PS Nation - MLB 14 The Show Hands-On Report (PS3/PS4)

[Picci]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight165

Player lock.....I think you can choose three players to lock in a game.(or just one or two)...unless they changed that. FULLY FUNCTIONAL SCOREBOARDS! Did I see ball boys and ball girls?! M.K. Knight165

Yep, you saw ball boys/girls! Here are some other tidbits. Nice job PSNation!

- Crowd members will now catch foul balls and be able to reach over and grab fouls that roll by. They’ll also hold signs up, and those signs will be contextual. So if a player starts heating-up, you’ll probably see some fans rooting him on in this manner. Furthermore (this is for the Operation Sports crew) the Pitcher can now pick up the rosin bag and throw it back down.

- Finally, they’ve added Bat & Ball boys and girls.

- All of the crowd audio and chants have been re-recorded in High Quality.

- All reflection maps on things like the helmets and sunglasses are all rendered in realtime now

- All 30 stadiums have been rebuilt from the ground-up, nothing has been ported from the previous versions.

- Another tidbit about the grass, it actually displaces when a foot hits a spot, or when the ball rolls or lays on the grass. From a physics standpoint, a lot of those behaviors would happen, but you wouldn’t see it visually. The ball will actually act as it should as it rolls across the grass, as it’s spinning, and displacing the grass, the ball can sometimes get ahead of itself and actually hop-up because it’s hitting the blades of grass instead of rolling through. You’ll also see grass clippings flying up when a player runs through with his cleats.

[gregorioz10]

I understand all the effort that SCEA puts towards the game but how disappointing...a May release!!!!??? Also don't try to sugar coat it with minor details talking about the grass and the stitches on the hats! I got a PS4 JUST for The Show, oh well i guess the wait will be worth it (

[Brandwin]

Quote: Originally Posted by metswin3122

I realize that it's only a very short time into the ps4's life cycle, but if the disappointments keep coming, I may be putting mine up on ebay pretty soon... Sent from my SCH-S738C using Tapatalk

With the different release dates for PS3 and PS4 version of #MLBTheShow I wonder if there is a discounted price to upgrade?

I also wonder if I buy PS3 version and switch to PS4 in May, if I could continue my franchise? I know we can continue from PS3 to PS4 next year, so I would guess we could this year from PS3 to PS4.

[Sco291]

I gotta say though....thinking about it....PS3 coming out April 1st. May is right around the corner guys, its not a terribly long wait.

Just think, baseball season will be underway at that point and time will fly by!

So, on second thought May isn't bad at all. Granted I cant follow the season authentically, but oh well big deal lol

[ScouserHUN]

Will the PS3 roster file be compatible with the PS4 version? Now, this is the biggest question.

I will not start my season without OSFM rosters on PS4, but if it's need to be done from the beginning, than the PS4 OSFM might actually be ready by the All-Star game...

Really dissapointed with this May release date as it can actually be May 31, which is 2 months into the season...

Oh, and that green color at Fenway Park is just bad...

[dlee_75]

Excellent!! Looks like I will not regret pre-ordering this awesome game!! The only question I have is, is "Quick Counts" an option that can be turned on and off? This wasn't clarified in the video or the article.
This feature sounds awesome when I want to play a quck game but Part of what appeals to me about baseball is its more relaxed pace, building the count against a batter, or coming back from an 0-2 count in the box. I hope this option stays in tact.

[DoogsHere]

Quote: Originally Posted by metswin3122

It's not the most logical thought, I admit, but I bought the console almost exclusively for sports gaming. Sent from my SCH-S738C using Tapatalk

Well, you could go play the baseball game on the XBox One inste---oh. wait.

[HustlinOwl]

Quote: Originally Posted by PSNation

So, May for PS4. Here's my take on it. I'd rather the game be finished and GREAT than buggy and weird. May is not that long to wait really, and to say that you're only playing a partial season is kinda silly in my mind. You still Have May, June, July, August, September, October..... My plan is to play a lot on PS3/Vita, then transfer everything to PS4 when it hits.

for us diehard online league and now online franchise guys this takes away a month of game time and towards franchise is all