MLB '08 news and info

RallyMonkey · Post by **RallyMonkey** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:58 am

I completely forgot that the Cubs new leadoff man is FUK-U-DO-ME? Let's see what Berman does with that one.

On a more adult note.....wow, those vids are sweet. I better get my ass through every game before March because this thing is gonna take up my entire life.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:20 am

It definitely has that familarity feeling from last year, but with several new additions. I love how the crowd reacts to a foul ball, the first base coaches were wearing helmets, the player models faces look a lot better, and there's finally players and coaches in the dugout.

spooky157 · Post by **spooky157** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:00 pm

Gametrailers has a couple of new movies up. The HD gameplay movies look great.

http://www.gametrailers.com/game/5991.html

Zlax45 · Post by **Zlax45** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:21 am

I do not need a PS 3...stop talking about this game!!

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:00 am

The Braves/Mets video looks great. How cool is it to see the construction of the new Mets ballpark in the backround? Wow! Talk about attention to detail.

slyguy · Post by **slyguy** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:29 pm

sportdan30 wrote:The Braves/Mets video looks great. How cool is it to see the construction of the new Mets ballpark in the backround? Wow! Talk about attention to detail.

I thought that was a reallly really nice touch. Can't wait for this game

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:33 am

Man that looks totally, totally phenomenal. I'll have to keep this game forever to show my kids the skeleton of Citi Field.

GTHobbes · Post by **GTHobbes** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:37 am

Wish I knew how to post a picture...Kolbe's latest picture of the day over at OS is pretty stunning, IMO. I cannot wait to play this game:

http://forums.operationsports.com/vBull ... 999&page=3

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:50 am

GT,

Are you referring to the new Dave Roberts pic? That just looks fantastic. I'm really impressed at how far they've come in just one year with regards to the player faces. I'm sure we'll see our fair share of generics, but the ones I've seen are pretty much spot on. That Mark Grudz(sp?) was unreal as well.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:52 am

Slumberland wrote:Man that looks totally, totally phenomenal. I'll have to keep this game forever to show my kids the skeleton of Citi Field.

Someone also said that you can see a crane in motion as if they're working on the stadium at that very moment. Wow.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:10 pm

I wish people would stop talking about this game since it is 2 months away and I can't see this s*** for 2 months it will make me insane! I have no self control.

I can't wait to see some RTTS videos, I wonder if they did something with the fielding camera or actually made fielding mean something. I really love the RTTS mode it was by far my favorite time waster of last year.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:05 pm

Danimal wrote:I wish people would stop talking about this game since it is 2 months away and I can't see this s*** for 2 months it will make me insane! I have no self control.

Not two months, only 47 days.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:49 pm

Even more info to wet your appetite. These new added animations I'm reading about just add to an already wonderful product.

http://www.gametap.com/home/read/article/3211

Sport73 · Post by **Sport73** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:01 am

sportdan30 wrote:Even more info to wet your appetite. These new added animations I'm reading about just add to an already wonderful product.

http://www.gametap.com/home/read/article/3211

Seriously, this game is the greatest game ever made. 2007 was incredible, and 2008 sounds like a sick upgrade. 40+ days is too long to wait.

My only gripe/hope is that they fixed ONLINE PLAY.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:36 am

I remember one year High Heat came out around Valentine's Day, and folks around here (it may have even been SR back then) were b*tchin about it, saying the rosters wouldn't be as accurate as they would be if it came out later.

Not me. Any time after the Super Bowl is fine with me for a baseball game to come out. How sweet would that be this year? Even if it meant some backup catcher was on the wrong roster. I'd live with it.

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:26 pm

lexbur wrote:I remember one year High Heat came out around Valentine's Day, and folks around here (it may have even been SR back then) were b*tchin about it, saying the rosters wouldn't be as accurate as they would be if it came out later.

Not me. Any time after the Super Bowl is fine with me for a baseball game to come out. How sweet would that be this year? Even if it meant some backup catcher was on the wrong roster. I'd live with it.

I agree. With the way roster updates are in this game (once a week basically) what is wrong with an early release? As long as the game is truly finished and they are not releasing it to "beat" others to the punch. I would love to play the game for a few weeks and get the feel for gameplay, sliders, new additions, etc. Once the up to date rosters are released then you can instantly start your franchise. Bring on an early release as far as I'm concerned.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:16 pm

New blog entry. Anyone know the name of the band selected as the music choice for the video?

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/01/ ... awareness/

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:18 pm

Some pics from Kolbe (developer) over at Operation Sports.
New Nats stadium is in the first pic

http://forums.operationsports.com/vBull ... 99&page=13

GameSeven · Post by **GameSeven** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:41 am

New shot of the Ballpark in Arlington: http://forums.operationsports.com/vBull ... 99&page=32

I must say this one is shaping up nicely... I have to say I'm intrigued by MLB2K8's gesture based pitching model, but the pedigree of the MLB08 series combined with these screens makes it seem like a must-buy.

GTHobbes · Post by **GTHobbes** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:25 am

GameSeven wrote:New shot of the Ballpark in Arlington: http://forums.operationsports.com/vBull ... 99&page=32

I must say this one is shaping up nicely... I have to say I'm intrigued by MLB2K8's gesture based pitching model, but the pedigree of the MLB08 series combined with these screens makes it seem like a must-buy.

I love that screenshot of the Ballpark in Arlington. March 4 can't come soon enough for me. As a big Cards fan, it's going to seem a little weird not having Jimmy Ballgame Edmonds, Rolen, and Eckstein on my team this year, but I'm looking forward to seeing how the new guys play. Hope they have a good stance for Ankiel.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:40 pm

GTHobbes wrote:Hope they have a good stance for Ankiel.

Will he be swinging a hypodermic instead of a Louisville Slugger?

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:59 pm

New blog on Pitcher/Batter Analysis is up. Looking good.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/01/ ... -analysis/

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:30 am

So I hope the default rosters reflect a certain "best pitcher in the league" on his new team.

Nozzleman_216 · Post by **Nozzleman_216** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:07 am

Fellas, please don't flame me for this, but I have never played The Show.

But on that note, I am getting a PS3 soon and right now this is the first must buy title for me. I was a HUGE MVP fan and tried the 2k's the last few years but they just didn't satisfy my ball diamond needs. I must say, just by looking at the images etc......this game looks fantastic and I have heard some of you rave about the series long enough LOL.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:38 am

jLp vAkEr0 wrote:So I hope the default rosters reflect a certain "best pitcher in the league" on his new team.

Yeah...that doesn't make me too happy but 15-13 and a 3.33 era certainly doesn't say "best pitcher in the league" to me. You better hope he was hurt at the end of last year. Still...he's better than every other pitcher available at this point so the Mets basically stole him from Minny. He'll certainly be better in the National League...but then again, we've seen a few stars in smaller markets flame in their first year in NY. Here's to another!

And Seminole...if you've got a PS3...you're in for a treat.