PS Nation - MLB 14 The Show Hands-On Report (PS3/PS4)

[mikeq672]

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Ok, I realize I'm being a bit silly. May have something to with the fact that it hasn't stopped snowing in 6 months. But here's a legitimate question: are you willing to pay 60 bucks for basically half a season (if it's late May).

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Since when is 2 months a half season of baseball? And that is assuming it is late may. quit trolling.

[Qb]

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I'm thinking that yes....indeed.....the rosters will be transferable across all platforms.

I also have X-Ray vision....and can see that there is one little but extremely important addition for those who like to edit players.
It's a little foggy right now...but perhaps it will become clearer as the day progresses....

M.K.
Knight165

Before you said it wasn't visual, I was going to guess the player now appears in his team's uniform, not the generic one. Distant second was home/away equipment options, but that seems less likely to me. But both seem "visual" to me.

Anyway, I'm not too bummed about the May release thanks to the silver lining of cross-platform rosters. The wait for OSFM always made the first month to six weeks after release a bit of a dead zone for me. Being able to more or less jump into a franchise soon after release would be a nice change pace.

[MrOldboy]

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This is true. But, if you're choosing quick counts, that's what you're asking for.

What's random is 1 strike or two, and 1-3 balls. It's also affected by REAL DATA concerning an above average hitter or pitcher. or below average as well.

The option to speed the game up is great, but it will remove events that happen in actual MLB games. Mainly putting the first ptch of an at bat in play. Its something tha happens over 10% of the time in the MLB. Its a sacrifice that I hope I can make as I really like the idea of quick counts to speed up the game. But I would of sacrificed an extra few minutes to get a 0-0 count once in a while.

Feature complete across all platforms...

That tells me that Sounds of the Show is still intact for PS4...right? I guess there could still be the questions of whether or not it will support MP3s, whether or not we can transfer MP3s to our PS4s, or if we'll have to use Sony's music service (whatever it's called).

I am wondering the same thing regarding other features. They shouldn't really say feature complete as that makes it seem like diamond dynasty is coming to the Vita, which it hasn't had before.

[mikeq672]

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Surprisingly, nobody has the same question I do. You are all fine paying full price for both games? (If that's what you're doing.)

Ive seen about 20 posts asking if there will be a 10 dollar upgrade like recent games have done. You clearly arent the only one.

[manny7788]

Re: PS Nation - MLB 14 The Show Hands-On Report (PS3/PS4)

Ok, I realize I'm being a bit silly. May have something to with the fact that it hasn't stopped snowing in 6 months. But here's a legitimate question: are you willing to pay 60 bucks for basically half a season (if it's late May).

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You make no sense. You're talking like if the season ends, we can't play any more. The show has nothing to do with the MLB season. So YES im willing to pay 60 dollars for this game come May. And if they have a collectors edition(wishful thinking), I'll gladly pay for that too.

[Babyface]

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I am good with a may release, If it gives them time to reach that 60 fps on 1080p, then it will be well worth it

[PSNation]

Re: PS Nation - MLB 14 The Show Hands-On Report (PS3/PS4)

Ok, I realize I'm being a bit silly. May have something to with the fact that it hasn't stopped snowing in 6 months. But here's a legitimate question: are you willing to pay 60 bucks for basically half a season (if it's late May).

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Last I saw, the season goes into September, and then the post season in October as well. How is that half?

[Sip_16]

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The option to speed the game up is great, but it will remove events that happen in actual MLB games. Mainly putting the first ptch of an at bat in play. Its something tha happens over 10% of the time in the MLB. Its a sacrifice that I hope I can make as I really like the idea of quick counts to speed up the game. But I would of sacrificed an extra few minutes to get a 0-0 count once in a while.
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Yeah that would be cool, but i remember Russell saying in a post on here a bit ago that with throwing in the odd 0-0 or any random count (1-1, 1-0) didnt really speed the game up and that was the goal of quick counts

[tnixen]

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Only one thing caught my eye that I do not like seeing especially if this is from the PS4 version. Notice in this screenshot the pitchers for the Giants are still sitting in the bullpen. As most know by now the Giants pitchers sit in the dugout with all the other players at At&T park. Only the visiting teams pitchers sit in the bullpen. I was hoping this would be fixed in the PS4 version.

Any idea if this screenshot is from PS3 or PS4?

This is honesty the only negative thing I can see so far from today's news

[Blzer]

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This is true. But, if you're choosing quick counts, that's what you're asking for.

What's random is 1 strike or two, and 1-3 balls. It's also affected by REAL DATA concerning an above average hitter or pitcher. or below average as well.

I just hope my NL pitchers don't come up to bat with an 0-2 or 1-2 count and I can no longer sacrifice bunt without fearing the penalty of fouling my first attempt off for a strikeout, or not being able to induce a hit-and-run or straight steal for the same reason.

I mean I understand that happens with GPC's anyway (you get what you opt for), but I'm still wondering about there being younger counts. The 0-0 count is still fascinating to me. Also, this will probably mean us seeing less fastballs, all depending.

I never used GPC's in ASB, but I assumed it just decidedly generated after every pitch you saw, even if that meant it generated nothing new. Either way, I don't think I'm in for GPC. I don't think I ever was. I'm fine playing the game straight up, especially with continuing franchises. I love the feature though, especially because users have been asking for this for a long time. Should shorten online games and head-to-head against someone else. Good stuff! Just wondering if the algorithm might need some fine-tuning in future iterations.

PSNation, I'm not sure if you saw my post earlier about the Vita saves transferring to PS4 as well? I'm only asking because your article (and IGN's as well) only specified the PS3 version. That is to say... if I play MLB 14: The Show on Vita then MLB 15: The Show on PS4, I can still transfer that franchise save file over. Possible, or not possible?

[PSNation]

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I specifically asked about a cross-buy offer etc. Sony has NOT determined anything yet, which is why it wasn't mentioned.

[seanjeezy]

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Hmmm, the more I look at these screens I feel like something is strange... Is it just me or do the player models still look current-gen to anyone else? The faces are obviously upgraded, but the neck and arm textures look a little low-res in comparison. It's extremely noticeable in the close ups of Pedroia and Napoli, are the models still a WIP? Or will the new changes to the lighting make a difference?

[Eli_to_Cruz1080]

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I gotta say though....thinking about it....PS3 coming out April 1st. May is right around the corner guys, its not a terribly long wait.

Just think, baseball season will be underway at that point and time will fly by!

So, on second thought May isn't bad at all. Granted I cant follow the season authentically, but oh well big deal lol

Are you kidding?

May is 3 months away and if it is at the end of the month PS4 owners are looking at nearly 4 months for the game.

[ctzn.]

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You make no sense. You're talking like if the season ends, we can't play any more. The show has nothing to do with the MLB season. So YES im willing to pay 60 dollars for this game come May. And if they have a collectors edition(wishful thinking), I'll gladly pay for that too.

Agreed.

I think SCEA rustled his jimmies.

[merchant1874]

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I shouldn't say this incase SCEA is watching.

But yes I'm quite happy paying for both versions. Not to mention I have to pay close to $100 Canadian to get it imported to the UK.

The Show is the only game I would ever do that with though. You guys that can just go pick it up at your local store don't know how lucky you are!