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- Yards : 7633
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Fave NCAA Team : Nebraska Cornhuskers
MLB 17: The Show Hype Train
Wed Feb 08, 2017 1:29 am
Pre-Orders
Standard Edition | $59.99>> 10 Diamond Dynasty Packs
>> Ken Griffey Jr. Diamon Dynasty Card
>> 11,000 Stubs for MLB 16
MVP Edition | $69.99
>> 10 Diamond Dynasty Packs
>> Ken Griffey Jr. Diamon Dynasty Card
>> 11,000 Stubs for MLB 16
>> 5,000 Stubs
>> 1 Sponsor Pack
>> 31 MLB Team PS4 Themes
>> 1 Gold Season Starter Pack
>> Steelbook Case
Hall of Fame Edition | $99.99 (GameStop Exclusive)
>> 10 Diamond Dynasty Packs
>> Ken Griffey Jr. Diamon Dynasty Card
>> 11,000 Stubs for MLB 16
>> 11,000 Stubs
>> 1 Sponsor Pack
>> 31 MLB Team PS4 Themes
>> 1 Diamond Season Starter Pack
>> 1 Gold Season Starter Pack
>> Steelbook Case
>> MLB The Show 9Fifty Hat
>> MLB The Show 9Fifty Digital Hat For Diamond Dynasty
>> 5 Bonus Diamond Dynasty Packs
Digital Deluxe Edition | $99.99 (PSN Store)
>> 10 Diamond Dynasty Packs
>> Ken Griffey Jr. Diamon Dynasty Card
>> 11,000 Stubs for MLB 16
>> 11,000 Stubs
>> 1 Sponsor Pack
>> 20 Standard Packs
>> 31 MLB Team PS4 Themes
>> 1 Digital Deluxe Pack
>> 1 Diamond Season Starter Pack
>> 1 Gold Season Starter Pack
Previews
Twitch: SonySanDiegoStudios | Reveals scheduled for live announcements.YouTube | Gameplay Improvements and Retro Mode
Polygon | Huge Graphical Improvement in Player's Faces
Playstation Blog | Diamond Dynasty
Operation Sports | MLB 17 Is Looking Good
Playstation Blog | Franchise Mode
Game Informer | Alternate Franchise Mode Video
GameSpot | Alternate Franchise Mode Video
PastaPadre | Soundtrack
Reviews
- the_EDJNCAA 11, 12, 14; Madden 15, 18 Champ
- Yards : 7633
Swagger : 37
Omaha, NE
Fave NFL Team : Chicago Bears
Fave NCAA Team : Nebraska Cornhuskers
Re: MLB 17: The Show Hype Train
Wed Feb 08, 2017 1:39 am
February 7th | Gameplay Features and Improvements and Retro Mode
[Link] | Gameplay and Retro Mode Deep Dive
[Part 1][Part 2] | Diamond Dynasty Deep Dive
[Link] | The Little Things Deep Dive
[Link] | Presentation and Commentary Improvements
March 7th | Franchise Mode New Features and Improvements
March 9th | Franchise Mode Deep Dive
March 9th | Franchise Mode Deep Dive
March 14th | Road to the Show "Pave Your Path"
March 16th | Road to the Show and Create a Player Deep Dive
March 23rd | Graphical Improvements
TBA | Developer Tournament and Reddit AMA
- the_EDJNCAA 11, 12, 14; Madden 15, 18 Champ
- Yards : 7633
Swagger : 37
Omaha, NE
Fave NFL Team : Chicago Bears
Fave NCAA Team : Nebraska Cornhuskers
Re: MLB 17: The Show Hype Train
Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:17 am
Gameday Deep Dive Live Stream
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Re: MLB 17: The Show Hype Train
Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:00 pm
Building Your Diamond Dynasty
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Hello PlayStation.Blog friends, welcome to another season of MLB The Show! For anyone who grew up collecting baseball cards (I did!) or dreamed of managing a Major League Baseball team (I wish!), you may want to spend a little more time in Diamond Dynasty this year. And even if you didn’t collect baseball cards as a kid, Diamond Dynasty still provides a variety of great experiences for gamers, especially those who love strategy.
In addition to talking about the awesome new things we have for Diamond Dynasty this year, we’ve also put together a Diamond Dynasty guide below to help jumpstart newcomers to the game mode.Building the Perfect Team
At its core, Diamond Dynasty is all about building the best 25-man team possible. With more than 2,000 players to choose from, you’ll have the opportunity to select players from the pages of baseball history — from legendary greats like Jackie Robinson to the brightest stars of the modern era like Ken Griffey Jr. — to answer some of baseball’s greatest questions…
Would a fly-ball ever drop in the gap with an outfield consisting of Billy Hamilton, Kenny Lofton, and Kevin Kiermaier?
What if Ichiro’s rookie year was in 1997, and Ken Griffey Jr and Ichiro were united?
What if Mike Schmidt came three decades later and formed an infield with Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, and Ryan Howard?
Now, to answer these questions, you’ll need to find and collect these players. And, fortunately for you, Diamond Dynasty offers an incredible wealth of options and features that will satisfy your building and collecting needs:- Items — including players — are rewarded to you just for playing games in MLB The Show.
- Items and players do not have contracts; if you find an item, it’s yours to keep and utilize as you see fit.
- Weekly Missions and Programs reward you with items when you complete specific challenges.
- The Community Marketplace allows you to play stockbroker, as you can buy and sell items in this completely dynamic, player-driven economy.
- Our pack offerings in game and in our various editions allow you to acquire items at your own pace.
- Our in-game currency, Stubs, is rewarded to you throughout your gameplay experience.
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It’s time to take that team from your dreams and turn it into a reality. Diamond Dynasty provides a multitude of different modes and play experiences that will keep you engaged as you continue to build, collect, and evolve your team. Here are the primary ways to play in Diamond Dynasty:
> Ranked Seasons: Compete against other players online in head-to-head (PlayStation Plus required to play online) action as you attempt to climb the ranked leaderboard in order to acquire unique rewards. We’ll be running new seasons every few weeks, so you’ll have a fresh new challenge and a new set of rewards to strive for.
> Events: Events enter Diamond Dynasty in MLB The Show 17 and challenge you to build a team based on themed Event rules. Speedsters, sluggers, and switch hitters will have their moments to shine in these rotating, time-limited Events. Be strategic with your lineup decisions, field your best team, and take on opponents to earn Event rewards based on your hot streaks and overall win totals.
> Conquest: Assert your team’s dominance across North America as you attempt to conquer each MLB team in this single-player, strategy-focused, experience.
> Battle Royale: Battle Royale is the most challenging and competitive game mode Diamond Dynasty has ever seen. In this player-versus-player experience, you’ll be challenged to draft a team and outlast opponents in a double-elimination tournament to acquire unique rewards.
> And Much More: Play casual, unranked, games against other players online, play with your friends in custom challenges, play against any of the 30 MLB teams, or play against another players’ Diamond Dynasty teams controlled by the CPU.[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Keeping it Fresh
Stay tuned for updates from MLB The Show, as we’ll have a steady stream of additional content dropping throughout the year. Diamond Dynasty will see the addition of new players (legends, flashbacks, and more), daily attribute updates for current-day MLB players, new Missions and Programs, updated rewards in many of our modes (Ranked Seasons, Battle Royale, Events, Conquest), and promotional packs and store items.- Items — including players — are rewarded to you just for playing games in MLB The Show.
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Re: MLB 17: The Show Hype Train
Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:20 pm
Diamond Dynasty Deep Dive
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Re: MLB 17: The Show Hype Train
Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:30 pm
The Little Things
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Re: MLB 17: The Show Hype Train
Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:32 pm
Presentation and Commentary
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Fave NFL Team : Chicago Bears
Fave NCAA Team : Nebraska Cornhuskers
Re: MLB 17: The Show Hype Train
Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:45 pm
Operation Sports: MLB 17 Is Looking Good
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- [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]With the first month of the MLB The Show 17’s Twitch streams in the books, one thing is abundantly clear: Sony San Diego has gone to great lengths to dramatically improve the lone perennial baseball game on the market. Previous iterations, especially as the game got its footing on the PlayStation 4, felt more incremental than material in terms of innovation. However, the 2016 version saw huge leaps in animations, innovative ideas like Conquest Mode, and improved visuals and overall gameplay. The Show carries a well-deserved pedigree of innovation that speaks volumes about how in-depth sports video games can be and how vital it is for developers to absorb fan feedback. They are a living, breathing reminder that console/license exclusivity is not such a bad thing.
As it stands right now, MLB The Show 17 looks like it could be something special. For those who have not caught up with the streams (Embedded in posts above) that have been condensed and archived, here are a host of improvements big and small that could actually make MLB The Show 17 stand out.Animations And Physics
The streams have demonstrated a focus on removing the nagging gameplay issues from last year’s iteration. Once a game, I was plagued by a routine double play ball wherein the shortstop or second baseman took his time throwing out a runner. The same with a grounder that splits the pitcher and first baseman. Not as frequently, base runners would make obscenely poor decisions and run past third base with the shortstop holding the ball, resulting in them being out by a mile at home.
Not only did Sony San Diego address these concerns head-on in the streams, but they ran repeated double-play scenarios live on the stream to showcase the improvements. Additionally, Ramone Russell's Twitter (Show developer/community manager) featured Texas League hits and balls that die down the line. Streams showcased beautiful hooking line drives that have been very rare in baseball video gaming. Hits look great and varied, which is a vital component of keeping gameplay fresh.The New Catcher Throwing Meter
My catchers would very rarely throw out would-be base stealers. Their indifference to the runners and inability to make on-target throws were disappointing and removed an overlooked component of the game. This year, catchers get their own throwing camera and meter-based throwing system that rewards accuracy and shows close plays in slow motion. This emphasis brings new life to an otherwise dormant part of the game.Face Scans
The face scans this year truly make last year’s game look bad by comparison. Just look at the difference in J[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Jose AltuveThis is an impressive uptick in visuals. The graphical leap extends to created players as well, providing a new level of realism and eliminating the clones that permeated the Road to the Show minors.Retro Mode
Showcasing Kenta Maeda’s slow delivery in the initial live stream gave this mode a momentary bad rap. Retro Mode, as many are aware, is an arcade mode with elements of the SNES Ken Griffey series. A delightful fan service and reinforcement of Sony San Diego’s outside-of-the-box innovation, Retro Mode looks to be a quick nostalgic trip that will be much more fluid and fast-paced than the first stream suggested.
Hopefully, players will be able to play full seasons in the mode, rekindling our childhood summers of knocking out five full games in Ken Griffey in under an hour. Sony San Diego has proven its propensity to make significant changes to modes midseason, as evidenced with last year’s Diamond Dynasty Missions expansion, and the developers have yet to reveal everything about the mode, so here’s hoping that a season feature is included.UI Improvements
The entire presentation has been given a facelift. Stats are easier to access and menus are sleeker. Diamond Dynasty teams are displayed in baseball card formats instead of text-only lineups. There is even a DD card value tracker, showcasing how a certain card has trended in the marketplace. These shortcuts and cleaner displays will combat load times and provide direct routes into features that were a bit ignored last year.The Universal Profile
Player profiles (the user, not the MLB players) were tweaked last year, but arguably perfected this year. Those who play The Show 17 are constantly earning experience points and leveling up in every mode, and no longer have to tailor their play style to meet certain captain requirements. Stats are kept for every mode and get considerably in-depth. Achievements for meeting certain in-game milestones yield rewards as well. The interface will be an easy way to examine your own tendencies, compare them to others and earn rewards for your Diamond Dynasty team (or, for those not interested in DD, the most coveted Franchise sponsorships).Diamond Dynasty
Many did not care about about card-collecting modes until last year’s Show, when the option to play shorter games and the variety of the missions breathed new life into a well-executed concept. As such, many fans are salivating over the mode’s expansion, including evolving layers of varying missions. Circumstantial missions kept MLB The Show 16 engaging long after the conclusion of the real-life MLB season. The simplified DD navigation, the additional ways to play, the earning of rewards in every mode, and the host of new legend cards mix with all of the above improvements to hopefully create a monster of an experience.Future Reveals
March boasts even more reveals, including coveted Road to the Show and Franchise Mode reveals. The Twitch steam teases an entire “Create-A-Player Revamp” to be revealed on March 16, perhaps coinciding with the bounty of new sponsorship brands and dramatic improvements in face scans. We are not exactly holding our breath for a create-a-stadium mode, but Sony San Diego has surprised us before.
Additionally, the March 9 Twitch stream promises a franchise mode deep dive that highlights a “Franchise Launch Pad,” “Player Quirks” and the “Franchise Front Office.” Go ahead and speculate on the mysterious Franchise Launch Pad, which one could surmise is a cleaner and more structured way to begin the mode. Improvements in player chemistry and demands were interesting concepts in '16, but ultimately fell flat due to frustrating free agency. Hopefully these new player quirks will make the experience more interesting. As for Franchise Front Office, are there some MVP Baseball 2005 Owner Mode tricks up MLB the Show 17's sleeve? Only time will tell...
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Re: MLB 17: The Show Hype Train
Tue Mar 07, 2017 11:02 pm
Franchise Mode Deep Dive
The Pressure’s On
This year we added two completely new ways to play the gameCritical Situations
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Instead of waiting for the best parts of the game, Critical Situations takes you directly to those nail-biting, game-deciding moments when they naturally occur, breezing past some of the time-consuming baseball details that can get in the way of an action-packed experience. This makes games short, intense experiences that have a huge impact on your team’s record. One of the many possible situations that might pop up: your star player at the plate with a chance to win the game with one swing.In addition to these intense, game changing moments, you’ll also encounter other important situations, such as keeping long hitting streaks alive or hitting three home runs in a game. In these situations you’ll be “locked” to the player involved, meaning you’ll only play his at-bats or fielding chances (much like Road to the Show, for all the veterans reading this). And this leads us perfectly into our next Franchise feature.
Player Lock
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If you’ve ever wanted to see what you could do with your favorite MLB player over a full season, but you’re strapped for time, you’re in luck. Player Lock makes this possible, allowing gamers to play exclusively with their favorite players and help progress through the season faster. With Player Lock you can say goodbye to playing full 9-inning games! And don’t worry — it’s not permanent. Before every game, you can choose a different player to “lock-on,” meaning you can mix it up between your star players or the prospects that are just getting their first taste of The Show.Quick Games for Quick Manage
What about all the simulation-minded Franchise players out there? We haven’t forgotten about you, and we think you’re going to love our next feature: Quick Manage.Just as if you were calling the shots from the dugout, Quick Manage is a text-based simulation mode that puts you in complete control of all the managerial decisions during a game. Want to bring in the closer an inning early to lock down the game? Think a sacrifice fly will score you the winning run? All of these actions and more are available to you in Quick Manage, so you control your team’s destiny.
If you’re wondering what’s so “Quick” about this mode, it’s the fact that you see the results of your actions instantly with the press of a button. We’ve given you plenty of managerial depth as well, as you can see in the screenshot below with all ways you can pitch to the hitter.
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Getting antsy and want to get back into the action? With Quick Manage, you have the ability to enter the game at any point and can jump back-and-forth between managing and playing as many times as you’d like. This means that you can pick and choose when to play, while always being in complete control of your team.And for all of you stat enthusiasts who want our MLB players to perform even more like they do in real-life, we’ve got one more thing for you, and that’s our newly introduced Player Quirks.
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Quirks are very specific traits assigned to a player based on real-life data which give the player a bonus when triggered. As you can see in the screenshot above, Anthony Rizzo has the Breaking Ball Hitter quirk, which means he excels at hitting curves, sliders, and other breaking pitches. When you’re playing as Rizzo, you’ll want to look for breaking pitches to hammer, since you’ll get a hitting bonus when swinging at these types of pitches.There are tons of different Quirks for both pitchers and position players, and in addition to changing the way you go about at-bats, we think they’ll also change the way you construct your roster.
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Re: MLB 17: The Show Hype Train
Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:30 pm
Soundtrack
“Hands” – Barnes Courtney
“Fill in the Blank” – Car Seat Headrest
“Hieroglyphics” – Beware of Darkness
“Broken Bones” – CRX
“Can I Sit Next To You” – Spoon
“Buick Mackane” – Ty Segall
“The Bully Boys” – Chavez
“PTP” – Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
“Talk to Me” – Run The Jewels
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