MLB 14 The Show: Why You Should Pick Up The Vita Version

[RaychelSnr]

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Is the handheld version worth your time and money</big>?

The daily grind of a baseball player is much less enticing than most believe. The constant repetition of doing the same thing every day; the bus rides that last hours upon hours; the crazy and zany promotions in a Minor League Baseball stadium. These are just a few of the obstacles one must work through before suiting up for The Show.

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[GlennN]

Heck, I am playing a ton of The Show 14 on my Vita and I don't even own a PS3. I just wish we got the current Madden and any hockey game on the Vita!

[MikeRoss]

I just went through your exact thought process this past Saturday and finally picked up the Vita version. Partly because I can't wait til May 6th to play The Show, but primarily because the cross-save aspect is awesome.

The one thing I am still curious about is how well PS4 Remote Play will work for the game. If Remote Play is available for the game and it works well enough, it might eliminate the need to pick up the Vita version for some people.

[Inhocmark]

Using remote play mostly with FIFA and I can tell you pretty much that if you're not on the same network with your two devices and in a nearish proximity then your results will likely be spotty/non existent.

Playing within a floor of my PS4 (its in the basement) is not an issue. Go to the upper level and I get screen tearing and warnings about the connection.

I can't imagine that it works all that well off network. If you really want The Show on the Go, then buying a copy might be the only way to go. I did it last year and you give up a wee bit playing on the VITA but its not all bad.

[mcmax3000]

I've been really close to pulling the trigger on a Vita for The Show for a while now. It's even more tempting right now since I just found out that I'll still be working part time through the summer while I'm in school.

The only big thing stopping me is the memory card pricing. When I'll be spending $200 for the system, and like $40 for the game, I don't want to add a bunch more on top of that.

[mcmax3000]

Just looked around, and apparently in Canada, at least online, the Vita is basically impossible to find right now. I can't find a single retailer that has any options other than the Borderlands 2 bundle that's not out for a couple more weeks.

[JLattire]

I've been really close to pulling the trigger on a Vita for The Show for a while now. It's even more tempting right now since I just found out that I'll still be working part time through the summer while I'm in school.

The only big thing stopping me is the memory card pricing. When I'll be spending $200 for the system, and like $40 for the game, I don't want to add a bunch more on top of that.

I recommend purchasing a Vita. It seems like a lot of money, but if you can find a memory card on sale that helps a ton. I bought a 32gb card from Gamestop for $50 in December. And if you have PS+ you can a good amount of games for free to play. One of my favorite features is remote play. Almost every time I'm watching a game on TV I'll remote play NBA 2K of FIFA on my Vita and sim through some games. When the game is over I'll switch over to my PS4 and continue from where I left off.

[mcmax3000]

I recommend purchasing a Vita. It seems like a lot of money, but if you can find a memory card on sale that helps a ton. I bought a 32gb card from Gamestop for $50 in December. And if you have PS+ you can a good amount of games for free to play. One of my favorite features is remote play. Almost every time I'm watching a game on TV I'll remote play NBA 2K of FIFA on my Vita and sim through some games. When the game is over I'll switch over to my PS4 and continue from where I left off.

Unfortunately in Canada, we don't get a lot of the great sales that you guys do in the US. I don't think I've ever seen Vita memory cards discounted up here.

A lot of the system bundles seem to come with 8GB, so I may end up pulling the trigger on one of those, and just using that (since The Show will be the main thing I use the system for, and I'll buy a retail copy of that) until I can find a deal of some sorts.

[rkocjay]

i had the vita verison since day 1 just watching until may 6 for ps4 n then EPIC

[Blublub]

If you're having problems finding one it's likely due at least in part to the shift to the new revised model. This is the one that ships with the Borderlands bundle. If you're a fan of the original OLED (like I am) then you probably want to hunt a bit more to score one of the originals before they are gone. Either way the Vita is a great piece of kit with some fantastic games - you can't go wrong.

[PES3Paul]

But how do we know Sony will update the Vita version? I'm playing it, but I think I'm a version behind.

[Iceman87GT]

Just looked around, and apparently in Canada, at least online, the Vita is basically impossible to find right now. I can't find a single retailer that has any options other than the Borderlands 2 bundle that's not out for a couple more weeks.

The Borderlands 2 Bundle comes out next week (5/6), you could literally pick it up the same day that you pick up the Show for the PS4 (assuming you are planning on doing that). That is unless Canada is getting it later than the US, but I believe region determines release date.

[Iceman87GT]

I've had the past 2 versions of the Show on the Vita, decided to wait on getting it this time around.

I will wait to see how much I enjoy the PS4 version, simply because I played the crap out of the Show on the Vita for the first 2 months and then started playing it sparingly, and haven't picked it up since the summer. I'm not sure I want to spend another $40 on a game that I wind up playing for 2 months and then fall out of playing, when I have 2 versions of the game that are largely the same.

If the quick pitch proves to be as enjoyable and as time-saving as I hope it is I'll grab it on the Vita and utilize the cross-save ability. Until then I'll stick with my Pitcher RTTS on 13, I prefer the ability to point right to where you want the ball to be rather than trying to use the analog to place it (I've got shaky fingers, though I think the new analogs on the DS4 may minimize that issue for me).

[thiel82]

I was skeptical on the Vita version initially (MLB 12), but ended up LOVING it. All three editions have ended up getting more play on my Vita than my console, and as a 31yr old male, I wouldn't have expected that. I don't ride a train to work, and don't travel a lot for work either (typically 1-3 plane trips a year), yet I love not only my MLB on Vita, but my Vita.

Might be the best 'console' I've ever purchased, and it is still yet to really discover its capability.

[Inhocmark]

Re: MLB 14 The Show: Why You Should Pick Up The Vita Version

Going beyond sports games the Vita is getting excellent support from Sony with the PS+. The Indy games are fantastic and it is just all around a great gaming system. It will not replace a tablet or phone, but you will get higher quality games. Very happy with my purchase

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