Tag: Mlb The Show
News MLB The Show 25 Announced Early to Quell Backlash for Current PS5, PS4 Game
Foul ball
Back when MLB The Show 24 launched, we didn’t really have any problems with Diamond Dynasty, the game’s flagship team-building mode. Of course, it’s difficult to predict how the community will adjust to certain changes over time, and while we figured the focus on Sets and Seasons would keep players engaged all year long, the...
News MLB The Show 24's PS5, PS4 Live Service Support Is Getting Stronger
New single player Storylines and more
Sony doesn’t officially consider MLB The Show 24 and its annual contemporaries part of its live service strategy, but it absolutely is. San Diego Studio has been supporting its baseball sim with season-long content updates for several years now, and it looks like the latest game will be getting its best...
News Here's a Crash Course on What's New in MLB The Show 24 on PS5, PS4
Home run?
MLB The Show 24 is quietly one of Sony’s most successful series, but with developer San Diego Studio forced to iterate on unforgiving annual cycles, it can be difficult for it to make meaningful improvements year-over-year. This short 60-second trailer provides a crash course on what’s new in the latest game, then, which is out today...
News MLB The Show 24 Adds Female Ballplayers to RPG-Inspired Road to the Show
A different path
Not content with breaking boundaries with its incredible ongoing Negro Leagues mode, MLB The Show 24 will also introduce female ballplayers for the first time in its RPG-inspired Road to the Show. Selecting a lady will trigger a unique storyline where you’re accompanied by your childhood friend and fellow prospective superstar Mia...
News MLB The Show 24's PS5, PS4 Collector's Edition Is Extremely Unique and Cool
Paper talk
MLB The Show 23 was half annual sports game, half historical documentary – and it looks like San Diego Studio is responding to all the positive feedback from its previous release, and doubling down in MLB The Show 24. Case in point: its extremely unique Collector’s Edition celebrates the voice of black newspapers and writers, who...
Not a surprise anymore, eh?
It’s not really a big story anymore because this has been happening for years, but Sony announced its internally developed first-party game MLB The Show 24 overnight – and once again, PlayStation owners will be forced to pay full-price for the title, while Xbox Game Pass subscribers can play it at no extra cost. This...
News Sony to Sell Charity Pack in MLB The Show 23 to Help Build New Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
100% of proceeds committed to cause
Sony launched a new initiative named Storylines in MLB The Show 23, which is a fantastic documentary-style mode detailing the history of the Negro Leagues. This mode, created in partnership with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, is narrated by president Bob Kendrick. Recently, he announced plans to build a...
News Giant Kaijus Are Coming to MLB The Show 23 on PS5, PS4
But it ain't quite as exciting as you think
As the industry enters a Zelda-induced hibernation, there ain’t really a whole lot of hot stories regarding PlayStation today. Fortunately, there’s very little crossover been Link and San Diego Studio’s baseball sim MLB The Show 23, and so the developer’s released the deets on its second season of...
News MLB The Show 23's Face Scan Finally Available on iPhone
We waited a while
Update #2: An entire week after MLB The Show 23's Early Access release, the game's Companion App is now available on iPhone, meaning you can finally use one of the release's main new features, Face Scan. You can download it through here. Update #1: MLB The Show 23 is out now on PS5 and PS4, and there's still no sign of its...
News MLB The Show 23's PS5, PS4 Platinum Trophy Will Take Some Time This Year
But it's not too difficult
Last year’s Trophies for MLB The Show 22 were fairly straightforward, but they did require a little luck in a couple of places. Assuming you got the rub of the green, you could have it wrapped up in a weekend, but it looks like developer San Diego Studio has gone back to the drawing board with its Platinum pot for MLB...
News International Baseball Takes Off in MLB The Show 23 on PS5, PS4
World Baseball Classic makes its debut
Since its inception, MLB The Show has been roundly focused on Major League Baseball, but this year’s addition will see the addition of the Negro Leagues as part of a new, documentary-style campaign mode – and international baseball, with the integration of the World Baseball Classic. Over 100 players will...
News MLB The Show 23 PS5, PS4 Further Refines Sony's Flagship Sports Game
Batter up
Sports games are developed on an annual cycle, and therefore they’re more iterative than what you tend to experience in other titles. It means that improvements are rolled out with each edition, but many of these may be minor underlying things, which tune the experience – but don’t radically reinvent it. That seems to be the case...
News MLB The Show 23 Celebrates the Negro Leagues in All-New Storylines Mode
Sony donating to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
MLB The Show 23 may not be releasing during Black History Month, but the announcement of its Storylines mode seems perfectly timed: the newly announced The Negro Leagues will serve as a gateway to the trials, tribulations, and – most importantly – triumphs of some of America’s lesser known...
News Yankees Hall of Famer Derek Jeter Leads Off MLB The Show 23 PS5, PS4 Collector's Edition
Is it a home run?
The New York Yankees’ iconic shortstop Derek Jeter will be the face of MLB The Show 23’s Collector’s Edition, flanking Jazz Chisholm on the cover of this year’s game. The superstar – who won five World Series – was elected into the baseball Hall of Fame in 2020, and his career has been captured by artist Sanford Greene...
News Sony's MLB The Show 23 Costs $70 on PS5, Nothing on Xbox Game Pass
The third year in a row
The shock and awe of this story has waned a lot over the past couple of releases, but for the third time in a row PS5 owners will be asked to pod out $69.99 for Sony’s very own MLB The Show 23, while Xbox Game Pass subscribers will be able to play at no extra cost. The PS4 version will retail for $59.99. There’s currently...
News It's That Time of the Year Again! Countdown for MLB The Show 23 on PS5, PS4 Begins
Cover story
You can set your watch to the next MLB The Show game, and worryingly it’s that time of the year again! San Diego Studio has started teasing the next title in its annual baseball simulation series, ahead of a release later this year. The cover athlete will be unveiled on 30th January, 2023, with Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio...
News MLB The Show 22 Supercharging Players As Baseball Season Begins
Power play
With the Major League Baseball season officially underway, Sony San Diego Studio has something original for MLB The Show 22 up its sleeve. Rather than leave its basic, Live Series cards to rot, it’s dreamed up a new initiative for Diamond Dynasty: Supercharged Players. Basically, throughout the season, the developer will be keeping a...
News MLB The Show 22 Has One of the Easiest PS5, PS4 Platinum Trophies Ever
Will take you a couple of hours
If you ignore the games that exist purely for easy Trophies, like My Name Is Mayo and Mr Massagy, then MLB The Show 22 looks to have one of the simplest Platinums on PlayStation 5 and PS4. The trinkets, which leaked ahead of the title’s release overnight, include Gold gongs such as “Promote to Rookie pitching...
News MLB The Show 22's New PS5, PS4 Commentary Team Recorded for 350 Hours
Call it as you see it
Take note EA Sports and FIFA: this is how you change your game’s commentary team. MLB The Show 22 is adding brand new commentary this year, provided by Jon ‘Boog’ Sciambi and Chris Singleton. The duo recorded across 128 sessions for a total of 350 hours, adding 45,000 brand new lines of commentary to the game. But the...
News MLB The Show 22's Technical Test Is Out Now on All Platforms
Will you Show up?
Fancy taking an early look at MLB The Show 22? As is the case every year, Sony San Diego Studio is running a technical test right now across all platforms – including the Nintendo Switch – meaning you can try out this year’s game early. It’s worth noting that this is an unfinished build, so don’t expect all of the...
News Ball Out with Online Competitive Co-Op in MLB The Show 22 on PS5, PS4
Friends and family get to step out of the bullpen
With the game announced, it’s time for Sony San Diego Studio to dig into some of the features you can expect to find in MLB The Show 22 when it releases on 5th April. First up: online competitive co-op for teams of two or three. For the first time ever, you’ll be able to team up in either Play...
News Here's Your First Look at MLB The Show 22 on PS5
Dingers
You probably didn’t need a gameplay trailer to picture what MLB The Show 22 will look like on the PlayStation 5, but here’s a cinematic clip ahead of the baseball sim’s 5th April release date. We were a little disappointed with the visual upgrade in last year’s game, and in truth this looks like more of the same, although we’ll...
News MLB The Show Could Be Coming to Smartphones As Multiplatform Push Continues
Sony San Diego Studio recruiting for mobile
A smartphone port of MLB The Show could be in the pipeline, as Sony San Diego Studio continues to bring its baseball sim to more systems. The company confirmed last week that it will add Nintendo Switch to the series’ list of supported consoles starting with MLB The Show 22, and now the team is...
News MLB The Show 22's PS5, PS4 Steelbook Is Absolutely on Fire
🔥
Wow, wow, wow! This has got to be one of the greatest steelbooks ever made, right? Sony has, as promised, announced the MLB The Show 22 Collector’s Edition, and we reckon even non-baseball fans will be able to appreciate this one. Inspired by cover star Shohei Ohtani’s love of manga and anime, San Diego Studio has partnered with legendary...
News MLB The Show 22's PS5 Stadium Creator Will Add Night Games
The Sho
Sony San Diego Studio hasn’t revealed too much about the improvements we can expect in MLB The Show 22, which will launch 5th April on PlayStation 5 and PS4. However, pre-orders for the new-gen version on the PS Store do confirm some tantalising new details, including the return of Stadium Creator. Once again, this will be exclusive to PS5...
News Sony's MLB The Show 22 Up to $70 on PS5, PS4, No Extra Cost with Xbox Game Pass
Also coming to Nintendo Switch
After the record-breaking MLB The Show 21, first-party team Sony San Diego Studio will add an additional platform to MLB The Show 22’s roster, as the series is set to make its Nintendo Switch debut. The game – officially due out on PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on 5th April –...
News MLB The Show 22 PS5, PS4 Cover Athlete Reveal Coming Next Week
Who will it be?
It’s that time again? Holy crap, it really is that time again! It doesn’t feel like five minutes since MLB The Show 21 launched, but a new baseball season is upon us, and that means another dinger from Sony’s San Diego Studio is right around the corner. In fact, the MLB The Show 22 cover athlete will be revealed on 31st January...
News MLB The Show 21 Goes to Bat with Almost a Month of Double XP
As new Finest cards roll out
MLB The Show 21 is reaching the end of its lifecycle now the real-world season has concluded, but if you’ve just bought Sony San Diego’s baseball sim during Black Friday, there’s an otherworldly amount of content to dig through. This week saw the release of Team Affinity 5 – where you complete challenges with...
News PS Plus Members Get Free Fall Bundle in MLB The Show 21
As World Series gets underway
If you’re looking to flesh out your Diamond Dynasty team in MLB The Show 21, then PS Plus members can redeem a free Fall Bundle through 26th January, 2022. This offer is actually rather generous: you get a 42 Series Legend Pack, a Diamond Ballplayer Pack, and five The Show Packs. That’s worth a fair few Stubs. To...
News Kevin Costner's Field of Dreams Crops Up in MLB The Show 21 Update
If you build it, they will come
The stadium from cult classic Kevin Costner sports romp Field of Dreams has been added to MLB The Show 21, as the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox get ready to take to the Iowa field in real life later this week. For those of you who don’t know, the 1989 movie casts Costner as farmer Ray Kinsella, who hears...
News MLB The Show 21 Drops Apologetic Payload Following Server Woes
Diamonds are a baller's best friend
MLB The Show 21’s launch wasn’t as smooth as Sony San Diego would have liked, with progression issues in Road to the Show and some serious server woes. However, the developer has taken measures to make amends with an absolutely enormous payload in Diamond Dynasty right now. Available until 17th May, redeem...
News MLB The Show 21 PS5, PS4 Patch Boosts Ballplayer Progression in Road to the Show
Fix up
Ever since launch, improving your Ballplayer in MLB The Show 21’s flagship Road to the Show campaign mode has been a chore. Sony San Diego said that it would look into this over a week ago, and now it’s releasing a patch that should help to improve the problem. Scheduled to release later today on PlayStation 5 (v1.003) and PS4 (v1.03),...
News MLB The Show 21's Double XP Extended As Servers Drop the Ball
Unhandled server exception occurred
Sony San Diego’s baseball simulation series is notorious for its launch week server woes, but a bigger-than-ever player pool means that MLB The Show 21 is really dropping the ball right now. Server timeouts are frequent, leading to lost progress in both online and offline modes. The most common error that occurs...
News MLB The Show 21 Dev Responds to Road to the Show Criticism
Improvements incoming
MLB The Show 21 is, yet again, a really good sports game – review forthcoming – but there are some aspects which have attracted criticism since release. Road to the Show, the series’ popular rags-to-riches single player campaign, has been at the eye of the storm – especially in enthusiast communities, like on Reddit...
Out Today MLB The Show 21 Launches at Full Price on PS5, PS4
Sony's baseball sim is included with Xbox Game Pass
After an early access period for purchasers of the Jackie Robinson Edition, baseball simulation MLB The Show 21 is available now on PlayStation 5 and PS4 worldwide. Sony has decided to charge full price for the release, with the annual sports title commanding a fee of up to £69.99/$69.99 on its...
News MLB The Show 21 on PS5, PS4 Is an Easy Platinum Trophy
Double play
After some challenging lists in the past, MLB The Show 21’s Trophies have been getting easier and easier over time. This year’s game is perhaps the most straightforward yet – in fact, you could probably pick up the Platinum on PlayStation 5 and PS4 in a weekend. Most of the virtual gongs can be collected naturally through gameplay,...
News Sony Suggests MLB Made the Decision to Include MLB The Show 21 on Xbox Game Pass
But doesn't have any words for PS5, PS4 owners
As previously speculated, Sony has inferred that MLB is behind the decision to include first-party game MLB The Show 21 on Game Pass at no extra cost – despite the manufacturer
Broken bat
“Putting into a subscription model on day one, for us, just doesn't make any sense,” Sony bigwig Jim Ryan told GamesIndustry.biz prior to the launch of the PlayStation 5, when asked about Xbox Game Pass. “For others in a different situation, it might well make sense, but for us it doesn't. We want to expand and
News Sony Game MLB The Show 21 Will Be Free with Game Pass on Xbox, Full-Price on PS5, PS4
Three and out
We’re not even sure what to say anymore, to be honest. In a year of bad optics for PlayStation, this may be the worst yet: a game developed by Sony, the upcoming MLB The Show 21, will be free at launch for Game Pass subscribers on both Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One – while it’ll be sold full-price for PlayStation 5 and PS4. It’s...
News MLB The Show 21 Adds Over 180 Broadcast Videos to Road to the Show
Build a true two-way player, too
MLB The Show 21 will make your Road to the Show career more realistic with the addition of over 180 podcast episodes, spanning your rise from the Minor Leagues all the way to the big time. These dynamic broadcasts – which will utilise full video on PlayStation 5 – will acknowledge feats you achieve in your...
Interview Sony San Diego on MLB The Show 21 and Bringing Baseball to More Players in a Pandemic
Plus, adding alien spaceships to Stadium Creator
After a season like no other, in which the LA Dodgers walked away with the World Series, a new baseball campaign beckons to bring a sliver of the ordinary back to extraordinary times. And with Spring Training edging towards its conclusion, Sony’s flagship sports simulation MLB The Show 21 is on...
News MLB The Show 21 Cinematic Trailer Is a Game Changer in 4K, 60 Frames-Per-Second
Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Roberto Clemente teased
The marketing cycle for MLB The Show 21 has been intense for a few weeks now, but it’s just stretching to full stride. This new cinematic trailer showcases the game’s visuals on PlayStation 5 in 4K at 60 frames-per-second – and it’s certainly looking clean. If we’re nit-picking, you...
News MLB The Show 21 Debuts PS5 Gameplay in Fielding Spotlight
Off the wall
MLB The Show 21’s fielding gameplay has been massively overhauled, with developer Sony San Diego adding thousands of animations. As part of another fascinating livestream, the team details how it’s incorporated new mechanics like strafing to help you better position yourself to catch balls off the wall – and completely reinvented...
News MLB The Show 21's Fielding Has Seen a Complete Overhaul
Hundreds of new animations added
Sony San Diego’s dropped another Q&A video – this time focused on MLB The Show 21’s fielding. The main takeaway here, if we’re being honest with you, is that the mechanics have received a complete top-to-bottom overhaul. That includes balls off the wall, a particular point of criticism in previous...
News MLB The Show 21 Dissects Gameplay in Extended Livestream
Perfect perfect
As promised earlier in the week, Sony San Diego has completely deconstructed all of the gameplay tweaks it’s making for MLB The Show 21’s hitting and pitching systems, and while this livestream is unlikely to appeal to anyone but the most engaged fan – it’s a really interesting watch. The video details everything from...
News MLB The Show 21 Hits Back with Gameplay Q&A
Pitch perfect
With all of the main features – including the recently revealed Ballpark Creator – now out in the open, Sony San Diego is beginning to dig into the specifics of MLB The Show 21’s gameplay. This video is perhaps more targeted at long-time players who are familiar with the intricacies of the series, but it delves into some of the...
News This Is How MLB The Show 21's Stadium Creator Will Work
Ballparks can be used in Diamond Dynasty and Franchise
It’s been one of the most anticipated features for years, and here’s your first look at it in action: MLB The Show 21’s long-anticipated Stadium Creator mode. While the feature will be exclusive to the next-gen versions of the game, the above trailer showcases how you’ll be able to...
News MLB The Show 21's Stadium Creator Is Exclusive to Next-Gen
4K, 60 frames-per-second with DualSense support
Sony San Diego has officially confirmed MLB The Show 21’s Stadium Creator, which leaked earlier in the game’s marketing cycle. Surprisingly, this feature will be exclusive to the next-gen versions of the title, so while you’ll be able to build your own ballpark on the PlayStation 5, the feature...
News MLB The Show 21's Diamond Dynasty Is 'Better Than Ever'
Get your first taste of this year's mode
Love them or loathe them, card collecting modes are the bread and butter of sports games these days – and, to be fair, MLB The Show’s Diamond Dynasty is probably the best out of all the options. Not only can you build a very good team without spending a cent, but it also has some great modes, like...
News MLB The Show 21 Brings Back Truncated Season Mode March to October
Added depth and roster control
If you think the soccer season is long, then the baseball season takes the biscuit. Teams need to play 162 games – and that’s excluding Spring Training and the Post-Season. Playing through a full season is downright exhausting, then, which is why MLB The Show introduced the March to October mode: a truncated,...
