MLB 14 The Show Video Interview with Ramone Russell

[bluclws22]

Oh ok thanks for clarifying that Curahe. So of course this would be a licensing agreement, but could the company see how popular this game is going to be and how popular it will be in the future and pretty much give SCEA a cheap price on the products or maybe do a bundle of products at a certain price... kind of like a costco deal haha? Or is it still each individual product from UA, Nike, Rawlings, etc. that needs to have each and every product accounted for on the game and no packaged product deals...?

[Curahee]

Lets not forget that its also possible that those companies have exclusive agreements with other companies and cant be featured in other games.

Im not saying this is the case, Im just saying, for all we know, its possible.

[Ghost Of The Year]

Quote: Originally Posted by bluclws22

Hello Mr. Russell I was very curious on something. This game is getting so much talk for a sports game which makes me wonder about all the baseball companies out there like evoshield, rawlings, mizuno, akadema, Adidas, and so on. Now if you wanted to put brands in the games for the future, do y'all have to pay out of pocket to put their stuff in the game or say since people are legit buying PS4's just for this game (guilty as charged haha) those companies are seeing how crazy popular this franchise is getting and how many people want this game that they may take the other step and say hey Mr. Russell and team at San Diego studios, we see a great product here that people are loving and we want our products in your game. So then does that waive the fees if they do that or is it not that simple? I was just curious how that works. Thanks Max

Quote: Originally Posted by Curahee

SCEA has to pay each individual company for each individual item used in The Show. So one payment (or contract agreement) to Nike for undershirts and a separate payment for Nike wrist bands. One payment to UA for shoes and one separate payment for UA gloves. And so on. So far, all we have is Nike undershirts.

Quote: Originally Posted by bluclws22

Oh ok thanks for clarifying that Curahe. So of course this would be a licensing agreement, but could the company see how popular this game is going to be and how popular it will be in the future and pretty much give SCEA a cheap price on the products or maybe do a bundle of products at a certain price... kind of like a costco deal haha? Or is it still each individual product from UA, Nike, Rawlings, etc. that needs to have each and every product accounted for on the game and no packaged product deals...?

Quote: Originally Posted by Curahee

Lets not forget that its also possible that those companies have exclusive agreements with other companies and cant be featured in other games. Im not saying this is the case, Im just saying, for all we know, its possible.

SDS would be wise to hold out a bit longer and CHARGE Nike, Rawlings, UA et al to promote their product in the Show.

[bluclws22]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ghost Of The Year

SDS would be wise to hold out a bit longer and CHARGE Nike, Rawlings, UA et al to promote their product in the Show.

See this is what I was thinking because this is the only legit baseball game on next gen and current gen and most likely will be the best baseball game ever made. So my thinking was that soon these companies will see how much of a demand this game is ( gamestop near me is sold out of preorders all ready for this game) and want to jump on board to put their product lines in the show.

[geisterhome]

Quote: Originally Posted by eaw913

But I definitely do not understand why you would rather have a few open/closed dome ballparks that really serve no purpose other than visual satisfaction as opposed to spring training and minor league parks.. Maybe it is just me, but I would much rather have Spring Training and minor leagues included than 6 domed stadiums.

So whats the point of having all those spring training/minor league BPs included apart from "visual satisfaction" wouldn't like 4 or 5 of each be enough as well if you take that out of consideration? dont get me wrong I like to have as many of those BP included as possible but MLB stadiums would also come first for me. anyways thats personal preference I suppose.

[geisterhome]

Quote: Originally Posted by Heroesandvillains

I'm not a fan of some of these posts, but personally I think some unpopular opinions are being jumped all over for no reason. I may not and do not agree with almost all the opinions of the people feeling let down right now (I'm loving what I'm seeing, by the way), but it's distressing to see some of these newcomers get jumped all over by some OS vets because someone is let down with a feature not getting in, or a screenshot not being what they'd expected, etc. There are some trolls here, sure. But some posters are getting jumped all over for being underwhelmed and that sort of undermines the spirit of OS, if you ask me.

Thank you for that post, I got exactly the same feeling lately. I think this is nowhere happening as much on the here as it is in the The Show section of the OS.

[Knight165]

Quote: Originally Posted by geisterhome

Thank you for that post, I got exactly the same feeling lately. I think this is nowhere happening as much on the here as it is in the The Show section of the OS.

Yeah....but......when you post things like this.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA




Yup he said it looks like him so I'm not sure anyone can be more of an expert on that than the man himself. If he didn't like it he would have told me.



your reply:
well would you expect an SCEA employee and community manager to say anything else on here

you're not really helping your argument that it is indeed sometimes well warranted.
No reason for that post.

M.K.
Knight165

[Stumpy Santo]

Quote: Originally Posted by cameron_ball

& there's a reason why the game doesn't take a step backwards? The game is already good. They don't mess with the core gameplay & the only sports game that does get worse is madden because they do very little to it & that's why they liked it I'm the beginning I see a lot similarities to MLB 14 & madden. Don't get lazy. & last time I checked we never get what we want? We say we want a better RTTS & we get a screen that shows us we got drafted & showcase that was in 2k for the past 5 years? We want a story & interview & don't even get me started on franchise. I swear I'll start a season and a pitcher like Clayton Kershaw will have a 5.30 era at the end of the year. I want interviews with players & managers. & the quick counts thing yeah it's a nice idea for some people but really they're making it out to be the biggest thing & I could care less about it. Basically that's just a business idea people that don't like baseball & want it to be faster & think it's too slow what this. & yeah I understand seasons might get to long but if you're a baseball fan you don't care. MLB is becoming a little bit to Arcade. & it's carting more to the casual fans more to the hardcore baseball fans.

I'm entertaining my kids tonight by reading this rant aloud in different voices. So far it's two thumbs up for "French Waiter" and "Tony Montana" and a thumbs down on "Yogi Bear".