MLB The Show 23 Gameplay Feature Premiere - Plenty of Details

[jcar0725]

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I never filled anything out paperwork-wise. I just commented on a thread here at OS and magically my name was in the game the next year!

That's exactly how it went. I commented with my last name plus how to say out phonetically. BOOM it was in the game.

[bcruise]

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Last year was the first time the rather-more-common spelling of my last name was the only one that was in the audio database. Oddly enough, Matt had a different pronunciation for both of them when his database was still being used.

Of course I can still type in the name "Cruise" to display and associate it with the "Cruz" audio so it's not really a big deal....at least in this game.

[PVarck31]

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That's exactly how it went. I commented with my last name plus how to say out phonetically. BOOM it was in the game.

What year was this? The first time they did it? If so, then I must be mis-remembering something.

[pingponggame]

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I remember there being a thread regarding audio (first, last) back in 2008/2009 time frame. It was also roughly around the time the devs would post pictures of the top 10 players at each position.

Anyways, the thread was just loaded with users tossing in their first-last name and the pronunciation. It’s how my, unique last name, made it in — all the way up until last year of course.

[RogerDodger]

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I’m so underwhelmed. ‘Maybe next year’ should be the title of this series from now on.

If we are celebrating having the correct rules (but not all of them), along with the fielding meter now moving then that tells us everything we need to know. Diamond Dynasty has killed this series from innovating.

It’s going to be a good game, it always is. But it was a good game in 2010, with the new technology it should now be a GREAT game. And I’m bored with it.

This isn’t next gen. Not even close.

There was a time when this game went above and beyond but the Maddenisation of this title is reflected by that exact line, "maybe next year". When they removed carry-over saves from franchise mode all those years ago it was because they knew that if they kept that feature in, people genuinely wouldn't have any viable reason to spend big on the new game from one year to the next.

[IndianSummer]

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There was a time when this game went above and beyond but the Maddenisation of this title is reflected by that exact line, "maybe next year". When they removed carry-over saves from franchise mode all those years ago it was because they knew that if they kept that feature in, people genuinely wouldn't have any viable reason to spend big on the new game from one year to the next.

That is probably true, but it is also true that some people don’t buy the game for that very reason. They are invested in their current franchise and will just continue to play MLB 20. Also the lack of historical rosters is another reason why 20 is a mainstay for many.

[JoshC1977]

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When they removed carry-over saves from franchise mode all those years ago it was because they knew that if they kept that feature in, people genuinely wouldn't have any viable reason to spend big on the new game from one year to the next.

Your conclusion that removal of Y2Y saves would make people MORE likely to buy a newer game defies logic. It is the complete opposite!

For people that did not use Y2Y saves in the first place, that decision had no bearing on them.

For people that DID use Y2Y saves, the removal of the feature creates a barrier to purchase that had not already been there. Previously, being able to keep your existing franchise going PLUS getting any upgrades with the new game made for a pretty easy purchase. Without the feature, there is a definite battle between abandoning your existing franchise vs getting the new game while being forced to start over.

I've personally invested over 900 hours into my Orioles franchise this year and am completely attached to that universe. To start over again is not something I want to do. Marginal upgrades are not an incentive at all to buy at the cost of giving that up...and frankly, even more extensive upgrades may not offset that cost.

[SmashMan]

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When they removed carry-over saves from franchise mode all those years ago it was because they knew that if they kept that feature in, people genuinely wouldn't have any viable reason to spend big on the new game from one year to the next.

Man, I've read this about ten times and still can't make sense of it. People wouldn't have a reason to buy the new game if they could continue their franchise saves in it? What?

Some guy: "I've invested all this time in my franchise."
SDS: "Good news, you can keep it going in the new game."
Some guy: "You just lost yourself a customer!"

?

[PVarck31]

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Man, I've read this about ten times and still can't make sense of it. People wouldn't have a reason to buy the new game if they could continue their franchise saves in it? What?

Some guy: "I've invested all this time in my franchise."
SDS: "Good news, you can keep it going in the new game."
Some guy: "You just lost yourself a customer!"

?

Maybe it's opposite day?

[ninertravel]

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Your conclusion that removal of Y2Y saves would make people MORE likely to buy a newer game defies logic. It is the complete opposite!

For people that did not use Y2Y saves in the first place, that decision had no bearing on them.

For people that DID use Y2Y saves, the removal of the feature creates a barrier to purchase that had not already been there. Previously, being able to keep your existing franchise going PLUS getting any upgrades with the new game made for a pretty easy purchase. Without the feature, there is a definite battle between abandoning your existing franchise vs getting the new game while being forced to start over.

I've personally invested over 900 hours into my Orioles franchise this year and am completely attached to that universe. To start over again is not something I want to do. Marginal upgrades are not an incentive at all to buy at the cost of giving that up...and frankly, even more extensive upgrades may not offset that cost.

exactly this is why in 2021 I skipped buying the game and didn't get it till the end of the year. I had invested in a franchise in 2020 and didn't want to lose it. so I waited on 2021 till the end of the year when it was cheaper too. and if not for lots of buys things in life I would have done the same this year too but I have stopped so will get 2023 now

[soxfanbs91]

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Man, I've read this about ten times and still can't make sense of it. People wouldn't have a reason to buy the new game if they could continue their franchise saves in it? What?

Some guy: "I've invested all this time in my franchise."
SDS: "Good news, you can keep it going in the new game."
Some guy: "You just lost yourself a customer!"

?

I kinda get it because if people have no problem with the prior game and do not want to shell out $70+ for the new version and also want to stick with their franchise in the old game anyway, why not just continue with the old?

[Archie56]

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I kinda get it because if people have no problem with the prior game and do not want to shell out $70+ for the new version and also want to stick with their franchise in the old game anyway, why not just continue with the old?

What he said makes absolutely no sense though as others have said. Y2Y saves was a major selling point for people to buy the new game.

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[soxfanbs91]

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What he said makes absolutely no sense though as others have said. Y2Y saves was a major selling point for people to buy the new game.

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For sure. I was just trying to wrap my brain around the reasoning.