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[ManaByte]

Upcoming PlayStation Studios Game Won't Be PS5 Pro Enhanced - PlayStation LifeStyle

An upcoming PlayStation Studios game will not be PS5 Pro enhanced, its developer has announced following an incorrect PS Store listing.

www.playstationlifestyle.net

"While the game runs smoothly on the PlayStation 5 Pro, it does not include any exclusive enhancements or features beyond the standard performance," the FAQ reads. PS Store has since removed the tag from MLB: The Show 25's page.

If you already pre-ordered hoping for a Pro version, you're out of luck as it's already pre-loaded and you can't refund a downloaded game.

 

[DryvBy]

Actually sometimes you can refund. Talk to service. Thanks for the heads up, though.

 

[bender]

This is why I turn off automatic pre-loads for most titles.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Really odd for an SIE game to not be pro enhanced at this point

 

[ManaByte]

Really odd for an SIE game to not be pro enhanced at this point

Maybe the threat of a class action lawsuit for false advertising will get them to have San Diego Studio get a Pro patch fast.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Maybe the threat of a class action lawsuit for false advertising will get them to have San Diego Studio get a Pro patch fast.

It was even still listed as Pro enhanced a couple of days ago when I updated the pro enhanced games thread

 

[onQ123]

Most likely part of the MLB deal they probably can't give PlayStation extra features but this should be a gray area.

 

[LectureMaster]

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

This team is downright lazy and their games used to be ambitious and now they don't even bother

The series hasn't had any major improvements since the ps3 era

 

[Dorfdad]

This team is downright lazy and their games used to be ambitious and now they don't even bother

The series hasn't had any major improvements since the ps3 era

No competition breeds this!

 

[rofif]

after 25 people already preordered the game

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Most likely part of the MLB deal they probably can't give PlayStation extra features but this should be a gray area.

Not a chance lol

 

[crazyriddler]

Well... probably the anemic extra power and low sales have made it not worthwhile to invest in a pro mode.

 

[ManaByte]

after 25 people already preordered the game

It's the #1 pre ordered game on PSN in the US.

 

[reinking]

 

[FrankWza]

This team is downright lazy and their games used to be ambitious and now they don't even bother

The series hasn't had any major improvements since the ps3 era

The multiplat deal was the worst thing that could have happened. They sell more than ever and do less. Even now that they stopped making last gen the switch version gives them an out. Time for an overhaul

 

[rofif]

It's the #1 pre ordered game on PSN in the US.

there is nothing else to preorder.
but I was making a fun at the title word butter anyway

 

[FrankWza]

there is nothing else to preorder.
but I was making a fun at the title word butter anyway

It's going to sell more copies on both Xbox and PlayStation. Now that it's off gp more xbox players will buy and a lot of them that have both that were playing the gp version for the last few years will go back to and buy on PlayStation. You basically have no choice unless you're on PlayStation and want to import PBS and use a translator app

 

[Pop]

Well the game still graphically looks the same since 19 or so

Sports devs do very little work between titles

 

[adamsapple]

Most likely part of the MLB deal they probably can't give PlayStation extra features but this should be a gray area.

That sounds extremely dumb and there is a 0 to 0.1% chance of it being true.

MS is putting Pro enhancements in their PS5 games, what possible rationale would MLB have to mandate Sony not put Pro upgrades on their own developed game?

 

[Shmunter]

How are others supposed to commit to spending effort on pro when Sony themselves don't. Idiots are running this company now.

 

[onQ123]

That sounds extremely dumb and there is a 0 to 0.1% chance of it being true.

MS is putting Pro enhancements in their PS5 games, what possible rationale would MLB have to mandate Sony not put Pro upgrades on their own developed game?

Contracts be full of dumb stuff

 

[adamsapple]

Contracts be full of dumb stuff

It would never have had Pro labels from the start if there was a mandate.

To me, it's clear that they've either ran into some issue with the Pro enhancement or didn't have enough time to implement it before launch.

 

[diffusionx]

A first party game releasing without PS5 Pro support after the PS5 Pro came out is a terrible look but I expect nothing less from this Hulst clown show.

 

[Gorgon]

 

[Topher]

That's shitty. How in the hell are all first party Sony studio developed games not Pro enhanced at this point?

 

[JaksGhost]

Honestly what would be enhanced? If it runs at native 4K60 on base consoles I'm wondering what they could add.
Ray tracing wouldn't make a difference as it's absent in damn near all sports games available on the market.
Would 120fps make a difference?
8K 30fps mode?

Pro Enhanced versions of the other sports games just combine the Performance and Quality modes, but I'm sure those aren't present in MLB The Show.

 

[Shmunter]

Honestly what would be enhanced? If it runs at native 4K60 on base consoles I'm wondering what they could add.
Ray tracing wouldn't make a difference as it's absent in damn near all sports games available on the market.
Would 120fps make a difference?
8K 30fps mode?

Pro Enhanced versions of the other sports games just combine the Performance and Quality modes, but I'm sure those aren't present in MLB The Show.

There's more GPU power. Use it however, leaving it on the table shows lack of commitment.

 

[RedC]

there is nothing else to preorder.

Assassin's Creed Shadows is right around the corner.

 

[ManaByte]

Assassin's Creed Shadows is right around the corner.

And it's #2 on PSN pre-orders. But you won't hear that from everyone's favorite X celebrities.

 

[JaksGhost]

There's more GPU power. Use it however, leaving it on the table shows lack of commitment.

Can you give me an example of how they could utilize that?

 

[adamsapple]

Can you give me an example of how they could utilize that?

Higher fidelity, higher quality assets, PSSR, 60+ fps with VRR etc.

 

[Unknown?]

Upcoming PlayStation Studios Game Won't Be PS5 Pro Enhanced - PlayStation LifeStyle

An upcoming PlayStation Studios game will not be PS5 Pro enhanced, its developer has announced following an incorrect PS Store listing.

www.playstationlifestyle.net

If you already pre-ordered hoping for a Pro version, you're out of luck as it's already pre-loaded and you can't refund a downloaded game.

All the fault of having it on Xbox. This would not have happened if the MLB hadn't mandated it.

 

[Darsxx82]

You couldn't expect much from the Studio, which has been stuck in graphics for a generation, and the lack of competition has caused it to go from being a benchmark among sports games to just another one on the shameful bandwagon of milking users with simple updates at the price of a new game.

In general, sports games have been my biggest disappointment this generation. In all previous generations, they always stood out for their graphical leap compared to the previous one.

 

[Wulfer]

That's shitty. How in the hell are all first party Sony studio developed games not Pro enhanced at this point?

That's ones pretty easy! No Xbox no worries... How you think we got to E.T. dumpster fire?

 

[ANIMAL1975]

They were forced to use the Pro extra power to support the Series games. They will act like background servers rendering Xbox graphics too when they bottleneck because of the lower memory and gpu speeds. Only possible because of the top of the line Xbox cloud technologies.

 

[ManaByte]

They were forced to use the Pro extra power to support the Series games. They will act like background servers rendering Xbox graphics too when they bottleneck because of the lower memory and gpu speeds. Only possible because of the top of the line Xbox cloud technologies.

 

[Killer8]

Pathetic. Even the PS4 Pro got insane tech that still rivals Nvidia HairWorks and RTX Skin today.

 

[The Pleasure]

Reported for extreme adamsapple

 

[nial]

A first party game releasing without PS5 Pro support after the PS5 Pro came out is a terrible look but I expect nothing less from this Hulst clown show.

That's shitty. How in the hell are all first party Sony studio developed games not Pro enhanced at this point?

I think we're better spending that energy when it's not about the one studio with the tightest production pipeline BY FAR (yearly releases, sudden multiplatform shift). For all it's worth, the patch was probably not ready for release. Shame on Sony for advertising it, though.
Blaming Hulst is crazy, it's not like he's personally managing San Diego Studio, lol.

 

[Beechos]

This series has prob evolved the least out of all sports games even if pro enhanced i doubt it'll wpuldve been much more than a reso and framerate bump

Very interested to see how the xbox version does since it's no longer on gamepass for the 1st time.

 

[JaksGhost]

Higher fidelity, higher quality assets, PSSR, 60+ fps with VRR etc.

If it's native 4K, the only other option is an 8K mode. That would probably be the only use for PSSR. As for 60fps+ with VRR, why not just do a 120fps mode lowering resolution on all next-gen consoles.

I fear the game itself deserves criticism, but the lack of a Pro enhanced version is a nothing burger right now. With them dropping last gen support they should've went harder for all consoles. Hopefully the Switch 2 will allow that official next-gen jump for them.

 

[ANIMAL1975]

It's ok, usually you guys are the last one to find out.
Don't let that shit pull you down, we are all inclusive now.

 

[Unknown?]

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I fear the game itself deserves criticism, but the lack of a Pro enhanced version is a nothing burger right now. With them dropping last gen support they should've went harder for all consoles. Hopefully the Switch 2 will allow that official next-gen jump for them.

Series S is still supported.

 

[adamsapple]

All the fault of having it on Xbox. This would not have happened if the MLB hadn't mandated it.

Series S is still supported.

This guy's on a roll today

 

[ManaByte]

Series S is still supported.

 

[awwr999999]

That sounds extremely dumb and there is a 0 to 0.1% chance of it being true.
MS is putting Pro enhancements in their PS5 games, what possible rationale would MLB have to mandate Sony not put Pro upgrades on their own developed game?

It's true. MS is only doing it because it's bad for PlayStation and MS doesn't need the money.
Imagine buying anything and then being told that what you bought is the 'base' model and objectively inferior to a new 'pro' model.
Even if you couldn't tell the difference between the gameplay in a side-by-side, you'd think less of your PS5 and every game you played on it.
The collective PS5 UX as a whole takes a significant hit just by virtue of knowing a 'pro' console exists.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

The multiplat deal was the worst thing that could have happened. They sell more than ever and do less. Even now that they stopped making last gen the switch version gives them an out. Time for an overhaul

This franchise was going downhill long before the multiplat deal. Follows the same trend virtually every other major sports title followed. Larger emphasis on microtransactions and money making modes, less emphasis on anything else. EA going out of the MLB game was the best thing that ever happened to them. They copied a lot of MVP Baseball's elements and 2k's baseball titles went to shit.

Personally I don't see why no Pro enhancements is that big a deal. Don't get me wrong, it's wrong to advertise it and then remove it after people have preordered, but what enhancements can there really be? It's baseball.

 

[FrankWza]

This franchise was going downhill long before the multiplat deal.

I would say that's true but things have gotten worse since.

Follows the same trend virtually every other major sports title followed. Larger emphasis on microtransactions and money making modes, less emphasis on anything else.

Coincidentally, they are multiplat

but what enhancements can there really be? It's baseball.

They are fighting a rep of not updating the game in years. Some of it is spot on and deserved and some isn't. I prefer that they improve the gameplay while most people complain about animations and graphics. This was an easy opportunity to appease some buyers without an overhaul.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

I would say that's true but things have gotten worse since.

Obviously things get worse the longer a series stagnates and prioritizes microtransactions and gambling over gameplay but this process started long before the franchise was multiplat.