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06:03 PM - February 25, 2016 by Steve_OS

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For those that miss out, we will update this post with the archive, when it has completed.

UPDATE: Here is the archive.

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# 241 HypoLuxa13 @ 02/29/16 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tnixen


	Well call me impressed 16 looks like the first version to finally take a real leap forward for commentary! First of all I really like that they have 3 different TV style presentations depending on who the home team is. This will definitely give the game more uniqueness. And the added popup HR stat overlay while the batter is crossing home plate is a welcomed addition and long over due. All the new player celebration animations Sony has added for different game situations for rounding the bases after home runs and so on really add much more variety between the players and makes it really feel like they all have different personalities. It's great that they made Inside the show faster. The day and night aerials are nice and definitely help make the presentations feel like a real life broadcast on TV. The conversations about the players is a FANTASTIC addition and will only get better and better as Sony adds more and more content. And I LOVE to hear that Sony is trying there best to not have the same story play over and over again. I just love hearing all the commentary guys talk to each other about what the player did in his last game or last at bat and how he is doing in general.The more stat driven talking from the commentary's the better. Also and this is a big one for me personally I so happy that the commentary will now say the players name much more often. Also the commentary was shorted so no more delayed commentary calls on hits is nice. Lets be honest the commentary in MLB The Show has pretty much been the same since the PS2 days. And 16 is really the first time we are getting pretty big changes in how the commentary is delivered. I look at this as phase 1 of the commentary improvements! It will take Sony a few years to get the commentary to where we all want it to be. But from what I watched and heard in this stream I am finally feeling good about the future as far as commentary is concerned. Like some of you here I am a big fan of how 2K commentary is delivered. But I can finally really see MLB The Show getting on par with 2K in the next 2 years or so if not even better then 2K. It really was never Matt Vasgersian fault why the commentary has been so boring and stale and too video game sounding like over the years. If Sony keeps adding tons and tons of content for all 3 commentary's and keeps improving the way way it's all delivered then I can see MLB The Show having the best commentary in any sports game in a few short years! Sony just has to keep building on what they have done in 16! My hats off to this new development commentary team as I think they have done a great job for phase 1 In this stream there were still some moments where some of the commentary guys did not say the players name which would have been nice. I would like to see this improved in the future so the commentary almost always says the players name in any situation either before,during or after the action in the field. That is very important to me for sure. Also this stream really did not show the commentators ever really talking about happenings around the league like standings, scoring updates trades and so on. This needs to be in the commentators Presentation along with stat overlays while they are talking. Also I think when they are showing the batting orders for each team the commentary should at least highlight one batter to talk about along with that players name highlighted on the batter overlay display a long with his photo shown next to his name. And also when they show the pitcher stat overlay before he throws his first pitch the color commentary show talk a little about his record and other tid bits. And I definitely want to here a lot of conversations between all 3 commentators talking about not only the current game but perhaps about things happening around the league or even telling a short funny story. And how about having Matt Vasgersian asking the fans a trivia question with an overlay display in say the 3rd inning and then later in the game say the 7th inning revealing the answer and even the color commentators can take a guess before Mat reveals the answer. This is the kind of things I hope to see Sony add to MLB The Show's presentations and commentary in the near future. O and lets not forget maybe short preview match up from a studio maybe from a women broadcaster before you head out to the game and a post game show re cap with the same woman broadcaster and video highlights. I don't even need to see her just hearing a voice with stat overlays would be fine like how 2K has been doing it for years. Anyway I have said enough and the last thing I just want to say is I think Sony should go crazy this next game cycle on Presentation and commentary it should be there number 1 thing they work on for 17!

words words words...

sorry, I didn't read your "largest single paragraph ever". I started to, but then it was making me dizzy.

# 242 nemesis04 @ 02/29/16 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by tnixen


	Well call me impressed 16 looks like the first version to finally take a real leap forward for commentary! First of all I really like that they have 3 different TV style presentations depending on who the home team is. This will definitely give the game more uniqueness. And the added popup HR stat overlay while the batter is crossing home plate is a welcomed addition and long over due. All the new player celebration animations Sony has added for different game situations for rounding the bases after home runs and so on really add much more variety between the players and makes it really feel like they all have different personalities. It's great that they made Inside the show faster. The day and night aerials are nice and definitely help make the presentations feel like a real life broadcast on TV. The conversations about the players is a FANTASTIC addition and will only get better and better as Sony adds more and more content. And I LOVE to hear that Sony is trying there best to not have the same story play over and over again. I just love hearing all the commentary guys talk to each other about what the player did in his last game or last at bat and how he is doing in general.The more stat driven talking from the commentary's the better. Also and this is a big one for me personally I so happy that the commentary will now say the players name much more often. Also the commentary was shorted so no more delayed commentary calls on hits is nice. Lets be honest the commentary in MLB The Show has pretty much been the same since the PS2 days. And 16 is really the first time we are getting pretty big changes in how the commentary is delivered. I look at this as phase 1 of the commentary improvements! It will take Sony a few years to get the commentary to where we all want it to be. But from what I watched and heard in this stream I am finally feeling good about the future as far as commentary is concerned. Like some of you here I am a big fan of how 2K commentary is delivered. But I can finally really see MLB The Show getting on par with 2K in the next 2 years or so if not even better then 2K. It really was never Matt Vasgersian fault why the commentary has been so boring and stale and too video game sounding like over the years. If Sony keeps adding tons and tons of content for all 3 commentary's and keeps improving the way way it's all delivered then I can see MLB The Show having the best commentary in any sports game in a few short years! Sony just has to keep building on what they have done in 16! My hats off to this new development commentary team as I think they have done a great job for phase 1 In this stream there were still some moments where some of the commentary guys did not say the players name which would have been nice. I would like to see this improved in the future so the commentary almost always says the players name in any situation either before,during or after the action in the field. That is very important to me for sure. Also this stream really did not show the commentators ever really talking about happenings around the league like standings, scoring updates trades and so on. This needs to be in the commentators Presentation along with stat overlays while they are talking. Also I think when they are showing the batting orders for each team the commentary should at least highlight one batter to talk about along with that players name highlighted on the batter overlay display a long with his photo shown next to his name. And also when they show the pitcher stat overlay before he throws his first pitch the color commentary show talk a little about his record and other tid bits. And I definitely want to here a lot of conversations between all 3 commentators talking about not only the current game but perhaps about things happening around the league or even telling a short funny story. And how about having Matt Vasgersian asking the fans a trivia question with an overlay display in say the 3rd inning and then later in the game say the 7th inning revealing the answer and even the color commentators can take a guess before Mat reveals the answer. This is the kind of things I hope to see Sony add to MLB The Show's presentations and commentary in the near future. O and lets not forget maybe short preview match up from a studio maybe from a women broadcaster before you head out to the game and a post game show re cap with the same woman broadcaster and video highlights. I don't even need to see her just hearing a voice with stat overlays would be fine like how 2K has been doing it for years. Anyway I have said enough and the last thing I just want to say is I think Sony should go crazy this next game cycle on Presentation and commentary it should be there number 1 thing they work on for 17!

Spoiler

# 243 Factzzz @ 02/29/16 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tnixen


	Well call me impressed 16 looks like the first version to finally take a real leap forward for commentary! First of all I really like that they have 3 different TV style presentations depending on who the home team is. This will definitely give the game more uniqueness. And the added popup HR stat overlay while the batter is crossing home plate is a welcomed addition and long over due. All the new player celebration animations Sony has added for different game situations for rounding the bases after home runs and so on really add much more variety between the players and makes it really feel like they all have different personalities. It's great that they made Inside the show faster. The day and night aerials are nice and definitely help make the presentations feel like a real life broadcast on TV. The conversations about the players is a FANTASTIC addition and will only get better and better as Sony adds more and more content. And I LOVE to hear that Sony is trying there best to not have the same story play over and over again. I just love hearing all the commentary guys talk to each other about what the player did in his last game or last at bat and how he is doing in general.The more stat driven talking from the commentary's the better. Also and this is a big one for me personally I so happy that the commentary will now say the players name much more often. Also the commentary was shorted so no more delayed commentary calls on hits is nice. Lets be honest the commentary in MLB The Show has pretty much been the same since the PS2 days. And 16 is really the first time we are getting pretty big changes in how the commentary is delivered. I look at this as phase 1 of the commentary improvements! It will take Sony a few years to get the commentary to where we all want it to be. But from what I watched and heard in this stream I am finally feeling good about the future as far as commentary is concerned. Like some of you here I am a big fan of how 2K commentary is delivered. But I can finally really see MLB The Show getting on par with 2K in the next 2 years or so if not even better then 2K. It really was never Matt Vasgersian fault why the commentary has been so boring and stale and too video game sounding like over the years. If Sony keeps adding tons and tons of content for all 3 commentary's and keeps improving the way way it's all delivered then I can see MLB The Show having the best commentary in any sports game in a few short years! Sony just has to keep building on what they have done in 16! My hats off to this new development commentary team as I think they have done a great job for phase 1 In this stream there were still some moments where some of the commentary guys did not say the players name which would have been nice. I would like to see this improved in the future so the commentary almost always says the players name in any situation either before,during or after the action in the field. That is very important to me for sure. Also this stream really did not show the commentators ever really talking about happenings around the league like standings, scoring updates trades and so on. This needs to be in the commentators Presentation along with stat overlays while they are talking. Also I think when they are showing the batting orders for each team the commentary should at least highlight one batter to talk about along with that players name highlighted on the batter overlay display a long with his photo shown next to his name. And also when they show the pitcher stat overlay before he throws his first pitch the color commentary show talk a little about his record and other tid bits. And I definitely want to here a lot of conversations between all 3 commentators talking about not only the current game but perhaps about things happening around the league or even telling a short funny story. And how about having Matt Vasgersian asking the fans a trivia question with an overlay display in say the 3rd inning and then later in the game say the 7th inning revealing the answer and even the color commentators can take a guess before Mat reveals the answer. This is the kind of things I hope to see Sony add to MLB The Show's presentations and commentary in the near future. O and lets not forget maybe short preview match up from a studio maybe from a women broadcaster before you head out to the game and a post game show re cap with the same woman broadcaster and video highlights. I don't even need to see her just hearing a voice with stat overlays would be fine like how 2K has been doing it for years. Anyway I have said enough and the last thing I just want to say is I think Sony should go crazy this next game cycle on Presentation and commentary it should be there number 1 thing they work on for 17!

Spoiler

The idea of having a female broadcaster before the game for the game intro is a good idea, MLB 2k used to do this. As well as singling out one player and talking about them before the game. MLB 2k had some good presentational aspects, including showing fans walking around the concourse before the game and entering the stadium.

I also really like the trivia question idea, you see that in a lot of broadcasts. Basically, the best course of action would be to watch a fox broadcast or sunday night baseball broadcast, basically one of the primetime games (any broadcast would be fine i guess) and try to emulate some of their presentation aspects. A female reporter or male (Ken Rosenthal does it a lot too), that can chime in at random points in the game, maybe make any mention of relevant things happening around the league.

As for presentation and commentary being the number one priority for MLB 17...*cough*player models *cough*

# 244 thaSLAB @ 02/29/16 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	Spoiler

LOL no lie, I scrolled back up to make sure it wasn't daniel7773 posting. [emoji3]

Just light-heartedly ribbing you a little, Daniel (and tnixen too).

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# 245 kaptainkarl76 @ 02/29/16 04:02 PM

Even with some of the commentary lines being shortened, there still seems to be a "delay"..like the play is already done and matty v is still going on about the ball being hit...

# 246 tnixen @ 02/29/16 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaptainkarl76


	Even with some of the commentary lines being shortened, there still seems to be a "delay"..like the play is already done and matty v is still going on about the ball being hit...

Yes I noticed that too in the stream on a homerun the ball was already in the stands and Matt was still calling it like the ball was not over the wall yet.

Hopefully that can be improved a lot in the future.

# 247 Impetuous65 @ 02/29/16 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by kaptainkarl76


	Even with some of the commentary lines being shortened, there still seems to be a "delay"..like the play is already done and matty v is still going on about the ball being hit...

I think that it should be this way, instead of the other way. They are purposefully waiting for the ball to get hit and he begins his assessment. This way he is not ahead of the play. A slight delay is the best solution and now he is not clairvoyant on his calls. In pass games as soon as the ball is hit Matt is telling you hit type and where it is going simultaneously.

# 248 ryanmc564 @ 02/29/16 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tnixen


	Well call me impressed 16 looks like the first version to finally take a real leap forward for commentary! First of all I really like that they have 3 different TV style presentations depending on who the home team is. This will definitely give the game more uniqueness. And the added popup HR stat overlay while the batter is crossing home plate is a welcomed addition and long over due. All the new player celebration animations Sony has added for different game situations for rounding the bases after home runs and so on really add much more variety between the players and makes it really feel like they all have different personalities. It's great that they made Inside the show faster. The day and night aerials are nice and definitely help make the presentations feel like a real life broadcast on TV. The conversations about the players is a FANTASTIC addition and will only get better and better as Sony adds more and more content. And I LOVE to hear that Sony is trying there best to not have the same story play over and over again. I just love hearing all the commentary guys talk to each other about what the player did in his last game or last at bat and how he is doing in general. The more stat driven talking from the commentary's the better. Also and this is a big one for me personally I so happy that the commentary will now say the players name much more often. Also the commentary was shorted so no more delayed commentary calls on hits is nice. Lets be honest the commentary in MLB The Show has pretty much been the same since the PS2 days. And 16 is really the first time we are getting pretty big changes in how the commentary is delivered. I look at this as phase 1 of the commentary improvements! It will take Sony a few years to get the commentary to where we all want it to be. But from what I watched and heard in this stream I am finally feeling good about the future as far as commentary is concerned. Like some of you here I am a big fan of how 2K commentary is delivered. But I can finally really see MLB The Show getting on par with 2K in the next 2 years or so if not even better then 2K. It really was never Matt Vasgersian fault why the commentary has been so boring and stale and too video game sounding like over the years. If Sony keeps adding tons and tons of content for all 3 commentary's and keeps improving the way way it's all delivered then I can see MLB The Show having the best commentary in any sports game in a few short years! Sony just has to keep building on what they have done in 16! My hats off to this new development commentary team as I think they have done a great job for phase 1 In this stream there were still some moments where some of the commentary guys did not say the players name which would have been nice. I would like to see this improved in the future so the commentary almost always says the players name in any situation either before,during or after the action in the field. That is very important to me for sure. Also this stream really did not show the commentators ever really talking about happenings around the league like standings, scoring updates trades and so on. This needs to be in the commentators Presentation along with stat overlays while they are talking. Also I think when they are showing the batting orders for each team the commentary should at least highlight one batter to talk about along with that players name highlighted on the batter overlay display a long with his photo shown next to his name. And also when they show the pitcher stat overlay before he throws his first pitch the color commentary show talk a little about his record and other tid bits. And I definitely want to here a lot of conversations between all 3 commentators talking about not only the current game but perhaps about things happening around the league or even telling a short funny story. And how about having Matt Vasgersian asking the fans a trivia question with an overlay display in say the 3rd inning and then later in the game say the 7th inning revealing the answer and even the color commentators can take a guess before Mat reveals the answer. This is the kind of things I hope to see Sony add to MLB The Show's presentations and commentary in the near future. O and lets not forget maybe short preview match up from a studio maybe from a women broadcaster before you head out to the game and a post game show re cap with the same woman broadcaster and video highlights. I don't even need to see her just hearing a voice with stat overlays would be fine like how 2K has been doing it for years. Anyway I have said enough and the last thing I just want to say is I think Sony should go crazy this next game cycle on Presentation and commentary it should be there number 1 thing they work on for 17!

somewhat fixed....... I wanted to read your college thesis tnixen, you do have a lot of good ideas, but like some have mention that was hard to read, this helped.

# 249 kaptainkarl76 @ 02/29/16 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Impetuous65


	I think that it should be this way, instead of the other way. They are purposefully waiting for the ball to get hit and he begins his assessment. This way he is not ahead of the play. A slight delay is the best solution and now he is not clairvoyant on his calls. In pass games as soon as the ball is hit Matt is telling you hit type and where it is going simultaneously.

No doubt it has been improved compared to last editions..but to what extent? I guess we'll wait and see..It is better than hearing that silence after a big play

# 250 HypoLuxa13 @ 02/29/16 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tnixen


	Yes I noticed that too in the stream on a homerun the ball was already in the stands and Matt was still calling it like the ball was not over the wall yet. Hopefully that can be improved a lot in the future.

He was just doing his Harry Caray impersonation. "There's a drive, way back! It might be! It could be! Iiiitt isss... Holy Cow!" (except the ball would have landed in the stands on "might be". )

# 251 Knight165 @ 02/29/16 05:41 PM

Haha...yeah....tnix doing his best Blzer imitation!!!(albeit Blz does use paragraphs!)

M.K.
Knight165

# 252 kaptainkarl76 @ 02/29/16 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HypoLuxa13


	He was just doing his Harry Caray impersonation. "There's a drive, way back! It might be! It could be! Iiiitt isss... Holy Cow!" (except the ball would have landed in the stands on "might be". )

or a well hit double..Harry always let the liquor do the thinking..

# 253 Cowboy008 @ 02/29/16 09:59 PM

The franchise info that's coming out tomorrow is it going to be a video and a blog or just a video?

# 254 zukes @ 02/29/16 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by HypoLuxa13


	words words words... sorry, I didn't read your "largest single paragraph ever". I started to, but then it was making me dizzy.

Agreed, I wanted to read this, but it hurt my brain.

# 255 BrianU @ 02/29/16 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Cowboy008


	The franchise info that's coming out tomorrow is it going to be a video and a blog or just a video?

A blog/fact sheet tomorrow and a video Thursday. They usually list everything in the fact sheet though so we should know it all soon.

# 256 Cowboy008 @ 02/29/16 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianU


	A blog/fact sheet tomorrow and a video Thursday. They usually list everything in the fact sheet though so we should know it all soon.

I thought Ramone said that there's supposed to be a video tomorrow and a stream on Thursday?

# 257 Russell_SCEA @ 02/29/16 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Cowboy008


	I thought Ramone said that there's supposed to be a video tomorrow and a stream on Thursday?

It's all there

# 258 TattooedEvil @ 02/29/16 11:43 PM

this week is easily the most anticipated week for info on the game for me!

# 259 HustlinOwl @ 02/29/16 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA


	It's all there

Online discussion this week?

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# 260 Russell_SCEA @ 02/29/16 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by HustlinOwl


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Wasn't that done in the DD stream?

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