MLB The Show 16 News Post

MLB The Show 16 Twitch Stream - Gameplay and Animation (Archive Available)

05:54 PM - February 9, 2016 by RaychelSnr

The MLB The Show 16 Gameplay Twitch stream began at 5pm ET, and new details about what has changed in this year's game will be revealed throughout. Watch it here and be sure to comment on your favorite new features announced!

For those of you that missed the stream, you can watch the archives below.

Game: MLB The Show 16Reader Score: 8/10 - Vote Now
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# 221 Bobhead @ 02/10/16 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by tnixen


	First I want to make it clear that I am 100% grateful to Russell and to anyone else on the Sony team that liked my idea of showing the HR stat overlay popup while the camera is focused on the batter that just hit the HR. I think it works very well popping up just as the batter is crossing home plate. I have seen real baseball broadcast just like this NESN comes to mind However I think it can be improved a little bit. Please let me explain. Words and pictures

Great post, I completely agree, especially about the full name for the home run hitter...

I also agree they should ditch the second (the one from last year) pop-up about the home run a few seconds after the first one.

# 222 VinceJulien14 @ 02/10/16 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobhead


	Great post, I completely agree, especially about the full name for the home run hitter... I also agree they should ditch the second (the one from last year) pop-up about the home run a few seconds after the first one.

some people skip the home run trot, so for those people they'd only see the second pop up. so I don't see any real harm in just leaving it in

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# 223 Bobhead @ 02/10/16 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by VinceJulien14


	some people skip the home run trot, so for those people they'd only see the second pop up. so I don't see any real harm in just leaving it in Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If they want to show it for a longer period, or re-display the one banner, thats fine. I'm not against that and I don't think tnixen is either. The concern is that they have two different banners that appear back to back. It looks weird, like different scenes were pieced together separately.

# 224 Jeffrey Smith @ 02/10/16 09:29 PM

So they showed off Edwin's Edwing and Donaldson's "The 6" HR trots. Who else has a sweet HR trot that we could look forward to. Do Harper or Trout do anything rounding the bases?

# 225 Scott @ 02/10/16 09:32 PM

I'm hoping to see people mess with Beltre's head after he hits a HR...

# 226 ajblithe20 @ 02/10/16 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffrey Smith


	So they showed off Edwin's Edwing and Donaldson's "The 6" HR trots. Who else has a sweet HR trot that we could look forward to. Do Harper or Trout do anything rounding the bases?

The only thing I can think of (and hoping it gets in) is Adam Jones always taps his left forearm twice with his hand as he crosses home plate after a home run.

# 227 vidgames @ 02/10/16 10:09 PM

Pitching looks very boring to me again. However, I am encourage by a lot from that stream.

# 228 green94 @ 02/10/16 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by tnixen


	One thing that would be really cool is on plays at home plate seeing a player move the bat out of the way so the runner does not trip over it. Maybe someday that animation could be added

Agree. The bat floating by home plate is quite noticeable during the stream, however during gameplay I would think it would be less obvious.

# 229 green94 @ 02/10/16 11:12 PM

Noticed a few OF throws where the OF had both shoulders facing the direction he was throwing. I've seen this in past iterations of the game as well, wonder if it is part of the "preloading" process and transition animation(s).

# 230 CMH @ 02/11/16 02:06 AM

I'm curious to know how exactly The Show will have more realistic routes.

Weren't outfielders already fielding the ball too quickly? So what is this accomplishing?

# 231 Blzer @ 02/11/16 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by CMH


	I'm curious to know how exactly The Show will have more realistic routes. Weren't outfielders already fielding the ball too quickly? So what is this accomplishing?

More realistic actually means less precise routes. For example, instead of knowing where a ball will carom off a wall automatically, they might go straight for that ball, then redirect for the carom (that's kind of what I think we saw int he video).

What I'm concerned about is... how is this helping when the human plays defense? They mentioned when the CPU plays defense, but I don't know how this remedies the issue with us doing it.

# 232 Speedy @ 02/11/16 02:17 AM

I love this forum sometimes...you can tell the people who really want to see the game improve and can see even the slightest of differences YOY.

Also: keep at it, Tnixen.

I, for one, would love to see you get to go to a CD in SD.

# 233 Russell_SCEA @ 02/11/16 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Blzer


	More realistic actually means less precise routes. For example, instead of knowing where a ball will carom off a wall automatically, they might go straight for that ball, then redirect for the carom (that's kind of what I think we saw int he video). What I'm concerned about is... how is this helping when the human plays defense? They mentioned when the CPU plays defense, but I don't know how this remedies the issue with us doing it.

If affects humans in the way that a bad fielder will take an initial bad step or bad angle before you are given control over him. Then it's on you to make the adjustments needed.

# 234 Artman22 @ 02/11/16 03:38 AM

Gameplay is looking better and enjoyed what I saw in both videos. I hope when they speak on presentation they tell us they added new game commentators. That's one area that hasn't changed and is long overdue, mainly Matt V....

# 235 ShaiLeGran @ 02/11/16 06:25 AM

I assume when the graphics stream comes along, we will here more about improved grass? Some stadium grass in 15 looked excellent, but in PNC Parc for example, the grass looked - imho - horrible, especially where the grass changes color/pattern. Look at grass in FIFA and PES 2016 to see how good it can look

# 236 elfdutch @ 02/11/16 07:00 AM

Absolutely loved this stream. I'm very excited for this one, will get it at day 1 and take a few days off to play it.
Also happy this is possible these days since i live in the Netherlands.

Anyway : animations look very nice and more fluid. Love the part where they talked about the foot planting of the pitchers.
Was a little surprised / annoyed at first when they talked about animations for players out of position. Didn't make sense to me and felt like a waste of energy. But when they explained it's to do with online "cheating" it makes a lot of sense. I never play online so was not aware of this problem.

The stadiums look very much improved with this new PBR. Although i thought that they improved on the stadiums each year it seems that now finally they are making the real step to next gen (cosmetic wise if that makes sense).
Between innings there more already more zoomed out shots of the stadium which is very good.
I hated this on previous versions where you would almost only see that outfield wall. The stadiums are gorgeous so please show them off between innings.
Hoping for some more nice new presentations, excited crowds, dug out celebrations etc to make the atmosphere feel more vibrant and alive.

Last but not least : thanks for doing these streams. It's a nice way to get more info on the game and makes the waiting easier (or harder).
I've seen some negative comments about the steams but coming from a time when there was no internet or anything about new games i'll take any news i can get.
Can't wait to play this game!!!

Too bad us europeans don't stand a chance on the sweeptstakes being in the wrong timezones.
Hoping for some love for the european community next time!

# 237 ShaiLeGran @ 02/11/16 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by elfdutch


	Absolutely loved this stream. I'm very excited for this one, will get it at day 1 and take a few days off to play it. Also happy this is possible these days since i live in the Netherlands. Anyway : animations look very nice and more fluid. Love the part where they talked about the foot planting of the pitchers. Was a little surprised / annoyed at first when they talked about animations for players out of position. Didn't make sense to me and felt like a waste of energy. But when they explained it's to do with online "cheating" it makes a lot of sense. I never play online so was not aware of this problem. The stadiums look very much improved with this new PBR. Although i thought that they improved on the stadiums each year it seems that now finally they are making the real step to next gen (cosmetic wise if that makes sense). Between innings there more already more zoomed out shots of the stadium which is very good. I hated this on previous versions where you would almost only see that outfield wall. The stadiums are gorgeous so please show them off between innings. Hoping for some more nice new presentations, excited crowds, dug out celebrations etc to make the atmosphere feel more vibrant and alive. Last but not least : thanks for doing these streams. It's a nice way to get more info on the game and makes the waiting easier (or harder). I've seen some negative comments about the steams but coming from a time when there was no internet or anything about new games i'll take any news i can get. Can't wait to play this game!!! Too bad us europeans don't stand a chance on the sweeptstakes being in the wrong timezones. Hoping for some love for the european community next time!

I live in Holland as well and baseball is pretty popular over here. Of course, we are lucky that some parts of the caribean used to be Dutch, otherwise we wouldn't have standed a chance in all these WC's and World Baseball Classics.

Russell, if we can do anything to promote MLB The Show 16 in The Netherlands (I know, very small and probably useless market to SSD), you can always reach out to us!

# 238 LastActionHero @ 02/11/16 09:13 AM

Whatsup fellow Dutchies! Good to see more "landgenoten" present on OS.

I believe during the last Haarlemse Honkbalweek (international baseball tournament over here) there was a booth where you could play The Show. Saw lots of kids playing it so there are definitely souls to win over here

# 239 bukktown @ 02/11/16 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by LastActionHero


	Whatsup fellow Dutchies! Good to see more "landgenoten" present on OS. I believe during the last Haarlemse Honkbalweek (international baseball tournament over here) there was a booth where you could play The Show. Saw lots of kids playing it so there are definitely souls to win over here

Please tell me the direct translation of baseball is "honkball"!!!

# 240 LastActionHero @ 02/11/16 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by bukktown


	Please tell me the direct translation of baseball is "honkball"!!!

Yup that's it

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