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Just a Few More MLB 13 The Show Features Revealed

10:15 AM - December 4, 2012 by Steve_OS

We will most likely see the full MLB 13 The Show fact sheet, sometime in February. But for now, Amazon and Best Buy have released a few features that some of you might not be aware of. Check them out below. Anything catch your eye?

Amazon

Multiple all-new game modes bring unique gameplay experiences to The Show.
All-New Playoff Mode includes an unparalleled in-stadium atmosphere that replicates the excitement and tension of October baseball.
Revamped Franchise and Road To The Show modes with expanded options and new gameplay experiences.
Completely-new beginner mode and instructional enhancements make The Show the best pick-up and play baseball experience.
Improved Play Now mode streamlines gameplay for the option to play faster, simpler games.
New commentary and a new voice in the booth provide updated analysis and color commentary.
Play with friends around the world at no extra cost on PlayStation Network.
Save files between the PS3 and the PS Vita via the PlayStation Network. Sync your Season, Franchise and Road to the Show saves and load them on either platform to continue the action anywhere.

Best Buy

Synopsis

You can smell the leather as you pound your fist into the glove. You can feel the ridges of the seams as you turn the ball in your fingers. You can sense the expectation in the air as the stadium roars. Anyone who thinks baseball is about strikes, sliders and singles hasn't experienced The Show. When the October nights fall and the stadium lights blaze, America's pastime is about guts, glory and raw emotion. Now, the bitter disappointments and intoxicating victories on the diamond are yours to experience like only the pros have. Do you have what it takes to step up to the plate and claim your stake in baseball history?

Break out of the dugout and onto the stage of Major League drama as the celebrated baseball simulation franchise invites you into The Show like never before. Brimming with the raw emotion of the stadium and rich in jaw-dropping graphics, MLB 13: The Show takes you the closest you can get to real-life game-day action. Handle the lumber and grip the seams like the pros as baseball's most intricate mechanics are replicated in pain-staking detail. Pave your way to the championships along new routes in the enhanced Franchise and Road to the Show modes, as well as an all-new Playoff mode that brings October baseball to life. Pick up your Vita and dive into the action faster than before in streamlined Play Now gameplay, or start your rookie season right in the all-new beginner mode. Get up off the bench � you've got the starring role in the new Show.

Features

Slide into the most stunningly authentic virtual-diamond experience to date, rendered in jaw-dropping graphics on your PS Vita's front and rear touch screens
Handle the lumber and grip the seams like the pros in gameplay that captures every detail and mechanic of the sport � as well as the raw emotion of the major leagues
Pick-up and play right away, even if you're an MLB rookie, thanks to the all-new beginner mode and instructional enhancements that make starting simple
Realize your post-season dreams in the unparalleled in-stadium atmosphere of the new Playoff mode, which immerses you in the excitement and tension of true October baseball
Energize your gameplay with the faster, simpler games available in the newly improved Play Now mode
Forge untraveled paths to baseball greatness by exploring new options in revamped Franchise and Road to the Show modes
For 1 to 2 players

Game: MLB 13 The ShowReader Score: 9/10 - Vote Now
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Member Comments

# 61 riotmonster @ 12/07/12 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Woodweaver


	I thought it was too green. I heard it's always greener. On a serious note, I do know you have been heard, but I don't know what changes would entail or where they live on a priority list. I'll ask.

Is the complaint about the grass that it's too green or not green enough? I don't even know any more. I say make it blue like Bronco Stadium.

# 62 thaSLAB @ 12/07/12 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Unit303


	The clouds and grass textures are acceptable. The hideous color matching is not IMO. They set the bar not me. When fields don't look even 5% like their real life counterparts, as in Toronto, you do have to take a look at what is going on with the game.

Spoiler

I'm starting to warm up to your argument though, in fact, I think in the case of Comerica Park we demand they add the discolored squares in the outfield grass that stem from the concert stage during the offseason.

And if you really want to get technical... The Grass Is Always Greener.

# 63 joshize @ 12/10/12 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by thevaliantx


	Will the following be addressed in the MLB: The Show 13? * AI not throwing, over to try and pick off a runner. * AI rarely, even on highest slider setting, attempting to steal * one-pitch mode. speeds things up greatly. OOTP has it. It doesn't affect the game negatively in any way * glitches in team schedules, causing system to lock up or franchises to have to be restarted * lack of variety in hits. There should be obvious hooks and slices that aren't just foul balls * improvement in the animations library. the same ol' characters walking up and down the stairs in robotic fashion really took a lot from the feel of the gam. * realistic player injuries (injury animation, frequency of injuries according to type, length of injury) * actual players in the system, not fake minor league player names.

I'm noticing that game experiences are so different. I turn the CPU Pickoff Attempt Slider DOWN because they throw over all the time!! It's annoying to get through an at bat with a fast runner on base. Also, they steal all the time against me. I would more complain about not hurrying to throw a pitch out because I can't throw a base stealer out.

About injuries... the biggest one, to me, is when a pitcher gets hit by a batted ball. There's a 5 minute speech in the game about whether or not he is hurt... but he's NEVER hurt. Just take the 5 minute speech out unless he's actually going to have a chance to be hurt. lol (Just take the speech out because i'd rather that change be made other than changing it to too many injuries.)

# 64 Unit303 @ 12/10/12 10:00 PM

I love what The Show offers. It's not like I am NOT going to buy the game. But at 60 that does demand a lot from people. They said they would work on the grass and ambiance but I fully respect if they were too busy. If they can however get some dude to go over the color matching of the fields for two weeks I would plop down 60 in a second. If not I can wait I guess. (cries)

Also, thanks for the list. No idea so many used Kentucky Blue Grass.

# 65 Bahnzo @ 12/11/12 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Tweeg


	I'd love to find out there is a way to convert a MLB 12 franchise save to continue my league in MLB 13.

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Originally Posted by Money99


	This! And do it for RTTS as well, please!

I've asked for this for a couple years now. Apparently they can't/won't/aren't able to do it....so they say.

# 66 bp4baseball @ 12/11/12 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Bahnzo


	I've asked for this for a couple years now. Apparently they can't/won't/aren't able to do it....so they say.

Yep, it's a conspiracy so only they can keep their files from year to year

If they could implement it without messing everything else up they would.

# 67 nemesis04 @ 12/11/12 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by bp4baseball


	Yep, it's a conspiracy so only they can keep their files from year to year If they could implement it without messing everything else up they would.

I believe it is something they are open to but have not figured a way where it would not cause a train wreck when loaded up into the current game. The littlest misalignment throws the game way off. Heck, sometimes rosters released for the current version of the game throw it off and freeze. Just imagine what a previous version's save file would do.

# 68 bp4baseball @ 12/11/12 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	I believe it is something they are open to but have not figured a way where it would not cause a train wreck when loaded up into the current game. The littlest misalignment throws the game way off. Heck, sometimes rosters released for the current version of the game throw it off and freeze. Just imagine what a previous version's save file would do.

Yep, the files are so complex that as Knight was saying, simply putting in the team abbreviation into player cards is not so simple. We can hope that the move to the ps4 might make it easier, but I wouldn't be so certain.

# 69 nemesis04 @ 12/11/12 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by bp4baseball


	Yep, the files are so complex that as Knight was saying, simply putting in the team abbreviation into player cards is not so simple. We can hope that the move to the ps4 might make it easier, but I wouldn't be so certain.

Considering portions of the game will be rewritten for the PS4, maybe it could be developed with that goal in mind of having the ability to continue your current franchise into the newest version. I can ask at CD and see if there is any info to share.

# 70 zippy2212 @ 12/11/12 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	I believe it is something they are open to but have not figured a way where it would not cause a train wreck when loaded up into the current game. The littlest misalignment throws the game way off. Heck, sometimes rosters released for the current version of the game throw it off and freeze. Just imagine what a previous version's save file would do.

If memory serves, and sometimes it doesn't

, I think they would like to do something like this but haven't been able to make it work. I know they tried to get the import player feature to work with existing franchises when they rolled it out 2 years ago and it didn't go well. So my guess is this is something they would do if they could. Just my opinion though.

# 71 Blzer @ 12/11/12 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by zippy2212


	If memory serves, and sometimes it doesn't, I think they would like to do something like this but haven't been able to make it work. I know they tried to get the import player feature to work with existing franchises when they rolled it out 2 years ago and it didn't go well. So my guess is this is something they would do if they could. Just my opinion though.

I think what makes it tough is when they make changes to franchise. Let's say they added a statistic that wasn't there in previous years, like uhh... like ground outs and fly outs, I don't know (that might be in there for all I know). What happens when they computer GO/AO ratios, and previous years don't have them tracked for players, they divide by zero, and the game crashes? Stuff like that.

I think the easiest way for them to do that is if they assure themselves that they don't touch any of the franchise code for two years straight. Even then it still might be a hassle.

Definitely the biggest requested feature for all sports games, though. It would make buying the next season's game easier, knowing I can stick with my same franchise.

# 72 superman1148 @ 12/11/12 04:21 PM

I hate to bring the grass/dirt argument back up but I look at the dirt more from how it affects the uniforms. The players look like old black & white clips with dust all over them after dives/slides. Players nowadays look like they've been painted almost after they slide or dive. That's more important to me than just the color of the grass. The dirt color and how it looks on uniforms is more pressing. That could also be why they haven't gotten to it. Might not be hard to change the colors but might take more work to adjust uniform degradation to match.

# 73 seanjeezy @ 12/11/12 06:31 PM

So over on the Show's facebook page a new image was added:

Let the speculation begin lol

# 74 bp4baseball @ 12/11/12 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by seanjeezy


	So over on the Show's facebook page a new image was added: Let the speculation begin lol

Nice! I think it means that RTTS and franchise transfer, full collision detection, and the Braves Chick-fil-A cow will be in... right?

# 75 bp4baseball @ 12/12/12 09:13 AM

They've already replaced their cover photo on The Show's Facebook page. Can't see much but with some Photoshop adjustments maybe if you have really good eyes...

# 76 nemesis04 @ 12/12/12 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by bp4baseball


	They've already replaced their cover photo on The Show's Facebook page. Can't see much but with some Photoshop adjustments maybe if you have really good eyes...

That is an actual pic of Yankee Stadium. Looks like CC on the Jumbo-tron. I am sure it really does not mean anything specific other then it being baseball.

# 77 bp4baseball @ 12/12/12 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	That is an actual pic of Yankee Stadium. Looks like CC on the Jumbo-tron. I am sure it really does not mean anything specific other then it being baseball.

Oh, got it. I thought it looked quite good

# 78 MLB Bob @ 12/13/12 10:47 PM

Am i reading it wrong or is there a "the" in the cover photo that doesnt fit?

# 79 bp4baseball @ 12/13/12 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by MLB Bob


	Am i reading it wrong or is there a "the" in the cover photo that doesnt fit?

Ha ha you're right. Amazing it took this long for anyone to notice (or at least comment on it)

# 80 MLB Bob @ 12/13/12 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bp4baseball


	Ha ha you're right. Amazing it took this long for anyone to notice (or at least comment on it)

Its why I was hesitant, i even read the Facebook page as well and saw no one mention it, are the internet trolls slipping? I hate being the first one to point this stuff out

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