Will MLB The Show 22 look like a PS5 game?

[KnightTemplar]

Re: Will MLB The Show 22 look like a PS5 game?

I'm hoping that we will get some kind of graphical jump, even if it's a minimal one like 2K had, commentary really needs a refresh I'll be glad if SDS made some type of improvement in this year's game

I got this feeling that those gargoyle looking CAPS that flood the minor league rosters will be back…..oof. The Create A Player was in need of a makeover two years ago. For me 95% of the face choices are flat out unusable. If they are talking about a 4K experience, ain’t gonna happen with the PS2 looking faces.

[PVarck31]

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The fact that this game is still being made for last gen consoles shows that we’ll not have a true PS5/XBSX game. All SDS cares about is having this game on as many consoles as possible so they can monetize Diamond dynasty. Good thing Starfield is coming out this year. This could possibly be the first year I pass on The Show.


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All sports games are still being made for previous gen consoles. This isn't anything new. Every new generation continues to make previous generation games for at least 2-3 years or even more. This is how the business works. And to top that off, most people don't even have the newest generation consoles, so should anyone really expect them to abandon previous gen? That would be horrible business.

People need to realize the gaming industry is all about making money. Just like every industry and company in the world. They aren't charitable, they aren't gonna do what a small number of their fan base wants.

[puppies_on_acid]

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People need to realize the gaming industry is all about making money. Just like every industry and company in the world. They aren't charitable, they aren't gonna do what a small number of their fan base wants.

I've come to terms with this a long time ago. The Show is no longer worth my time or money, since they no longer focus on what I care about, which is why I no longer buy The Show.

The long and the short of it is, DD will make tons of money year in and year out if they did absolutely nothing with it this year. And yet they seem to focus their limited resources on that mode year in and year out ever since it became a thing. They could focus on things that matter to actual baseball fans and still make buckets of money. They can please the baseball purists and the casuals that are just looking to spend money on yet another card game. And as I've said before, the lack of competition has led to stagnation and apathy. Why try, when you're the only game in town. You don't have to.

The dev team can still prove me wrong and come out with something amazing this year (I have zero expectations for this) and I will buy the game again.

In the mean time, I'll keep playing OotP Baseball.

[GreedyGenius]

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I’ve owned ever MLB The Show ever, and from my experience I would say there probably won’t be a graphical upgrade this year. There was no mention of this in the next gen features column. Only mentioned the 4K 60 fps which is was last year. The environment and player models likely remain the same. The Show is behind all other sports games in the graphics department.

Part of this is on us who play it. Too often did I see members of our community across the net compliment 21’s graphics on next gen although the difference was minimal.

[GridironGreat]

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I’ve owned ever MLB The Show ever, and from my experience I would say there probably won’t be a graphical upgrade this year. There was no mention of this in the next gen features column. Only mentioned the 4K 60 fps which is was last year. The environment and player models likely remain the same. The Show is behind all other sports games in the graphics department.

Part of this is on us who play it. Too often did I see members of our community across the net compliment 21’s graphics on next gen although the difference was minimal.

Exactly this. First thing that jumped out to me as “next gen”, “4K visuals” and “targeted 60FPS”. Cross gen cross play is holding things back as far as looking like a true “next gen” game. They should have 2 versions of the game, one for PS4/XB1/Switch, have them cross play with each other. Then a next gen experience with PS5/Series X supporting cross play with those consoles.

[GreedyGenius]

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Exactly this. First thing that jumped out to me as “next gen”, “4K visuals” and “targeted 60FPS”. Cross gen cross play is holding things back as far as looking like a true “next gen” game. They should have 2 versions of the game, one for PS4/XB1/Switch, have them cross play with each other. Then a next gen experience with PS5/Series X supporting cross play with those consoles.

Exactly. Another issue is we all know as soon as it was made available yesterday thousands of people pre-ordered with no regard for the unknown quality of the new product. I am not paying 70 dollars to see the same graphics and have Matt Vasgersian spew the same overly recycled lines

[lemarflacco]

Re: Will MLB The Show 22 look like a PS5 game?

I've come to terms with this a long time ago. The Show is no longer worth my time or money, since they no longer focus on what I care about, which is why I no longer buy The Show.

The long and the short of it is, DD will make tons of money year in and year out if they did absolutely nothing with it this year. And yet they seem to focus their limited resources on that mode year in and year out ever since it became a thing. They could focus on things that matter to actual baseball fans and still make buckets of money. They can please the baseball purists and the casuals that are just looking to spend money on yet another card game. And as I've said before, the lack of competition has led to stagnation and apathy. Why try, when you're the only game in town. You don't have to.

The dev team can still prove me wrong and come out with something amazing this year (I have zero expectations for this) and I will buy the game again.

In the mean time, I'll keep playing OotP Baseball.

I get this but just the nature of DD and things that get added, it doesn't seem like it should take time away from something like franchise. Not even sure the same dev or team would work on these aspects.

[breakfastcat]

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I get this but just the nature of DD and things that get added, it doesn't seem like it should take time away from something like franchise. Not even sure the same dev or team would work on these aspects.

It's not about taking time away, it's about return on investment. SDS must believe that the amount of added sales as a result of an overhauled franchise mode is not enough to justify the resources it would take to do it. And they are probably right.

[puppies_on_acid]

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I get this but just the nature of DD and things that get added, it doesn't seem like it should take time away from something like franchise. Not even sure the same dev or team would work on these aspects.

It's not so much that they take the time away, it's more like they don't even have devs that are working on franchise anymore. Or if they do, it's very very few. Enough to throw out an updated roster and maybe re-add in a feature that we had in years past just to add another bullet-point for what's "new" for '22. They've been doing this for the last 4 or 5 years now. Even did it this year already with the ability to make multiple players in RTTS. This was always a feature, until they realized they could make more money by tying RTTS into DD and only allowing 1 created player in RTTS.

It's the age old "take stuff out, only to re-add it later to make it look like improvement" tactic. Anti-consumer publishers have been doing this for years now. And it seems to be working on those that full on white knight this game every year still.

To be fair, this probably isn't the dev teams fault. They have investors/publishers that they have to answer to, which are pulling the strings of what they focus on each year. And the only language investors speak is money, and they don't care how they get it and at whose expense.

[ryanmc564]

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I would be surprised if we get anything more graphic wise other Than a slew of updated player scans and updated stadium details for stadiums that didn't see the same level of attention as others from last year...

Would be nice to see updates on the presentation side of gameplay, other than new intros.. Lets see some dynamic camera angles and pans across the diamond in realtime gameplay like on a real broadcast and not just for replays.. If the play is resulting in a batter out on a routine play that has been preloaded, why not highlight the play during the game play and focus in tighter on the player making the play. No need to see the majority of the field, the play is an out. Their trailers always give off a dramatic action camera vibe for the game that does not represents what the gameplay is going to be like, if they could implement that in a way to gameplay that would breath new life into the game and make it feel different from the previous decade of the games.

[GridironGreat]

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Exactly. Another issue is we all know as soon as it was made available yesterday thousands of people pre-ordered with no regard for the unknown quality of the new product. I am not paying 70 dollars to see the same graphics and have Matt Vasgersian spew the same overly recycled lines

I do love this game/series, but my friend, that’s exactly what we are getting. Same game across all platforms, will run/perform better on the bigger next gen consoles. Same recycled Matt Vasgersian lines too smh.

[dalger21]

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Exactly. Another issue is we all know as soon as it was made available yesterday thousands of people pre-ordered with no regard for the unknown quality of the new product. I am not paying 70 dollars to see the same graphics and have Matt Vasgersian spew the same overly recycled lines

Pretty much. There isn't much incentive for SDS to innovate the series when people here will pre-order it no matter what they release. It's the Madden and CoD effect.

[zello144]

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SDS has become Manfred

[Blzer]

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SDS has become Manfred

Let's not get carried away, now.

[Seancefc]

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We’re not going to see significant improvements in any area of any game that include micro-transactions. Maximising revenue via DD is SDS main priority now so will plough their resources into that.

Let’s be honest with ourselves, we’re going to buy the game anyway…I caved in June last year despite insisting I wasn’t going to! SDS know that so why bother doing anything beyond minor/token upgrades? The years of doing it for the fans and pride are long gone I’m afraid.

Will it still be a good game? No doubt, I’ve enjoyed 21 despite it looking and sounding very tired but the fact it falls way short of where it should and could be leaves a bad taste IMO.