Yesterday developer Sony San Diego went into some detail on the new story-like interactions that will debut in Road to the Show with MLB The Show 17. Interactions and choices will be made over the course of a career that could change its trajectory. Now a video has been released that walks through RTTS as a whole, acting as both an introduction for those unfamiliar and a preview of what's new this year that'll interest returning players. It's also noted that new content will be adde...

While Road to the Show mode will likely never become a full-on story mode similar to those in NBA 2K and FIFA, with MLB The Show 17 it's integrating at least some narrative elements and critical choices to be made. That was hinted at with the tagline 'Pave Your Path' and now further details have been released on what to expect out of RTTS.  (more…)...

Compared to other areas of the game the reveal of Franchise Mode improvements for MLB The Show 17 has proven underwhelming. One new feature, Player Quirks, will affect team construction and gameplay, while most of the other work has gone into features that assist people who want to get through games and seasons faster. Critical Situations and Quick Manage join Player Lock and Quick Counts as optional methods that can be utilized to speed through games while still having at least some influen...

This week is all about Franchise Mode for MLB The Show 17 and a new video today has detailed two features designed with the intention of getting through games and seasons faster while still providing some level of influence on their outcomes. Critical Situations will place you into late-game scenarios like walk-off and save opportunities, no-hitters, and when on the verge of reaching statistical milestones. Quick Manage is a text-based sim that provides the ability to make some strategica...

On Monday the new presentation elements for MLB The Show 17 which include heavy MLB Network integration were revealed through a brief video. Following up on that was the developer live stream archived below, going further into everything from the new commentators and broadcast package, to Showtrack, enhanced visuals, and of course a lot more gameplay. Please enable Javascript to watch this video...

This week is all about promoting the presentation improvements for MLB The Show 17 and that begins with a video that goes into the integration of the MLB Network. The two new color commentators that will join Matt Vasgersian in the booth are MLB Network's Harold Reynolds and Dan Plesac, there's the full MLB Network broadcast package for games, and new "Showtrack" which features advanced metrics and visual tracking displays. Please enable Javascript to watch this video...

Among the most conspicuous of omissions in recent releases of MLB The Show have been all the uniform sets that fans would see see worn regularly during the season that were unfortunately missing in the games. Excuses for them not being included having ranged from particular sets not being found in the official MLB Style Guide to a limitation on the maximum number that could be assigned per team. Whether it was a stronger drive to include more, or the scrapping of a PS3 version that may ha...