MLB '09: The Show Preview with Screenshots (ESPN Videogames)

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Chris_SCEA_Sports

We don't mind the dialog at all...that is why we are here. If you look at things that way, then you could say just about every decision is a "marketing" decision...but that really is not the case. Every developer in the world has to cut and/or scale back features...even games with 3 year (or more) dev cycles...heck, I'm sure even Duke Nukem Forever will have to cut a feature or two to ship (just assuming here....I have NO first hand knowledge of DNF...so hold your PMs). Developers have to prioritize, of course. If we had endless amounts of time and people power ( ) we could do it all. We have our wish lists, you have your wish lists...etc. The fact is, we get a ton of new things into the game every single year, and we are proud of that...but, alas, some things just have to be put off until the future. Thankfully choosing jerseys in franchise and going the short way for the 3rd out at 2nd (among a TON of other things) made it in this year. Okay, back to work.... Chris

Yes!! Yes!! Yes!! Yes!! Yes!! Yes!!

Where's Mikey? Hey Mikey...its in man..its in..

[blinkfan77]

Quote: Originally Posted by Chris_SCEA_Sports

We don't mind the dialog at all...that is why we are here. If you look at things that way, then you could say just about every decision is a "marketing" decision...but that really is not the case. Every developer in the world has to cut and/or scale back features...even games with 3 year (or more) dev cycles...heck, I'm sure even Duke Nukem Forever will have to cut a feature or two to ship (just assuming here....I have NO first hand knowledge of DNF...so hold your PMs). Developers have to prioritize, of course. If we had endless amounts of time and people power ( ) we could do it all. We have our wish lists, you have your wish lists...etc. The fact is, we get a ton of new things into the game every single year, and we are proud of that...but, alas, some things just have to be put off until the future. Thankfully choosing jerseys in franchise and going the short way for the 3rd out at 2nd (among a TON of other things) made it in this year. Okay, back to work.... Chris

Now you just made everyone change their underwear. Nice going!

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by blinkfan77

Now you just made everyone change their underwear. Nice going!

hope nobody's going commando..

[Blzer]

Chris, I have a question of logic here, don't hark on me too much for it...

Wouldn't you just be digging yourself in a deeper hole by adding many more animations this time around if you have a plan to change the player models later? Like you said, 20,000 animations in seven years is quite a feat, and to have to just go back to square one seems rather absurd. It seems as though the more logical approach would be to get the new player models, no? It's like spending a bunch of money on DVD movies when you know you're getting a Blu-ray player soon. Might as well either hold off or just buy them on Blu-ray now so you don't have to double-dip or have an inferior version later.

Does that make sense? Again, I'm not trying to play devil's advocate here, but I was just wondering exactly how much more complicated will it get now that you're adding this many more animations before you do the player model change?

[Scooter3]

Quote: Originally Posted by Chris_SCEA_Sports

Thankfully choosing jerseys in franchise and going the short way for the 3rd out at 2nd (among a TON of other things) made it in this year. Okay, back to work.... Chris

Choosing jerseys in franchise is music to my ears!

Scooter...

[Chris_SCEA_Sports]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

Chris, I have a question of logic here, don't hark on me too much for it... Wouldn't you just be digging yourself in a deeper hole by adding many more animations this time around if you have a plan to change the player models later? Like you said, 20,000 animations in seven years is quite a feat, and to have to just go back to square one seems rather absurd. It seems as though the more logical approach would be to get the new player models, no? It's like spending a bunch of money on DVD movies when you know you're getting a Blu-ray player soon. Might as well either hold off or just buy them on Blu-ray now so you don't have to double-dip or have an inferior version later. Does that make sense? Again, I'm not trying to play devil's advocate here, but I was just wondering exactly how much more complicated will it get now that you're adding this many more animations before you do the player model change?

It does indeed make sense. You make a very good point. The animators ask me the same thing everyday.

The short answer is there are a lot of areas of the game involved in getting a new skeleton into the game...graphics programmers, motions systems programmers, character team, animation team, AI programmers...heck, pretty much everyone. Enormous undertaking. It is not as simple as dumping it on the animation team and having them run with it...but, we do have some very smart people working on the some solutions...so I am pretty confident it will all work out quite well in the end.

Okay now...really...back to animating...

Chris

[Kolbe]

Quote: Originally Posted by Chris_SCEA_Sports

It does indeed make sense. You make a very good point. The animators ask me the same thing everyday. The short answer is there are a lot of areas of the game involved in getting a new skeleton into the game...graphics programmers, motions systems programmers, character team, animation team, AI programmers...heck, pretty much everyone. Enormous undertaking. It is not as simple as dumping it on the animation team and having them run with it...but, we do have some very smart people working on the some solutions...so I am pretty confident it will all work out quite well in the end. Okay now...really...back to animating... Chris

Lies... all of it!

We're sipping drinks on the beach right now...

-Kolbe

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by KolbeSCEA

Lies... all of it! We're sipping drinks on the beach right now... -Kolbe