No Pre-Release Demo For MLB 10: The Show

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Posted February 25th, 2010 at 8:34 am

Though it hasn’t been stated explicitly all signs point to the demo for MLB 10: The Show being absent from the PSN update today. SCEA has remained notably silent about the demo while the Playstation Blog today posted an article on the game advertising the opportunity to play the game at select Best Buy locations. (Update) Can now confirm there will be no downloadable pre-release demo.

Now, if this wasn’t The Show, I would be a lot more concerned. For the most part everyone knows what to expect with this game based on track record and a good flow of information. However the very reason why many remain comfortable with this release might be why a demo has been held back and why review copies haven’t gone out.

None of the improvements or additions this year are going to blow people away. The core of the game remains the same for the most part and will have a very familiar feeling. That isn’t to say it is a bad thing, it’s actually one of the reasons why the series has been so successful. However for the casual fans who play the demo they may not pick up on the nuances, while many of the additions wouldn’t be reflected in a demo anyway. Reviews may remain flat compared to last year as well for the same reasoning. New additions include All-Star features and a catcher mode in Road to the Show. Those things though are unlikely to inspire passion in reviewers.

The decision to hold off on a demo could also be related to the Best Buy promotion with a possible deal for exclusivity being reached. Best Buy certainly benefits more if they can have the game available at kiosks as the only way to play it pre-release. What would be most aggravating about this is the deal would have been struck a while back and after that point there would have been no plan to release the demo.

Otherwise I don’t see any reason why a demo should have been avoided and I especially am disappointed in how everyone has been strung along as they had suggested a demo was on the way and then avoided discussing the topic. The only way the situation makes sense is that SCEA is concerned with protecting sales rather than boosting them.

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  • lemmiwinks

    Not bothering with an update game ripping off the other guy's idea.

    Sorry, but the game has hit the wall.

  • Jd

    Lots of homophobic comments on this page.

  • http://www.facebook.com/kenkraly2004 Kenny Kraly Jr

    I can’t say I am not surprised that a demo is not going to come out. To me I whould rather play a full game than a demo of it.

  • Jd

    lots of homophobic comments on this page.

    • Heh

      you fag

    • lemmiwinks

      Who cares?

  • Anonymous

    oh well, still day one purchase and means that more excited for Tuesday. Now last year played 09 demo over 100 times

  • t. daley

    t. daley is the biggest twat on the internet and will never get laid or get a girlfriend in his lifetime.

    that is all. thank you for your time.

  • http://twitter.com/Shaunheiser Shaun Heiser

    It makes me wonder what people did before demos were downloadable, and it really was up to the dev to even bother releasing public demos. They game comes out Tuesday, if you don’t want to buy it because there’s no demo, you can easily rent it and try it out. It’s going to be a great game, you know it, I know it, there’s no reason to freak out.

  • Obongo

    LMAO @ all the religiously devoted fan boys bashing people who want a demo….equally as reactionary as the people who say they wont buy the game without a demo LMAO

    There needs to be a middle ground between u clowns

  • SENZ

    Just download the 09 demo, it’s pretty much the same game as 10. If you like the 09 demo, you’ll like 10.

  • gomagic

    no i totally get it…but if youve ever had a job before, you may notice sometimes whats a priority on monday isnt a priority on tuesday. meaning that they may have had every intent to make a demo, but just had better things to do so it kept getting bumped for other priorities. they never gave a date because it was just a “we will get to it if we can” situation.

    again, in the greater scheme of things….not a big deal.

  • JB

    It doesn’t matter. I will wait to see if the online play has been improved. You can’t have lag during the interaction with the pitcher and hitter. If this has not been improved, I might as well save my 60 bucks and plays last year’s version.

  • Anonymous

    If there is 1 game that I don’t need a demo for this is it… I did get a chance to play a few days ago at Best Buy and there is definitely no need for concern. None.

    http://i49.tinypic.com/977l2o.jpg

    • The Show = Gold

      Lucky! The game looks amazing even when taken by a cell phone!

  • http://twitter.com/deepen03 deepen03

    Good, they don’t need a demo for this beautiful masterpiece of a baseball game.. This is one of those games like NBA 2k… You don’t need a demo, because you already know what to expect..

  • lonnie

    UPDATE..just played the game!….i went to bestbuy to see if this was true that you can play the game there..YOU CAN….it’s not a demo either….i didn’t have a lot of time with it because there were others waiting in line but from what i played i didn’t see much different from last year….which IMO is a good thing..i did think they improved the graphics just a touch and the players moved much better..my outfielders just ran to the ball more natural..overall i was very impressed and can’t wait to buy it…i just wish i had a little more time with it but didn’t want to be greedy and hog it.

  • http://twitter.com/rudyjuly2 Rudy

    We have been strung along. The Sony reps use the web to plug the game pre-release but won’t talk about anything negative or answer any real questions. They use the forums well to provide hype but people shouldn’t expect much after release. Very disappointed in no demo before release. I won’t buy it at release now. I will be giving both MLB demos a shot first.

  • BU1B22

    if thats an advancement to get hyped up for, itll be as exciting as changing clothes every morning

  • bux

    My question is… what if EA picks up MLB in the future? Will you people still (and pasta included) love this game on PS3 or… Will you dog it out?

    Simple question…

    • http://pastapadre.com/ pastapadre

      I think that’s something that would be judged on the product being offered at the time. If SCEA was to get complacent I think they’d get pressed on that. This is (potentially) one of the first signs of that which is why its alarming to me.

    • mattcolby

      What does this “simple” question have to do with anything? This is a good game…period. I don’t care who makes the game,Sony, 2K, Atari, Your Mom…it’s a good game if it’s a good game. If 2K put out a superior product it would get similar attention. As for now, 2K baseball is crap until they improve on it (which could be this year)

      You conspiracy theorist make me laugh. EA gets a lot of love on this site because EA develops a vast majority of sports games, and this is a sport video game site. Pasta is just as quick to point out the weaknesses in EA games as any.

      If 2K baseball wants to quit being dumped on, it should put out a better product…period.

      Simple answer…

      • ass clown

        2k already makes a superior product. It’s called the NBA2k series.

        But yet pasta still rips on nba2k every chance he gets and is one of 3 people on earth who think Live is better than nba2k.

        • DZE

          superior compared to Live (maybe). but they should get called out for having features that dont work (online play) and needing massive patches just to get the game running right.

        • DZE

          superior compared to Live (maybe). but they should get called out for having features that dont work (online play) and needing massive patches just to get the game running right.

        • DZE

          superior compared to Live (maybe). but they should get called out for having features that dont work (online play) and needing massive patches just to get the game running right.

        • mattcolby

          You’ll notice I said “2K baseball”. I could care less about the NBA 2K10 vs. Live debate right now. Right now it’s the season of The Show.

          Peace

        • mattcolby

          You’ll notice I said “2K baseball”. I could care less about the NBA 2K10 vs. Live debate right now. Right now it’s the season of The Show.

          Peace

          • mattgaycolby

            “You conspiracy theorist make me laugh. EA gets a lot of love on this site because EA develops a vast majority of sports games, and this is a sport video game site. Pasta is just as quick to point out the weaknesses in EA games as any.”

            That’s straight from your post. pasta doesn’t point out the weaknesses in Live, why is this? Live is a terrible game. Yet he nitpicks every little detail about NBA2k even though it is a universally loved game.

          • mattgaycolby

            “You conspiracy theorist make me laugh. EA gets a lot of love on this site because EA develops a vast majority of sports games, and this is a sport video game site. Pasta is just as quick to point out the weaknesses in EA games as any.”

            That’s straight from your post. pasta doesn’t point out the weaknesses in Live, why is this? Live is a terrible game. Yet he nitpicks every little detail about NBA2k even though it is a universally loved game.

          • mattgaycolby

            “You conspiracy theorist make me laugh. EA gets a lot of love on this site because EA develops a vast majority of sports games, and this is a sport video game site. Pasta is just as quick to point out the weaknesses in EA games as any.”

            That’s straight from your post. pasta doesn’t point out the weaknesses in Live, why is this? Live is a terrible game. Yet he nitpicks every little detail about NBA2k even though it is a universally loved game.

          • mattgaycolby

            “You conspiracy theorist make me laugh. EA gets a lot of love on this site because EA develops a vast majority of sports games, and this is a sport video game site. Pasta is just as quick to point out the weaknesses in EA games as any.”

            That’s straight from your post. pasta doesn’t point out the weaknesses in Live, why is this? Live is a terrible game. Yet he nitpicks every little detail about NBA2k even though it is a universally loved game.

          • mattgaycolby

            “You conspiracy theorist make me laugh. EA gets a lot of love on this site because EA develops a vast majority of sports games, and this is a sport video game site. Pasta is just as quick to point out the weaknesses in EA games as any.”

            That’s straight from your post. pasta doesn’t point out the weaknesses in Live, why is this? Live is a terrible game. Yet he nitpicks every little detail about NBA2k even though it is a universally loved game.

        • mattcolby

          You’ll notice I said “2K baseball”. I could care less about the NBA 2K10 vs. Live debate right now. Right now it’s the season of The Show.

          Peace

        • mattcolby

          You’ll notice I said “2K baseball”. I could care less about the NBA 2K10 vs. Live debate right now. Right now it’s the season of The Show.

          Peace

        • mattcolby

          You’ll notice I said “2K baseball”. I could care less about the NBA 2K10 vs. Live debate right now. Right now it’s the season of The Show.

          Peace

      • ass clown

        2k already makes a superior product. It’s called the NBA2k series.

        But yet pasta still rips on nba2k every chance he gets and is one of 3 people on earth who think Live is better than nba2k.

      • ass clown

        2k already makes a superior product. It’s called the NBA2k series.

        But yet pasta still rips on nba2k every chance he gets and is one of 3 people on earth who think Live is better than nba2k.

  • BU1B22

    ha..2k is the same way….well, except that it would be the 5 thousand dollar car at the used sales lot. it drives well straight, but once u turn onto main street, the wheels fall off

  • BOB

    Of course they don’t have a demo, the games not even done yet. Check out the new baseball king…2k10, that game is head and shoulders above the show.

    • Dave

      I wish both games were available on both systems – so the constant cat fight between system owners would just end already. I hope both games are good but I tell you when Madden became the football king (justified or not) and got complacent things went down hill fast. So competition is best for the consumer don’t forget that!

    • Bob, you dick

      You fuckin’ jerkoff, I knew you’d stick your ugly face in this conversation sometime. Welcome, Bob, ya fuckface.

  • mj

    The demo is done…the developers have said that they are just waiting for it to be posted. No need to worry

    • http://pastapadre.com/ pastapadre

      Yes, its been done. But its not coming before release. The decision by Sony to hold it back is what is prompting reaction.

    • http://pastapadre.com/ pastapadre

      Yes, its been done. But its not coming before release. The decision by Sony to hold it back is what is prompting reaction.

    • http://pastapadre.com/ pastapadre

      Yes, its been done. But its not coming before release. The decision by Sony to hold it back is what is prompting reaction.

  • CDC

    ah now OS is posting up a story based on the comment from a dev which practically screams marketing made a deal we have no control over. we know its not the developers fault but that doesnt change that theyve been quiet about the demo BECAUSE they knew it wasnt coming instead of being straight up with their loyal consumers.

    • Oliver

      Right. Who cares whos at fault for there being no demo? Fact is they didnt put out a demo before release and they deserve criticism for not just that but for misleading everyone.

  • HanktheTigersFan

    Just to keep everyone up to date on the whereabouts of the MLB ’10: The Show demo. Thanks for the confirmation Chris.

    Quote:

    “I am not sure what purpose would be served by misleading you. We said there will be a demo….and there will be a demo. The simple fact is….The demo HAS been completed….the demo HAS been submitted for approval and posting. We, as devs of the game, have absolutely ZERO control as to when it gets approved or posted.”

  • lemmiwinks
    • NOS

      i saw that go up and laughed. its almost cute how OS tries to deflect blame for them. thats one of the worst things a supposedly independent website could do. preventing people from even talking about the demo then trying to help them with their excuse.

      it doesnt even explain anything. who said some developer/programmer was the one to decide not to put out the demo or make this best buy deal? no one did. they don’t even understand why people are upset about this.

      • Cardinals2006

        OS = joke. Theres a few on that site who simply take advantage of the fact that they get asked to come to playtests, etc.

        A bunch of net geeks that feel special becuz of that and wont let none critic the devs. Losers.

      • Cardinals2006

        OS = joke. Theres a few on that site who simply take advantage of the fact that they get asked to come to playtests, etc.

        A bunch of net geeks that feel special becuz of that and wont let none critic the devs. Losers.

      • Cardinals2006

        OS = joke. Theres a few on that site who simply take advantage of the fact that they get asked to come to playtests, etc.

        A bunch of net geeks that feel special becuz of that and wont let none critic the devs. Losers.

      • Cardinals2006

        OS = joke. Theres a few on that site who simply take advantage of the fact that they get asked to come to playtests, etc.

        A bunch of net geeks that feel special becuz of that and wont let none critic the devs. Losers.

    • NOS

      i saw that go up and laughed. its almost cute how OS tries to deflect blame for them. thats one of the worst things a supposedly independent website could do. preventing people from even talking about the demo then trying to help them with their excuse.

      it doesnt even explain anything. who said some developer/programmer was the one to decide not to put out the demo or make this best buy deal? no one did. they don’t even understand why people are upset about this.

    • NOS

      i saw that go up and laughed. its almost cute how OS tries to deflect blame for them. thats one of the worst things a supposedly independent website could do. preventing people from even talking about the demo then trying to help them with their excuse.

      it doesnt even explain anything. who said some developer/programmer was the one to decide not to put out the demo or make this best buy deal? no one did. they don’t even understand why people are upset about this.

  • TEN

    I just wanted to try and set the record straight. There will be a demo. We just don’t have control over “when it gets posted. The PSN team has their own schedule, etc. and there isn’t much we can do to change the process.

    Also, as I understand it, review copies were sent out the same time this year as they were last year.

    Chris”

    • TEN

      That was posted by Chris from SCEA on OS.

  • mattcolby

    For all of you conspiracy theorists out there. SCEA is a HUGE company, and the people posting on these blogs are just a very small portion of the company. The developers released a demo to Sony to be released. It is done, and there was no lying or misleading on the developers part.

    Obviously the powers that be made a decision to strike up an exclusivity deal with Best Buy and that changed WHEN the demo was released, not IF the demo was released. That’s an entirely different part of the company making this decision. These community managers have no say over what transpires at that point.

    Quit acting like they owe you something. This is a FREE demo that they are not oblogated to release whatsoever. If you’re that unsure about whether or not you’re going to buy the game, then wait it out, rent it, go ride your bike to Best Buy or ask your mom to take you, or wait until the demo is released down the line.

    My guess is, though, most of the people bitching about it are people that are going to buy it anyway and are just jonzing for their MLB: The Show fix before Tuesday.

    I would have liked to have been playing the demo as well. But the only thing they owe us is a good final product, and that’s all we should really care about. Is there anyone out there that actually thinks after looking at all the gameplay vidoes etc…that this is going to be anything short of the greatness that it has been the last couple of years? I think not.

    • lionel

      you’re acting like everyone is blaming the guys who worked on the game. no one is. people are blaming sony for making this decision and those with knowledge of it (marketing) for not communicating about it.

      • mattcolby

        Why does anyone need to be blamed for anything? Is the game coming out Tuesday still? Yes. Will there eventually be a demo for those on the fence to check out? Yes. Can you go to Best Buy if you want and play the FULL version of the game right now? Yes. Will the game rock as usual? Yes.

        There was NEVER an official announcement for a pre-release demo so no one was lied to. Obviously the comments that were made on the PS3 blogs were made in error, and I’m sure they are taking shit for that. But I don’t think it would be in their best interest to lie to people. What would be the point in that?

        I just hate how everyone thinks they’re owed something. All I’m saying is, the way they’ve chosen to demo the game during the pre-release period is exclusively at Best Buy. And it’s the full version, by the way, better than the 3 inning exhibition we’d get through download.

        So, instead of complaining, people should just go to Best Buy and play the full version of the game if they need to that bad.

        Anyhoo, on Tuesday this will be a pointless debate. It pretty much is already.

        Can’t wait til Tuesday! Show Day baybeee!!!!

      • mattcolby

        Why does anyone need to be blamed for anything? Is the game coming out Tuesday still? Yes. Will there eventually be a demo for those on the fence to check out? Yes. Can you go to Best Buy if you want and play the FULL version of the game right now? Yes. Will the game rock as usual? Yes.

        There was NEVER an official announcement for a pre-release demo so no one was lied to. Obviously the comments that were made on the PS3 blogs were made in error, and I’m sure they are taking shit for that. But I don’t think it would be in their best interest to lie to people. What would be the point in that?

        I just hate how everyone thinks they’re owed something. All I’m saying is, the way they’ve chosen to demo the game during the pre-release period is exclusively at Best Buy. And it’s the full version, by the way, better than the 3 inning exhibition we’d get through download.

        So, instead of complaining, people should just go to Best Buy and play the full version of the game if they need to that bad.

        Anyhoo, on Tuesday this will be a pointless debate. It pretty much is already.

        Can’t wait til Tuesday! Show Day baybeee!!!!

      • mattcolby

        Why does anyone need to be blamed for anything? Is the game coming out Tuesday still? Yes. Will there eventually be a demo for those on the fence to check out? Yes. Can you go to Best Buy if you want and play the FULL version of the game right now? Yes. Will the game rock as usual? Yes.

        There was NEVER an official announcement for a pre-release demo so no one was lied to. Obviously the comments that were made on the PS3 blogs were made in error, and I’m sure they are taking shit for that. But I don’t think it would be in their best interest to lie to people. What would be the point in that?

        I just hate how everyone thinks they’re owed something. All I’m saying is, the way they’ve chosen to demo the game during the pre-release period is exclusively at Best Buy. And it’s the full version, by the way, better than the 3 inning exhibition we’d get through download.

        So, instead of complaining, people should just go to Best Buy and play the full version of the game if they need to that bad.

        Anyhoo, on Tuesday this will be a pointless debate. It pretty much is already.

        Can’t wait til Tuesday! Show Day baybeee!!!!

    • lionel

      you’re acting like everyone is blaming the guys who worked on the game. no one is. people are blaming sony for making this decision and those with knowledge of it (marketing) for not communicating about it.

    • lionel

      you’re acting like everyone is blaming the guys who worked on the game. no one is. people are blaming sony for making this decision and those with knowledge of it (marketing) for not communicating about it.

  • mattcolby

    For all of you conspiracy theorists out there. SCEA is a HUGE company, and the people posting on these blogs are just a very small portion of the company. The developers released a demo to Sony to be released. It is done, and there was no lying or misleading on the developers part.

    Obviously the powers that be made a decision to strike up an exclusivity deal with Best Buy and that changed WHEN the demo was released, not IF the demo was released. That’s an entirely different part of the company making this decision. These community managers have no say over what transpires at that point.

    Quit acting like they owe you something. This is a FREE demo that they are not oblogated to release whatsoever. If you’re that unsure about whether or not you’re going to buy the game, then wait it out, rent it, go ride your bike to Best Buy or ask your mom to take you, or wait until the demo is released down the line.

    My guess is, though, most of the people bitching about it are people that are going to buy it anyway and are just jonzing for their MLB: The Show fix before Tuesday.

    I would have liked to have been playing the demo as well. But the only thing they owe us is a good final product, and that’s all we should really care about. Is there anyone out there that actually thinks after looking at all the gameplay vidoes etc…that this is going to be anything short of the greatness that it has been the last couple of years? I think not.

  • MLB Dev

    First, we understand that you guys are excited about the game and we thank you for your patience.

    Pasta, this is Jason, producer. We’ve met in person, you know the dev team. This whole write-up is speculation. You have our contact info, please contact us in the future, so you can get your audiece accurate information. There is nothing we are hiding. Best Buy has nothing to do with the release of the demo.

    We’ve done a ton for the game this year, just check out any of the 15+ blogs we done this year.

    The bottom line is, the process of releasing a demo has changed. There are things out of our control. The demo was done in Mid Feb on our end.

    Reviews disc have been sent out already as well.

    I hope that what we’ve delivered year after year, would instill a bit more trust us.

    We really do appreciate all your interest in the game. We just want to make sure you all get accurate information.

    • ^^

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    • Feliz

      You’re telling me that nobody from Sony has any idea when the demo will be release, You’re telling us that NOBODY can release information as to when a freaking 3 inning demo will be available for your loyal fans which spend their hard earned money on your products? This isn’t the freakin Government this is a video game company …just tell us when it will be available and people will stop cursing Sony out..It’s that simple. SOMEBODY has to know stop beating around the bush you ungrateful bastards.aa

      • sandul

        holy crap dude, you have no idea how frickin hard it is to make a game as good as the show, they work their frickin asses off all year long to get you a product that you’d enjoy playing, give them some frickin slack you inconsiderate prick.

      • sandul

        holy crap dude, you have no idea how frickin hard it is to make a game as good as the show, they work their frickin asses off all year long to get you a product that you’d enjoy playing, give them some frickin slack you inconsiderate prick.

      • sandul

        holy crap dude, you have no idea how frickin hard it is to make a game as good as the show, they work their frickin asses off all year long to get you a product that you’d enjoy playing, give them some frickin slack you inconsiderate prick.

      • sandul

        holy crap dude, you have no idea how frickin hard it is to make a game as good as the show, they work their frickin asses off all year long to get you a product that you’d enjoy playing, give them some frickin slack you inconsiderate prick.

      • sandul

        holy crap dude, you have no idea how frickin hard it is to make a game as good as the show, they work their frickin asses off all year long to get you a product that you’d enjoy playing, give them some frickin slack you inconsiderate prick.

    • Feliz

      You’re telling me that nobody from Sony has any idea when the demo will be release, You’re telling us that NOBODY can release information as to when a freaking 3 inning demo will be available for your loyal fans which spend their hard earned money on your products? This isn’t the freakin Government this is a video game company …just tell us when it will be available and people will stop cursing Sony out..It’s that simple. SOMEBODY has to know stop beating around the bush you ungrateful bastards.aa

    • Feliz

      You’re telling me that nobody from Sony has any idea when the demo will be release, You’re telling us that NOBODY can release information as to when a freaking 3 inning demo will be available for your loyal fans which spend their hard earned money on your products? This isn’t the freakin Government this is a video game company …just tell us when it will be available and people will stop cursing Sony out..It’s that simple. SOMEBODY has to know stop beating around the bush you ungrateful bastards.aa

    • greg_h

      I understand what youre saying and respect what you guys do. Also knowing you are the other people who made the game werent the ones who chose not to release the demo.

      But if anything Pasta is restraining himself with the comments and giving The Show the benefit of the doubt that no other game would get. If any other game: Madden, NBA 2K, Live, MLB 2K, NCAA Football and so on didnt release a demo they would get SHREDDED.

      Just because The Show is an excellent product doesnt mean it can avoid any sort of criticism.

      • pastapadre

        Actually Madden, Live, and NCAA Football would get a free pass from me if they didn’t release a demo.

        NBA2k and MLB2k would get shredded mercilessly.

      • pastapadre

        Actually Madden, Live, and NCAA Football would get a free pass from me if they didn’t release a demo.

        NBA2k and MLB2k would get shredded mercilessly.

      • pastapadre

        Actually Madden, Live, and NCAA Football would get a free pass from me if they didn’t release a demo.

        NBA2k and MLB2k would get shredded mercilessly.

      • pastapadre

        Actually Madden, Live, and NCAA Football would get a free pass from me if they didn’t release a demo.

        NBA2k and MLB2k would get shredded mercilessly.

      • yancy

        this is true. he was pretty hard on EA for their demo practices last year with fight night and madden i remember. and that was just cause of the structure and preorder bonuses. if they hadnt put out a demo it wouldve been worse

      • yancy

        this is true. he was pretty hard on EA for their demo practices last year with fight night and madden i remember. and that was just cause of the structure and preorder bonuses. if they hadnt put out a demo it wouldve been worse

      • nut hugger

        No you’re wrong. Madden, Live, and NCAA Football would get a free pass from pasta if they didn’t release a demo.

        NBA 2k and MLB2k would get shredded mercilessly.

      • nut hugger

        No you’re wrong. Madden, Live, and NCAA Football would get a free pass from pasta if they didn’t release a demo.

        NBA 2k and MLB2k would get shredded mercilessly.

      • nut hugger

        No you’re wrong. Madden, Live, and NCAA Football would get a free pass from pasta if they didn’t release a demo.

        NBA 2k and MLB2k would get shredded mercilessly.

      • nut hugger

        No you’re wrong. Madden, Live, and NCAA Football would get a free pass from pasta if they didn’t release a demo.

        NBA 2k and MLB2k would get shredded mercilessly.

      • nut hugger

        No you’re wrong. Madden, Live, and NCAA Football would get a free pass from pasta if they didn’t release a demo.

        NBA 2k and MLB2k would get shredded mercilessly.

    • greg_h

      I understand what youre saying and respect what you guys do. Also knowing you are the other people who made the game werent the ones who chose not to release the demo.

      But if anything Pasta is restraining himself with the comments and giving The Show the benefit of the doubt that no other game would get. If any other game: Madden, NBA 2K, Live, MLB 2K, NCAA Football and so on didnt release a demo they would get SHREDDED.

      Just because The Show is an excellent product doesnt mean it can avoid any sort of criticism.

    • greg_h

      I understand what youre saying and respect what you guys do. Also knowing you are the other people who made the game werent the ones who chose not to release the demo.

      But if anything Pasta is restraining himself with the comments and giving The Show the benefit of the doubt that no other game would get. If any other game: Madden, NBA 2K, Live, MLB 2K, NCAA Football and so on didnt release a demo they would get SHREDDED.

      Just because The Show is an excellent product doesnt mean it can avoid any sort of criticism.

    • greg_h

      I understand what youre saying and respect what you guys do. Also knowing you are the other people who made the game werent the ones who chose not to release the demo.

      But if anything Pasta is restraining himself with the comments and giving The Show the benefit of the doubt that no other game would get. If any other game: Madden, NBA 2K, Live, MLB 2K, NCAA Football and so on didnt release a demo they would get SHREDDED.

      Just because The Show is an excellent product doesnt mean it can avoid any sort of criticism.

    • greg_h

      I understand what youre saying and respect what you guys do. Also knowing you are the other people who made the game werent the ones who chose not to release the demo.

      But if anything Pasta is restraining himself with the comments and giving The Show the benefit of the doubt that no other game would get. If any other game: Madden, NBA 2K, Live, MLB 2K, NCAA Football and so on didnt release a demo they would get SHREDDED.

      Just because The Show is an excellent product doesnt mean it can avoid any sort of criticism.

    • Anonymous

      Some of you whiners just need to shut it already. You know damn well the game is going to be great. The only reason you want a demo is for your own selfish reasons. If you’re a baseball fan and you don’t already know you’re going to buy this game on day one then I don’t know what to say to you. It’s not like the competitors “baseball” game which has built up two years of ill will. SCEA doesn’t need to prove themselves. They’ve had a great product year after year. There’s no reason to believe the game is suddenly going to suck. Yes, a demo would be nice..but again, for selfish reasons. I don’t need it to convince me that this game is a must buy. Quit the conspiracy theory crap and move on please.

    • Anonymous

      Some of you whiners just need to shut it already. You know damn well the game is going to be great. The only reason you want a demo is for your own selfish reasons. If you’re a baseball fan and you don’t already know you’re going to buy this game on day one then I don’t know what to say to you. It’s not like the competitors “baseball” game which has built up two years of ill will. SCEA doesn’t need to prove themselves. They’ve had a great product year after year. There’s no reason to believe the game is suddenly going to suck. Yes, a demo would be nice..but again, for selfish reasons. I don’t need it to convince me that this game is a must buy. Quit the conspiracy theory crap and move on please.

    • Anonymous

      Some of you whiners just need to shut it already. You know damn well the game is going to be great. The only reason you want a demo is for your own selfish reasons. If you’re a baseball fan and you don’t already know you’re going to buy this game on day one then I don’t know what to say to you. It’s not like the competitors “baseball” game which has built up two years of ill will. SCEA doesn’t need to prove themselves. They’ve had a great product year after year. There’s no reason to believe the game is suddenly going to suck. Yes, a demo would be nice..but again, for selfish reasons. I don’t need it to convince me that this game is a must buy. Quit the conspiracy theory crap and move on please.

    • Anonymous

      Some of you whiners just need to shut it already. You know damn well the game is going to be great. The only reason you want a demo is for your own selfish reasons. If you’re a baseball fan and you don’t already know you’re going to buy this game on day one then I don’t know what to say to you. It’s not like the competitors “baseball” game which has built up two years of ill will. SCEA doesn’t need to prove themselves. They’ve had a great product year after year. There’s no reason to believe the game is suddenly going to suck. Yes, a demo would be nice..but again, for selfish reasons. I don’t need it to convince me that this game is a must buy. Quit the conspiracy theory crap and move on please.

    • Anonymous

      Some of you whiners just need to shut it already. You know damn well the game is going to be great. The only reason you want a demo is for your own selfish reasons. If you’re a baseball fan and you don’t already know you’re going to buy this game on day one then I don’t know what to say to you. It’s not like the competitors “baseball” game which has built up two years of ill will. SCEA doesn’t need to prove themselves. They’ve had a great product year after year. There’s no reason to believe the game is suddenly going to suck. Yes, a demo would be nice..but again, for selfish reasons. I don’t need it to convince me that this game is a must buy. Quit the conspiracy theory crap and move on please.

    • Amen Ra

      Dude stop lying, you know you cut that deal with Best Buy you slick bastard.

    • Amen Ra

      Dude stop lying, you know you cut that deal with Best Buy you slick bastard.

    • Amen Ra

      Dude stop lying, you know you cut that deal with Best Buy you slick bastard.

    • Amen Ra

      Dude stop lying, you know you cut that deal with Best Buy you slick bastard.

    • Amen Ra

      Dude stop lying, you know you cut that deal with Best Buy you slick bastard.

  • MLB Dev

    First, we understand that you guys are excited about the game and we thank you for your patience.

    Pasta, this is Jason, producer. We’ve met in person, you know the dev team. This whole write-up is speculation. You have our contact info, please contact us in the future, so you can get your audiece accurate information. There is nothing we are hiding. Best Buy has nothing to do with the release of the demo.

    We’ve done a ton for the game this year, just check out any of the 15+ blogs we done this year.

    The bottom line is, the process of releasing a demo has changed. There are things out of our control. The demo was done in Mid Feb on our end.

    Reviews disc have been sent out already as well.

    I hope that what we’ve delivered year after year, would instill a bit more trust us.

    We really do appreciate all your interest in the game. We just want to make sure you all get accurate information.

  • MLB Dev

    First, we understand that you guys are excited about the game and we thank you for your patience.

    Pasta, this is Jason, producer. We’ve met in person, you know the dev team. This whole write-up is speculation. You have our contact info, please contact us in the future, so you can get your audiece accurate information. There is nothing we are hiding. Best Buy has nothing to do with the release of the demo.

    We’ve done a ton for the game this year, just check out any of the 15+ blogs we done this year.

    The bottom line is, the process of releasing a demo has changed. There are things out of our control. The demo was done in Mid Feb on our end.

    Reviews disc have been sent out already as well.

    I hope that what we’ve delivered year after year, would instill a bit more trust us.

    We really do appreciate all your interest in the game. We just want to make sure you all get accurate information.

  • trav

    can’t wait for the game to come out… bummed there was/is no demo – i just wanted it so i could play it to get me through until the game came out. every thursday this month i’ve checked the PS Store b/c there was always a rumor that “this was the week” it would come out. I pre-ordered the game and will definitely be buying it and i’m sure it will be great… i just wish we weren’t strung along this whole time.

  • trav

    can’t wait for the game to come out… bummed there was/is no demo – i just wanted it so i could play it to get me through until the game came out. every thursday this month i’ve checked the PS Store b/c there was always a rumor that “this was the week” it would come out. I pre-ordered the game and will definitely be buying it and i’m sure it will be great… i just wish we weren’t strung along this whole time.

  • trav

    can’t wait for the game to come out… bummed there was/is no demo – i just wanted it so i could play it to get me through until the game came out. every thursday this month i’ve checked the PS Store b/c there was always a rumor that “this was the week” it would come out. I pre-ordered the game and will definitely be buying it and i’m sure it will be great… i just wish we weren’t strung along this whole time.

  • Amen Ra

    Got to love it mayne!!!

  • Amen Ra

    I'm sure you a pretty cool dude man, but you got to stop this Show love fest. I admit it's a great game but the updates shown this year are limited and not releasing a demo is weak. There's no way to spin those two facts.

  • Anonymous

    I went and played about 6 innings at my local Best Buy last night, I’ll give some highlights on the new stuff I saw.

    1. I hit a foul ball toward the sidelines. Fans were reaching over the wall, trying to grab the ball.
    2. The crowd noise is insane this year. I got the bases loaded and Pujols came up to bat, the crowd was bezerk. Really cool feeling, and the rumble feedback increased as the pitcher/batter battle went on. I ended up hitting a long fly ball to right. The crowd was going nuts thinking it was a goner, but it was caught on the warning track and you heard a big “oohhhh” from the crowd.
    3. There are a ton of new animations when fouling off pitches. I had the RTP (real time) on, and I fouled a ball off my shin. The umpire walked out to the pitcher to give me some time to recoup.
    4. The stadium detail is astounding. You just have to see it in motion.
    5. The day to dusk transition is incredible to see. The shadows slowly creep over the mound, and you can tell by the clock (real time clocks during the game).
    6. There’s a tracker that appears at the top of the screen to rule outs/errors/assists. I had a sharp grounder hit at my 2B, and he went for the ball and ended up kicking it with his foot. The ball physics are improved by a ton.

    • mattcolby

      Thanks, nemss, for the highlights of your time with the game. Can’t wait until Tuesday!

    • mattcolby

      Thanks, nemss, for the highlights of your time with the game. Can’t wait until Tuesday!

  • sandul

    yes, no demo is weak, but i think that the updates are not that limited. all sorts of RTTS updates (including new catcher mode), presentation updates, finally the HR derby, blah blah.

    I'm a fanboy sure, but i've played both games. There's no way to spin the fact that they didn't do the demo in time, that's just poor preparation, especially since i start looking for information on the game in december!

    Are you a 2k fan or the show fan, i don't think i've seen you pick a side. and yes there are sides because they are 2 completely different feeling games, each game has its fans.

  • Anonymous

    They are reporting over at Operation Sports that SCEA has already submitted the demo and the problem is that Sony hasn’t passed it through certification yet. Some of the SCEA guys have hopped on the thread and said some things about this. Basically, the powers that be at Sony are slacking. I find it kind of weird that Sony is to blame for a Sony company not getting their demo out..but whatever. I have 100% faith that the game will be great. A demo would be nothing but a bonus for me. I don’t need it to convince me to buy the game.

    • greg_h

      its not anything to do with slacking. if sony wanted the demo out it would be out. theyre not putting it out for a reason and thats probably cause of the best buy deal

      • Felipe

        Exactly. LOL. These people need to get real and stop thinking of Sony as some kind of madhouse where paperwork holds up demos being released.

        If they wanted it done, it would have been done.

        Stinks to high heaven of a deal behind the scenes. SCEA devs have gone awol too.

      • Felipe

        Exactly. LOL. These people need to get real and stop thinking of Sony as some kind of madhouse where paperwork holds up demos being released.

        If they wanted it done, it would have been done.

        Stinks to high heaven of a deal behind the scenes. SCEA devs have gone awol too.

      • Felipe

        Exactly. LOL. These people need to get real and stop thinking of Sony as some kind of madhouse where paperwork holds up demos being released.

        If they wanted it done, it would have been done.

        Stinks to high heaven of a deal behind the scenes. SCEA devs have gone awol too.

      • Felipe

        Exactly. LOL. These people need to get real and stop thinking of Sony as some kind of madhouse where paperwork holds up demos being released.

        If they wanted it done, it would have been done.

        Stinks to high heaven of a deal behind the scenes. SCEA devs have gone awol too.

      • Felipe

        Exactly. LOL. These people need to get real and stop thinking of Sony as some kind of madhouse where paperwork holds up demos being released.

        If they wanted it done, it would have been done.

        Stinks to high heaven of a deal behind the scenes. SCEA devs have gone awol too.

    • greg_h

      its not anything to do with slacking. if sony wanted the demo out it would be out. theyre not putting it out for a reason and thats probably cause of the best buy deal

    • greg_h

      its not anything to do with slacking. if sony wanted the demo out it would be out. theyre not putting it out for a reason and thats probably cause of the best buy deal

  • Anonymous

    They are reporting over at Operation Sports that SCEA has already submitted the demo and the problem is that Sony hasn’t passed it through certification yet. Some of the SCEA guys have hopped on the thread and said some things about this. Basically, the powers that be at Sony are slacking. I find it kind of weird that Sony is to blame for a Sony company not getting their demo out..but whatever. I have 100% faith that the game will be great. A demo would be nothing but a bonus for me. I don’t need it to convince me to buy the game.

  • Anonymous

    They are reporting over at Operation Sports that SCEA has already submitted the demo and the problem is that Sony hasn’t passed it through certification yet. Some of the SCEA guys have hopped on the thread and said some things about this. Basically, the powers that be at Sony are slacking. I find it kind of weird that Sony is to blame for a Sony company not getting their demo out..but whatever. I have 100% faith that the game will be great. A demo would be nothing but a bonus for me. I don’t need it to convince me to buy the game.

  • Anonymous

    They are reporting over at Operation Sports that SCEA has already submitted the demo and the problem is that Sony hasn’t passed it through certification yet. Some of the SCEA guys have hopped on the thread and said some things about this. Basically, the powers that be at Sony are slacking. I find it kind of weird that Sony is to blame for a Sony company not getting their demo out..but whatever. I have 100% faith that the game will be great. A demo would be nothing but a bonus for me. I don’t need it to convince me to buy the game.

  • Anonymous

    They are reporting over at Operation Sports that SCEA has already submitted the demo and the problem is that Sony hasn’t passed it through certification yet. Some of the SCEA guys have hopped on the thread and said some things about this. Basically, the powers that be at Sony are slacking. I find it kind of weird that Sony is to blame for a Sony company not getting their demo out..but whatever. I have 100% faith that the game will be great. A demo would be nothing but a bonus for me. I don’t need it to convince me to buy the game.

  • MadBCuzNoShowDemo

    Thats really bad marketing management if u ask me. Jason Villa, I guess that your words arent credible at all “we are working on a demo but no date yet” was mentioned by u on the ps3 thread, and I would reference it but Im upset at u at the moment and youre not worth my intelligence. At least mlb2k had their fans best interest in mind by releasing their demo. Why not release the demo? Have u gone and messed somrthing up concerning development? The show isnt perfect by the way but its a great simulation :) :( I wasnt going to buy 2k but now i will because I value their integrity. My 11 YEAR OLD daughter actually can beat the computer in demo mode so i will let her play for the million dollars shes better than me at the moment on the 2k DEMO. Thanks 2k for releasing a demo. I’m still buying the show but show ownership your words mean nothing to me this upcoming season.

    • Anonymous

      LOL. Whatever dude. Enjoy your shitty bug filled 2k game. I think you proved your own point when you said your 11 year old daughter can beat the computer. And you talk about 2k having their fans best interest in mind? Please. They had to release a demo because they literally went into the pockets of a lot of people and stole 60 dollars over the past couple years. Seriously, what do you need a demo for other than being selfish and wanting to play the game? Do you really think the game is going to be bad? And if you’re that worried stop in at a Best Buy and see for yourself. Stop with all the dramatics already.

    • Anonymous

      LOL. Whatever dude. Enjoy your shitty bug filled 2k game. I think you proved your own point when you said your 11 year old daughter can beat the computer. And you talk about 2k having their fans best interest in mind? Please. They had to release a demo because they literally went into the pockets of a lot of people and stole 60 dollars over the past couple years. Seriously, what do you need a demo for other than being selfish and wanting to play the game? Do you really think the game is going to be bad? And if you’re that worried stop in at a Best Buy and see for yourself. Stop with all the dramatics already.

    • Anonymous

      LOL. Whatever dude. Enjoy your shitty bug filled 2k game. I think you proved your own point when you said your 11 year old daughter can beat the computer. And you talk about 2k having their fans best interest in mind? Please. They had to release a demo because they literally went into the pockets of a lot of people and stole 60 dollars over the past couple years. Seriously, what do you need a demo for other than being selfish and wanting to play the game? Do you really think the game is going to be bad? And if you’re that worried stop in at a Best Buy and see for yourself. Stop with all the dramatics already.

  • MadBCuzNoShowDemo

    Thats really bad marketing management if u ask me. Jason Villa, I guess that your words arent credible at all “we are working on a demo but no date yet” was mentioned by u on the ps3 thread, and I would reference it but Im upset at u at the moment and youre not worth my intelligence. At least mlb2k had their fans best interest in mind by releasing their demo. Why not release the demo? Have u gone and messed somrthing up concerning development? The show isnt perfect by the way but its a great simulation :) :( I wasnt going to buy 2k but now i will because I value their integrity. My 11 YEAR OLD daughter actually can beat the computer in demo mode so i will let her play for the million dollars shes better than me at the moment on the 2k DEMO. Thanks 2k for releasing a demo. I’m still buying the show but show ownership your words mean nothing to me this upcoming season.

  • Anonymous

    Pasta,
    You are right. None of the additions this year are going to blow Joe Q. Public away. And like you, I think the review scores for this game will go down compared to last year because of this. However, as a diehard baseball fan I commend SCEA. If it isn’t broke don’t fix it. Tune it up a bit and let us have it. I know some will start complaining about a “60 dollar roster upgrade,” and eventually there may be some truth to that. But I’d gladly give 60 dollars a year to a company that continues to put out a game that has the integrity of baseball at the forefront of what it does.

    Take a look at Madden in comparison. Year after year they shove out some new back of the box feature that will grab attention, yet the core gameplay continues to disappoint year after year.

    Kudos to SCEA for not succumbing to the hype machine that would lead you to believe you need some flashy new gimmick every year to justify a new release. Keep up the good work and keep respecting the game of baseball. In turn, you will get my 60 dollars every year. Many people have enjoyed The Show 09 all year up until now. Many people have actually played full seasons and are still loving the game. How many other sports games -with far less than 162 game seasons- can you say that about? Call me a fanboy if you want, but I know real baseball when I see it, and I’ve never seen a video game represent real baseball the way The Show does. And the lack of a demo doesn’t change my thoughts one bit.

    • Anonymous

      Amen, brother!

    • Anonymous

      Amen, brother!

    • Anonymous

      Amen, brother!

    • Anonymous

      Amen, brother!

  • Anonymous

    Pasta,
    You are right. None of the additions this year are going to blow Joe Q. Public away. And like you, I think the review scores for this game will go down compared to last year because of this. However, as a diehard baseball fan I commend SCEA. If it isn’t broke don’t fix it. Tune it up a bit and let us have it. I know some will start complaining about a “60 dollar roster upgrade,” and eventually there may be some truth to that. But I’d gladly give 60 dollars a year to a company that continues to put out a game that has the integrity of baseball at the forefront of what it does.

    Take a look at Madden in comparison. Year after year they shove out some new back of the box feature that will grab attention, yet the core gameplay continues to disappoint year after year.

    Kudos to SCEA for not succumbing to the hype machine that would lead you to believe you need some flashy new gimmick every year to justify a new release. Keep up the good work and keep respecting the game of baseball. In turn, you will get my 60 dollars every year. Many people have enjoyed The Show 09 all year up until now. Many people have actually played full seasons and are still loving the game. How many other sports games -with far less than 162 game seasons- can you say that about? Call me a fanboy if you want, but I know real baseball when I see it, and I’ve never seen a video game represent real baseball the way The Show does. And the lack of a demo doesn’t change my thoughts one bit.

  • Anonymous

    Pasta,
    You are right. None of the additions this year are going to blow Joe Q. Public away. And like you, I think the review scores for this game will go down compared to last year because of this. However, as a diehard baseball fan I commend SCEA. If it isn’t broke don’t fix it. Tune it up a bit and let us have it. I know some will start complaining about a “60 dollar roster upgrade,” and eventually there may be some truth to that. But I’d gladly give 60 dollars a year to a company that continues to put out a game that has the integrity of baseball at the forefront of what it does.

    Take a look at Madden in comparison. Year after year they shove out some new back of the box feature that will grab attention, yet the core gameplay continues to disappoint year after year.

    Kudos to SCEA for not succumbing to the hype machine that would lead you to believe you need some flashy new gimmick every year to justify a new release. Keep up the good work and keep respecting the game of baseball. In turn, you will get my 60 dollars every year. Many people have enjoyed The Show 09 all year up until now. Many people have actually played full seasons and are still loving the game. How many other sports games -with far less than 162 game seasons- can you say that about? Call me a fanboy if you want, but I know real baseball when I see it, and I’ve never seen a video game represent real baseball the way The Show does. And the lack of a demo doesn’t change my thoughts one bit.

  • Anonymous

    Pasta,
    You are right. None of the additions this year are going to blow Joe Q. Public away. And like you, I think the review scores for this game will go down compared to last year because of this. However, as a diehard baseball fan I commend SCEA. If it isn’t broke don’t fix it. Tune it up a bit and let us have it. I know some will start complaining about a “60 dollar roster upgrade,” and eventually there may be some truth to that. But I’d gladly give 60 dollars a year to a company that continues to put out a game that has the integrity of baseball at the forefront of what it does.

    Take a look at Madden in comparison. Year after year they shove out some new back of the box feature that will grab attention, yet the core gameplay continues to disappoint year after year.

    Kudos to SCEA for not succumbing to the hype machine that would lead you to believe you need some flashy new gimmick every year to justify a new release. Keep up the good work and keep respecting the game of baseball. In turn, you will get my 60 dollars every year. Many people have enjoyed The Show 09 all year up until now. Many people have actually played full seasons and are still loving the game. How many other sports games -with far less than 162 game seasons- can you say that about? Call me a fanboy if you want, but I know real baseball when I see it, and I’ve never seen a video game represent real baseball the way The Show does. And the lack of a demo doesn’t change my thoughts one bit.

  • noshowfordashow

    ‘Now, if this wasn’t The Show, I would be a lot more concerned’…
    Pasta you sound just like all the show fan boy weenies. How can you
    live with yourself? It was wrong to lead on the fan base and say that
    there was going to be a demo. Bullshit is bullshit, don’t try to
    sugar coat the situation! If this was 2K you would be in a bleeding
    hemorrhoid rage… I’m tired of the bias. SCEA is hiding something
    and you need to find out what! If this was 2K I’m sure you’d make up
    some bullshit reason for why they didn’t come out with a demo.

    • Anonymous

      Hiding what? The full game is at Best Buy..not the demo..the full game. The impressions have been almost unanimously positive.

      http://www.operationsports.com/forums/scea-sports-mlb/397218-play-kiosk-post-impressions-here.html

      • sandul

        true dat, they aren’t hiding shit. there’s just some paperwork issues like the dev guy said down below. blame management yeah, but the game is just fine.

        • Felipe

          No “paperwork issue”. You people are nuts. This isn’t some local planning office, it’s SCEA. These things don’t get left on some desk to get done. Get real!

          SCEA signed a deal with Best Buy for exclusive display, and are forcing people to preorder the game from select retailers to get the classic stadiums. The demo is being withheld because they know it’s not a big jump from 09. They have those same shitty player models a year after they promised they had new ones that just didn’t make it in to 09. They’ve obviously been lying then, and are bullshitting now.

          They’re abusing their position as market leader.

          • showless

            Felipe sums it up best right here. The Show fan boys have been chumped and stumped… The Show is going downhill from now on, what a joke this game has become!

          • showless

            Felipe sums it up best right here. The Show fan boys have been chumped and stumped… The Show is going downhill from now on, what a joke this game has become!

          • showless

            Felipe sums it up best right here. The Show fan boys have been chumped and stumped… The Show is going downhill from now on, what a joke this game has become!

          • showless

            Felipe sums it up best right here. The Show fan boys have been chumped and stumped… The Show is going downhill from now on, what a joke this game has become!

          • showless

            Felipe sums it up best right here. The Show fan boys have been chumped and stumped… The Show is going downhill from now on, what a joke this game has become!

        • Felipe

          No “paperwork issue”. You people are nuts. This isn’t some local planning office, it’s SCEA. These things don’t get left on some desk to get done. Get real!

          SCEA signed a deal with Best Buy for exclusive display, and are forcing people to preorder the game from select retailers to get the classic stadiums. The demo is being withheld because they know it’s not a big jump from 09. They have those same shitty player models a year after they promised they had new ones that just didn’t make it in to 09. They’ve obviously been lying then, and are bullshitting now.

          They’re abusing their position as market leader.

        • Felipe

          No “paperwork issue”. You people are nuts. This isn’t some local planning office, it’s SCEA. These things don’t get left on some desk to get done. Get real!

          SCEA signed a deal with Best Buy for exclusive display, and are forcing people to preorder the game from select retailers to get the classic stadiums. The demo is being withheld because they know it’s not a big jump from 09. They have those same shitty player models a year after they promised they had new ones that just didn’t make it in to 09. They’ve obviously been lying then, and are bullshitting now.

          They’re abusing their position as market leader.

        • Felipe

          No “paperwork issue”. You people are nuts. This isn’t some local planning office, it’s SCEA. These things don’t get left on some desk to get done. Get real!

          SCEA signed a deal with Best Buy for exclusive display, and are forcing people to preorder the game from select retailers to get the classic stadiums. The demo is being withheld because they know it’s not a big jump from 09. They have those same shitty player models a year after they promised they had new ones that just didn’t make it in to 09. They’ve obviously been lying then, and are bullshitting now.

          They’re abusing their position as market leader.

        • Felipe

          No “paperwork issue”. You people are nuts. This isn’t some local planning office, it’s SCEA. These things don’t get left on some desk to get done. Get real!

          SCEA signed a deal with Best Buy for exclusive display, and are forcing people to preorder the game from select retailers to get the classic stadiums. The demo is being withheld because they know it’s not a big jump from 09. They have those same shitty player models a year after they promised they had new ones that just didn’t make it in to 09. They’ve obviously been lying then, and are bullshitting now.

          They’re abusing their position as market leader.

      • sandul

        true dat, they aren’t hiding shit. there’s just some paperwork issues like the dev guy said down below. blame management yeah, but the game is just fine.

      • sandul

        true dat, they aren’t hiding shit. there’s just some paperwork issues like the dev guy said down below. blame management yeah, but the game is just fine.

      • sandul

        true dat, they aren’t hiding shit. there’s just some paperwork issues like the dev guy said down below. blame management yeah, but the game is just fine.

      • sandul

        true dat, they aren’t hiding shit. there’s just some paperwork issues like the dev guy said down below. blame management yeah, but the game is just fine.

    • Anonymous

      Hiding what? The full game is at Best Buy..not the demo..the full game. The impressions have been almost unanimously positive.

      http://www.operationsports.com/forums/scea-sports-mlb/397218-play-kiosk-post-impressions-here.html

    • Anonymous

      Hiding what? The full game is at Best Buy..not the demo..the full game. The impressions have been almost unanimously positive.

      http://www.operationsports.com/forums/scea-sports-mlb/397218-play-kiosk-post-impressions-here.html

    • Anonymous

      Hiding what? The full game is at Best Buy..not the demo..the full game. The impressions have been almost unanimously positive.

      http://www.operationsports.com/forums/scea-sports-mlb/397218-play-kiosk-post-impressions-here.html

    • Anonymous

      Hiding what? The full game is at Best Buy..not the demo..the full game. The impressions have been almost unanimously positive.

      http://www.operationsports.com/forums/scea-sports-mlb/397218-play-kiosk-post-impressions-here.html

    • 426-Al

      how can you criticize pasta for this? hes the only one that makes a stand and represents the gamers when things like this come up. you wont see that from places like OS. cut him a little slack here damn

    • 426-Al

      how can you criticize pasta for this? hes the only one that makes a stand and represents the gamers when things like this come up. you wont see that from places like OS. cut him a little slack here damn

    • 426-Al

      how can you criticize pasta for this? hes the only one that makes a stand and represents the gamers when things like this come up. you wont see that from places like OS. cut him a little slack here damn

  • noshowfordashow

    ‘Now, if this wasn’t The Show, I would be a lot more concerned’…
    Pasta you sound just like all the show fan boy weenies. How can you
    live with yourself? It was wrong to lead on the fan base and say that
    there was going to be a demo. Bullshit is bullshit, don’t try to
    sugar coat the situation! If this was 2K you would be in a bleeding
    hemorrhoid rage… I’m tired of the bias. SCEA is hiding something
    and you need to find out what! If this was 2K I’m sure you’d make up
    some bullshit reason for why they didn’t come out with a demo.

  • noshowfordashow

    ‘Now, if this wasn’t The Show, I would be a lot more concerned’…
    Pasta you sound just like all the show fan boy weenies. How can you
    live with yourself? It was wrong to lead on the fan base and say that
    there was going to be a demo. Bullshit is bullshit, don’t try to
    sugar coat the situation! If this was 2K you would be in a bleeding
    hemorrhoid rage… I’m tired of the bias. SCEA is hiding something
    and you need to find out what! If this was 2K I’m sure you’d make up
    some bullshit reason for why they didn’t come out with a demo.

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