Cover Athlete and Footage from MLB 09: The Show

by pastapadre
Posted December 10th, 2008 at 5:24 pm

The first item related to MLB 09: The Show has just made its way out, and it isn’t the cover athlete announcement. Though from the loading screen it may have been revealed that it is Dustin Pedroia. Footage from an SCEA event earlier today shows the new Yankee stadium in game. Appscout has a report from the event and mentions graphical improvements such as progressive lighting.

This being New York City, we naturally picked the Bronx bombers for our sneak preview. Once we fired up the game, we were met with a pleasant surprise–the new Yankee stadium. This being the 2009 baseball season, the virtual Yankees had since moved across the street to the new and improved version of their famous Bronx home.

Continue on for the video which includes the team select screen through the loading process and a fly through of the new stadium including the first pitch of the game.

Update: The video has been pulled down, and now the story has as well. Hopefully some of you got to see it. It did seemingly provide the cover athlete and noted a few improvements such as how they’ve added over 700 animations while the article mentioned the progressive lighting. I’m also relieved to see that there didn’t appear to be any changes made to the pitching system. Hopefully that is the case with hitting as well.

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Peter

Anyone able to capture the video???
Peter

Anyone able to capture the video???
J-Claw

I cant wait for this game. Pretty much is the only thing I use my PS3 for.

lonnie

yea,i'm like you,i got a PS3 for one reason,mlb the show.

J-Claw

I cant wait for this game. Pretty much is the only thing I use my PS3 for.

lonnie

yea,i'm like you,i got a PS3 for one reason,mlb the show.

headdlo

whats funny is this small amount of info will probably be more significant then anything mlb 2k9 does this year lol
headdlo

whats funny is this small amount of info will probably be more significant then anything mlb 2k9 does this year lol
Chad0034

dam i wish i wouldve saw it… i only have a 360 to. I feel 2K will step it up though this year. … at least i hope. I hope they take the player portraits from Dynasty Manager and put them into MLB 2K9
Chad0034

dam i wish i wouldve saw it… i only have a 360 to. I feel 2K will step it up though this year. … at least i hope. I hope they take the player portraits from Dynasty Manager and put them into MLB 2K9
Skihawks

Pasta,

Any news on whether The Show will have weather? The Show 08 was awesome but playing under clear skies all the time took away from the immersion…

The Show is the ONLY reason I bought a PS3….
Skihawks

Pasta,

Any news on whether The Show will have weather? The Show 08 was awesome but playing under clear skies all the time took away from the immersion…

The Show is the ONLY reason I bought a PS3….
badgerboy 21

progressive lighting,THANK GOD!!!
badgerboy 21

progressive lighting,THANK GOD!!!
http://intensedebate.com/people/pastapadre pastapadre

Dont know about that but I agree with you. All that was mentioned was the progressive lighting and shadows.
http://intensedebate.com/people/pastapadre pastapadre

Dont know about that but I agree with you. All that was mentioned was the progressive lighting and shadows.
MStroehms

So who was the cover athlete?
MStroehms

So who was the cover athlete?
Marshall

its Dustin Pedroia
Marshall

its Dustin Pedroia
Marshall

Where did you read about progressive lighting?
Marshall

Where did you read about progressive lighting?
Justin Tuck.

I need a ps3! *head hits desk*
Justin Tuck.

I need a ps3! *head hits desk*
metsfan75

i cant wait till this game they should have shown citi field soo much better kind of looks like old one
metsfan75

i cant wait till this game they should have shown citi field soo much better kind of looks like old one
C Squared

Yeah I hope so. DP is an unbelievable player and a gamer and is probably the number 1 bad*** on the planet. Too bad I have the 360 and am stuck with 2k.

Go Sox! ROY 2007, MVP 2008, WS 2007
C Squared

Yeah I hope so. DP is an unbelievable player and a gamer and is probably the number 1 bad*** on the planet. Too bad I have the 360 and am stuck with 2k.

Go Sox! ROY 2007, MVP 2008, WS 2007
metsfan75

that sucks dude you should get ps3 totally worth it dude that what i did i was feed up with 2k hey pasta do you thin it kind of looks the same as last years presentation
metsfan75

that sucks dude you should get ps3 totally worth it dude that what i did i was feed up with 2k hey pasta do you thin it kind of looks the same as last years presentation
pastapadre

Yeah, I don't think there will be drastic changes. All we saw though was the lead-up through the first pitch. There is a lot presentation wise that could be improved throughout the game.
pastapadre

Yeah, I don't think there will be drastic changes. All we saw though was the lead-up through the first pitch. There is a lot presentation wise that could be improved throughout the game.
eric7064

Num 1 reason i would want a ps3 THIS GAME. 2k9 better step up PLZ DO
eric7064

Num 1 reason i would want a ps3 THIS GAME. 2k9 better step up PLZ DO
pastapadre

Ah they were made to pull the video. Hope at least some people got to see it.
pastapadre

Ah they were made to pull the video. Hope at least some people got to see it.
Eduardo

Video not working..?
Eduardo

Video not working..?
metsfan75

oh so it wasent ment to be seen by the public
metsfan75

oh so it wasent ment to be seen by the public
Eduardo

DAMN!!! i was 2 minutes late lol..
i wanted to see this one badly
Eduardo

DAMN!!! i was 2 minutes late lol..
i wanted to see this one badly
pastapadre

Yeah I figured that wasn't supposed to be out there. At least we got some info out of it, and graphically it looked great.
pastapadre

Yeah I figured that wasn't supposed to be out there. At least we got some info out of it, and graphically it looked great.
metsfan75

you didnt really miss that much
metsfan75

you didnt really miss that much
ChrisJohnsonfan28

Why did they take it down???
ChrisJohnsonfan28

Why did they take it down???
TOm

This game is a reason why the Xbox 360 is declining in sales. 2k better fix mlb 2k9 other wise they lose all fan loyalty

Harry Paratestes

LMAO! Are you serious?!

TOm

This game is a reason why the Xbox 360 is declining in sales. 2k better fix mlb 2k9 other wise they lose all fan loyalty

Harry Paratestes

LMAO! Are you serious?!