player after the first pitch, but there often isnt a 2nd pitch.

With the improved faces and player models, its disappointing not to have the option of seeing the batter walk up, or at the very least dig into the box while their display comes up.

100% agree and it's really a shame too

Basically we have Quick Pitch, Super Fast Hybrid and Normal Hybrid not Broadcast mode as MLB The Show names it. We used to have something a lot closer to a real Broadcast mode maybe several versions back. I can not remember in what version they made Broadcast mode so much faster?

I am sure I may have said this before but how hard would it be to have an option for a real true to life Broadcast mode that shows almost everything happening on the field in real time with the option to always push the X Button in case you need to skip something? And also a stationary camera in upper deck behind home plate with slight movement left and right would be nice too

[tbone1]

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This game would be with the broadcast presentations of years past.
I don't understand why they speed up broadcast mode.
Their are other modes to speed things up for those in a hurry.
You can tell the animations are their as they always quickly cut them out.
Hopefully they see this thread and tune it in a patch for us broadcast guys.

[@legendm0de]

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Presentation is so underwhelming and unbelievable for the time we're in. It doesn't even come near what FIFA does and that's a continuous game where you don't expect to focus on its presentation. Certainly other contemporary Sports titles in all genres exceed what is happening here. Not to act overly sensitive but it's unquestionably hampering the ability to really enjoy anything about the game. To the original poster, it's been this way since MLB 12, because I own 06, 10,12,14 and 17 so that makes 6 straight seasons (years) of new games with the same below average stuff in the presentation category.

You'd think after all it would take to partner with MLB Network and the upgraded hardware they work with in PS4 Pro, plus all the continued improvements graphically since 14' particularly that we'd have significantly upgraded presentation by now, to match the efforts that are happening elsewhere. It's hard to understand how they see this as a positive actually or at least a non issue.

I could think of trillions of areas of improvement but instead of that I continue to notice a deluge of added cheesy annoyances added their game to further diminish the presentation that even was already in place even though it's highly limited. Like the eyesore of removing player position in favor of a cheap reminder for batter handedness. Surely, I'll see where he bats when the game warps past his walkup and he's standing one side or the other right?? Maybe I'm just a Sensitive Suzy but I want Buster Poser to walkup to the plate and it says C (Catcher) or occasionally 1B - not a lazy 'R'.

We have continued to expand sounds of the show after it's monumental accomplishment of being brought into the PS4 at all, but we don't get to enjoy it since the presentation warps past 90% of our in game ditto sounds and walkups, and other transitions in play.

Amazingly, they see all of these developments as positive steps forward and nothing less which qualifies as alternative facts in my book. Some people construe our presentation demands as wanting movie clip style cutscenes in between the game to raise the virtual drama. Presentation is not about 1000 new cutscenes, it's about capturing the continuous action in variable, artistic ways, designed to capture the ambiance of what's going on. So the occasional cutscene every few at plays or at bats does not qualify as presentation, that's just a cutscene. We're not asking for them to make us cutscenes, we just want better presentation for playing the game. It's not a difficult topic to understand however, just look at all the other sports games out now, for an example. From FIFA and F1 to NHL and NBA and all else in between.

[jeffy777]

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I like the presentation overall, but there are definitely areas that need improvement, and a few repetitive sequences that simply drive me nuts seeing them every single game lol...

For instance, at the start of every game: the scoreboard view with the cheesy american flag graphic.

Also showing an extreme closeup of the manager's face after every single homerun. Why not mix it up with some different dugout shots of other teammates celebrating and what not?

And then there are the repetitve post game sequences....They just need to ditch the entire post game and start from scratch imo.