MLB 12 The Show Screenshots - Your New Default Camera View and Other Tidbits

[Bobhead]

Literally the only reason I play video games at all is because of The Show. Of course I play other games now, but I definitely would never consider spending money on a console if it weren't for this amazing baseball game.

[decga]

Quote: Originally Posted by bfindeisen

In fact, now that I am thinking about it...one of my main hopes for next year's game is to see an overhaul of however SCEA manages their uniform and equipment design. In the sports gaming industry, they are well behind the curve in this regard. All the other sports games have had licensed equipment for 5+ years. To be fair, though, they did nail the most important aspect of a sports game: gameplay. The game is great, but improvements can be made.

All those other games with licensed equipment. Madden you can see the Nike symbol, but NBA 2k I cant even make out the shoes unless its zoom in shot.

I prefer gameplay over licensed equipment. We have Louisville Slugger still, dont we..

[sydrogerdavid]

Quote: Originally Posted by decga

All those other games with licensed equipment. Madden you can see the Nike symbol, but NBA 2k I cant even make out the shoes unless its zoom in shot. I prefer gameplay over licensed equipment. We have Louisville Slugger still, dont we..

Nope, the logo isn't on the bat anymore, not a big deal. The Show does still have Majestic though.

[Phi4life]

Screens are looking great! I really like the new score bug design unintrussive sleek and not taking up too much real estate. I rather this format then the clunky side ones that cover up my stadium. If you have watched enough games you know they go back and forth between the 2 formats. There is only so many ways you can lay the same info out. this years they just happen to be doing the side ones on tv but again between the 2 formats I prefer te horizontal layout hands down. The new one on fox looks like toy r us designed it. Please add pitch count on the score bug, that would be a small but usefull feature.

Looking at the comparison shots from last year looks like the guess pitch is under the pitch selection now, has the functionality changed? It used to be its own osd?. Also I do like the larger pitch bars much better, before they were too small and not easy to see. As a hole this is looking very promising can't wait to see more screens!! As everybody else is mentioning please give us the option to turn things on or off, do I really need the power swing osd there oh and the pci graphic doesn't fit the rest of stuff on screen, hopefully not final. I do like the pitch info piece I think that kind of info can really help me fine tune my pitching, without having to l3 all the time. But again once I've mastered it let me turn it off!

[Bahnzo]

One thing I'll never understand, is how companies that make sports equipment (like Rawlings, Louisville, etc) wouldn't be clamoring to have their stuff in games? Especially something as good and as respected as The Show.

Or maybe I'm thinking about it the wrong way...maybe they want to be in and were refused for whatever reason(s)? Can't pretend to know how the licensing works.

[decga]

Quote: Originally Posted by sydrogerdavid

Nope, the logo isn't on the bat anymore, not a big deal. The Show does still have Majestic though.

Not big deal to me either. I have been this product since 2004. I just play the game and love it.

[Bobhead]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bahnzo

One thing I'll never understand, is how companies that make sports equipment (like Rawlings, Louisville, etc) wouldn't be clamoring to have their stuff in games? Especially something as good and as respected as The Show. Or maybe I'm thinking about it the wrong way...maybe they want to be in and were refused for whatever reason(s)? Can't pretend to know how the licensing works.

I don't know how licensing works with regards to sports either, but your logic isn't that far off. In (good) movies, companies pay to have their products in a movie. I don't know if MLB is an issue here, and I'd imagine it is, but in a perfect world the same would hold true in video games, and a game development company could hypothetically profit from allowing brand names in their game.

But like I said I'm sure the core issue here is that Bud Selig guy. Maybe he doesn't want these brand names accidentally misrepresented, and so MLB refuse brand incorporation altogether.

Or maybe MLB requests chicken dinners that Russell refuses to part with.

[nomo17k]

I think we are going to eventually see dynamic ads in video games (I bet some games do already... am just not familiar with too many games...). We already have something like State Farm advertising on the Show...

The Show could sell ad spaces in those stadiums, tie that in with Google ad-sense or something, so 20-something would see cars or some fashion items, whereas 40-/50-somethings would see Viagra ads.

So it doesn't even have to be baseball-related companies...

What we see on TV broadcast they already cater the contents to the audience digitally, so the technology is definitely there. Maybe it isn't worth the effort yet...