Originally Posted by LostFan (Post 10660403)

I wasn't in last year but could be interested this year. How do you do it? Surely you don't play 162 games (or if you do, then I'm out anyway).

Hopefully there's a decent sale when it comes out, because it will be on sale eventually and I'm hoping to have the will power to wait it out.

Originally Posted by Rob V (Post 10659312)

I see the controller is $54.99... I want this but there's no way I can justify that price for a white controller with some pad printed baseball stitching on it.

Originally Posted by Maxflier (Post 10661350)

It's $44 at Amazon if that helps any.

Originally Posted by LostFan (Post 10660400)

Why do you think that? Every site says the mlb.tv code is emailed to you after your preorder ships. At first I thought what you did, thinking the code was in the package, but if the code is emailed to you without you having to open the package at all, makes me wonder how it could come with any purchase.

Originally Posted by Rob V (Post 10660261)

If that's the case I'll definitely pick this up at Kmart. I never had MLB.tv before and I was hoping to stream it to my Ipad -- is that possible or do I need another subscription to that device?

Originally Posted by Decker (Post 10661706)

Okay, maybe I was wrong there. I saw a picture of the retail box at Target. They have a $10 off $10 MLB store coupon exclusively there. I think you're right about needing a pre-order for mlb.tv.


I think you can, but only if you also spring for the $15 MLB At-Bat app. It will stream to your PS3 though. It's a pretty nice service and sometimes looks great (while at other times, looks like ass). The problem with mlb.tv, as I mentioned last year, is the blackouts. Here in Vegas we're blacked out for six teams (I think) that all claim Vegas as their local market, including the Giants and the A's, both of which are like 400 miles away. They black out every home AND away game for the Dodgers, Angels, Padres, Diamondbacks, Giants and A's. That can be up to 12 separate games that are blacked out in a single day. I would NEVER pay for that service. Most locations have a much better blackout policy than Vegas, though.

Originally Posted by brainee (Post 10660618)

I'm hoping they improve the AI in RTTS. I loved the idea of that kind of gameplay, and it was terribly addicting. But so many stupid interactions with your manager and dumb team general managing made it frustrating. The problems were so blatant, it was hard to believe that no one bothered to fix them (especially after I know many gamers complained about it). The one I hated the most was when my slow-ass runner got the steal sign at 1st base. I inevitably make an out, and get benched for 2 weeks :mad:

The hitting was tough until I swallowed my pride and lowered the pitch speed to something I could handle. There's a fine line between being able to hit like a guy's stats suggest, and not being able to hit at all.

Originally Posted by Osiris3657 (Post 10659933)

I would jump all over that deal, but Kmart stores no longer exist in Houston.

Originally Posted by Daryl (Post 10668427)

Best Buy has a deal that is almost as good as the Kmart deal this week: buy a 160GB PS3 ($299) and you get a $50 Gift Card.

Originally Posted by LostFan (Post 10668572)

Go for broke: See if Best Buy will price match Kmart giving you the game for free plus the $50 gift card. Odds can't be in your favor, but it would be nice.

Or Kmart ad says free MLB 11 with ANY PS3 system. Couldn't you get the Kill Zone 3 bundle and get the free MLB 11? Plus you get $15 in SYWR for the Show 11........ so for $300 plus tax you could walk away with Kill Zone 3, MLB 11, and $15 in SYWR. Not bad.

Anyone remember from last year how soon MLB 10 The Show went on sale? Isn't this game as big as Madden? Madden's are always on sale week 1.

Originally Posted by Wick (Post 10669840)

I'll probably pick it up when it drops in price a bit. I like baseball games and haven't bought one since The Bigs 2. The Show is my series of choice for simulation, but the last one I bought was '08.

Go Jays!

Originally Posted by Decker (Post 10669870)

This is the one game that never really "drops" in price, at least not during the season. Getting the $15 in SYWR credits from Kmart is as good as we're likely to see for a while.

I wanted to try the demo but didn't get it downloaded in time to play yesterday. It's like 3.5 GB -- the biggest demo I've ever seen.

For those who got a pre-order : Don't redeem your month of MLB right away. Although MLB.tv is broadcasting every preseson game without Blackouts, for some reason the PS3 is exempt. The service won't start on the PS3 until the regular season begins in April.