MLB '10: The Show First Look (ESPN)

[bp4baseball]

This looks very good, and I wouldn't be surprised if they have more features their yet to realease. If not, this is still very impressive.

[Glenn33]

Quote: Originally Posted by UncleMo

What does real time mean, and, I thought it was already in 09?

Basically in between plays - instead of a cutscene of the players walking back to the dugout or the players throwing the ball around the infield, etc. - the camera will never leave the player or the action and you will see these things happen in realtime - NO cutscenes. You will also see thngs happening during the game like active dugouts and bullpens all the while the in game action is going on. It will look even more like a live broadscast. Trust me - it's a BIG deal.

If you can stomach it - rent MLB 2K9 and you can see it firsthand. They had real time presentation and that was pretty much the only thing they got really right about that game(along with the announcing which was outstanding).

[cardsfan2222]

No mention of upgrades to franchise mode. Hopefully they worked on some of the problems with it, since I play it almost exclusively.

[BravesBoy]

"But that's not the only visual treat that's been added to the game this year. You'll see things like cloud shadows moving across the field, daylight transitional lighting, dugouts and bullpens populated in real time (not just in cut scenes), and even playoff noise makers and towels in the crowd. Gamers can expect more animations of fans reaching over the rails, foul balls that will ricochet off both catchers and umpires, working analog and digital clocks inside stadiums, and fans from the visiting team populating stadiums, like when the Cubs play in Arizona and the Chicago faithful come out in full force wearing their team colors."

[Jgainsey]

If the online play can be brought up to the same playability as other sports titles, the online franchise will be awesome. If we could get 30 OSers together in the same franchise... baseball heaven. Or what if we could even use our own rosters. How cool would it be to play an online franchise with Knight's rosters?

[econoodle]

i am sure if weather was in, that would have been mentioned in the article.

wow, if its not.

[beau21]

A few fireworks anybody?

[theotherguy619]

It's really awesome that these guys take our request seriously. Daytime lighting progression is all I really need... Here's to hoping fielding has a more manual feel