MLB The Show 17: Is It a Buy?

[Trackball]

Re: MLB The Show 17: Is It a Buy?

I've always known this series exists but I've always had an Xbox and have never played it (last baseball game I think I played was MVP Baseball 2005). I'm hearing a ton of good things and have seen a lot of videos and it looks amazing! Especially franchise mode!

I love NHL but sadly it'll never be anywhere as good as MLB or NBA 2K. I'm highly considering buying a PS4 just to play this game (and a few others that I've heard good things about). I love sports games and while baseball isn't my favorite sport, this franchise mode looks too deep and detailed and fun for me to pass up.

Should I do it?

My sport of choice is not baseball--it's basketball.

But I first got The Show with 14, and have NEVER had a bad experience with it.

Even NBA 2K has had some missteps, especially with this year's game. But I've never had such with The Show.

Go get it. If you can afford a PS4 Pro and the game, go get it. Even a normal PS4 (which I still use) would be pretty good.

[RunN1st]

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Get it and enjoy every hit that slices, curves, spins and drifts!

[mike24forever]

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The people who are saying this is a must buy right now are doing people who don't have the game a huge disservice.

The problems with the game are on social media and other sites besides this one, they are not isolated incidents.

These aren't little glitches, the servers being a problem days after launch, the game resetting people's experience sometimes multiple times a day, the game freezing mid game, games played but not counting, getting booted out of games and being credited with a loss, load screens that are 30+ minutes, having to wait minutes for menu screens to change.

The argument of "well it's not happening to me" does not work because not only do other users in here say they're having the problems but SDS says yes, they know these things are happening.

Everyone who has the game right now and is dealing with problems have paid a premium. They have the game during launch week when it's going to be it's most expensive. They are rewarded with a game that is currently broken.

Saying right now the game is a buy is irresponsible. If you want to say once things are fixed it's worth a buy that's one thing. To suggest that it would be in someone's best interests to get the game right now with all this going on is misleading, it makes the community look bad. They should be watching each other's backs and preventing others from getting in the same situation.

Your post is a disservice to anyone looking for a great game of video game baseball and understands that this game track record for server issues during it's first week. If your only interested in online games, wait a week or two. If you want to play offline and enjoy 4K HDR video game baseball with ridiculously amazing bat and ball physics, pick it up immediately and enjoy a great game of baseball. Period.

Completely broken = a blank disc or a game that doesn't load or constantly freezes, etc. MLB The Show 17 IS NOT completely broken. I'm all for people having their own opinions, but the hyperbola of this game being broken is a joke.

[bailey4mvp]

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Is it worth Trading FIFA 17 and NBA 2K17 in for?


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[The JareBear]

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Is it worth Trading FIFA 17 and NBA 2K17 in for?


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Probably a pretty subjective question. How much do you still enjoy and play both of those games? Is The Show your favorite sports game? What's your favorite sport?


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[bailey4mvp]

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Probably a pretty subjective question. How much do you still enjoy and play both of those games? Is The Show your favorite sports game? What's your favorite sport?


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I am a massive NBA fan but this year I can't get into the game for some reason, I got FIFA for something else to play and had some fun but it has sat in the case for the last 2-3 months.

I played 15 and loved it, still actually have it. They have just started to release the game in Australia. I am a Red Sox fan


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[jeffy777]

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I've always known this series exists but I've always had an Xbox and have never played it (last baseball game I think I played was MVP Baseball 2005). I'm hearing a ton of good things and have seen a lot of videos and it looks amazing! Especially franchise mode!

I love NHL but sadly it'll never be anywhere as good as MLB or NBA 2K. I'm highly considering buying a PS4 just to play this game (and a few others that I've heard good things about). I love sports games and while baseball isn't my favorite sport, this franchise mode looks too deep and detailed and fun for me to pass up.

Should I do it?

Yes. I played baseball as a kid, but lost interest after the strike of '94 and as a teenager moved on to other things (mainly girls and skateboarding). I basically ignored baseball completely till I got a PSP and someone recommended MLB 06 The Show. That game singlehandley renewed my interest in baseball. I was always an Xbox guy, but finally got a PS3 just so I could play The Show because MLB 2K just wasn't cutting it.

So this game is the only reason I have a PS4, and I just upgraded to a PS4 Pro just for this game. It's definitely worth it.

[mr23frahee]

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Yes, frankly after playing it for a week.. this might end up being my favorite sports game ever.

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[Jaysonguy]

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Your post is a disservice to anyone looking for a great game of video game baseball and understands that this game track record for server issues during it's first week. If your only interested in online games, wait a week or two. If you want to play offline and enjoy 4K HDR video game baseball with ridiculously amazing bat and ball physics, pick it up immediately and enjoy a great game of baseball. Period.

Completely broken = a blank disc or a game that doesn't load or constantly freezes, etc. MLB The Show 17 IS NOT completely broken. I'm all for people having their own opinions, but the hyperbola of this game being broken is a joke.

Your post is exactly the problem I'm talking about.

It's not just online and the fact that "well just play offline" is being parroted over and over does nothing to educate people about the actual state of the game and in turn is going to screw over people who buy the game at a premium right now.

The experience you gain while playing any game mode online or offline is being reset so if you played 100 offline games since launch you lost everything you earned. People's EXP are being reset multiple times this week, I personally had it reset three times. Someone on Facebook said their just reset for the 6th time yesterday.

The game is freezing during offline games or just erroring out and going back to the main menu, even people in the batting practice part of the game have reported freezing.

The main menus in the game, not the online portion, have taken over 30 minutes to change.

These are not isolated cases, it's not like what we see 6 months in that someone is having something wonky happen in their game. These are widespread problems that are happening to many people. As I said before these problems are being brought up not only here but social media and other gaming sites.

When I say the game is broken I mean the game is broken. The offline has problems and the online has problems. Now maybe every single problem is caused by the servers and when that's fixed they all go away, that would be swell.

[mike24forever]

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Your post is exactly the problem I'm talking about.

It's not just online and the fact that "well just play offline" is being parroted over and over does nothing to educate people about the actual state of the game and in turn is going to screw over people who buy the game at a premium right now.

The experience you gain while playing any game mode online or offline is being reset so if you played 100 offline games since launch you lost everything you earned. People's EXP are being reset multiple times this week, I personally had it reset three times. Someone on Facebook said their just reset for the 6th time yesterday.

The game is freezing during offline games or just erroring out and going back to the main menu, even people in the batting practice part of the game have reported freezing.

The main menus in the game, not the online portion, have taken over 30 minutes to change.

These are not isolated cases, it's not like what we see 6 months in that someone is having something wonky happen in their game. These are widespread problems that are happening to many people. As I said before these problems are being brought up not only here but social media and other gaming sites.

When I say the game is broken I mean the game is broken. The offline has problems and the online has problems. Now maybe every single problem is caused by the servers and when that's fixed they all go away, that would be swell.

So, you've played the game?!? Then the game is not broken. No one is disputing your claim that there are severe issues with the servers, the servers maybe broken, I'll give you that. To say the game is broken, is misleading people.

You want an example of an MLB game being broken, I'll give you one. Back in the PS2 days, MLB was freezing for everyone. So much so, people were coming up with solutions like, boiling the disc in water for 30 sec to get it to work. I'm not joking, look it up. Another broken game was NCAA 10 Basketball (Xbox 360) where the game would freeze for everyone and EA walked away from the game without releasing a patch to fix the game.

These are examples of broken games. I'm 20 games into my Blue Jays game and the only issues I've had are with issues caused by the servers not working. Again, this game isn't broken. There are issues with the server and a few things that need to be patched. It's a shame that you are experiencing every single issue with the game right now. I would be upset too. What are the chances. However, stop with your absolutes. The game is not broken.

[countryboy]

MLB The Show 17: Is It a Buy?

Mike you're wasting your time my friend.

We know the game isn't broken. Everyone that is playing and enjoying the game knows it's not broken. But no amount of discussion is going to change the mind of someone who has convinced themselves that it is broken.




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[mike24forever]

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Mike you're wasting your time my friend.

We know the game isn't broken. Everyone that is playing and enjoying the game knows it's not broken. But no amount of discussion is going to change the mind of someone who has convinced themselves that it is

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I just don't get the use of absolutes. I agree with him on so many things, however saying it is broken is just too much.

[zfarrow]

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The fact that there is a guy in the review/article saying don't buy who did nothing but play 10 innings of the install game and sim seasons in franchise is ridiculous. Sorry but what makes your opinion valid if you've admittedly barely even played the game? Why would they even bother putting this guys feedback in the article?


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[lizardking89]

Definitely a buy for me. I mostly play RTTS and I'm loving the new rpg element this year.

[Bullit]

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Your post is exactly the problem I'm talking about.

It's not just online and the fact that "well just play offline" is being parroted over and over does nothing to educate people about the actual state of the game and in turn is going to screw over people who buy the game at a premium right now.

The experience you gain while playing any game mode online or offline is being reset so if you played 100 offline games since launch you lost everything you earned. People's EXP are being reset multiple times this week, I personally had it reset three times. Someone on Facebook said their just reset for the 6th time yesterday.

The game is freezing during offline games or just erroring out and going back to the main menu, even people in the batting practice part of the game have reported freezing.

The main menus in the game, not the online portion, have taken over 30 minutes to change.

These are not isolated cases, it's not like what we see 6 months in that someone is having something wonky happen in their game. These are widespread problems that are happening to many people. As I said before these problems are being brought up not only here but social media and other gaming sites.

When I say the game is broken I mean the game is broken. The offline has problems and the online has problems. Now maybe every single problem is caused by the servers and when that's fixed they all go away, that would be swell.

Everything in bold is simply false. I have played 16 franchise games, 3 months of RTTS, Exhibition Games and none of these things have happened once.

You are entitled to your opinion, everybody is. But you are reaching Trolling levels and you need to reign it in.

Edit: I did not mean to include Online as not resetting because I know it is. What only intending to include offline modes.