Enough changes to upgrade

[Bmarcoux]

Have not made the jump from MLB 19 to MLB 20 yet. I've been waiting for patches Etc. I'm seriously considering upgrading to MLB 20 tomorrow because PlayStation store has it at half price. Are there really enough changes between 19 and 20 to be worth the upgrade. Thanks.

[GainzBro]

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Have not made the jump from MLB 19 to MLB 20 yet. I've been waiting for patches Etc. I'm seriously considering upgrading to MLB 20 tomorrow because PlayStation store has it at half price. Are there really enough changes between 19 and 20 to be worth the upgrade. Thanks.

For half price it might be worth it. But there are not many significant changes that excite me. OOTB it had noticeable improvement to fielding smoothness and animations and some more hit variety. After the patches I have found the fielding issues I had with 19 are now back in 20. Mainly the extremely slow animation transition from a fielding animation to the throw animation from outfielders which makes it nearly impossible to have OF assists. OOTB these were really smooth, in fact I had an OF assist in my first three innings of play. They are almost non-existent now.
Other's will laud the improved catcher play but only blocking has improved which was needed big time. But fielding of bunts and swinging bunts is basically broken as the catcher rarely goes after the ball and stands there waiting for the pitcher who is much farther away to make the play. This has cost me many base hits allowed.
I have also experienced many slow throw animations by infielders which have cost me.
Hit variety might be better but only slightly. With a good slider set for your style of play 19 and 20 are mostly indistinguishable here.
All that being said, those are my main gripes with the game and they are the same gripes I had with 19.
Even so I'm having a blast playing a Classic Roster franchise. It is a really fun game if you make it out to be.

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[countryboy]

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For half price I definitely think its worth the upgrade.

The gameplay on the field is better in '20 than it was in '19 all around. Hitting, pitching, and fielding all received upgrades/improvements over last year's title.

The presentation is also better in '20 even though we lost a theme this year. The stats that are mentioned and pop up helps immerse a player in their franchise.

So as for my .02, I'd say make the jump from '19 to '20.

[Caulfield]

Re: Enough changes to upgrade

Have not made the jump from MLB 19 to MLB 20 yet. I've been waiting for patches Etc. I'm seriously considering upgrading to MLB 20 tomorrow because PlayStation store has it at half price. Are there really enough changes between 19 and 20 to be worth the upgrade. Thanks.

like GainzBro, I too enjoy classic historical rosters from the vault and the biggest thing for me this year is the ability to edit service time. I dont play diamond dynasty so I can't speak to that. I do wish you could turn off that pitch to 3 batters minimum rule. I suppose I could see that as a potential dealbreaker for those more finicky than I am.

[GainzBro]

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like GainzBro, I too enjoy classic historical rosters from the vault and the biggest thing for me this year is the ability to edit service time. I dont play diamond dynasty so I can't speak to that. I do wish you could turn off that pitch to 3 batters minimum rule. I suppose I could see that as a potential dealbreaker for those more finicky than I am.

I'd sure like to turn that off too as I'm playing an 80's fantasy franchise.

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[GainzBro]

Re: Enough changes to upgrade

Have not made the jump from MLB 19 to MLB 20 yet. I've been waiting for patches Etc. I'm seriously considering upgrading to MLB 20 tomorrow because PlayStation store has it at half price. Are there really enough changes between 19 and 20 to be worth the upgrade. Thanks.

If you like custom rosters the content in the vault made by our OS community is far beyond the great stuff they gave us in 19. For that alone you might want to check out 20.

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[SuicideSqueeze]

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Is it $15.99 yet?

[tcnumba10]

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Best sports representation game out there.

[SuicideSqueeze]

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Best sports representation game out there.

Nah, you can still find copies of High Heat 2004 out there

[moTIGS]

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I've been thinking about upgrading for the past few days after firing up 19 for the first time in a few months. It's back to full price on the PlayStation store, though. I barely would've thought twice if it were half price, but after spending the past few days researching, it seems like the changes aren't enough to merit an upgrade (based on the stuff I care about, anyway).

I would kill for an NFL or MLB game that actually put care into evolving franchise mode every year. Sounds like both The Show and Madden are basically carbon copies of the previous iterations.

[GainzBro]

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Nah, you can still find copies of High Heat 2004 out there

I have one!

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[ML]

Re: Enough changes to upgrade

I've been thinking about upgrading for the past few days after firing up 19 for the first time in a few months. It's back to full price on the PlayStation store, though. I barely would've thought twice if it were half price, but after spending the past few days researching, it seems like the changes aren't enough to merit an upgrade (based on the stuff I care about, anyway).

I would kill for an NFL or MLB game that actually put care into evolving franchise mode every year. Sounds like both The Show and Madden are basically carbon copies of the previous iterations.

Some may call us naive at this point, but a small crowd here is optimistic that some improvements will be made in one of the earlier next gen releases.

[GainzBro]

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Some may call us naive at this point, but a small crowd here is optimistic that some improvements will be made in one of the earlier next gen releases.

I'm part of that small crowd too.

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[moTIGS]

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Some may call us naive at this point, but a small crowd here is optimistic that some improvements will be made in one of the earlier next gen releases.

I would find that more plausible if there had been clear signs of investment in franchise mode in recent years.

It doesn't seem to me that franchise mode as it stands now has not maxed out the PS4's capability, so I don't know what moving to the next gen will change. I fully expect updates to franchise will amount to the same coat of paint type thing we get every year already. Sure, it'll be next-gen paint, but just paint nonetheless.

[Caulfield]

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it's not that the Studio isn't improving franchise, it's the small incremental amount added each year. I want it all and I want it now. at this pace I'll be in my 70's before franchise is where I want it at today. but I don't blame the devs, I blame Sony for not adequately (to my liking) funding SDS. I really hope that's going to change with multi-platforms on the horizon. time will tell