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MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

08:58 PM - February 5, 2009 by Millennium

The MLB 09 The Show demo is up on the Playstation Network Store. Please post your impressions once you download and play the game.

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# 281 Blzer @ 02/06/09 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by JerseySuave4


	blzer, one thing about what you wrote, in 08 if the 1st baseman got a ground ball you could hit O and he'd run to 1st base, thats not new.

Interesting, I played the '08 demo like night and day until this one, and I don't ever recall it being in there. Maybe I just never tried.

# 282 kehlis @ 02/06/09 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	It really opens up the game for the extra base hits. Do some replays to check out the entire routes. Pretty impressive!

To me the biggest difference now is that there is a difference between hitting a fly ball to the outfield and a line drive...I think the reaction time is perfect, and on any liner, if it is caught, it was hit pretty close to the fielder...And their range on fly balls is perfect.

I have seen some bloop singles, and there were some liners that got through for extra bases that wouldn't have been last year.

Well Done!

# 283 Knight165 @ 02/06/09 02:45 AM

The hits are awesome this year.

I've hit bloopers...and screamers. You can really tell the difference.
Some of my foul balls down the line...SCORCHERS and I was like..."damn, why couldn't that have split the OF'ers?!

M.K.
Knight165

# 284 Infinite202 @ 02/06/09 02:46 AM

I just finished playing the demo, and it was very good. Question: Is it just me or do you actually have to aim where you're swinging at now? (I played in HoF mode)

My only disappointment is that I mistakenly thought that I could go back to playing MLB '08 after playing this demo and I was wrong. I feel like I'm stuck in limbo until '09's release.!

# 285 Yanks22 @ 02/06/09 02:47 AM

loving this i cannot stop playing. the new fielding routes. still don't get a full home run trot around the bases but do get a lot of awesome angles of the homerun and reactions and different views of certain bases. Framerate not concerned about for the retail version from what knight jim and nem are saying along with all the SCEA guys should be no problem. now i just need to play as my yanks. cannot wait for march 3rd

# 286 nemesis04 @ 02/06/09 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark IV


	One thing I hated to see was the homerun cam thing. It ONCE AGAIN shows the players reaction and then all of a sudden you're rounding second base. One time I never did see where the ball went or what it looked like on the homerun. Luckily I play RTTS where they show it from behind your player, but I can't believe they left that thing in. Most everyone I've seen hates it, but it's still in there.

Did you turn off home run celebrations?

# 287 kt-od @ 02/06/09 02:51 AM

I played a few games now. One word: Amazing!!!

1. They now have numbers on the helmets, nice touch!

2. I grounded out with Victorino. It showed him handing his helmet to the first base coach. The helmet didn't have side shields

. Maybe just a demo thing.

3. Stole a base hit from Upton with Ibanez. Upton went to the dugout and threw his helmet. Noticed that Upton had his hat on. Does he wear his hat under his helmet? If so, awesome attention to detail.

4. I love the new presentation.

Overall, I think this is a huge step forward. Gameplay is much better than last year. I don't even want to put 08 back in knowing that the demo is so much better.

# 288 jvalverde88 @ 02/06/09 02:53 AM

Just played two games with me switching teams each time. The 1st game i was no hit by Kazmir. In the 2nd game I came back and scored 4 runs when i was down 3-0, It sucks that you can't change pitchers because had I faced Lidge I would've lost that game.

# 289 Knight165 @ 02/06/09 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by kt-od


	I don't even want to put 08 back in knowing that the demo is so much better.

Welcome to our world from a week ago!....only 28 times worse for us!

M.K.
Knight165

# 290 BloodRed174 @ 02/06/09 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by kt-od


	2. I grounded out with Victorino. It showed him handing his helmet to the first base coach. The helmet didn't have side shields. Maybe just a demo thing. 3. Stole a base hit from Upton with Ibanez. Upton went to the dugout and threw his helmet. Noticed that Upton had his hat on. Does he wear his hat under his helmet? If so, awesome attention to detail.

I noticed the same thing with Victorino's helmet, maybe just a demo thing.

And I'm about 99.9% sure Upton doesn't wear his hat under his helmet.

# 291 Artman22 @ 02/06/09 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by EnigmaNemesis


	UPDATE: I turned off my PS3 for a bit, turned it back on and played it again. NO FRAME-RATE STUTTER at all when the pitcher goes into the wind-up. Seemed to do the trick for me. Playing in my Dell 2407 in my office. Mint!

Man i wish this would work for me

. I already tried this and it didnt work. ARE you playing on 720p?

# 292 Knight165 @ 02/06/09 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Art1bk


	Man i wish this would work for me. I already tried this and it didnt work. ARE you playing on 720p?

Did you try renaming your HDMI2 to PC....it worked for humaca.

M.K.
Knight165

# 293 kt-od @ 02/06/09 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Knight165


	Welcome to our world from a week ago!....only 28 times worse for us! M.K. Knight165

I don't know how y'all can stand it. It's going to be complete torture having to wait until March 3rd

# 294 JermaineDye05 @ 02/06/09 02:58 AM

The one thing I've noticed in the 2 games I've played is it's very homerun happy. However I think that's just a Demo thing, anyways it was very sharp. I hit a lined shot at Longoria which he caught (seemed a lot like 08, it is a demo though), what I really liked was it went to Rollins and just showed his reaction to the catch.

# 295 Yanks22 @ 02/06/09 03:02 AM

pretty sure nemesis was saying before, i noticed it just now the chalk of the batters box was all messed up

# 296 Motown @ 02/06/09 03:03 AM

Just Won on Legend 2-1 Utley w/ a 2 Run Bomb in the bottom 3rd

I'm diggin this game fellaz

# 297 Mr.Wednesday @ 02/06/09 03:16 AM

Wow...I did not think a demo could make me stop playing 08. We have plenty of pages of impressions to go by. But, let me put in my .02....Amazing! I'm still bitter the Phillies beat the Dodgers last year, but when a game is so impressive that I have no problems playing with a team I don't like....it's awesome. Kudos SCEA.

# 298 EnigmaNemesis @ 02/06/09 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Blzer


	Interesting, I played the '08 demo like night and day until this one, and I don't ever recall it being in there. Maybe I just never tried.

Because in '08, most of the time he would throw to the pitcher if the pitcher got over ... in here they refined it, where he will most certainly go to first if he is close enough. Something he didnt do as often or at the times where he should have, and it looked wonky throwing to first in '08.

So you are not wrong. It was addressed and feels more natural.

# 299 EnigmaNemesis @ 02/06/09 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Art1bk


	Man i wish this would work for me. I already tried this and it didnt work. ARE you playing on 720p?

Yes, what I do notice, it really isnt a "frame-rate dip", but rather feels more like they (pitcher in wind-up when you are at bat) "vibrate" or don't have complete frames of animation.

I am sure all is fine come final, the community leaders would not steer us wrong.

# 300 CS10029 @ 02/06/09 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark IV


	None of them worked for me. I tried turning the system off for awhile, renaming it, tried 1080p and 720p, always has chop. The chop is only during the pitcher batter confrontation, once the ball is hit, it smooths out again. Its very strange but it's very annoying. I'm a little worried because it seems like it's only Samsung owners, while everyone else's is smooth. I'm starting to wonder now if this will carry over into the full game for Samsung owners.

I have a Westinghouse, and it does it on mine.

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