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MLB 14 The Show Features Online Franchise - New Screenshots and Videos From Taiwan

08:25 AM - January 26, 2014 by tedus

Operation Sports reader tedus captured a few videos from his MLB 14 The Show hands-on in Taiwan. He also grabbed a couple of screenshots showing off the new front end, which confirms online franchise.

Below are a few of his impressions, after playing for 10 minutes. More info is sure to come soon, but until then, enjoy.

The field/batting camera changed!
Presentation almost the same!
Control felt good!
Base running animation felt some different!
Fielding felt more responsive

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# 141 Knight165 @ 01/27/14 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by philmnn


	I know you know more about this than I do, so if the style guide indeed doesn't have the white panel helmet included, does that simply mean 2K has been saying f-u to style guides for the past couple years? lol. I know its a subjects people hate hearing about every year, but still.

That I can't tell you.
It's possible. Maybe Legal at 2K isn't as stringent as in Sony.
But I know Sony takes great lengths to stay in the stringent guidelines set by the MLB...and MLBPA.

M.K.
Knight165

# 142 Curahee @ 01/27/14 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Knight165


	That I can't tell you. It's possible. Maybe Legal at 2K isn't as stringent as in Sony. But I know Sony takes great lengths to stay in the stringent guidelines set by the MLB...and MLBPA.

Maybe Sony is using an outdated style guide and 2K used the most up to date.

Does Sony and anyone else have to pay to renew their guide every year?

# 143 zack4070 @ 01/27/14 01:42 AM

Seeing the ps4 version is going to be absolutely magical!!! Cant wait.

# 144 LastActionHero @ 01/27/14 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA


	That transition is only present in the new Dynamic camera in offense. All the other cameras (medium, High etc) function as they did last year. There is also a new dynamic defense camera as well.

I'm loving it! On balls hit in the outfield you can now clearly see second base so you can make better choices if you want to go for third or make it a standup double because you can see the ball and cut-off man the whole time.

# 145 Shakedowncapo @ 01/27/14 02:13 AM

Dynamic camera looks really good. Really helps to immerse you inside the ballparks outside of RTTS.

# 146 WhiteM5 @ 01/27/14 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by LastActionHero


	I'm loving it! On balls hit in the outfield you can now clearly see second base so you can make better choices if you want to go for third or make it a standup double because you can see the ball and cut-off man the whole time.

Seeing ball and runner/base in the same screen is something some of us have been asking for. I think camera alone can add drama to plays by a) allowing the player to judge ball-flight to see if the ball will drop in, get by a player, or leave the yard; b) just like a fan would judge for himself, you get to see a runner and a throw into a base in the same field of view...adds drama if you ask me. Am excited to see how this cam plays out on the PS4 but also still hoping for more than just 'one' added cam. Was really hoping they would open the camera floodgates by adding 3 or 4 new ones.

# 147 JoeCoolMan24 @ 01/27/14 03:05 AM

Same presentation? Ugh....puuuuuuke.

But that new menu screen and Online Franchise brought me right back in. Bastards.

# 148 justice2328 @ 01/27/14 03:09 AM

I guess this is a dumb question but could someone inform me what the "scorebug" is? I'm a long time player of the show, but i'm confused as to what you guys are talking about.....

# 149 Blzer @ 01/27/14 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by justice2328


	I guess this is a dumb question but could someone inform me what the "scorebug" is? I'm a long time player of the show, but i'm confused as to what you guys are talking about.....

The only dumb questions are the ones that aren't asked.

It's the graphic display that shows a game's score. In this game, it's in the upper left. On Sunday Night Football, it's at the bottom of the screen. Et cetera. A "bug" is just that small on-screen display that shows info.

EDIT: What JCM said as well.

# 150 JoeCoolMan24 @ 01/27/14 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by justice2328


	I guess this is a dumb question but could someone inform me what the "scorebug" is? I'm a long time player of the show, but i'm confused as to what you guys are talking about.....

The "bug" in the top left corner of the screen that shows the teams, scores, pitch count, outs, innings, etc.

It's a broadcast term. A "bug" is a small on-screen image or graphic that displays information, and is typically dynamic.

And on this day, January 27th, 2014, I have been able to apply my Journalism and Telecommuncations degree in a practical situation. +1 for college debt!

# 151 DodgerFanatic2K3 @ 01/27/14 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justice2328


	I guess this is a dumb question but could someone inform me what the "scorebug" is? I'm a long time player of the show, but i'm confused as to what you guys are talking about.....

It's the score graphic at the top of the screen that shows all the info

# 152 manny2012 @ 01/27/14 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by fantasyboi


	Did u have a chance to go into franchise mode? if u did, is there a relocation or rebuild a stadium ability?

he had 10 mins. betting not

# 153 Artman22 @ 01/27/14 04:28 AM

Love the new camera view while batting. Can't wait to see the ps4 version. I just wish Matt V wasn't back, but besides that it looks great!!

# 154 PsychoBulk @ 01/27/14 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by NYGiants4Natic


	I highly doubt that the PS3 version will be anything but a paint job from what we got last year. With PS4 in development you can expect the PS3 version to not get many if at all realistic changes.

My thoughts agree somewhat in the paint job comment, but theres no doubt the PS3 version will still get many changes, these guys arent in the business of putting out $60 roster updates.

Not to knock at all, it still looks good and im sure will still be an excellent game, but it does look eerily similar in many ways to '13, and i believe thats because of time restraints due to the PS4 taking up so much dev time and resources.

I honestly get the feeling the PS4 version is going to blow us away looks wise, and may even have a totally different scorebug, on screen text, pretty much everything to differentiate it as the king from its little brother.

Now we simply have to be patient for PS4 media, but yes, it is a painful wait but it will be worth it in the end

# 155 Splitter77 @ 01/27/14 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Knight165


	I think Blzr might be happy with it. (*I think it was he who always asked for that split second delay in transition) M.K. Knight165

i was asking for this too.
but its still not it the game it appears.
I was just talking about playing from behind the pitcher camera. Id like to see the projected flight of the ball off the bat in that view, before it switches to camera. instead of not knowing where the ball is headed before it switches to fielding camera.

Its obviously still not in the game after viewing the behind the pitcher camera gameplay. sucks.

hopefully its in the ps4 version.

# 156 thaSLAB @ 01/27/14 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Knight165


	Just FYI..... That doesn't mean that it is a "fixable" thing. Last year I literally was posting (I believe it was sydrodgerdavid) with someone about St. Louis......walking to the dev in charge of uni's office....and showing him the pics that syd sent.(which is what St. Louis WAS indeed wearing)....The dev than showed me the entire catalog he could use from the guide ...and that uni was nowhere to be found. In that case...there was nothing he could do unless St. Louis or the MLB updated his guide(which they had not before release) M.K. Knight165

"I have a hard time believing that."

:-D

Seriously, some people would rather place us as part of the 'conspiracy' than accept it. It probably was SRD tho, I know I pretty much knew his Busch Stadium requests by heart when explaining them to the stadium guys. (And that's not a knock at Syd, I just think that he is very thorough.)

Edit: I love the dynamic cams! They are similar to the ones I was messing around with last January at the MLB13 community days (I mentioned in one of my breakdown post), only better and much more refined. That's another great thing about the Sony SD crew, the fact that we are even allowed to ''dink' around with things like this. And now to see it implemented... :-)

I have always been a big advocate of the pitch count and pitch callout on the scorebug.

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# 157 Arod2k9 @ 01/27/14 08:51 AM

They finally captured Justin Smoke right, great news thanks SCEA.

# 158 NYYanks26 @ 01/27/14 08:54 AM

Thanks for the videos tedus.

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# 159 ped3328 @ 01/27/14 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by metsfan4life1


	Unless this is an old build, looks like CC is still very huge in the game for those who were wondering.

... Plus the fact that Jacoby Ellsbury (#22) is sporting a beard. We all know this a NO NO if your'e playing for the Yankees! Either it's an early built or he forget to shave it. Lol

# 160 sydrogerdavid @ 01/27/14 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by thaSLAB


	"I have a hard time believing that." :-D Seriously, some people would rather place us as part of the 'conspiracy' than accept it. It probably was SRD tho, I know I pretty much knew his Busch Stadium requests by heart when explaining them to the stadium guys. (And that's not a knock at Syd, I just think that he is very thorough.) Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk

It was me. Just trying to help make the game as authentic as possible.

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