Normally an intro video for a sports game isn’t worth sitting through but MLB 14: The Show on PS4 presents an exception. This one is inspired by the title sequence for the HBO series Game of Thrones that has become a part of pop culture – even The Simpsons used similar visuals and music for one episode’s opening.

MLB 14: The Show is now finally available to download for those who ordered it digitally for the PlayStation 4 arriving nearly 15 hours late. For those looking to find the download button it may only show right now by going to the game page in the PS Store in the “New This Month” section – or do it through the PlayStation app.

Early this morning T.J. Lauerman, Rich Grisham and I got together for an impromptu discussion on the developments and what it means for The Show and perception of digitally downloading games. Download as an MP3 file or listen below through the streamed video!

MLB 14: The Show on PlayStation 4 is one of the most anticipated launches in the early months of the new generation but Sony has dramatically fumbled its digital launch. The game was advertised to be available for download as of 12:01 ET and yet has still not been made available. Even when it finally goes out the 47GB download will leave consumers sitting around for many more hours to download and install before they can begin playing.

There are already precious few advantages to buying digital over physical. Immediacy of access – something already damaged by not taking advantage of pre-downloading coupled with a huge file size – and eliminating the necessity to swap discs when switching between games.

Communication from Sony has been lacking and that started with last week’s release of the console update that delivered the pre-downloading ability. Representatives from both Sony and The Show inexplicably would not give a definitive answer on whether the game would utilize the new feature. When the advertised 12:01 ET time for downloading the game passed both parties were also not around to address the issue leaving those who had bought the game or desired to do so in the dark initially. No word yet on potential compensation either but that likely wouldn’t come until after the problem is fixed, if it is to come at all.

In the long run this will not harm The Show so much as it does the prospect of ordering games digitally in the future for those consumers affected. It’s an unappealing option for many already and experiences like this one push widespread adoption even farther down the line.

[Update, Noon PT] The game is now available to download. It may only be visible in the game page through the “New This Month” section of the PS Store.