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MLB_TV Slides into its Third Season on the Playstation 3
March 28, in the year of our Lord 2012 -- Sony
Computer Entertainment America, LLC (SCEA) today announced the
availability of the 2012 MLB.TV app for the PlayStation®3 (PS3™)
system in North America, starting today. The MLB.TV app on the
PS3 system gives baseball fans access to the highest quality HD,
live and archived games, home and away broadcasts, as well as an
array of interactive features designed to take advantage of the
PS3 systems technical prowess. Subscribers will also have access
to all available Spring Training games and every out-of-market
regular season game, which kick off today in Japan.
With the new application, MLB.TV Premium subscribers receive all
of the features from last season, including:
· High Quality HD Streaming Speed detection technology gives
users HD video access depending on available bandwidth.
· Enhanced Audio In-game alternate audio selection allows users
to overlay the home or away teams broadcasters over the live
video or use the Park option to include the ballparks natural
sounds.
· Home and Away Feeds Choose to watch either the home or away
broadcast feed.
· Live Broadcast DVR Functionality Use the live video overlay to
pause and rewind live games or fast-forward to return to live
game action.
· Quick-Access Stats View player cards with full career stats,
league leaders, and in-game stats.
· Event Navigation Select in-game event types, such as home
runs, hits or stolen bases, to show on a progression timeline
and jump directly to the at bat where they happened.
· Season Archive Watch games and relive great moments from
earlier in the season.
· Scrollable Linescore Go directly to any half-inning to watch
only that portion of the game.
· MLB Scoreboard Scrollable league-wide scoreboard for each days
games in three modes: Pre-game with scheduled starting pitchers;
Live with up-to-the-moment game status; and Post-game with final
pitching decisions and archived feed selection.
· Favorite Team Selection Pick a favorite team or teams to be
featured first on the daily scoreboard.
· Calendar Schedule Scroll through the entire 2012 Major League
Baseball schedule in calendar format or the user-designated
favorite teams schedule.
PlayStation®Network users can download the application now from
the Media & Apps category on PlayStation®Store, and launch it
from the TV/Video Services icon of the XMB™ (XrossMediaBar). For
the 2012 MLB season, MLB.TV Premium is available for a one-time
fee of $124.99, and can be used on the PS3 system. New
subscribers can go to
ps3.com/mlbtv to sign up.
To view a video demo of the MLB.TV experience on PS3, please
visit the PlayStation Blog at:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/03/29/playstation-network-launches-2011-mlb-tv-with-new-features-for-opening-day/