If I want to re-create seasons from the past, it’s very hard to do when I am relegated to using the current structure with the current stadium. Same goes for any other sports game. Perception is everything. Keep putting the game out guys I will gladly give you my $100. Gameplay can only take you so far, otherwise it just feels like I am playing a bunch of play now games. I'm just throwing out ideas to create conversation. Don't think they've neither confirmed nor denied that last gen won't be able to download stadiums. Nice, I think contract logic might need some work if Lindor accepted 6 years $144 million. Does anyone person who is in shape and not just a sit down play video game guy who is 250 and soft really have time to play 162 game season? Meh.. not a fan of the new UI. Additionally, we as consumers are not privy to the day-to-day grind that maybe goes into changing all these things under the hood — we only see a final product. Yet I still play many seasons in each iteration because I love the gameplay and game so much. I noticed the CJ Abrams thing too. Xbox Game Pass is hitting it out of the park with its next day one launch title—MLB The Show 21. So you know when I tell you that I don’t necessarily need to be won over with fancy graphics and a plethora of modes, that I’m telling the truth. I did not touch DD until the past 2 months, and I can assure you that it's NOT a predatory mode. A refreshed change of scenery for the menus/depth charts will be nice and the new player/trade logic will hopefully live up to what they made it seem to be. Those on PlayStation will be able to play online with those on Xbox. Last, but certainly not least, the team unveiled a new card series called The 42. No calendar generation needed. Any update with being able to reduce the number of games? It suits gaming companies to make us believe we are a niche consumer because it makes their pursuit of micro transactions easier to justify without having to admit they’re just driven by greed. Should have said that I would PREFER, even PAY MORE FOR, a vastly improved franchise mode. I’ve played baseball games all of my life. Microsoft and Major League Baseball have announced that MLB The Show 21 will be available on Xbox Game Pass when the game launches April 20 Any other year I'd be all on board. You think it's it the same kind of "rebranding" we had in 20 or something different? But the MLB The Show series will never come remotely close to what you can do in the "Out of the Park" baseball game. People are lame enough to buy the game then spend even more money on DD stuff. With that being said, it’s not enough for me to ditch my current franchise, but if they continue to make progress next year is a possibility. So we gotta make the most of what we get. 162, 9 inning games is too long for me. This year we added two completely new ways to play the game — let’s start with Critical Situations. For some of us its the only reason we play the game. If your opponent is online, you can knock out those games right now! What? With custom draft classes I wouldn't need years on years of real life 2029 HS Grads getting recreated to draft but I do want to cut down on the monsters the generic draft classes create with the most random facial hair, equipment and names imaginable. So if the player base for offline/franchise/career modes are as small as these companies like to claim why not just get rid of the modes. The game plays beautifully, but franchise has plenty of legacy bugs that make it a challenge to keep it realistic. Would it take work? And for the love of god.. can the commentators stop talking about AVG and ERA meaning EVERYTHING!! What I find interesting is that, sure, fantasy team modes based on card collecting/transactions are obviously very popular, but...look at all these "simulator" games that are out there. That way you end up with "MLB the Show" and "The Show: Diamond Dynasty". What I want is a bit different though. Some other things were confirmed. Give me the option to create different divisions with a different number of teams to play in each division. Sure, all the cards you spend time grinding for and for many people also invest extra money into, become obsolete when the next game comes out and then are totally lost after a few years but there’s another way to look at it. A quick glance at the response to SDS for franchise questions shows there’s still a massive appetite for the mode. Also on the subject of logic, lineup AI was a focal point in development this year and should feel more true-to-life in MLB The Show 21. While the words are hollow in form for now, there is at least an implicit promise about franchise mode seemingly getting the attention it deserves moving forward. This is all conjecture, but what I expect to see with stadiums, assuming the leak of the stadium creator is real, is a basic generic creator that will only allow the reshaping of an outfield wall while choosing the prevalent colors seen within the stadium interior. I'm really excited to build a new stadium in Cleveland for my franchise. Hopefully the CPU designates untouchables on their rosters as well. I think the franchise stream was good. There's just not a 100 different threads talking about it all the time. I like they are using WAR. If you're interested in finding out what's new in the latest iteration of the annual baseball sim, we've got all the details. I think the best addition SDS could make to MLB The Show would be to add an "Expansion Franchise Mode" where a new team is introduced to the MLB with a realistic expansion draft, new logos and uniforms, new team in a new city, new stadium design, and a deep GM mode to build a competitive team from scratch. But hey that is your opinion. MLB The Show 20 is the final game in the series to be a Playstation-exclusive, as it's successor, MLB The Show 21 will be released on Xbox consoles as well. Over the last several years, budgets were presented as a weekly spend, and it made it awfully difficult to decipher how much money you had to spend in free agency. * But the future of MLBTS going forward is going to be awesome with new next gen tech!*. I've watched the stream a couple of times and the more I think about the changes that were done the more I appreciate them and this, for lack of better description, new/renewed focus on franchise mode. Those diamond players include Bob Gibson, Ken Griffey Jr., Willie Mays, Mariano Rivera and Jackie Robinson himself. Maybe itll grow on me. Because truth be told even if DD didn’t exist they would still be trying to sell as many units with as little resources dedicated as possible. The developers on this stream couldn’t help but harp on how critical this year was in building toward the “vision” and “direction” of franchise mode for this console generation. While the mode is a little bit bare bones, I think the fact that the season is a 162 game marathon is a much bigger reason why people do not make it a full season. Let's get this thing going and I hope you enjoy! When i play franchise mode on MLB THE SHOW 20, the guess pitching/location does not work. It becomes even more important when it comes to the minor league affiliates and can be done by simply having open ad-boards around the stadium where created ads can be placed. Apparently they didn't address the issue of carry over saves during the franchise stream. The Show 21 will be on Xbox Game Pass day 1, Cloud9 White eliminated from VCT Stage 2 Challengers by Soniqs, Justsaiyan retires from Hearthstone esports ahead of Grandmasters, Soniqs Esports announce signing of Oceanic squad ex-EXO Clan, OpTic Chicago gets back on track with sweep against Seattle Surge, Pokémon Sword and Shield: Exp. Sony San Diego unveiled a new mode for MLB The Show … We could argue the trades on display do not totally assuage our fears, but we can’t really dig into trade logic without having the game. Does not pop much. The white background on the OS site is harsh. When it comes specifically to franchise mode, community creations and year-to-year franchise saves (which sadly are out this year) have been boons for investing in your franchise over a longer term. Very disappointed. Unless I'm hearing things. Farming Simulator, Truck Simulator, that Jurassic Park game where you try to build a successful park...what this tells us is that people also really enjoy games in which they have to manage various administrative tasks as part of a broader program or goal. Logically, you don’t remove arguably the best feature (year-to-year saves), which is unique in the industry, unless you have a good reason to do that. Stop having guys hit the damn ball to the wall unless its Fenway and runners stop for a single. The game doesn’t recognize who the players are that are causing excitement in the front office in real life, at least by name, so we need a system that will allow us to do just that, but with some deviation and a built-in fault and failure percentage. Of all the great sports video game franchises available, MLB The Show, which is developed by Sony San Diego Studios, is the only title that will be a first-party release. That almost makes up for the Yanks losing today.....almost. When the feature set for MLB The Show 20 was announced, one of the first things fans noticed was that, for the first time in the series’ history, players can relocate and rebrand teams within Franchise Mode.. But seemed to be in the menu in general unlike the rebranding option. Also, the ability to now participate in key moments in helping mold the path of a team’s up and coming top prospects helps a lot — but we need more. There’s an option to buy the Stubs through the PlayStation Store. Another quality of life change coming to franchise mode is a reworking of the budget system. It’s clear that DD earns SDS more money than franchise does. To be clear, I’m not expecting to be able to put the Coca-Cola bottle in left field at Oracle Park. I have done plenty of carrying over franchises, rosters and players since 14. I'd say no. I like the trade and contract changes, stats should play a bigger role in contract demands. It's just excuses to blame time constraints when really it's just that they don't value franchise mode enough to allocate the time to do anything to it. It may make them more money but still won't out perform what they do now with a year their yearly sales of players buying the game for franchise mode. You may … For example, in NBA 2K MyTeam, we can put ad boards in our created arenas, but it’s not so easy to do (unless you’re on PC) in the official arenas. Why do they spend money on DD stuff? So hopefully in 2 or 3 years if the motivation from the people in charge deem it acceptable we'll finally get a vastly improved franchise. Did anyone notice the rebrand feature was missing before the season but they did say you can rebrand where is it ? I know when I lived in the UK for a year, Football Manager seemed almost as popular as FIFA/PES. This brings me to the point of all of this and what I want to see out of the future of the MLB the Show franchise from SDS. Yeah. I like the depth charts with the player predictions. Probably could split DD off from the rest. Lots of positive changes. Also noticed on the depth chart that as CJ Abrams got older , they changed his position on the depth chart from SS to LF. I’ve been playing this franchise since 2009 and the 09 version is way more enjoyable than any release in the PS4 era. at least now we have a choice of broadcast, which I love but I am sick to death of "Flat out Heidi' telling me my manager is flat out happy with my at bats even though I have 1 hit in 5 innings with 0 runs... and we can't skip her!! In many ways, it’s harder than ever to try to predict player ratings in MLB The... Enthusiast Gaming, Inc. | All Rights Reserved | Terms of Service. When you create a new team, they have … Unless they surprise me, looks like their created player faces weren’t touched. In the example provided, Wander Franco is a 67 overall in 2021, but by 2024 he may be an 85 overall. It is nice to hear that they have a plan going forward and I’m confident we will continue to see this develop over the next few years. One thing I would like to see in Franchise is the ability to steer growth and development between hitting and fielding. And FWIW, as far as I can tell the only major change to DD making it easier for offline players to earn XP or something. A lot of the community has been begging for and pleading with SDS to add more depth and realistic options to franchise mode in the MLB The Show series, and rightfully so. What can I do? Nice new additions, but most of the stuff we see in franchise mode is already there. With the amount of money generated by DD we should never have to pay extra for any of it. But it is long over due for some TLC we all agree on that. Thanks to a new agreement with MLB® and the MLBPA, the full collection of Minor League Rosters are in MLB® The Show™ for the first time ever! While it’s not quite Online Franchise, MLB The Show 20’s Custom Leagues come close. It seems clear the developers are running full speed toward people who play online vs other opponents - thus the cross platform play. MLB The Show is a baseball video game that is based on the Major League Baseball (MLB) competition. Yet, most of these areas have … I’m excited for the new release. * *Give me all the things in OTTP and let me play out those games in MLB The Show.*. They may well have overhauled it like that first PR release said before the edit, but it only seems like an overhaul to them. That is the bottom line right there. I know creator is only next gen. personally I don't even know why they scaled back on the ''revamped'' description. I feel sorry for all those people that spend $$$$$ on a sports game then a new one comes out and just think of all the cash they wasted on digital cards that become 100% useless after 6 months when they could have bought 5 video games with that real money. This would often result in top prospects sitting on the bench for long periods of time before the user took notice. Not sure that logic tracks. I certainly liked what I heard today. How well the budgets actually work remains to be seen, but I don't hate it. The Arcade/play now version will always sell. Like if I want the Sox to play in SF, do I have to have the Giants logo in the park? I still disagree with this. With that said, here is what I want and am hoping to see from the MLB The Show franchise starting this year and moving forward. I do expect to see a somewhat deeper experience in regards to how the MiLB is handled, as we have seen video evidence of how this will unfold in MLB the Show 21 already, but it will not be nearly as deep as I’m hoping for quite yet. Batting: Perfect-Perfect We’ve made serious strides to reward high-skilled hitters with Perfect-Perfect batting. Make/Get your start in Road to the Show, with real players making their debuts over the next few years, or show off your Minor League knowledge by stacking your Franchise with all of the next decade’s superstars! I honestly do not trust SDS to do anything with the mode and to be honest their improvements to the game in general over the years have been lack luster besides a few tweaks to game play. With software and coding, this is actually a lot they did with the game. I think that it is becoming more and more apparent that all sports games are really suffering from 1-year cycles. MLB The Show 19 Won’t Have An Online Franchise Mode For Second Straight Year. Now we just have to wait and see that these changes work as intended. But when does it become mundane? The gameplay is and has been in a good enough place for me for years. MLB The Show 21; Ian Wynne; February 7, 2019; 0 If the changes that have been made are mostly behind the scenes things so that they can build more in the future, then that's awesome and I hope it pays off. For me if the time comes they get away from really caring at all about Franchise mode I will still to just OOTP and Strat o Matic. First-Party Product. The radio show was probably the last big feature addition in my view and that’s been in need of additional content for a while. 10 The Show packs. Why feel sorry for someone for choosing how they spend their entertainment dollar and what they value as a worthy purchase of that dollar? MLB: The Show is a Major League Baseball video game series produced by San Diego Studio, a development team that is part of SIE Worldwide Studios.The series has received critical and commercial acclaim, and since 2014 has been the sole baseball simulation video game on the market. Unfortunately for this year that means I see little reason to buy the game at full price. If you want smarter AI and other things that need processing speed then you need a system that can handle it. And so on.....see how all this stuff is connected? Spoiler alert were not getting create a stadium I feel leak that post out before they even tried to, Hearing the full team name of my team creator teams has also been a focus of mine seems like a small thing but for me to hear, not even Opening Day yet, seems like Franchise Mode has adopted the Brooklyn Bums old battle cry: ‘‘wait till next year!’’. MLB The Show, like any other annual spots franchise, runs on a tight schedule, and new entries in the series are usually announced towards the end of the year before their launch. Will the stadium creator be available on the Xbox Series X or just PS5? Did they mention interleague schedules changing YOY? promotions. It is very sad to see the state of franchise mode in this game nowadays. You say that you are discussing the reasons franchise has had a lack of attention but you say the bold below. NOTE: MLB The Show 21 Jackie Robinson Edition and the Digital Deluxe Edition include 4 days early access. You will get more Diamond Dynasty rewards for playing MTO, and it should be a bit more quick getting through seasons to earn those rewards. Are you throwing shots at how much time people play video games .... on a video game forum?. The other game would be Play Now/Franchise focused. The one caveat to all of this is that I’m not sure if created logos for stadium inserts will/would be allowed to be created and shared on a console version due to legal issues. So I get it. Also, no mention of interleague schedules changing year to year. For MTO, the focus was more on building out the minors, removing lineup headaches, and making the postseason pop more while still getting added Diamond Dynasty rewards. The coolest function of the depth chart feature this year is the ability to truly project out where a player might be a few years down the road, that way you can plan ahead financially and strategically. While franchise mode did not undergo any monumental changes in MLB The Show 20, a few added features have at least added to the immersion of the experience.The new additions could point to a potential shift for the title in the coming years, especially with the introduction of next-generation consoles in the coming year. Methwold7. After all, we have seen something like this already in the NBA 2K franchise, and I expect the roadmap that 2K walked down to be a similar path that SDS will take. You're expecting way too much from a game that doesn't properly have playoff rosters lmao. Of course, the system that would allow this would need to be created by SDS, but once it is done and fully fleshed out, the control and creation aspects all fall back on, you guessed it, the community. I'm actually pleased with the information mentioned in the article. I'm pretty sure DD is actually the last stream this year. If they just provided the options when setting up a Franchise you could really take care of the manager only, rtts, season and regular franchise players. We aren't going to get everything we want in year 1. SO i fear that is the beginning of the end of presentation. Having minor league stats on player cards is great...doesn't look like you are able to shorten seasons in franchise. I don’t like to simulate games but I can never dedicate the amount of time it requires to play a full 162 - 9 innings. Love the new depth chart! Below you will find a list of discussions in the MLB The Show Online forums at the Operation Sports Forums. The other five players who will be in this initial Choice Pack will be revealed down the line. If EA or 2K got in on baseball they would be competition for SDS alright. So, no, it doesn’t seem like interleague schedules will change year to year. So did we not get a video today from the with actual franchise news? DD mode wouldn't be a issue with most if BOTH modes got the same focus. However, player morale will not impact in-game player ratings anymore. They made some good improvements here, but its definitely not worth a day one purchase for me. LOL). Hopefully, season mode is back in with adjustable season lengths. Lastly, if you had been carrying over saves for years, nothing added this year is groundbreaking enough to make up for the value lost. As a consumer, even if you buy removing year-to-year saves occurred because the logic changes and under-the-hood stuff that was done made it a necessity, it’s still not going to remove the sting of losing that long-term save. I never personally understood playing that way but to each their own. I know they made a point to emphasis MTO roster/rotation logic, but I didn't hear them specifically address it for Franchise. By and large, prospects should come into play far more this year in March to October. We understand this is disappointing and we are always exploring new ways to provide similar experiences in an online environment.” This continues a trend of gaming companies focusing their time and resources on modes like Diamond Dynasty, in MLB the Show’s case, or Ultimate Team (EA). It’s a one-stop do-it-all hub. 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