The following is an important public service announcement for all PlayStation baseball fans: THE PS3 PRE-RELEASE DOWNLOADABLE DEMO FOR MLB 09 THE SHOW IS NOW AVAILABLE ON PSN. If you are a baseball fan, you are strongly advised to drop everything and initiate the download. We now return you to the regularly scheduled programming.
Hey Everybody, this is Andrew Bracken from Sony’s San Diego Studios and MLB to talk about our audio features and additions for MLB 09 The Show. This year we have added a new set of features called Sounds of the Show, featuring a voice recorder that lets you become part of the crowd, as well as a music editor.
The Custom Chants and Yells feature allows you to record your own voice and hear it in the game, either as a fan yelling from the crowd or as a simulated crowd chant. All you need is a microphone or headset for the PS3 and you can go to town. You can use all sorts of mics such as ones from Rock Band, the PlayStation Eye, and bluetooth headsets, among others. These yells and chants can be added to any player in the Personalize tab, either as cheers or jeers, depending on whether the player is playing at home or away.
We have been having a lot of fun with it and we’re sure you guys will, too. So warm up those vocal chords and get ready to yell. But please try and be nice…unless you’re playing against the Yankees.
On the music side of things, last year we introduced My MLB Music which allows you to add your own songs to the MLB playlist. As you may have heard, this year we have added the ability to add your own music to players’ batter walk ups, home run celebrations, and relief pitcher entrances.
One thing we really felt was important was to not only allow you to be able to add your own music to the game, but also to let you choose what part of the song you wanted to hear. A lot of great songs have long intros and if you put those into games, you might never get to hear the part of the song that you really want to hear. So we developed the Music Editor that lets you add up to three marker points to each song to get the music to start exactly where you want it to in game. Like the custom chants and yells, you can then attach it to it to any player you want in the Personalize tab in the Edit Player or Create Player screen. The music editor is not only in the PS3 game but also the PSP as well.
I am definitely enjoying having my created player come up to bat while the chorus for Culture Club’s “Karma Chameleon” is pumping out of the stadiums speakers….er…wait – did I say Culture Club? I meant Metallica.
We have also added a new audio option for the game called music mode. Music mode turns off the announcers and plays your music continuously through gameplay. You can also choose how you want to hear the music – through the PA speakers like you are at the stadium, or without reverb and play your music normally. One way I have been playing lately is with the announcers for the first few innings and the last, but turning on music mode for the middle innings to change up the audio experience.
One last thing – this year we have added support for AAC files for PS3, in addition to mp3 and wav, so you won’t need to change your music import settings on your PS3.
Thanks and we’re hoping you crank up the volume while playing MLB 09 The Show and have as much fun with these new features as we are.
@abracken
At least you aren’t a Royals fan like me. Yeah its sad….
Go Brewers!!! Need to show my team some love. lol
Wow, played the demo and as usual I suck big time @ baseball games. I swing at everything lol. But, I just wanted to say that this game looks AMAZING, baseball fans will have a blast playing this game. Everything looks so realistic, and after a few at bats I was actually starting to make contact and even hit a few singles lol.
“giggity Giggity Giggity GOO, ALRIGHT!” said Glen Quagmire.
I have followed this series since 07: The show, and being a huge baseball fan, I can honestly say there is nothing even remotely close to realism this series brings.
I have been a lont time mariners fan. Griffey Jr, A Rod and many others all got their careers spinning at Qwest stadium.
Just played the demo, and I love what you have done with the crowd. MUCH better than the cutouts of old. Will there be interaction between ther PSP version of the game and the PS3, so if I want to continue my career onvacation, I can pick ut up again when I get home? This is the feature I Long for.
Also, this is the only game that is better than watching the game on Sports Center.
PS3Addiction
@ 55.
I think you mean Safeco Field. Qwest is where the Seahawks play. But A-Rod and Griffey both started when the M’s were in the Kingdome anyway.
I have some questions that may be a bit off topic. They regard online season leagues.
Question 1: In the online leagues, will there be a waiting period like last year before we can start making leagues?
Question 2: If I start a league and I have to drop someone, can I drop him and add a new player to fill his spot?
Question 3: If I drop someone, will it take the league wins away from the standings so that we can add new members? They do this in some video games like NHL09. When you drop a guy, it takes away the wins and losses vs the dropped guy in the standings so that you can add another player.
Question 4: Can I make more than one League?
Question 5: Can I delete my league if it fails?
Question 6: If there are going to be draft leagues, will there also be trades? If there is a draft, how will that work? Will it be like Madden?
Please answer me if you can. THANKS!
Im loving the demo
they better fix the online problems that they had with the last game.
Really nice looking game . BTW i had an issue with the demo…. when pressing the PS button and selecting quit while playing , my console totaly crashes , the screen turn black the console bip three times and jam there and the only way to fix it is to turn the main switch off and on again .
So will Kauffman Stadium (The Royal’s Stadium) be updated with the new LCD screen and design?
Ken Griffy Jr.!I must admit that it has been a long time sense I’ve watched my boy griffy slug that ball out of the park,but it’s time to return to the plate and crush anyone who play’s against me.
this sounds of the show addition looks absolutely incredible. im gonna make cheers and jeers for every single player…i cant wait for this game. once again, great freakin job, guys.
Is the Sounds Of The Show feature allowed to be used with your RTTS player?
Yup, you sure can!