Spring is just around the corner and that means life is about to get a whole lot better. Baseball fans across the world relish the return of America’s great pastime along with the return of peanuts, Yasiel Puig, Matt Vasgersian, and of course, MLB 15: The Show. As many of you are excited for the new MLB season to begin, the team here in San Diego is just as excited to show you everything we’ve been working on for MLB 15 The Show.
Take a look at some of the features we’re particularly proud of below. Be sure to head over to The Show Nation to see the full feature list.
Year-to-Year Saves
Users who purchased MLB 14 The Show will be able to continue their Franchise and Road to the Show progress in MLB 15 The Show with the Year-to-Year Saves feature. Saves between the two versions will be forward-compatible, meaning you don’t have to worry about starting your Franchise or Road to The Show seasons over!
Gameplay Improvements
(PS4 & PS3 Only)
- Advanced AI logic results in outfielders taking more realistic routes to the ball
- Upgraded motion system allows for dynamic speed matching from run to catch to throw
- User controlled cut offs
- All new slide and tag system
- New speed paradigm for fielders and base runners
- Enhanced ball physics for pop ups, fly balls, and shots into the gap
- Dynamic pitch breaks: allows for more realistic pitch recognition when batting
- Simplified Analog swing controls
- Dynamic Difficulty 2.0
- New situational base covering intelligence allows for new animations to play when a player has time or is in a hurry to get to his base
- More than 70 new situational third out fielding animations
- New Input Type option for hitting
- We’ve separated swing input as a separate option
Licensed Equipment
(PS4 & PS3 Only)
For the first time ever MLB The Show will include licensed equipment from some of the most recognizable brands in baseball. Earn as you play to enhance your RTTS or Diamond Dynasty players and partner with iconic brands by bringing sponsorships to your Franchise team!
(Equipment on PS3 version is not seen during gameplay.)
Graphical Improvements
(PS4 Only)
- Real-time seasonal sun and shadows
- Player Skin tone realism. More variations of skin tones with gloss and specular improvements
- Revamped night lighting
- More accurate and photorealistic rendering system
- PS4 gets 10 more Minor League stadiums
Franchise Mode Refresh
(PS4, PS3, PS Vita)
With the addition of General Manager Contracts, you now have to consider Ownership Expectations when running your team, and your performance will determine the job offers that come your way. Building a championship-caliber team is more fun and dynamic than ever before, with the new Performance-based Player Progression, as well as much improved Trade and Contract logic. Partner up with Brand Sponsors, giving your broadcast elements an official sponsor and earn some extra dough to spend on your team.
Directional Hitting Interface
(PS4, PS3, PS Vita)
Featured for the first time in MLB 15 The Show is the new Directional Hitting interface, which allows you to influence the direction of your hits in real-time while you swing. Using the L-Stick, you can attempt to influence fly balls, ground balls, pushed hits, pulled hits, or any of those in combination.
Universal Rewards
(PS4 & PS3 Only)
- Virtual Baseball cards to be collected and easily assembled into a competitive Diamond Dynasty team
- Licensed Bats, Gloves, Batting Gloves, and Cleats that enhance your Road to the Show or Diamond Dynasty players’ abilities
- Brand Sponsorships for your Franchise team that spice up your in-game interface and earn your team some extra income
- Collect entire teams to unlock MLB legendary alumni players from each MLB team
Legends
(PS4, PS3, PS Vita)
We partnered with the MLB Player’s Alumni Association to make a total of 30 Legends playable in MLB 15 The Show. Collect an entire MLB team, and you’ll unlock an iconic alumni player from that team. There’s one from each team, and though you’ll have to find or unlock the card to slot them into your Dynasty squad, you can simply opt in to utilizing the whole pool of Legends in your Franchise mode.
“Inside The Show” News Suite
(PS4, partial PS3)
Franchise, RTTS, and Season modes all feature a new suite of features centered on providing news updates from around the league. Inside The Show is a new radio broadcast that will be heard at the beginning of each new day and will discuss recent scores, notable performances, team news, milestones, records, standings, and more. In addition, the new League Updates panel, found in season based modes, gives the user a quick snapshot of updates from around the League so you don’t have to dig through multiple screens to get the basics.
As you can see, our goal this year was to build off the solid foundation of MLB 14 and expand on the game we love to make MLB 15 The Show the best baseball game ever made.
Worldwide Gameplay Reveal on Twitch
We’re also excited to announce the worldwide gameplay reveal of MLB 15 The Show on February 5th at 2:00PM pacific on Twitch. Tune in to the livestream via the San Diego Studio Twitch channel to get an exclusive look at MLB 15 and hear from our team on the features we’re most excited about for MLB 15. We can’t wait to show off what we’ve been working on and interact with our amazing fans!
MLB 15 The Show will be launching on March 31st for PS4, PS3 and PS Vita so stay tuned to our Facebook, Twitter, and Twitch pages for more info coming soon.
I didn’t see this guys comment above me before posting, but I’m glad someone shares the same Concern…
Are they going to have more realistic temperatures in the game. EX. Playing a night game in Toronto in July the announcers say it is cold and the players are wearing long sleeves. Are they any time soon going to be an option to have the retractable roofs open or close? Also, will we be able to turn off the auto save on the PS4?
Has the ability to dive for ground balls improved, and will a player’s career achievements (i.e., All-Star appearances & awards) be displayed in his profile?
Ramone:
Im a huge Show Fan, buy it every year. But I have to ask:
Why has Matt Vasgersian been the announcer every year the game has existed? As a gamer it is refreshing to get new announcers every now and then. Vasgersian got stale years ago. No since in a game having the same announcer on 3 generations of s system. It’s getting old
The past 2 games there has been a problem with the regression of players. Such that players start regressing at age 33 or so drastically. Like jeter would start the season an 83 and end it in the 60s. Or how jose fernandez would start to regress at age 28, 29. Or when mike trout hits free agency he is an 80 overall. I dont want to have to keep editing players every month or so. Also like pujols after 2016 is in the minors and a 70 overall. Also will there be realistic contracts. Like beltran made 15 mil but on the game made 21. Or arod made 10 when we all no he makes 20.
I ccant wait for this game it sounds aweosme and has more things added to it, im pre-ordering it too.
Really disappointed vita doesn’t have near same features or online play. Vita owners always get gyped. 19.95 is great but id pay more for a better game. underpotential…vita owners should have a great gran turismo and mlb the show as sony exclusives. if they were better maybe more vitas would sell “hello?!”
In Europe we haven’t news about the reperibility of the game. Why ?