MLB 12 The Show Hands-On Preview - Day 1 (PSNation)

[LastActionHero]

Did he say SERVERS this year!?

[EnigmaNemesis]

Quote: Originally Posted by LastActionHero

Did he say SERVERS this year!?

Yep, dedicated. No more peer to peer.

[nomo17k]

Quote: Originally Posted by EnigmaNemesis

Yep, dedicated. No more peer to peer.

I wonder if that actually makes online play less laggy. Sure, some things will definitely be better (like detecting deliberate disconnects, etc.), but I tend to think adding a "middle-man" doesn't necessarily make the connection smoother.

Guess we'll see how you guys think of online modes, as you test things (heard on the podcast that's on your table for Thurs.).

[authentic]

Quote: Originally Posted by EnigmaNemesis

Yep, dedicated. No more peer to peer.

Wow. MLB 12 The Show has dedicated servers and the great Call of Duty doesn't. Another big step for online gamers.

[AtlantaBraves22]

Can someone explain to me what it means for a game to have dedicated servers? What changes?

[jkra0512]

Quote: Originally Posted by AtlantaBraves22

Can someone explain to me what it means for a game to have dedicated servers? What changes?

Basically, The Show will have servers available to host games on their end, which presumably make playing online faster. Peer-to-Peer hosting relies on one of the people playing the actual game to host the server, which is much slower because it comes from a slower connection.

[AtlantaBraves22]

Quote: Originally Posted by jkra0512

Basically, The Show will have servers available to host games on their end, which presumably make playing online faster. Peer-to-Peer hosting relies on one of the people playing the actual game to host the server, which is much slower because it comes from a slower connection.

ok thanks man, that sounds like its going to make it a lot better

[jkra0512]

Quote: Originally Posted by AtlantaBraves22

ok thanks man, that sounds like its going to make it a lot better

Maybe a better way of visualizing it is downloading a song from your friend's computer using the internet would be much slower than downloading that same song from a dedicated server from the record company.

Before, we had to rely on our friend's connection to the internet to gauge how reliable and quick the game played online head-to-head (other computers connected to their network took bandwidth away from the PS3 and slows the overall connection down.) Now, with dedicated servers from SCEA, the connection is more stable and completely dedicated to the game you're playing and not being slowed down by other outside influences, as such other computers connected to the network sucking away bandwidth.