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Senior Producer Explains the Power of the PS3

The MLB: The Show franchise exclusively on PlayStation platforms, has driven baseball simulators to the next level with the most realistic and detailed games from the sport. Today TheGamerAccess.com is glad to announce that they have one of the Senior Producers of MLB 09: The Show with them to answer some of their questions.
Nick212004 - contributor
Published: 79 days 15 hours ago | Interview | PlayStation 3
 
 

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- Ghost of Sparta - - 79 days 15 hours ago
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Well, coming from a developer which contributed to the finest sports game I've ever played running 1080p native + 60 fps, I believe every word he's got to say.
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Shadow Flare - 79 days 15 hours ago
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Yeah....if there's anyone out there who still thinks bluray does nothing for gaming, read this interview and then sit in a corner and dwell.

"The fact that the PS3 is bluray supported is HUGE. The 25gb single layer and 50gb dual layer was one of the best things to happen to our game"

And just a reminder:

Gran Turismo 5: 1000 cars
Forza 3: 400 cars

So yeah.....bluray is a bit handy
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Nick212004 - 79 days 15 hours ago
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I couldn't agree with you anymore. I would love the NFL license to expire for EA Sports and see what Sony can do with a football game on the PS3.
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Rigmaster - 79 days 15 hours ago
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"if there's anyone out there who still thinks bluray does nothing for gaming"

There really isn't anyone who actually believes that damage control meme.

No one would be making such an asinine claim if this wasn't the first generation to have a console with less storage space than a previous gen.
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Nick212004 - 79 days 15 hours ago
1.4 - @Shadow Flare
According to the Senior Producer, Blu-ray makes game development MUCH easier.
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FlatulentGhost - 79 days 15 hours ago
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I really didn't understand why people always talked so highly of The Show. Just thought is was another sports game, just with PS3 level graphics.

I decided to try the demo just to finally see what people were talking about. I was absolutely blown away by how good the game is. It was really quite a shock at what a good time I had. I don't play sports games and the last one I played had to be back in the Genesis days.

Even though I don't see myself playing The Show very much if I get it with the mind boggling number of other PS3 games coming out, will probably pick it up when it drops more in price just for the sake of how much it impressed me.
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ZBlacktt - 79 days 8 hours ago
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@ Shadow Flare

FXIII 1 blu-ray, or 4 to 5 DVD's :D

MGS4, KZ2, UnCharted 1 and 2, Heavy Rain, etc, etc. Not possible as stated on the other console.
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ZBlacktt - 79 days 8 hours ago
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Done tastefully, not fanboyish. Good read.
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G3TDOWN - 79 days 8 hours ago
1.8 - wait you guys still Talk about the PS3s power ?
didn't you guys learn it from Killzone 2, uncharted and MGS4 ?

What's new ?
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ZBlacktt - 79 days 6 hours ago
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G3TDOWN

I guess what's new is you can now add MLB 09 to your list of Dev's to talk about it. Point is, it's Dev's talking about "their" titles. Which as far as were considered. We could read it all day long. :D Makes ya proud to own such a machine.
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Agent-X - 79 days 15 hours ago
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nice interview, the game is looking great and I know there is more power on the PS3 that they can pull out.
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Nick212004 - 79 days 15 hours ago
2.1 - @Agent-X
Thanks man. Glad to hear you liked the interview.
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thereapersson - 79 days 15 hours ago
3 - One of the greatest Baseball games ever made
If not THE greatest.

MLB: The Show is simply a must-have for ANY baseball fan.

This isn't opinion, it's hands-down a fact.
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chisox100 - 79 days 14 hours ago
4 - @ Nick212004
Sony could make an NFL franchise right now if they wanted. 2K sports has an exclusive hold on the baseball franchise rights but since The Show is not 3rd party it can be made, same with an nfl title
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theroadtoruin - 79 days 12 hours ago
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@Nick212004 i was just talkin about that the other day
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jut420 - 79 days 12 hours ago
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MLB 09: The Show is an amazing baseball game. I'm not even a big baseball fan. I actually think it is boring to watch sometimes. Other times it can be great but the time in between great plays can sometimes take a little too long for my interest. I will say this though, my brother bought this game and we played too games and it was the most amazing baseball experience I've ever had in a game. First game he got the early lead, as he had a couple games under his belt already and it took me a little bit to get a hang of the hitting. Eighth inning I had a hitting streak and went ahead by one. Next inning he got 4 runs and then retired my batters in the bottom of the 9th. Next game we both hit solo home runs in one of the first three innings and played awesome defense for the rest of the game. Then in the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs, I forget who exactly it was or even team he was but I do remember what I told him, most likely forever. So, he is looking at his batting line-up and like I said he doesn't like who's up to bat so he looks at his subs and the only one I saw who I knew was a pretty good hitter was none other than pitcher, lol yes pitcher, Dontrell. Willis (might give a hint as to who my brother was playing as) so I tell him you know this is going to sound crazy because he is a pitcher but Dontrell Willis is a pretty good hitter. I told him I knew he had hit at least 10 home-runs which is impressive for a pitcher and I knew that he had hit at least one walk-off in his career. So he trusts me and puts him in and three pitches later he wins the game with a walk-off home run with Dontrell Willis. It was incredible. I hate loosing in games, especially against a live opponent. My brother and I have always been competitive with games and I felt the adrenaline before and after he hit that home run. It was like your favorite team just hit a walk-off home run in the World Series. We both went crazy at how bizarre, even though I had told him myself, that he really hit a walk-off home run with Willis. I never felt as pumped and engaged as I did while playing those two games with him with a baseball game. So a couple weeks later I went out and bought the game and couldn't be happier. Sorry for the long story, I just felt like sharing a great time I had with my brother while playing this game and why I think this game is awesome for anyone who likes baseball at all. The graphics are simply amazing. I'm sure most things about the game will improve with each installment. Cheers to any baseball fans! :)
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spookula209 - 79 days 11 hours ago
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Interesting interview, hopefully more developers take advantage of Blu Ray, and not just first party devs.
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jkhan - 79 days 7 hours ago
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Actually forget about everything else, just imagine a baseball game with MLB09 level graphics using Sony Motion Controller. How awesome would that be. Day1 purchase:P
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Whoooop - 79 days 7 hours ago
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The Show is the best of its kind....

So damn good...
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SpitFireAce85 - 79 days 7 hours ago
10 - Great read
Just awesome hearing from a great dev team how important Blu-ray
is to gaming.Love that comment where they were deciding if they
should add the 11th track on the PS2 version a few years back.
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divideby0 - 79 days 3 hours ago
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so many are wearing egg on their face and just blindly ignore developers like Rockstar, these dudes and others ALL touting how BR is great for games.
I wish my 360 had a BR drive, those who dont want a BR drive in their 360, are just sorry to say are blind and ignorant. BR does nothing but give the gamer a better video and games, its not a dark force as 360 single console owners think it is.
Just read their lame attempts to diss a BR drive...HDDVD first, netflix..lol
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Ravage27 - 79 days 1 hour ago
12 - had M$ supported blu-ray, we would have much higher quality multiplats...
right now though, 99% of developers have zero interest in filling up more than 1 dvd worth of space. It really saddens me sometimes when i think of how much potential GTA4 would have had it not been limited by disc space....
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DIRTYHAIRYJOYSTICK - 79 days ago
13 - Over at Gamestop PS3 pre-order section
it looks like they dropped "The Show" from the name because it just reads MLB 2010.

Anyway, I still think it's funny that Sony has a baseball game that graphically looks better than any game on 360.
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DigitalAnalog - 78 days 22 hours ago
14 - Hated sports games after Winning Eleven..
After reading this interview, I may be compelled to buy their latest installment just to support them. Heck, I may even enjoy their game!
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