MLB 15 The Show Livestream - Franchise Improvements, Inside the Radio Show & More

[SoxFan01605]

Quote: Originally Posted by Armor & Sword

The contract guide was also a pleasant addition. I know some will view it as a crutch....but it at least gives you a starting point. I also find it funny (well a little funny) that we have all been clamoring for immersion inside the franchise hub, they put together a radio show which if you listened to the team stated will not be the same thing all the time. They were pretty clear on the fact it will not only give scores but talk about league leaders, team signings (off-season), injuries, standings etc. But I am already seeing posts of....oh I can see this will be repetitive and I will shut it off etc. Really? How does anyone know anything yet. We have not played the game and experienced all of it yet. And over time...of course it will sound the same. Just like any presentation element. Thank god they put this in. We finally will have a pulse on the league while we look at stat's, look for trades, set lineups, look at our minor league system etc. It is a great start and I think it will be a lot better than a few people think. But I never judge a game until I have it in my hands to play and feel for myself. I can already see all the new animations, the smoothness of the game, the new pitching trajectories. There is a lot that has been improved and this game is going to visually explode off the screen this year on top of the game physics that to my eye's have been greatly enhanced. The tracks that outfielders are taking to hit ball's look better, the cutoffs look awesome. I can see the new tagging system and how that will be a big improvement. So much to look forward to!

I think that just comes down to preference. I know plenty here who, when presented with ideas for improved commentary or are given an example of how another game's commentary is better than The Show's respond with "it's still repetitive." Some people don't care about the quality of commentary simply because they are going to get bored with it regardless. They just turn it off. To me, the radio show is the same thing. Some people don't like hearing the same lines or delivery in their ear like that. I get that...you don't really need to experience it directly if you know the concept doesn't suit you.

Personally, I love it. I feel like most real life reporters fall on fairly repetitive language when delivering such news anyway so it's not all that bad since, while the language may repeat, the news itself is dynamic. I typically listen to a ballgame or game recaps while spending any length of time in menus anyway, so now I get it in-game and, as a HUGE bonus, I'll get news related to my franchise!

From what I heard, it sounded better than I expected for an initial implementation and I feel like it can only grow from here. For me at least, this is EXACTLY the kind of feature needed to make franchise a more organic experience and is at or near the top of my personal favorite additions.

[Blake the Seeker]

I can't see the feed!!

[Yankees3133]

For Minor League Contracts. Is there an option to select everyone in the minors and offer them their preferred contract all at once instead of one at a time?

[ped3328]

Quote: Originally Posted by Shakedowncapo

MLB 14' MLB 15'

Being a ps3 owner, I sure hope the lighting improvement shown on the '15 version (bottom pic) is actually what we will get in the ps3 console. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

[andrewochs615]

Is anyone else's twitch stream archive laggy during game play? Will this be up on youtube anytime soon, I am assuming this a twitch issue.

[ckarlic]

Quote: Originally Posted by andrewochs615

Is anyone else's twitch stream archive laggy during game play? Will this be up on youtube anytime soon, I am assuming this a twitch issue.

Yeah. Haven't been able to view the twitch stream. Hoping it gets posted on YouTube soon.

[nemesis04]

Quote: Originally Posted by andrewochs615

Is anyone else's twitch stream archive laggy during game play? Will this be up on youtube anytime soon, I am assuming this a twitch issue.

Quote: Originally Posted by ckarlic

Yeah. Haven't been able to view the twitch stream. Hoping it gets posted on YouTube soon.

Check out post 161.

[nemesis04]

Nice stream, a lot of good info!

Ramone and Nick, you guys need some spring training on the sticks!