MLB 12: The Show

[krulmichael]

Mainly cause I'm too bored to look myself, but are there any pre-order deals this year?

[spiker]

Ehhh, Amazon has no sales tax and release day delivery for $1. Newegg had it for $48 with free shipping back in January but that deal has long since expired. You could try using this code when you checkout at Newegg to see if it still works: EMCYTZT1144. If it does, let me know because I'll just cancel my Amazon preorder.

Best Buy has 40% bonus trade in credit when you preorder but fuck Best Buy.

Otherwise, I haven't heard anything about DLC or MLB.tv or anything this year.

[ryne candy]

Guess you can have your bill flat or bent...it's one of the improvements in players accessories. I wish they had more hairstyles in RTTS....mullets & fro's.

[NAHSTE]

Flat bill is an option now? LOL ... this should be interesting.

[Maynard]

i wonder if they will have Roberto Hernandez on the Indians his year

[ryne candy]

Flat bill is an option now? LOL ... this should be interesting.

I'm not sure but don't know what else it could be....

1. Over 500 new Presentation animations
2. Over 300 new Fielding, Throwing, and Base running animations
3. Over 150 New Batting Stances
4. Over 75 New Pitching Animations
5. Improved load times
6. Completely new bat, ball and glove sounds
7. New Bullpen Management options
8. New player accessories (new sunglasses, protective gear, hat bills, etc…)
9. New Pick off logic
10. New player card including advanced baseball stats
11. New Batter/Pitcher Attribute snapshot OSD (D-Pad Left)
12. More fluid organic fielder animations from start to end of play
13. Improved fielder routes on balls off the wall (more variety of pursuit angles)
14. Dynamic fielding results and reaction (balls can now be dropped or missed by a fielder anytime)
15. Improved button fielding with difficulty levels
16. New Pitcher Confidence Logic
17. Increased and improved conversation among Matt, Dave and Eric.
18. 14 New umpires
19. Updated uniforms and stadiums for new and updated teams
20. Updated jumbotron movies and stat layouts (still team specific)
21. Updated LED Ribbon board art and movies
22. Focus on interface and display presentation and flair
23. Uniform select in all modes
24. Frontend sound preview when assigning audio
25. New Player Generation Logic
26. New Trade interface and screen
27. Improved Lineup Logic
28. Co-op available in Season and Franchise modes
29. Road to the Show career begins as a Double-A starter
30. Move video tutorials
31. New in-game tips
32. Did You Knows on Loading screens
33. Season and Franchise mode Co-op
34. Base Running Training in RTTS
35. Fielding Training in RTTS
36. New Base Runner Awareness
37. Online Gameplay Gets a Boost (better reaction, better experience)
38. www.TheShowNation.com Community Web Site Revamp
39. Operating System supported Virtual Keyboard
40. New Online Gamer Card (more information)
41. Swing Analysis OSD Improvements and Profile Display Options
42. “Free” 1st inning quit in Online Games removed
43. Online Profile to use PSN Avatar
44. PSN Profile utility support on Vita (Friend Requests)
45. Game History showing XP gain/loss)
46. Play online with your full profile settings (minus negotiated settings)
47. Challenge of the Week is now free
48. Online League Schedule improvements
49. Online League Playoff improvements
50. Over 20 New Player Specific HR Swings

http://forums.theshownation.com/showthread.php?t=10395

[Maynard]

i was just thinking....i wish someone had a list of all the new features

[Swarley]

Finally uniform select in all modes. I'm in 2019 in my RTTS, and something's happened to where most teams use their colored alternates as their primary home and aways. Annoying as fuck.

[spiker]

Trading in these PS3 games at BB:

NBA2k12: 22
NCAA12: 14
NHL12: 15

If you guys have patience and you want to unload these games, you can get rid of these games for more cash at Gamestaq.com.

2k12: $35
NCAA12: $25
NHL12: $34

[Maynard]

http://www.pastapadre.com/2012/02/27/mlb-12-the-show-forgoes-pre-release-demo#more-55672

MLB 12: The Show Forgoes Pre-Release Demo


MLB 12: The Show will not be receiving a pre-release demo. That a major title such as The Show would pass on putting out a demo is surprising – and it appears that the company may have made a deal with Best Buy again, as was the case with MLB 10, as in-store units have been spotted in several locations. That leaves MLB 2K12 to have the demo space to itself. It’s a brilliant opportunity for 2K Sports that may or may not be capitalized on depending on whether consumers find it to be worthy of a purchase.
Not providing a pre-release demo is akin to a movie that isn’t screened for critics. The decision makers feel that they are protecting their interests better by not exposing the product rather than putting it out there to be evaluated. Bad movies are often the ones kept from critics – similar reasoning wouldn’t apply to The Show but SCEA would have their own justification for doing so. It may be that they feel improvements wouldn’t be apparent to consumers in a few innings of gameplay and that it wouldn’t be representative of the product as a whole.
Despite that remember even NBA Elite 11 had a demo come out weeks before release and that killed the reboot – almost every game that wants serious purchase consideration has to put one out regardless of risk involved. The skepticism towards a product that passes on a demo is generally seen as being too great now to avoid. The Show is one of the few, if not the only sports title that would ever try to get around it and survive the PR hit in relatively clean fashion.
In the case of The Show it seems SCEA has so much pride in the product (bordering on arrogance) that they don’t deem it necessary – they expect consumers will buy the product without having the opportunity to try it at home first. That may be true of some, but certainly not everyone, regardless of how well established The Show is as a brand. It’s a questionable decision to make especially after sales fell off last year.
No other series would avoid criticism for not releasing a pre-release demo and The Show shouldn’t either. Its “competitor” – no matter how weak in MLB 2K12 – is putting one out. They aren’t likely to steal any sales but exposure wise 2K12 gets an advantage with those who aren’t clued in on the state of baseball gaming. That’s actually the crowd 2K Sports is playing to this year so they have to be especially pleased with these developments.

[killgod]

[ryne candy]

Unlike Madden, I trust SCEA and 95% sure the game will be fine.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Bartolo Colon is the fifth highest rated A's player.

RA Dickey is third highest on the Mets, and Dillon Gee & Tim Byrdak made the top 10.

[Loco]

I havent played any Baseball games in a while, last one I owned was MLB The Show 08 for PS2. Before that I was primarily an MVP Baseball guy.


Basically I do not own a PS3 but I really wanna play a Baseball game this year is it worth buying a PS3 and MLB The Show '12 or should I settle on the 2K version for 360?

[Loco]

MLB 12 The Show Player Ratings - Top 9 Players Per Team - YouTube

Holy fucking shit, Jed Lowrie is the 3rd best position player on the Astros.


I THINK I KNOW WHAT TEAM IM USING IN FRANCHISE