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MLB 13 The Show Fact Sheet

08:25 PM - January 14, 2013 by Steve_OS

Sony Computer Entertainment just sent us the MLB 13 The Show fact sheet. Check it out below.

The highest-rated sports videogame over the past 4 years (according to average ratings on MetaCritic.com and GameRankings.com), MLB® 13 The Show™ is once again ready to provide fans with over 50 enhancements, and new features that will make every baseball fan think they are really living the Major League Baseball® (MLB®) experience. Available exclusively for the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) and PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita) systems, The Show continues to deliver the most realistic baseball experience with its enhanced, true-to-life gameplay, authentic franchise and season modes and incredible detail not found in any other sports game.

MLB 13 The Show improves upon what has been delivered in previous franchise releases, and also adds many new features that continue to push the envelope in the sports video game genre including an All-New Playoff Mode, a new beginner mode for an accessible pick-up-and-play baseball experience, and an improved Play Now mode for faster and simpler games. With cross platform play in Home Run Derby mode and save functionality between the PS3 and PS Vita versions, The Show allows players to continue their season anywhere.

Due to hit stores on March 5, 2013, just in time for Spring Training™, MLB 13 The Show is prepared to deliver a one-of-a-kind experience for all fans, no matter the age or skill level, and prove once again to be the industry’s premier licensed MLB game.

NEW FEATURES IN MLB 13 THE SHOW:

The “Post Season” Mode (PS3 & PS Vita) – MLB 13 The Show will introduce users to Post Season Mode this year as it offers quick entrance directly into the Post Season, fast-tracking your run to the World Series. The mode offers you the choice of selecting to play with one team, or all 10. All of the game control options you've come to know are available in this mode, including: single player, head-to-head play, co-op play, and PlayStation®Move support.
Cross Platform Online Home Run Derby (PS3 & PS Vita) – MLB 12 The Show introduced Online Home Run Derby™ to PS3. MLB 13 The Show brings this experience to PS Vita with the inclusion of cross platform play. Regardless of whether users are logged into a PS3 or PS Vita, selecting an Online Home Run Derby match will gather users into one game experience.
Beginner Mode (PS3 & PS Vita) – In an effort to make The Show more accessible and to help users learn the fundamentals of the game, Beginner Mode has been added. Beginner mode uses an advanced, adaptive AI system that dynamically updates your skill level on the fly
New Push/Pull Hitting Trajectories Engine (PS3 & Vita) – New to MLB 13 The Show is our Push/Pull hitting trajectory tendencies engine. When you hit select during the pitcher-batter matchup, the in-game screen will show you if the current hitter is Extreme Pull, Pull Hitter, Balanced, Opposite field Hitter, or an Extreme Opposite field hitter.
Franchise and Season Mode Evolution (PS3 & PS Vita) – MLB 13 The Show is set on improving the user's experience in Franchise mode by focusing on player development, while creating a more realistic and dynamic league as time progresses. Additions include a newly implemented team budget that focuses on a reward-penalty system which is solely based on a team's performance on the field. This new budget system results in a more dynamic league, in which a low-budget team can become a big spender after a period of sustained excellence, mirroring real teams in the big leagues.
Road to The Show Evolution (PS3 & PS Vita) – One of the most popular aspects of MLB 13 The Show, Road To The Show, has been reworked this year in an effort to provide players with the most immersive and realistic on-field experience ever in a sports video game. More focus has been made to bring simpler control over a users’ player on the field in order to bring an unparalleled experience to the game.
The Show Live (PS3 & PS Vita) - The Show Live provides an exhibition-based mode using data from MLB.com to populate daily match-ups, line-ups and starting pitchers, giving users the opportunity to play in an environment that matches the “real-world.” The Show Live presents games in the same way as season-based modes, with up-to-date player and team statistics. Hear commentators reference the previous or next day’s events, based on real-world situations and information. Users have the choice to play a game from today, or turn the calendar back and play any game from earlier in the season.
Diamond Dynasty 2.0 (PS3) – Diamond Dynasty juggles aspects of team management, player progression, and online competition, with more creative freedom than any sports game to date. In order to improve Diamond Dynasty, feedback from The Show Nation was used to expand and fine tune the systems that make up the mode. DD will now be simpler to understand for new users, while also being easier to navigate and manage for previous users. In addition to being more intuitive, visual tutorials walk users through the more complex screens or systems within DD.
- Diamond Dynasty introduces the Designated Hitter in MLB ’13. Users can choose whether they want to play by American or National League rules at their home park.
- The Marketplace gets a haul over as well as users can post and cancel orders with ease. The Marketplace has gotten smarter, minimizing the amount of potential exploits.
- The Dynasty card type has also evolved. Dynasty Cards now display more information about the player's abilities. Each Dynasty Player has maximum thresholds he can reach in each attribute, so picking which cards to activate to a team has become much more important.
TruBroadcast Presentations 2.0 (PS3) – Adding new scenes, new cameras, new OSDs, new music and new audio, True Broadcast Presentations 2.0 continues to blur the line between reality and The Show. This year focuses on further refinement of game continuity through the restructuring of thousands of presentations but also a heavy emphasis on taking stadium ambiance and big game atmosphere to a new level.
New Scouting and Training System in Franchise Mode (PS3 & PS Vita) – A "human element" was incorporated into MLB The Show’s Scouting system, which affects the user's decision making process when dealing with scouting directives, position changes and, ultimately, drafting a player. .
Road To The Show Commentary and Presentation Evolution (PS3) – The Road To The Show mode received a major commentary and presentation overhaul in an effort to bring the focus back to the player in the mode. Hundreds of new presentation scenes have been created and thousands of new commentary lines have been recorded to give the RTTS player the attention he deserves and to highlight notable single-game, single-season, and career achievements like milestones and records.
Online Road To The Show Leaderboard (PS3 & PS Vita) - Users can track their Offline Road to the Show careers and compare their player against all players from the community using RttS Leaderboards. Users can compare stats to see who is considered the best at their position, at similar levels. Users and their stats will be grouped by organization level: Double-A, Triple-A, MLB, as well as by position. All this will be tracked, displayed and sortable as long as you are connected online and PlayStation®Network signed in.
Universal Profile (PS3 & PS Vita) - Universal Profile provides a central hub for any statistics a user records while playing The Show, Regardless of the modes or platform played, stats will be tracked and viewable in a user’s profile. In addition, profiles will have levels associated with them. As a user plays, they accumulate experience (xp) towards their profile’s level.
Button Accuracy Meter (PS3 & PS Vita) – Users will now have more control over the fielding aspects of the game than ever before. For users who choose the new button accuracy meter they will now have complete control over the fielders arm accuracy and arm strength. No longer will an errant throw be the result of a random dice roll.
Steve Lyons Joins The Booth (PS3 & PS Vita) - Joining the The Show’s Broadcast team for MLB 13 is MLB veteran Steve Lyons. Steve started his Broadcasting Career with Fox in 1996, and has called several Division & League Championship series with the network. Steve currently does Color Commentary for the LA Dodgers.

Steve brings new energy and insight into the game, refreshing the commentary for MLB 13 The Show.
MLB 13 Online Leagues Overhaul (PS3) - This year with MLB 13 The Show Online Leagues has been given a complete and total overhaul. New features include being able to play the real MLB schedule with all 30 teams, coupled with upgrades and refinements – like being able to manually control the pace of the league. Ultimately, the commissioner of a league will have the tools to be able to create and customize it in order to play with anyone anywhere to have a complete MLB experience in an online environment.

The Best Gets Better! MLB 13 The Show includes over 50 more enhancements, new features, and improvements!

1. Hitting engine improvements deliver more hit variety than ever before
2. Wider timing window across all difficulty levels
3. Improved ball physics (less ground rule doubles etc.)
4. Over 250 new fielding and running animations
5. Over 90 new batting stances
6. Over 130 batting stance re-captures for players who changed their stances
7. Over 50 new pitching motions
8. Over 60 new HR swings
9. New Defensive Positioning screen, view the whole field and watch your players shift on the fly
10. Franchise Mode: Team specific player valuations, which affect drafting, trades, free agency, etc.
11. Franchise Mode: Projected team budgets and free agents for the upcoming season
12. Franchise Mode: Previous award winners and each team's Hall of Fame members will now be tracked and displayed
13. Franchise Mode: Ticker in Franchise that displays scores, milestones, trades, etc.
14. Franchise Mode: Top 50 Prospect icon, used to indicate the best up-and-coming minor leaguers
15. Franchise Mode: Organizational Depth Chart which displays your starters at each level (AA, AAA and MLB)
16. New CBA "Qualifying Offer" system included
17. 7 New Minor League and Spring Training stadiums
18. On screen Tutorials to help you navigate some of the more complicated screens
19. New silhouette bat when bunting
20. Back picks while a catcher in RttS
21. Ability to assign swing animations when creating or editing a player... follow through, step in, etc...
22. Big glove for catcher when a knuckle ball pitcher is on the mound
23. Over 500 new presentations
24. Pitcher Energy/Rotations for Online Play Now
25. Mercy Rule for online games
26. Twitter in The Show
27. Ping indicators in online game rooms
28. New online ranked game Play Now flow with game worth
29. New post-game summary screen for all online ranked games
30. Player photos updating with Roster updates
31. In-game simulator when FF to the end of game
32. PCI Appearance - There are 4 alternate PCI appearances
33. Pitcher Batter Analysis will now display 40 instead of 25 pitches
34. New Throwback uniforms
35. More catcher animations on plays at the plate providing more exciting outcomes
36. Enhanced CPU base running. Less predictable and more human like behavior
37. New base running animations "around the bases". Allows for more control of your base runner
38. New Pulse pitching, Meter pitching, and strike zone art
39. New player accessories
40. New online ticker design, more stats and information
41. RTTS infielder’s pickoff request
42. New more interactive user steal system
43. Improved CPU pitcher substitution logic
44. New player card
45. Guess pitch evolution
46. RTTS Removal of the “green-light” system
47. Over 1,000 new RTTS-specific presentations
48. New RTTS user catch option
49. New RTTS On/Off options for ball halo and ball trail
50. Over 15 new batting camera’s and 5 new pitching camera views

Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC
Developer: Sony Computer Entertainment America, San Diego Studio
Platform: PlayStation®3 (PS3™) and PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita)
Genre: Sports
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Cover Athlete: Andrew McCutchen, outfielder, Pittsburgh Pirates
Players: 1-4 Players online via PlayStation®Network and/or offline
Rating: “E” for Everyone
Community: http://www.theshownation.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mlbtheshow

Game: MLB 13 The ShowReader Score: 9/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PS Vita / PS3Votes for game: 36 - View All

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Member Comments

# 221 DanH35 @ 01/15/13 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	I do think some element of a rain out or rain shortened game should be introduced into the game. It would be kind of cool if you go to start your game and the opening intro shows you the field with the tarp on and rain coming down. Having the announcers letting you know they got word the game has been postponed and has been schedule as a next day double hitter or scheduled at a later date. Just adds another level of immersion and strategy.

I agree that it would be nice to add, but it has to be done properly. If it's just cosmetic, there is no reason for it. But, if they built strategy into it, like an alert before the game saying there might be a delay sometime in the game, then you have to decide if you want to risk burning a starter just to pitch an inning or two, or have a bullpen start. And have to use strategy if there is a double header, like relievers are available for only one of the 2 games. I'm sure stuff like that takes a lot of programming, so I have no problem with not having it in the game.

# 222 sink4ever @ 01/15/13 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by CGHitman14


	So continuing with my negative nancy self, looks like RTTS and Franchise will likely be VERY similar to previous years. I hope at least some of the glaring bugs from previous years that have been lingering for quite some time will have finally been resolved.

Seriously? New scouting, new training, dynamic budgets, teams value players differently . . . what's the same?

# 223 seanjeezy @ 01/15/13 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CGHitman14


	So continuing with my negative nancy self, looks like RTTS and Franchise will likely be VERY similar to previous years. I hope at least some of the glaring bugs from previous years that have been lingering for quite some time will have finally been resolved.

I would suggest reading the fact sheet again

# 224 BenGerman @ 01/15/13 01:56 PM

It took me an entire day to figure out how I wanted to articulate this post. The only thing I could think of was this: SCEA, you have developed the standard of sports gaming. For people like myself, who pour hundreds of hours into this game, you are truly doing us a service.

Baseball season cannot get here fast enough.

# 225 bobtrain @ 01/15/13 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	I do think some element of a rain out or rain shortened game should be introduced into the game. It would be kind of cool if you go to start your game and the opening intro shows you the field with the tarp on and rain coming down. Having the announcers letting you know they got word the game has been postponed and has been schedule as a next day double hitter or scheduled at a later date. Just adds another level of immersion and strategy.

I hear ya. Having a starting pitcher go 4 innings. Then rain delay. So do you call a pitcher up for the double-header, etc. So much strategy involved with something that happens for about every team at least once a year.

# 226 Russell_SCEA @ 01/15/13 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MrOldboy


	But will the players attributes have any affect on this? It seems silly that a player could potential never have an errant throw with Starlin Castro just because they time the throw right every time. I did remember reading somewhere that there will be a sweet spot in the throwing meter that will unlock more animations like "spectacular animations". Was that just for RTTS or was I imagining it.

The general size of the sweet spot is based on the players arm accuracy rating, however the angle a player takes to the ball and the animation the game chooses also modifies the sweet spot as well.

# 227 nemesis04 @ 01/15/13 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by bobtrain


	I hear ya. Having a starting pitcher go 4 innings. Then rain delay. So do you call a pitcher up for the double-header, etc. So much strategy involved with something that happens for about every team at least once a year.

I guess it depends where you live or if your team has a dome, a non issue for some. Teams on the East Coast bigger issue!

# 228 Russell_SCEA @ 01/15/13 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Bondsfan


	I bet the top 50 is based on the overall rating bar. Not sure there would be any other way to do it.

It's based on multiple factors like age, potential, and their current overall rating.

# 229 HustlinOwl @ 01/15/13 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA


	It's based on multiple factors like age, potential, and their current overall rating.

Good to hear for OSFM and get real minors in correct rank

# 230 Russell_SCEA @ 01/15/13 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MrOldboy


	Sorry if this has been answered already. I searched the thread and didn't see any mention of it. Will the push/pull system be applied on every player (created players, RTTS, etc) via an attribute setting, or will only players with spray chart data have this? It would be awesome to be able to make a slap hitting leadoff hitter or a first baseman who has the pull shift on him every at bat in RTTS or Franchise.

It's a global system so every player has a tendencies if they are fake players then it's random, well not completely random but the dice roll is skewed to keep the MLB averages there.

# 231 UK0wnag3 @ 01/15/13 02:12 PM

Amazingly excited for this now!

Still hoping pitchers holding the ball behind their back from the stretch made it in.

# 232 Eman5805 @ 01/15/13 02:16 PM

Interesting. One of the presentation upgrades for RTTS is to have LESS commentary? Seems bassackwards, but watch it all work out.

Not going through all 27 pages to see if anyone mentioned confirmation, but is it the same crew as last year? If so or not, were any lines recorded together? Or done in such a way to better simulate 2 or 3 human beings actually interacting with one another?

# 233 bobtrain @ 01/15/13 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Eman5805


	Interesting. One of the presentation upgrades for RTTS is to have LESS commentary? Seems bassackwards, but watch it all work out.

I don't read it as RTTS having less. Sounds like they are adding more sounds in the way of fan, player and coach chatter that immerses you on the field, which I think is great. Could you imagine if you could hear fans heckling you in the outfield? Or coaches and players from the dugout cheering you on when you're behind in the count, or pressure situations (bases loaded, etc.)?

# 234 ShowTyme15 @ 01/15/13 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Eman5805


	Interesting. One of the presentation upgrades for RTTS is to have LESS commentary? Seems bassackwards, but watch it all work out. Not going through all 27 pages to see if anyone mentioned confirmation, but is it the same crew as last year? If so or not, were any lines recorded together? Or done in such a way to better simulate 2 or 3 human beings actually interacting with one another?

TruBroadcast Presentations 2.0 (PS3) – True Broadcast Presentations 2.0 continues to blur the line between reality and The Show. This year focuses on further refinement of game continuity through the restructuring of thousands of presentations but also a heavy emphasis on taking stadium ambiance and big game atmosphere to a new level. The addition of new scenes, new cameras, new OSDs, new music and new audio allows MLB 13 The Show to take a huge step forward in the twofold approach of truly immersing the user in the moment during the pre-game while satisfyingly rewarding the user once the final pitch is thrown. Now more than ever the user will feel the difference between Opening Day, the Regular Season, the All-Star Game and the Postseason, and increasingly strive for a taste of the new Postseason celebrations.

They took out Dave Campbell and added Steve Lyons to the booth this year. This is really the only description we have right now no one is going to know much about the commentary until Community and even then it's limited so until someone gets their hands on the game or when media outlets start releasing videos within the next month there really is no definitive answer.

# 235 NYYanks26 @ 01/15/13 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by misterkrabz


	I might be in the minority here but that list really concerns me. I dont' see anything about an effort to make this game playable, or at minimum better, online. Lag has always been a major problem with this game.

IMO the game was more than playable online last year. Played almost 200 games and experienced bad lag maybe 5x. I'd check your ping response time on a speedtest. Higher the #, the more lag you might experience.

As far as making online better...

MLB 13 Online Leagues Overhaul (PS3) - This year with MLB 13 The Show Online Leagues has been given a complete and total overhaul. New features include being able to play the real MLB schedule with all 30 teams, coupled with upgrades and refinements – like being able to manually control the pace of the league. Ultimately, the commissioner of a league will have the tools to be able to create and customize it in order to play with anyone anywhere to have a complete MLB experience in an online environment.

24. Pitcher Energy/Rotations for Online Play Now

25. Mercy Rule for online games
27. Ping indicators in online game rooms
28. New online ranked game Play Now flow with game worth

Looks good to me.. March 5 yet?

# 236 Eman5805 @ 01/15/13 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by bobtrain


	I don't read it as RTTS having less. Sounds like they are adding more sounds in the way of fan, player and coach chatter that immerses you on the field, which I think is great. Could you imagine if you could hear fans heckling you in the outfield? Or coaches and players from the dugout cheering you on when you're behind in the count, or pressure situations (bases loaded, etc.)?

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	The Road To The Show mode received a major commentary and presentation overhaul in an effort to bring the focus back to the player in the mode. The largest change is the removal of all commentary during the action.

Nah. Seems pretty clear what they said to me. Less commentary when balls are hit and the like, more stadium and on the diamond sounds.

Just caught my eye as RTTS is about all I play.

# 237 Timmer015 @ 01/15/13 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by bobtrain


	I don't read it as RTTS having less. Sounds like they are adding more sounds in the way of fan, player and coach chatter that immerses you on the field, which I think is great. Could you imagine if you could hear fans heckling you in the outfield? Or coaches and players from the dugout cheering you on when you're behind in the count, or pressure situations (bases loaded, etc.)?

More sound does not equal commentary. The fact sheet says there is LESS commentary in RTTS. I personally think I is a step in the wrong direction and will make the RTTS somewhat stale. We'll have to wait and see I guess.

# 238 Knight165 @ 01/15/13 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by tnixen


	For "The Show Live" Mode I love that the commentators will discuss the happenings in baseball from the games "Last Night" But will "The Show Live" also have the following features during gameplay? Overlays showing the upcoming scheduless for the week? Overlays showing pitching match ups for upcoming games? Overlays showing division standings and other league leader things? And while the overlays are on screen will the commentators be commenting on them? That other baseball game on the market I think does all of this and more

Are we sure that's what "The Show Live" is...?

I don't think it's any kind of highlight show.

m.K.
Knight165

# 239 nemesis04 @ 01/15/13 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Timmer015


	More sound does not equal commentary. The fact sheet says there is LESS commentary in RTTS. I personally think I is a step in the wrong direction and will make the RTTS somewhat stale. We'll have to wait and see I guess.

I would wait to see until passing judgement. Zooming in and hearing all the ambient noise you would generally relate to being actually at the plate is pretty cool. Breaks up the game quite nicely.

# 240 tnixen @ 01/15/13 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Knight165


	Are we sure that's what "The Show Live" is...? I don't think it's any kind of highlight show. m.K. Knight165

Well going by the fact sheet description it sure sounds like a "MLB Today" type mode to me.

Also while I would love a highlight show that's not what I am tlaking about at all here.

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