With only a few hours to go, planning out your first moves with MLB: The Show 15 should be a priority. Everyone will have a personal preference, whether it's playing with your favorite team or immediately kicking off "Road to the Show," but there are four things that will be an absolute must to play around with come Tuesday.

1. Get Used to the Directional Hitting: Hitting in The Show is already difficult enough, but with the all new real-time directional hitting mechanic, the learning curve should be a lot steeper. Whether in practice mode or an exhibition game, messing around with the directional hitting before moving into a franchise or Road to the Show might be a wise idea.

2. Play an Evening Game: MLB: The Show has always been beautiful, but 14 ran into some issues with lighting, particularly at night. So the addition of real-time shadows and lighting is a welcome addition. Watching the shadows come and go should be a glorious thing to see.

3. Check out the Trade Logic: Every year, promises of better trade logic come and go, often failing to produce results. Will this year be any different? Almost certainly. With "refreshed" franchise mode logic, it seems like both trades and contract offers have been a major focus for SCEA. Hopefully the days of the CPU trading guys like Strasburg for Kershaw are long gone.

4. Listen to a Radio Show: One of the most underrated additions moving into MLB: The Show 15 is a radio show that plays during both Road to the Show and franchise mode. One of The Show's legacy issues has been that it fails to totally immerse players in the gamemodes. This is a huge step in the right direction, and if it is as cool as promised, it should allow players to really sink their teeth into whatever gamemode they choose to spend their time with.

What are you planning on doing first when you get MLB 15 The Show?