MLB 15 The Show News Post

MLB 15 The Show Has New Human IK Engine, Tag System, Commentary, Overhauled Franchise

12:59 PM - December 27, 2014 by Steve_OS

More MLB 15 The Show details have been revealed by Target. They also have a special pre-order price of $39.99 for PlayStation 4 gamers, but many are getting errors when trying to get it at that price, (thanks for the heads up Gleebo)!

Some of the new details that have been revealed on their product page include a new New Human IK Engine, new Tag System, revamped commentary, overhauled Franchise mode and more.

For the first time, partnerships with real-world equipment brands will bring MLB-accurate bats, gloves, shoes, and batting gloves to the game. Customize your Road to The Show player in the best gear from the sport�s best brands.

It�s not just the gear that�s more authentic this year. Players and teams also have more unique personalities and styles plus a wide array of emotional reactions to all the heartbreak and triumph on the field.

And that field will be more action-packed with new animations, a new tag system, and completely new Human IK engine. In 2015, playing the field will be as exciting as stepping up to the plate.

MLB 15 The Show also features major graphical improvements. Enhanced stadium lighting, Improved gloss and specular, resulting in more natural lighting on players. Seasonal day/night transitions have also been added into the world of The Show.

And the improvements aren�t all animations and graphics. The game itself has gotten deeper with more ways to play, earn rewards, and put together a Hall of Fame career.

Best of all, Universal rewards will mean that all of that gameplay earns Stubs that can be spent on licensed equipment, Road to The Show improvements, and virtual baseball cards. We�re introducing 30 Iconic MLB Alumni into our virtual player card pool, 1 representative for each team. These players span every historic baseball era of the last 70 years. Like all of our Universal Rewards, you have a chance of finding a historic virtual player card to add to your collection and utilize throughout MLB 15 The Show.

Make yourself a legend and never start your career or season over again. With Year-to-Year saves, users will be able to continue their Road to The Show players and Franchises from MLB 14 The Show into MLB 15 The show, and into future releases.�

All of that is only scratching the surface of how MLB 15 The Show is ready to prove that Baseball Is Better. Revamped commentary, improved load times, and an overhauled franchise mode are also on-deck to help make the 10th edition of The Show the best one yet.

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Member Comments

# 61 PitholeCreek @ 12/29/14 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Sip_16


	I don't understand this. If MLB the Show 15 turns out to be the best they have to offer at this point ( better than all previous editions) then how could a open/closed roof make you pass? I think it would be cool if Rogers Center could close but a make or break?

I can only speak for myself, but it's due to the fact that having the roof open all the time significantly affects the realism. The roof at Rogers Centre is always closed until at least late-April. Freezing cold temperatures at Rogers Centre are as realistic as rain at Tropicana Field. It's jarring aspects like this that overshadow the game's other features. If I can't enjoy playing at my favourite team's ballpark, there's simply no point in me buying the game.

A closed roof is an essential feature at Rogers Centre. It affects both the atmosphere and gameplay (the ball tends to carry better with the roof closed). In real life the Rogers Centre roof is closed about 40% of the time. Imagine Red Sox fans having to play 40% of their games at Fenway Park without the green monster. That's what it's like to play without a roof at Rogers Centre.

At some ballparks the roof is closed around 70% of the time. By not including a closed roof in those parks, SCEA has basically gotten them flat-out wrong. We're past the days of Hardball 3 and FPS: Baseball '94 where we would only get some of the major league ballparks in the base game. There's simply no excuse for not including closed-roof versions of the six major league ballparks that have retractable roofs, particularly with the game on next generation consoles. The lack of closed-roof versions of these parks is a glaring omission on the part of SCEA, and it's simply unacceptable that it hasn't been remedied to this point. I've purchased every version of this game since 2009, but like the other poster, I will not buy this game again until retractable roof stadiums are included. If SCEA won't make the effort to get my favourite team's stadium right after all these years, I see no reason to give them any more of my money.

# 62 kmoser @ 12/29/14 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by RyanLaFalce


	I agree. What would make it a "pass" for me is if it looked like a port of the PS3 version. I doubt that is the case though and it will look beautiful.

I highly doubt it is a port of the ps3 version. I'm pretty sure their main focus is PS4 and PS3 is starting to be the least of their worries. That's what happens to every last gen game now.

# 63 RyanLaFalce @ 12/29/14 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by kmoser


	I highly doubt it is a port of the ps3 version. I'm pretty sure their main focus is PS4 and PS3 is starting to be the least of their worries. That's what happens to every last gen game now.

I know, but that's just how MLB '14 felt.

# 64 kmoser @ 12/29/14 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by RyanLaFalce


	I know, but that's just how MLB '14 felt.

Well it was it's PS4 debut so they didn't have all the time they do now to work on it. NBA 2k14 was the same way, with just better animations and a different mode.
I bet MLB 15 will be pretty great!

# 65 Blzer @ 12/29/14 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	You think the tag system is user inputted? I was thinking of it as a cleaned up system that automatically applied the appropriate types of tags depending on the situation.

In that case, I never had a beef with the tags before. Well, except one time but I think it was an AI issue really.

Maybe if the ball can be kicked out, you can cancel a tag for the sake of a throw elsewhere, or something else, I was just figuring that this isn't as "gameplay related" as I would have expected.

Don't need user-inputted tags though, I just didn't think much of tags problematically before, so I'm just speculating on what other kinds of user control we might have.

# 66 RyanLaFalce @ 12/29/14 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by kmoser


	Well it was it's PS4 debut so they didn't have all the time they do now to work on it. NBA 2k14 was the same way, with just better animations and a different mode. I bet MLB 15 will be pretty great!

I agree with you. I'm ready to dive into the overhauled Franchise mode and take on the world with the Yankees without Jeter!

# 67 woody2goody @ 12/29/14 12:09 PM

I agree about closed rooves surely not being too difficult to do. It's not a majorly annoying thing for me though, in fact the thing I'm more bothered about is the commentary.

There's not a lot wrong with what's already in The Show, but more organic delivery is needed for the game to move forward.

Likewise load times don't bother me when playing a full game, because it's one minute or less of loading for an hour plus of baseball. It's like GTA - takes over a minute to load but once it has it doesn't for the rest of the game.

# 68 Sip_16 @ 12/29/14 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by PitholeCreek


	I can only speak for myself, but it's due to the fact that having the roof open all the time significantly affects the realism. The roof at Rogers Centre is always closed until at least late-April. Freezing cold temperatures at Rogers Centre are as realistic as rain at Tropicana Field. It's jarring aspects like this that overshadow the game's other features. If I can't enjoy playing at my favourite team's ballpark, there's simply no point in me buying the game. A closed roof is an essential feature at Rogers Centre. It affects both the atmosphere and gameplay (the ball tends to carry better with the roof closed). In real life the Rogers Centre roof is closed about 40% of the time. Imagine Red Sox fans having to play 40% of their games at Fenway Park without the green monster. That's what it's like to play without a roof at Rogers Centre. At some ballparks the roof is closed around 70% of the time. By not including a closed roof in those parks, SCEA has basically gotten them flat-out wrong. We're past the days of Hardball 3 and FPS: Baseball '94 where we would only get some of the major league ballparks in the base game. There's simply no excuse for not including closed-roof versions of the six major league ballparks that have retractable roofs, particularly with the game on next generation consoles. The lack of closed-roof versions of these parks is a glaring omission on the part of SCEA, and it's simply unacceptable that it hasn't been remedied to this point. I've purchased every version of this game since 2009, but like the other poster, I will not buy this game again until retractable roof stadiums are included. If SCEA won't make the effort to get my favourite team's stadium right after all these years, I see no reason to give them any more of my money.

I understand what a closed roof at the Rogers Centre compared to an open roof can affect the game, I have been there for both occasions. All i was saying is I don't get how its a make or break thats all.

In all fairness, in any ball game I have played i have never noticed (others could have different experiences) a difference no matter what field you play in, minus distances leading to less HR's for example. Even if the roof was closed, i just dont think it would play any different then with it open. (again, just my opinion)

# 69 thaSLAB @ 12/29/14 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by PitholeCreek


	I can only speak for myself, but it's due to the fact that having the roof open all the time significantly affects the realism. The roof at Rogers Centre is always closed until at least late-April. Freezing cold temperatures at Rogers Centre are as realistic as rain at Tropicana Field. It's jarring aspects like this that overshadow the game's other features. If I can't enjoy playing at my favourite team's ballpark, there's simply no point in me buying the game. A closed roof is an essential feature at Rogers Centre. It affects both the atmosphere and gameplay (the ball tends to carry better with the roof closed). In real life the Rogers Centre roof is closed about 40% of the time. Imagine Red Sox fans having to play 40% of their games at Fenway Park without the green monster. That's what it's like to play without a roof at Rogers Centre. At some ballparks the roof is closed around 70% of the time. By not including a closed roof in those parks, SCEA has basically gotten them flat-out wrong. We're past the days of Hardball 3 and FPS: Baseball '94 where we would only get some of the major league ballparks in the base game. There's simply no excuse for not including closed-roof versions of the six major league ballparks that have retractable roofs, particularly with the game on next generation consoles. The lack of closed-roof versions of these parks is a glaring omission on the part of SCEA, and it's simply unacceptable that it hasn't been remedied to this point. I've purchased every version of this game since 2009, but like the other poster, I will not buy this game again until retractable roof stadiums are included. If SCEA won't make the effort to get my favourite team's stadium right after all these years, I see no reason to give them any more of my money.

So by that report, only Miami, Houston and Arizona have their roof closed >50% (majority) of the time?

As a Houston resident, that number seems inflated but alas. There was even a running joke about the previous owner Drayton McLane being so cheap with cooling costs, that that's why the roof was was always open.

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# 70 ShowTyme15 @ 12/29/14 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by thaSLAB


	So by that report, only Miami, Houston and Arizona have their roof closed >50% (majority) of the time? As a Houston resident, that number seems inflated but alas. There was even a running joke about the previous owner Drayton McLane being so cheap with cooling costs, that that's why the roof was was always open. htcONE [M8] \| Tapatalk

Arizona keeps the roof closed 90% of the year. They only open the roof and windows at night if it's cool enough to do so. During the summer months they don't open it at all due to extreme heat and monsoon season.

# 71 Skyflame21 @ 12/29/14 01:18 PM

Revamped Franchise!!!! Outstanding. Hopefully they have a much deeper stat tracking. Please have the player cards, much like the bubble gum cards we collected as kids. Records would be fantastic as much as we can get, chasing records and measuring yourself against the greats gone by is one of the great things that baseball has over most of the other major sports. In baseball, people care about records and its history!

Please DO NOT take away the Player Options and Real MLB transactions. I read that some people find it to difficult to understand. Please, just make it an option that can be turned off as opposed to eliminating! I can not play going back to the old format of just calling up or sending down with out care.

# 72 HustlinOwl @ 12/29/14 01:24 PM

must commentary, closed roofs, rainouts, double headers, commentary, the same tired dead horse be brought up in every thread or when some new announcement is made? Please make a single thread and discuss it there with each new announcement

# 73 ey215 @ 12/29/14 02:13 PM

I'm interested to see what affect the Human IK Engine has. The ladder portion of the demo video made me think that maybe collision detection with the various sizes of walls in foul territory and animation may be better.

# 74 bxphenom7 @ 12/29/14 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Skyflame21


	Revamped Franchise!!!! Outstanding. Hopefully they have a much deeper stat tracking. Please have the player cards, much like the bubble gum cards we collected as kids. Records would be fantastic as much as we can get, chasing records and measuring yourself against the greats gone by is one of the great things that baseball has over most of the other major sports. In baseball, people care about records and its history! Please DO NOT take away the Player Options and Real MLB transactions. I read that some people find it to difficult to understand. Please, just make it an option that can be turned off as opposed to eliminating! I can not play going back to the old format of just calling up or sending down with out care.

I really hope they don't eliminate the real MLB transactions too. I mean, I once found it difficult to understand, but I have a brain so I eventually learned everything. Eliminating it would take away from the realism. They should just have a simplified option for people who don't have the time or don't care to learn the transaction terminology.

# 75 aguero90 @ 12/29/14 03:53 PM

They do in a way, I always just put everything involving trades and stuff to auto.

# 76 RedMeansGo2006 @ 12/29/14 04:10 PM

When do they normally reveal the fact sheet?

# 77 kmoser @ 12/29/14 04:10 PM

I really hope the trade logic can be improved. Especially the CPU-CPU trades. It's hard to play a franchise without using 30 team control because of all the dumb trades.

# 78 nemesis04 @ 12/29/14 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kmoser


	I really hope the trade logic can be improved. Especially the CPU-CPU trades. It's hard to play a franchise without using 30 team control because of all the dumb trades.

I don't know, the real MLB is full of dumb trades this winter. Where does one go to reference what is "right".

# 79 kmoser @ 12/29/14 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	I don't know, the real MLB is full of dumb trades this winter. Where does one go to reference what is "right".

I don't know if the Cubs would trade Kris Bryant and Javier Baez for Tyler Clippard in real life. It's pretty bad.

# 80 redsox4evur @ 12/29/14 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by kmoser


	I don't know if the Cubs would trade Kris Bryant and Javier Baez for Tyler Clippard in real life. It's pretty bad.

Or my favorite one, the Indians trading Francisco Lindor for Matt Albers! I think it was in MLB 13 that I saw that one.

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