Out of the Park Baseball 24 Releases on March 24 - Trailer, Screenshots and More

[Steve_OS]

Out of the Park Baseball 24 will release on March 24 for PC, Mac and Linux...

Written By: Steve Noah

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[LegendKillerOne]

Re: Out of the Park Baseball 24 Releases on March 24 - Trailer, Screenshots and More

I feel like outside of the normal updates like playoff formats, and schedule

Is anything really new? I mean the game is so good and so complete I bet its hard to really add anything at this point

[KSUowls]

Re: Out of the Park Baseball 24 Releases on March 24 - Trailer, Screenshots and More

The game can also improve on the engine that powers the many great features that it already has. Improving simulation stats and roster logic (especially trades) is the most important part of the game at this point imo. That and QoL improvements are also welcome.

[dave360]

Re: Out of the Park Baseball 24 Releases on March 24 - Trailer, Screenshots and More

I feel like outside of the normal updates like playoff formats, and schedule

Is anything really new? I mean the game is so good and so complete I bet its hard to really add anything at this point

I feel the same way about OOTP that I feel about FM now. No need to buy it each year because there's very few upgrades. FM this year added a squad planner and Champions League music that you skip after the first time you play it and sold it for full price.

[canes21]

Re: Out of the Park Baseball 24 Releases on March 24 - Trailer, Screenshots and More

The annual tuning is generally done well and the few additions they make each year make it worth it to me. Having up to date rosters, the ability to live start at any point in the current regular season, and having all of the new QOL features are more than enough for me to fork over 40 bucks each year. I get 100s of hours from OOTP, so from a cost perspective I am getting more than enough bang for my buck, and I like showing the devs how much I appreciate the series.

I completely understand why some will stick with older titles and not buy annually, and I don't have a problem with it. We all have different priorities and for others out there they may not care about the things I listed to justify why I buy it annually. If that's the case, it doesn't make as much sense to spend the money on the game if none of the changes matter to you.

[Cubfan]

Re: Out of the Park Baseball 24 Releases on March 24 - Trailer, Screenshots and More

The annual tuning is generally done well and the few additions they make each year make it worth it to me. Having up to date rosters, the ability to live start at any point in the current regular season, and having all of the new QOL features are more than enough for me to fork over 40 bucks each year. I get 100s of hours from OOTP, so from a cost perspective I am getting more than enough bang for my buck, and I like showing the devs how much I appreciate the series.

I completely understand why some will stick with older titles and not buy annually, and I don't have a problem with it. We all have different priorities and for others out there they may not care about the things I listed to justify why I buy it annually. If that's the case, it doesn't make as much sense to spend the money on the game if none of the changes matter to you.

Even with it being mostly QOL updates its still a easy buy for me every year. Going Cubs and Padres for my franchise teams this year.

[LegendKillerOne]

Re: Out of the Park Baseball 24 Releases on March 24 - Trailer, Screenshots and More

The annual tuning is generally done well and the few additions they make each year make it worth it to me. Having up to date rosters, the ability to live start at any point in the current regular season, and having all of the new QOL features are more than enough for me to fork over 40 bucks each year. I get 100s of hours from OOTP, so from a cost perspective I am getting more than enough bang for my buck, and I like showing the devs how much I appreciate the series.

I completely understand why some will stick with older titles and not buy annually, and I don't have a problem with it. We all have different priorities and for others out there they may not care about the things I listed to justify why I buy it annually. If that's the case, it doesn't make as much sense to spend the money on the game if none of the changes matter to you.

Oh I am 100% buying it. My comments were more a compliment. The game is so polished when they announce the new one I am not sitting around thinking they need to fix so much stuff for me to buy it. They could just take the year before version and add the 2024 cover and I am still in

[GlennN]

Re: Out of the Park Baseball 24 Releases on March 24 - Trailer, Screenshots and More

I feel the same way about OOTP that I feel about FM now. No need to buy it each year because there's very few upgrades. FM this year added a squad planner and Champions League music that you skip after the first time you play it and sold it for full price.

Yeah, I am with you on OOTP. They are a victim of their own genius - they made such a great product that these annual versions are very minimal (if any) improvements. I buy a version every 2-3 years.

[KSUowls]

Re: Out of the Park Baseball 24 Releases on March 24 - Trailer, Screenshots and More

We'll have to see how some of these things get implemented, but I'm really excited for several of these new features. To me the biggest problem with OOTP is how the trade system is handled. So, seeing a lot of new ideas there is really exciting for me. Especially the new trade deadline mechanic. While OOTP has always had more activity at/near the trad deadline, it still felt like just another day with slightly more transaction e-mails. Mainly though, I'm just hoping that trading finally mimics more real life situations. A really good player with a year or 2 of control left should fetch a high price, and trade targets should require a lot (but just not like the 5 best prospects in baseball).

Pushing back on owners goals is also interesting. Some of the owner goals have always been a bit nonsensical. Overall, these features sound like it will create a more immersive experience.


From the Steam Page
New features in OOTP 24 include:

Spoiler

● Huge visual improvements! Get deeper into the action with new 3D animations and visual improvements that bring the game to life! A new audience model will react to the action on the field, while new fielding, pitching, running, and batting animations make OOTP 24 the smoothest and most visually pleasing version in history. Plus! For the first time, get personal with your players, with names and numbers on their jerseys!
● An all-new Dynamic Trade Deadline Day! Feel the pressure of making key trade decisions in the heat of the moment, all while other teams are making deals at the same time! Can you hold your own and make the trades that will bring your team a World Series championship?
● Dramatically improved International Amateur Free Agency! Who do you want a closer look at? The world is your oyster - but it takes smarts and guts to land those prized players from across the globe.
● Trading "hard mode" and a new Trading Reputation brings you to the Big Leagues like never before! Feel what it's like to be a real-world MLB GM, wheeling and dealing with the brightest minds in the business who will stop at nothing to help their teams win!
● Updated Owner Goals will keep you on your toes! For the first time ever, you can push back at your owner's desires and negotiate with them. Can you keep your owner satisfied, while also bringing in the fans and the players to take you to a World Series championship?
● Improved AI throughout every aspect of the game! Can you lock in your superstars with the improved contract negotiations? Can you outfox your opponent with all-new trade negotiations? Running your organization has never been so deep and challenging!
● All-new on-screen analytics! You see the action and power your decision-making like never before! See where the batter is likely to hit the ball before the pitch, or dig in to a whole new view of the field with an action replay. You've never seen Out of the Park Baseball on the field quite like this!
● Upgraded MLB Live Starts and all-new KBO Live Starts! Pick up the 2023 MLB season from ANY DAY OF THE YEAR! And - for the very first time in history - KBO Live Starts! Start your MLB or KBO season from any time in 2023, with accurate standings, rosters, injuries, trades, and more!
● New 2023 MLB rosters and rules! As always, Out of the Park Baseball features up-to-the-minute 2023 MLB rosters that get updated all season long, with every franchise represented from its big league club all the way down to the low minors, and everywhere in between!
● Many, many more improvements, all built upon the incredibly deep award-winning Out of the Park Baseball engine.
Perfect Team 24 mode:
Perfect Team is an incredible free online competition mode in Out of the Park Baseball that shook up the industry when it first launched in OOTP 19. Assemble, customize, and manage your team by collecting baseball cards from the past, present and future of Major League Baseball. Set your strategy and tactics, then compete against players from around the world to see who is truly the best!

Do you have what it takes to build the Perfect Team?

New features include:
● An all-new pitcher BABIP model changes the game - and introduces new levels of strategy across the entire competitive platform, from League play to Tournaments and Perfect Drafts!
● An all-new Perfect Team Live mode lets you earn amazing rewards every day of the 2023 MLB season! Set your lineup and rotations based on your Live cards and reach the top of the Perfect Team Live leaderboards!
● Big rewards for League Promotion scale as you move from lower tiers to higher ones - all the way to Perfect League!
● Bigger and better Tournament competitions and rewards - including, for the first time-ever, exclusive "Entry Fee" tournaments that let you compete with the best in the world for amazing prizes!
● New content all season long, including big surprises, incredible content partnerships with old friends and new, and - for the first time ever - some legendary players as you've never seen them before.
● Amazing new content partnerships with familiar names - and new ones too!
● The LIVE Head-to-Head Perfect Team World Championship eSports event returns! Can YOU be the world’s greatest Perfect Team player - and prove it LIVE to a worldwide audience?
● Plus! Dozens of surprises big and small all year!

[puppies_on_acid]

Re: Out of the Park Baseball 24 Releases on March 24 - Trailer, Screenshots and More

At the rate they are making graphic improvements, they will surpass The Show in no time.

[Dolenz]

Re: Out of the Park Baseball 24 Releases on March 24 - Trailer, Screenshots and More

Every year I buy it, swearing that this is the year I find the right settings for me to have fun being a GM without being overwhelmed. One where I play multiple seasons without feeling like I made some catastrophic mistake in season 1 that crippled me somehow.

This is my year!!

[goillini03]

Re: Out of the Park Baseball 24 Releases on March 24 - Trailer, Screenshots and More

Every year I buy it, swearing that this is the year I find the right settings for me to have fun being a GM without being overwhelmed. One where I play multiple seasons without feeling like I made some catastrophic mistake in season 1 that crippled me somehow.

This is my year!!

That is part of the fun of it for me! Picking up that high $ player just to have him ruined in year two with an injury issue.

[LegendKillerOne]

Re: Out of the Park Baseball 24 Releases on March 24 - Trailer, Screenshots and More

At the rate they are making graphic improvements, they will surpass The Show in no time.

That likely would never happen. The minute they start using player likeness in the graphics the amount of money they have to pay MLB goes up big time to a a spot that a game like OOTP can not afford.

[fnz21]

Re: Out of the Park Baseball 24 Releases on March 24 - Trailer, Screenshots and More

I noticed in the screenshot that the players have jersey numbers?
Was this in '23? (the last I have is 2022)

Are these tied to the jerseys that are already in the game? Do we have a place to change number fonts/colors?

[RunN1st]

Re: Out of the Park Baseball 24 Releases on March 24 - Trailer, Screenshots and More

I feel like outside of the normal updates like playoff formats, and schedule

Is anything really new? I mean the game is so good and so complete I bet its hard to really add anything at this point

I agree - not much can be added. However, I think it would be cool if they added some type of one-button play mode like they did with the home run derby.

- timing based swinging
- meter or timing based throwing from the field
- meter or timing based pitching

Not sure how difficult it would be to implement.:wink: