Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2015 News Post

Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2015 is Coming to the PS3 and Vita This Spring

01:30 PM - January 24, 2015 by RaychelSnr

Last week's issue of Famitsu magazine confirmed that Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2015 will appear on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita during the series' regularly scheduled spring release period. The suggested retail price for this year's game has not been revealed, thus pre-orders are not currently open at popular import shops like Play-Asia and NCSX.

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# 81 Therion7 @ 10/05/15 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Shadak


	Fingers crossed! I suppose as long as they have the Nippon license it would be a shame only using it on a mobile game. On the topic of PYS15, i had some trouble hitting on higher pitch speeds. Instead of practicing all day, I tried switching from TV to my 27 PC screen and wow what a difference in reactions. My TV is 30ms slower on input and suddenly I could hit plenty of strikes on my PC screen.

Got a Sony Bravia this year and that's got quite a nice response time when working in conjunction with PlayStation and have to say PYS 2014 looked and felt amazing on it for a PS3 title. So 2015 with the real faces is a tempter.

Forgot how much I enjoyed this series. Everything's totally transparent in a good way. You know what the gameplay settings are doing, you know why you're failing etc. A real antidote to mysterious slider hell experienced in other titles.

# 82 C.J.S. @ 10/05/15 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Therion7


	Got a Sony Bravia this year and that's got quite a nice response time when working in conjunction with PlayStation and have to say PYS 2014 looked and felt amazing on it for a PS3 title. So 2015 with the real faces is a tempter. Forgot how much I enjoyed this series. Everything's totally transparent in a good way. You know what the gameplay settings are doing, you know why you're failing etc. A real antidote to mysterious slider hell experienced in other titles.

The way sports games should be.

# 83 Tomba @ 03/24/16 01:22 AM

srsly havent played one since PYS 5...

Did 2015 which was done 7 yrs later on PS3 really improve?

# 84 CivicKZ @ 04/04/16 04:52 PM

Are they making a Pro Yakyuu Spirits baseball 2016 for ps3 or ps4???

# 85 jyoung @ 04/04/16 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by CivicKZ


	Are they making a Pro Yakyuu Spirits baseball 2016 for ps3 or ps4???

If they are, it hasn't been publicly announced yet. And I wouldn't bet on it happening given Konami's current focus on mobile gaming and casino gaming.

Last week, Konami announced a big update for the mobile version of PYS. And there was no mention in that press release of any kind of console version.

Mobile games are far more popular in Japan than console games, these days.

# 86 gclarkso @ 04/25/16 06:44 PM

Wanting to download PYS 2015 from the Playstation store using my JPN account but it's not to be found. In fact, none of the series is available for digital download.

Anyone have success with a digital download?

# 87 jyoung @ 04/25/16 06:55 PM

Konami recently removed all of their baseball games from the Japanese PlayStation Network store. Only existing owners of those games can redownload them at this point.

You'll need a physical disc copy to play Pro Spirits now if you don't already own it digitally.

Power Pros 2016 will be available for digital download later this week though. It releases in Japan on Friday.

# 88 gclarkso @ 04/25/16 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jyoung


	You'll need a physical disc copy to play Pro Spirits now if you don't already own it digitally.

Thanks for this.

# 89 Shadak @ 04/27/16 06:46 PM

I looked around and Play Asia is still quite expensive on PYS2015, ebay seems to be almost sold out on that one !!

Except for this guy, I bought it from him too actually, he has another copy, the service was really quick and although its now about 15 usd more its still a good price.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pro-Baseball...AAAOSwKrhVcvdn

# 90 gclarkso @ 04/28/16 01:00 PM

Yep. I just bought a copy from him as well.

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# 91 NeoTokyoOutlaw @ 04/29/16 02:23 PM

Man, I'd buy this in a heartbeat if I didn't have to haul out my PS3 from hiding. If only the PS4 was backwards compatible.

# 92 Shadak @ 04/30/16 10:28 AM

To me its one of the best games gameplay wise so Im not giving up my PS3 any time soon ... Will get PS4 probably for other games.

# 93 strawberryshortcake @ 05/19/16 05:49 AM

I must say that MLB the Show 16 PS4 and NBA2k16 has been dethrowned by this game (2015). My PS3 is currently getting full time duties simply because of Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2015 despite my PS4 screaming in my face. Jikkyou 2016 will probably save my PS4 from collecting dust.

Received this game about 1 week ago and I simply can't get enough. Very addicting. Amazing on the field gameplay. Firing up MLB the Show no longer gives me the rush. I do it just to see my A's uniform in motion every now and then. The only thing that's missing is the lack of check swings in Pro Yakyuu Spirits.

Xbox baseball fans are missing out on one of the best baseball games ever. Not localizing this game is a travesty. Konami and Sony or Microsoft and NPB needs to figure out a way to bring this stateside, or coat the engine with Major League Baseball.

Does anyone have any tips on hitting the ball to the outfield? 90 - 95% of my hits are infield hits using the X or O button even if I square up the ball. Does the white part of the cursor have to be the area that hits the ball? Can the other parts of the bat (the tip of head of the barrel, etc.) be used. In other words, is the "sweet" spot of the bat the only place that can legitimately make contact with the ball? "Power" swing works, but then the batting cursor shrinks dramatically in size. I have been conditioned by MLB the Show to only use the "X" button because I can still hit singles, doubles, triples, and homerun with just "X" button. I never use the power swing in MLB the Show.

# 94 Will I Am @ 05/19/16 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by strawberryshortcake


	I must say that MLB the Show 16 PS4 and NBA2k16 has been dethrowned by this game (2015). My PS3 is currently getting full time duties simply because of Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2015 despite my PS4 screaming in my face. Jikkyou 2016 will probably save my PS4 from collecting dust. Received this game about 1 week ago and I simply can't get enough. Very addicting. Amazing on the field gameplay. Firing up MLB the Show no longer gives me the rush. I do it just to see my A's uniform in motion every now and then. The only thing that's missing is the lack of check swings in Pro Yakyuu Spirits. Xbox baseball fans are missing out on one of the best baseball games ever. Not localizing this game is a travesty. Konami and Sony or Microsoft and NPB needs to figure out a way to bring this stateside, or coat the engine with Major League Baseball. Does anyone have any tips on hitting the ball to the outfield? 90 - 95% of my hits are infield hits using the X or O button even if I square up the ball. Does the white part of the cursor have to be the area that hits the ball? Can the other parts of the bat (the tip of head of the barrel, etc.) be used. In other words, is the "sweet" spot of the bat the only place that can legitimately make contact with the ball? "Power" swing works, but then the batting cursor shrinks dramatically in size. I have been conditioned by MLB the Show to only use the "X" button because I can still hit singles, doubles, triples, and homerun with just "X" button. I never use the power swing in MLB the Show.

You can make contact with any part of the cursor and even a bit outside of it but that would be very weak contact. If you are having trouble hitting to the outfield with X try using a lock-on 1-5, with higher making good contact easier.
It is virtually impossible to hit a hr. with the contact swing, you need power swing for that. Also with two strikes power swing is ok to use with certain big hitters using O (opposite field) button, as contact is easier than using power swing with X.

By the way Konami purposely left out check swings, that would make cursor hitting to easy.

I'm sure you've checked out spiritstranslation but here is a link to some tips.

http://www.spiritstranslation.com/ge.../gameplay.html

# 95 jyoung @ 05/19/16 03:28 PM

The different face button swing types in PYS aren't power swing and contact swing like they are in The Show.

They are pull swing (X button) and opposite field swing (O button).

Each button has different optimal timing (early for pulls, late for oppos).

I suggest going into the hitting practice mode to get a feel for the optimal timing in each swing.

There are also special abilities that some players have which will boost their ability to hit with one particular swing type:

http://www.spiritstranslation.com/sp...s/hitters.html

As in real life, it is generally easier to hit for power when you are pulling the ball. But you can add extra power to either swing type by tapping the right trigger and shrinking your cursor down to just a tiny circle. Doing that won't guarantee fly balls -- that is still mostly dependent on the physics of how your cursor lines up with the ball at the point of contact, plus the hitter's trajectory rating. But it will guarantee that you hit the ball a bit harder. If you're using someone with a low trajectory rating, you will probably get a lot of line drives into the outfield, even if you've switched your cursor to the tiny power circle.

# 96 Will I Am @ 05/19/16 03:50 PM

Yes, X and O are swing types, R1 I believe it is toggles between power swing and normal swing.

# 97 Spirits Translation @ 05/29/16 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by strawberryshortcake


	Does anyone have any tips on hitting the ball to the outfield?

Jyoung is right, if you need a sac fly then bring in a bench player with a high trajectory rating. The pull + contact swing will get you line drives & gap shots but rarely home runs (unless maybe you nut one down the line or switch to light ball.)

Also, PYS pitchers generally follow MLB coaches advice of throwing the ball low. If you bite then you'll always put a grounder to the infield. Just like IRL you have to look for your pitch up in the zone. In fact you get more power the less you jerk the stick - I get best results focusing on a zone and looking for a certain pitch. The downside to that is when you get 2 strikes against you.

Also make sure you have the "CPU Pitch Fade" setting to OFF. They will paint corners all day long, in order to work counts & get walks you have to have that setting OFF.

Here's a video I created that shows the effect of hitting the ball on & off the sweet spot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ncLJbhSOpc

# 98 C.J.S. @ 12/18/16 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by saintjimbo1885


	The new facial scans make the players/managers look amazing and easily match (if not beat) MLB The Show graphics. Gameplay is excellent as per usual and this year I am definitely seeing more foul balls, HBP's, fielding errors and best of all the CPU waiting for a pitch it likes. I'm assuming this is down to the new guess pitch feature for the CPU, along with the CPU managing the game better. Very noticable that the CPU batters seem to get aggressive when behind in a game etc. almost like they are working to set tactics!!

the player models, uniforms, and animations all out do MLB The Show. Also the pitchers really look like they are throwing a 90+mph pitch, unlike MLB The Show where they look like soft tossing a pitch to the plate.

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Originally Posted by saintjimbo1885


	The beauty of PYS for me is the ability to make the game as easy or as hard as you want and the lack of scripting this causes, unlike The Show which still feels that you are constrained by the CPU deciding outcomes for you!!

because in PYS it's real bat to ball contact like real life... The Japanese nailed it!

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Originally Posted by saintjimbo1885


	Best baseball game on the market bar none and it's no surprise that The Show has 'borrowed' so many things from it!!

best sports game on the market i'd say. True competitive rush.

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Originally Posted by saintjimbo1885


	Btw hopefully the new facial scans were done as part of the process of getting the game on the PS4!! Just a pity that there is a lack of Japanese language based games on this console, hence the poor sales of it Japan!! Hurry up, so we can get PYS 2016 on the PS4!!

yeah, all that extra work for it being the last year. It makes no sense business wise. That's why i still believe it's in development for PS4 March 2017.

# 99 spike83 @ 12/18/16 02:56 PM

Agreed; PYS is hands down the best game I ever played. Superior to The Show as far as game play and physics. Someone on the OS Forum once said that video games never age well. I have PYS 2012 thru 2015 for P3 and they are still all very playable and held up well with time.

It's a fantasy, but I still like to think that 2016 was on hiatus and that 2017 will bring us a PS4 version after a year off for development.

# 100 Will I Am @ 12/18/16 09:30 PM

Here's hoping for a WBC release this spring.

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