MLB 14 The Show Blog - Online Franchise

[TGov]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight165

But isn't online in these cases PS4......and not the game itself? There is no online play on the4 for any game w/o PS+....is there? M.K. Knight165

Do you need PS+ for updates too? Off topic I know but Im curious

[HustlinOwl]

Quote: Originally Posted by TGov

Do you need PS+ for updates too? Off topic I know but Im curious

Ramone stated that PS Plus was not needed for updates

[MrOldboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight165

But isn't online in these cases PS4......and not the game itself? There is no online play on the4 for any game w/o PS+....is there? M.K. Knight165

Quote: Originally Posted by HustlinOwl

in that same vain then do not purchase a PS4 PS Plus to play online has been known since 2013 E3

I was speaking to people specifically on here who would view a PS4 purchase as a means to play the PS4 version of MLB 14: The Show (The_Duke being an example). To them PS+ seems like a paywall and behind it is online franchise.

To someone like myself, I find PS+ to be a great value as I download and at least try any PS+ game that I don't already own. I've loaded up on PS+ codes from past sales so the online franchise issue doesn't affect me that much.

But to someone who only plays The Show (i.e. The_Duke who nemesis and my responses were based off of), PS+ means that the game could cost up to $110 this year if they want to play single player franchise with the new improvements. That's not including the cost of the PS4.

There was no way for any of these people to assume that there would be two distinct version of franchise in MLB 14: The Show. With the one that seems superior at this point in time to require PS+ on PS4.

I completely get where someone like The_Duke is coming from. To some the decision seems so simple, but its not for everyone.

[s1lent]

Has it been clarified which parts of the offline franchise are missing from the online version? Until then That happens I don't think we can say whether simply starting a single player online franchise is a viable workaround. Not to mention the uncertainty over whether online franchises can be continued in future versions or not.

[ShowTyme15]

Quote: Originally Posted by s1lent

Has it been clarified which parts of the offline franchise are missing from the online version? Until then That happens I don't think we can say whether simply starting a single player online franchise is a viable workaround. Not to mention the uncertainty over whether online franchises can be continued in future versions or not.

Yes it's been confirmed everything in the fact sheet listed for online franchise will only be for online. Ramone said they ran out of time to get the online changes incorporated into offline.

[MrOldboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by ShowTyme15

Yes it's been confirmed everything in the fact sheet listed for online franchise will only be for online. Ramone said they ran out of time to get the online changes incorporated into offline.

I guess he's wondering if there are any benefits to play offline instead of online. Only pertaining to functions of the mode like the AI logic, not other factors like PS+, online stability, etc.

[s1lent]

I was referring to the part of the fact sheet that said something like "most" of the features from the offline franchise will be in the online version, which begs the question which offline features aren't in the online version.

[aukevin]

Quote: Originally Posted by s1lent

I was referring to the part of the fact sheet that said something like "most" of the features from the offline franchise will be in the online version, which begs the question which offline features aren't in the online version.

I'm waiting to hear about in game saves.