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  • bayman
    Rookie
    • Feb 2003
    • 359

    #16
    Re: Is it just me or does it seem a little late for some news

    Originally posted by pingponggame
    I remember MLB 09 The Show specifically and its fact sheet being released before Christmas. Pastapadre is known as somewhat of a turd in the community, so it’s with some regret that I’m using this link as proof of the aforementioned.

    Today SCEA officially announced MLB 09: The Show via press release along with the complete fact sheet. Though much about the game has already been revealed through previews they have summed up the main new features and gone into detail on more. Still to come is confirmation of Dustin Pedroia as the cover athlete which


    It’s release date was March 03, which also puts into question the idea of things shifting by a month. It’s more like two months, realistically. I think their new marketing strategy has coincided with their growth, in addition to coincidental timing with which they stopped engaging with the community on a regular basis. It feels like a punishment to us, but I’m sure there is some statistic they’re using to justify marketing their product a month before release. Social media has grown significantly since those days, so getting the word out probably requires less time and effort than it used to as well. There are countless theories — pick one, i’m sure you’ll be close.
    That was December 22 and it's January 25 today. The fact sheet when they happened were part of the initial reveal. So if info comes in the next week like last year, that's far closer to 1 month than 2 months difference.

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    • Caulfield
      Hall Of Fame
      • Apr 2011
      • 10986

      #17
      Re: Is it just me or does it seem a little late for some news

      Originally posted by pingponggame
      ...It feels like a punishment to us, but I’m sure there is some statistic they’re using to justify marketing their product a month before release. Social media has grown significantly since those days, so getting the word out probably requires less time and effort than it used to as well.

      There are countless theories — pick one, i’m sure you’ll be close.
      I don't even believe the Show is real. I bet it's like the ''moon landing'' and they fake all those fielding animations and play-by-play commentary in a Studio. and the reason the Show wasn't released on Nintendo is they were scared off by a mysterious shadowy figure on the grassy knoll across from the book depository. also I bet the NFL pays Sony off to delay news under the table so as to have 16 billion eyeballs on the supper bowl.

      am I close?
      Last edited by Caulfield; 01-25-2022, 05:50 PM.
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      • bp4baseball
        MVP
        • Dec 2009
        • 1315

        #18
        Re: Is it just me or does it seem a little late for some news

        Originally posted by bayman
        That was December 22 and it's January 25 today. The fact sheet when they happened were part of the initial reveal. So if info comes in the next week like last year, that's far closer to 1 month than 2 months difference.
        Sort of. The fact sheet came early, but so did all the information about the game. Now they string out the info right up until release with some stuff being discovered even after release. So I would not say getting a first glance and high level feature bullet points is equivalent to a sheet summarizing every single change in the game.
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        • bronxbombers21325
          MVP
          • Mar 2012
          • 3058

          #19
          Re: Is it just me or does it seem a little late for some news

          Originally posted by TerryP
          Just a sign of life at this point would be great. I recall getting the full fact sheet in the late 2000's roughly mid December.
          I believe it was Feb 1st last year before we heard anything. This is the new norm unfortunately. Sucks for all of us with no patience I have to say.

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          • pingponggame
            Rookie
            • Aug 2007
            • 101

            #20
            Re: Is it just me or does it seem a little late for some news

            Originally posted by lemarflacco
            How is this a punishment? I dont feel punished lol It does not provide me any benefit in getting a fact sheet or a video of the show in December as opposed to February.
            I apologize if my post was slightly ambiguous. The punishment comes in the form of the developers not hanging around here anymore — dropping early nuggets and asking for direct feedback — which goes slightly hand in hand with us getting info-dropped a month before release. We used to get hints and subtle teases from various developers prior to the bomb of info that was normally released. This forum used to be a very special place with the MLB devs. Perhaps I could have explained that better.

            Judging by your join date — this kind of relationship was happening much earlier so perhaps you were not around the community then to know what I’m talking about.
            Last edited by pingponggame; 01-25-2022, 08:39 PM.

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            • kehlis
              Moderator
              • Jul 2008
              • 27738

              #21
              Re: Is it just me or does it seem a little late for some news

              Originally posted by pingponggame
              I apologize if my post was slightly ambiguous. The punishment comes in the form of the developers not hanging around here anymore — dropping early nuggets and asking for direct feedback — which goes slightly hand in hand with us getting info-dropped a month before release. We used to get hints and subtle teases from various developers prior to the bomb of info that was normally released. This forum used to be a very special place with the MLB devs. Perhaps I could have explained that better.

              Judging by your join date — this kind of relationship was happening much earlier so perhaps you were not around the community then to know what I’m talking about.
              We have ourselves to thank for that stopping. We chased the devs away from this site (not just for this game) quite some time ago.

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              • pingponggame
                Rookie
                • Aug 2007
                • 101

                #22
                Re: Is it just me or does it seem a little late for some news

                Originally posted by kehlis
                We have ourselves to thank for that stopping. We chased the devs away from this site (not just for this game) quite some time ago.
                I completely agree.

                It does make me curious from time to time how this particular group of members, now vs then, would embrace that relationship if it were to ever return. There was a very toxic time in this forums history, but it seems to have mellowed out some — aside from the usual complaining when a feature is omitted. Chances are likely we’ll never know, and that makes me quite sad.

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                • countryboy
                  Growing pains
                  • Sep 2003
                  • 52784

                  #23
                  Re: Is it just me or does it seem a little late for some news

                  Originally posted by pingponggame
                  I completely agree.

                  It does make me curious from time to time how this particular group of members, now vs then, would embrace that relationship if it were to ever return. There was a very toxic time in this forums history, but it seems to have mellowed out some — aside from the usual complaining when a feature is omitted. Chances are likely we’ll never know, and that makes me quite sad.
                  If the devs returned on a regular basis the toxicity level from that particular group of members would also return on a regular basis.
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                  • jcar0725
                    "ADAPT OR DIE"
                    • Aug 2010
                    • 3821

                    #24
                    Re: Is it just me or does it seem a little late for some news

                    Originally posted by countryboy
                    If the devs returned on a regular basis the toxicity level from that particular group of members would also return on a regular basis.
                    I wish there was a way to weed out the toxicity, so we could have actual productive and informative discussions with the devs. So many of us would love to have that happen.
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                    • Blzer
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                      • Mar 2004
                      • 42520

                      #25
                      Re: Is it just me or does it seem a little late for some news

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                      • Speedy
                        #Ace
                        • Apr 2008
                        • 16143

                        #26
                        Re: Is it just me or does it seem a little late for some news

                        Originally posted by kehlis
                        We have ourselves to thank for that stopping. We chased the devs away from this site (not just for this game) quite some time ago.
                        To be fair, they're turning to Twitter or Reddit which is not any better.
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                        • tessl
                          All Star
                          • Apr 2007
                          • 5685

                          #27
                          Re: Is it just me or does it seem a little late for some news

                          Originally posted by Caulfield
                          actually an aerial view showing off one of the best created stadiums from 21 would be a fantastic idea
                          I agree - how about several created stadiums? I only own one game for my ps5. Option to create a stadium, uniforms and franchise was a primary reason I bought the ps5.

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                          • The Kid 24
                            It's Show Time!
                            • Jan 2007
                            • 14765

                            #28
                            Re: Is it just me or does it seem a little late for some news

                            Originally posted by bronxbombers21325
                            I believe it was Feb 1st last year before we heard anything. This is the new norm unfortunately. Sucks for all of us with no patience I have to say.

                            Right but last year we at least received a tweet that 21 news would becoming in Feb.

                            This year we havent received a damn thing so far.


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                            • bp4baseball
                              MVP
                              • Dec 2009
                              • 1315

                              #29
                              Re: Is it just me or does it seem a little late for some news

                              Yes this is the latest they’ve ever gone without mentioning the upcoming version. Last year first announcement was on January 15
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                              • pingponggame
                                Rookie
                                • Aug 2007
                                • 101

                                #30
                                Re: Is it just me or does it seem a little late for some news

                                Originally posted by jcar0725
                                I wish there was a way to weed out the toxicity, so we could have actual productive and informative discussions with the devs. So many of us would love to have that happen.
                                I think the only way we see them return to some capacity is if they deem these forums valuable to them. What good is this place to them if they aren’t getting anything out of it. That takes years and years of positive change. There have been appearances from time to time, and we have to as a community take advantage of that and turn those instances into valuable, and positive experiences for them. Only then will they feel like this place can be a resource once more.

                                I was overjoyed when one of them chimed in last year and spoke about some gameplay elements (I can’t remember specifically who or what the topic was), but it was the kind of exchanges that used to be so common here. I hope, perhaps, we can get some more this year when info does start to drop.

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