Hi Everyone – I’m excited to show everyone the new MLB.TV application for the PS3 that will be available from PlayStation Network, in both U.S. and Canada, later today. This app allows MLB.TV subscribers to watch every regular season game live in HD (local blackout restrictions do apply), with tons of new interactive features designed exclusively for PSN.
Some of the unique interactive features that we show in the demo include:
- MLB Scoreboard – See a schedule of today’s games (and set options to control whether or not you see the scores)
- Home and Away Feeds – Choose to watch either the home or away broadcast feed
- HD quality video and DVR functionality – watch a live game in HD (with Live Game DVR functionality that lets you pause and rewind live games of fast-forward back to live game action)
- Season Archive – Want to re-live a great moment? Go back and watch games you’ve missed from earlier in the season.
- Scrollable Linescore – Go directly to any half-inning to watch only that portion of the game.
- Favorite Teams/Calendar Schedule – Scroll through the entire 2010 Major League Baseball schedule in calendar format or designate your favorite team(s) to see the schedule for that team.
You can now download the app from the “Media” category on PlayStation Store, and launch it from the Video section of the XMB.
You must be an MLB.TV subscriber to fully utilize this app (some features, such as the calendar schedule, are available to everyone for free). There are two annual packages: MLB.TV is $99.95 and MLB.TV Premium is $119.95. If you aren’t already a MLB.TV subscriber, you can go to ps3.com/mlbtv to sign up. Once you’ve subscribed, link your MLB.TV subscription to a PS3 (via the app), and enjoy the season!
This is truly the ultimate baseball viewing experience from MLB.TV and PlayStation Network. Enjoy!
Cool feature, but I’d rather watch golf, and that’s saying a LOT.
Bring in NHL GameCenter and I’m sold.
NHL, NFL, NBA next?
Nice Sony, cool feature…hope 2 c more of this in the future (NBA, FIFA)…..Damn, Grace Chen is very pretty. Make a Grace Chen Dynamic Theme in the future Lol
This is really cool, my team is not local so its always tough to catch their games. While I don’t have a MLB.TV subscription this might change that. I spend a lot of time on my PS3 playing games, watching netflix, pretty soon some baseball too.
Same with hockey would be awesome!
The app isn’t live. What gives?
“no content found”
Dang, I actually would have gotten this if it wasn’t for the blackout rules. :(
Go Cards!
How about a NBA one. I’d love this for NBA
This is the single best thing ever! I’ve been hooking my laptop up to my TV, but now I can do it through the PS3!!! Awesome!!!
I’m a transplanted fan, baseball is my favorite thing in the world and I’m already an MLB.tv subscriber. This completes me, Sony.
My team plays in 15 minutes. Any chance the app goes live before then…? Eh? Eh?
I’ve never been much of a baseball fan, but for those who are this is pretty cool. More importantly though, it opens the door for other apps like it. Any plans in the works? I have to imagine there’s a pretty huge market for the World Cup, NFL, College Football, NBA and NHL. Actually, I’d be pretty stoked for College Football or NFL myself.
I’d personally like to see nacar races aswell, but im gonna get the mlb app, more Apps plz, weather, im sure netflix icon is around the corner twitter app, but make these for psp aswell or remote playable too, this is gonna get crazy!
Fantastic!
Love the concept… though not a fan of baseball. Do this with hockey and you have a sure sale! (yeah, I’m Canadian).
maybe a sci fi channel… that too would be AWESOME!
Well I am in! Love baseball but you should branch out to the other sports as well.
Absolutely. Love. It! This is a dream come true for a huge MLB (transplanted) fan like myself. Between this app and MLB 10: The Show, my PS3 will get no rest, LOL.
I don’t understand the complaints about it not being in Europe, since well, the MLB IS based in N. America.
Nice; not a baseball fan myself, but I gotta admit that this is pretty cool
I’d like to see NHL added as well! :)
This is my third year with MLB.TV and I enjoy the service. I had been wanting the ability to watch on my ps3 for some time. I’m impressed you carried over most of the great features of MLB premium to the ps3. Can’t wait to watch the braves tonight on ps3! Any chance of a ESPN3 app sony?
not much of a baseball fan, but this looks awesome! It really shows what the possibilities are…
NEED NBA VERSION!
Its a good app for a me and an awesome app for hardcore baseball fans. now cross game voice chat plz.
Thanks for including Canada MLB.TV.
Hey SONY, how about something Canadians actually care about like Hockey?
I bet this firmware update is related to this MLB.TV
This is awesome.
Do the same with the NBA and NFL and I can finally get rid of cable forever.
I have been using the Playon Media server for my MLB.tv fix on the PS3 for the last few weeks, but I am looking forward to trying this app out. Thanks guys!
Get a real app store on PSN.
That is such an awesome interface: schedules, scores on/off, DVR
To be honest, baseball isn’t really my thing, but the app looks great.
Please extend this to other sports and regions, as it could be huge.
I know there are issues with broadcasting rights, but it’s better to broadcast to everybody and then exclude people in areas with blackout restrictions, rather than slowly adding one region at a time.
From a user on PSN Asia, where we never get the good stuff
oh that is sw33t. thanks sony. GO Os! O’ say can you see!
EPL or La Liga and im in.
Get this for the NFL. MUST get this for the NFL.
This is a fantastic feature! a step in the right direction! Now lets hope that more apps come soon!
Is this possible to be used with PSP Remote Play?
Yes!