The ultimate playable camera...

[tnixen]

Been asking for this type of camera for fielding,batting and pitching for years and years and I am starting to give up hope that it will ever be added. I would love to be able to play and watch a game from behind home plate in the upper deck. I would like the camera to stay there for the whole game without any zooming in on players just panning left and right. Just like what you would see if you were actually sitting in a seat at the stadium.

[ryanmc564]

That view would be cool, constantly having a whole stadium in view and seeing every players reaction and movement on plays. Something i thought would be cool is if they had every seat accounted for in every stadium that you could place the camera in specific seats and view the game from there.

[Shakedowncapo]

Might just be framerate holding them back from camera views like that. Have a feeling it would take some work to keep it around 60fps.

Thats not to say this isnt a great idea, because it is.

[Blzer]

Oh, whole stadium in view? I must have missed that part. I simply meant a single broadcast camera that doesn't pan, only moves around like a stationary camera would. Oh, and zooms of course, but zooms appropriately.

That would be cool too. I just hope you could see everything is all.

[Billy...a_kid]

Quote: Originally Posted by tnixen

Been asking for this type of camera for fielding,batting and pitching for years and years and I am starting to give up hope that it will ever be added. I would love to be able to play and watch a game from behind home plate in the upper deck. I would like the camera to stay there for the whole game without any zooming in on players just panning left and right. Just like what you would see if you were actually sitting in a seat at the stadium.

I will never understand why people say sitting on the 1st/3rd baseline is so cool. To me, THIS is the perfect place to watch a game. Bird's eye view, and you see EVERYTHING!

ps- I was afraid of that, I wanted your picture copied for dramatic effect on this post. BEST VIEW EVER!

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Billy...a_kid

I will never understand why people say sitting on the 1st/3rd baseline is so cool.

As a baseball player, I think it's very cool. It's equivalent to what I see in the dugout (or thereabouts). It gives you a nice "spacing" of things such as the mound to the plate and bases, and how fast everything is. Plus, you get them foul balls!

I'm referring to the lower deck, of course. It's just a nice, fresh perspective than what you see on TV. I enjoy unique views time to time, and when at a ballpark being somewhere behind the dugout is simply awesome.

[WhiteM5]

Quote: Originally Posted by Shakedowncapo

Might just be framerate holding them back from camera views like that. Have a feeling it would take some work to keep it around 60fps. Thats not to say this isnt a great idea, because it is.

Agreed. For years on the PS3, I assumed framerate would chug if they added a broader view, but I was hoping PS4 could handle it. The other issue would be the transition from batter's screen to this view. There would be a slight delay which would be fine by me (similar to Baseball Pro 98 or High Heat), but others might find unappetizing. Everyone in this forum seems to really dig any new change to cameras, so I hope this is one area the devs continue to explore.

[Billy...a_kid]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

As a baseball player, I think it's very cool. It's equivalent to what I see in the dugout (or thereabouts). It gives you a nice "spacing" of things such as the mound to the plate and bases, and how fast everything is. Plus, you get them foul balls! I'm referring to the lower deck, of course. It's just a nice, fresh perspective than what you see on TV. I enjoy unique views time to time, and when at a ballpark being somewhere behind the dugout is simply awesome.

Interesting, because I cannot quote how many times I have heard former MLB players say the worst place to see a game is from the dugout. Guess it is all in what you are looking for, but personally, if I go to a game, I want upper deck, front row, behind home plate. Nothing beats bird's eye view!