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RaychelSnr · 01-23-2009, 10:33 AM

Operation Sports had a chance to talk with MLB 09: The Show online producer Jason Villa while out in San Diego this week. We asked him about some of the nagging online issues, and what gamers should expect from The Show online this year.

Operation Sports: So what has been done this year to deal with some of the nagging online issues: online lag, frame-rate drops and so forth.

Jason Villa: On the gameplay side, what we tried to focus on was just tuning up the experience. So any frame-rate issues you would have seen last year, any hitches with the batter, any release points with the pitcher, we tried to shore those up and tried to make it as close to the offline experience as possible. Obviously there is inherent lag, so there is plenty of trouble doing that, but you're going to get a pretty true experience on the online gameplay side.

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Boucher · 01-23-2009, 10:36 AM

first!!

WatchdogXC · 01-23-2009, 10:40 AM

Sounds good. I only played online a few times against one of my friends and most of the time, it was very poor so we'd just play on the same console whenever he was in the area or I was over there.

I'd love to have a smooth experience online and maybe try out a league. It would be great to have 30 OSers here in a live draft.

RaychelSnr · 01-23-2009, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by boucher


	first!!

You want a cookie for that incredible accomplishment?

Good interview Chase...

Shakedowncapo · 01-23-2009, 10:42 AM

We'll see...

mike75 · 01-23-2009, 11:12 AM

WoW I sure hope what he is saying is true! Because if it really is fixed I will be playing a lot more online

I hardly ever played online with 07 and 08 PS3 versions because the frame rate and lag was so bad.

Online is so fun when the gameplay is just like offline play!

carlivar · 01-23-2009, 12:59 PM

Can my friends and I form a Franchise and each run our teams with the rest computer controlled? Via online?

This is the Holy Grail feature I'm looking for.

SoxFan01605 · 01-23-2009, 01:06 PM

I don't play online much at all (a few games with long-distance buddies), but this sounds like very good news!

If it's just basic "internet lag" I can deal with that

01-23-2009, 10:33 AM	#1
RaychelSnr Executive Editor OVR: 57 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,846 Blog Entries: 490	Interview With MLB 09: The Show Online Producer Jason Villa Operation Sports had a chance to talk with MLB 09: The Show online producer Jason Villa while out in San Diego this week. We asked him about some of the nagging online issues, and what gamers should expect from The Show online this year. Operation Sports: So what has been done this year to deal with some of the nagging online issues: online lag, frame-rate drops and so forth. Jason Villa: On the gameplay side, what we tried to focus on was just tuning up the experience. So any frame-rate issues you would have seen last year, any hitches with the batter, any release points with the pitcher, we tried to shore those up and tried to make it as close to the offline experience as possible. Obviously there is inherent lag, so there is plenty of trouble doing that, but you're going to get a pretty true experience on the online gameplay side. Read More - Interview With MLB 09: The Show Online Producer Jason Villa Platform: PS2 / PS3 / PSP

01-23-2009, 10:40 AM	#3
WatchdogXC MVP OVR: 15 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Massillon, OH	Re: Interview With MLB 09: The Show Online Producer Jason Villa Sounds good. I only played online a few times against one of my friends and most of the time, it was very poor so we'd just play on the same console whenever he was in the area or I was over there. I'd love to have a smooth experience online and maybe try out a league. It would be great to have 30 OSers here in a live draft.

01-23-2009, 10:42 AM	#5
Shakedowncapo MVP OVR: 18 Join Date: Aug 2002	Re: Interview With MLB 09: The Show Online Producer Jason Villa We'll see...

01-23-2009, 11:12 AM	#6
mike75 Banned OVR: 19 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Earth	Re: Interview With MLB 09: The Show Online Producer Jason Villa WoW I sure hope what he is saying is true! Because if it really is fixed I will be playing a lot more online I hardly ever played online with 07 and 08 PS3 versions because the frame rate and lag was so bad. Online is so fun when the gameplay is just like offline play!

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01-23-2009, 10:36 AM	#2
Boucher Banned OVR: 38 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: I Live in... Sports Centre Blog Entries: 2	first!!

01-23-2009, 12:59 PM	#7
carlivar Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Sep 2008	Can my friends and I form a Franchise and each run our teams with the rest computer controlled? Via online? This is the Holy Grail feature I'm looking for.

01-23-2009, 01:06 PM	#8
SoxFan01605 All Star OVR: 38 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 7,995	I don't play online much at all (a few games with long-distance buddies), but this sounds like very good news! If it's just basic "internet lag" I can deal with that