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RaychelSnr · 02-11-2015, 02:11 PM

In our MLB 15: The Show preview podcast last week, I expressed my surprise at the lack of available information. At that time, we were nearly two months away from release, and most of what we knew came from online product pages.

Since then, we've been given a detailed fact sheet and a lengthy Twitch feed to digest. It was while watching the video feed that it occurred to me how unique the marketing of MLB 15 seems to be.

Read More - MLB 15 The Show: An Era of Transparency

A_Quiet_Pro · 02-11-2015, 02:14 PM

Good read.

Knight165 · 02-11-2015, 02:27 PM

Well....I've always said it....and have taken flak for it...but this is why SCEA is the best dev team out there in many ways.....
Don't forget...before their first Community Day....nothing like that was ever done before. They put themselves out there the 7(8?) years ago when they contacted a handful of members of this website and invited us into the studios to both see the process and to relay info/suggestions in both directions between the studio and the gaming public. Unheard of at the time(and I remember how freaked out Ramone was in relation to how it was going to go off!)
SCEA has always gone the extra steps it takes to use the community in shaping their game to some extent and to be open about what they can/will do in changing the game to suit the gaming public.

Nice read.

M.K.
Knight165

Armor and Sword · 02-11-2015, 03:23 PM

Well said. The Show's team is really a bunch of pros. They listen to their fans, implement new features without taking out old ones. They constantly stack the deck and keep building a game full of options and features without taking away the core gameplay that some Show veterans (like myself) still utilize (Classic pitching, timed batting) in fact a perfect example of adding is directional hitting to the timed mechanic. They are not forcing on us. If you want to play timed the default way...you can. If you want to add in the directional user input you have that option.

And the communication with the community is second to none.

LastActionHero · 02-11-2015, 03:34 PM

Amen! .

rjackson · 02-11-2015, 03:45 PM

Feel free to ignore as I'm just thinking out loud but I've always wondered how much of your expenses SCEA covers for CD...very cool that they do that and listen/respond to us here.

burjeffton · 02-11-2015, 03:48 PM

Great read! I've been consistently impressed by SCEA San Diego. They don't have huge budgets or multi-year development cycles, but they prove to truly care about what their fans think.

The unscripted moments in the Twitch feed humanizes these guys in a whole new way. It's why I really loved Nick Livingston's Twitch stream last Spring as well. He was honest, open and very casual about how they go about making the game. And when he didn't have an answer, he was up front about it. Super refreshing.

Cowboy008 · 02-11-2015, 03:52 PM

I think this dev team is great. You can see that they are passionate about the game.

02-11-2015, 02:11 PM	#1
RaychelSnr Executive Editor OVR: 57 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,846 Blog Entries: 490	MLB 15 The Show: An Era of Transparency In our MLB 15: The Show preview podcast last week, I expressed my surprise at the lack of available information. At that time, we were nearly two months away from release, and most of what we knew came from online product pages. Since then, we've been given a detailed fact sheet and a lengthy Twitch feed to digest. It was while watching the video feed that it occurred to me how unique the marketing of MLB 15 seems to be. Read More - MLB 15 The Show: An Era of Transparency Platform: PS3 / PS Vita / PS4 knicksrbeast, MauerMorneau09, jaiman and 10 others like this.

02-11-2015, 02:14 PM	#2
A_Quiet_Pro Banned OVR: 4 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Hartford, CT Posts: 2,574	Re: MLB 15 The Show: An Era of Transparency Good read. Jason_19 likes this.

02-11-2015, 02:27 PM	#3
Knight165 ll Str OVR: 56 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 24,986 Blog Entries: 1	Well....I've always said it....and have taken flak for it...but this is why SCEA is the best dev team out there in many ways..... Don't forget...before their first Community Day....nothing like that was ever done before. They put themselves out there the 7(8?) years ago when they contacted a handful of members of this website and invited us into the studios to both see the process and to relay info/suggestions in both directions between the studio and the gaming public. Unheard of at the time(and I remember how freaked out Ramone was in relation to how it was going to go off!) SCEA has always gone the extra steps it takes to use the community in shaping their game to some extent and to be open about what they can/will do in changing the game to suit the gaming public. Nice read. M.K. Knight165 catswithbats, DIESEL, knicksrbeast and 19 others like this.

02-11-2015, 03:23 PM	#4
Armor and Sword The Lama OVR: 0 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Parkland, Florida Posts: 20,994 Blog Entries: 5	Well said. The Show's team is really a bunch of pros. They listen to their fans, implement new features without taking out old ones. They constantly stack the deck and keep building a game full of options and features without taking away the core gameplay that some Show veterans (like myself) still utilize (Classic pitching, timed batting) in fact a perfect example of adding is directional hitting to the timed mechanic. They are not forcing on us. If you want to play timed the default way...you can. If you want to add in the directional user input you have that option. And the communication with the community is second to none. catswithbats, TonyMoraco, Lil Worm and 4 others like this.

02-11-2015, 03:34 PM	#5
LastActionHero MVP OVR: 6 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Amsterdam	Re: MLB 15 The Show: An Era of Transparency Amen! . __________________ "When it's all set and done, reality is the best innovation."

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02-11-2015, 03:45 PM	#6
rjackson MVP OVR: 1 Join Date: Apr 2005	Re: MLB 15 The Show: An Era of Transparency Feel free to ignore as I'm just thinking out loud but I've always wondered how much of your expenses SCEA covers for CD...very cool that they do that and listen/respond to us here.

02-11-2015, 03:48 PM	#7
burjeffton Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Fly-over country	Great read! I've been consistently impressed by SCEA San Diego. They don't have huge budgets or multi-year development cycles, but they prove to truly care about what their fans think. The unscripted moments in the Twitch feed humanizes these guys in a whole new way. It's why I really loved Nick Livingston's Twitch stream last Spring as well. He was honest, open and very casual about how they go about making the game. And when he didn't have an answer, he was up front about it. Super refreshing.

02-11-2015, 03:52 PM	#8
Cowboy008 MVP OVR: 5 Join Date: Mar 2012	Re: MLB 15 The Show: An Era of Transparency I think this dev team is great. You can see that they are passionate about the game. thaSLAB likes this.