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MLB The Show 16 News Post


Sony San Diego is Twitch streaming MLB The Show 16 right now, as the team goes over the Showtime and Road to the Show modes.

Watch the stream here. For those of you that miss it, we will update this post with the archive.

UPDATE: The stream has completed, watch the archive here (it starts at roughly the 16:35 mark).

Some notes:
  • 20-80 scale confirmed in Franchise mode
  • You CAN turn the Showtime feature on/off
  • New running styles are normal, lumbering, speedster and athletic
  • Over 600 new animations added, 100's more a dive specific
  • While running bases, hold L1 for a zoomed in view, L2 for a medium view
  • Oakley, EvoShield, and All Star are the new equipment brands
  • New Balance not in this year, maybe next year
  • No tattoos or face scanning in RTTS
  • You can view team uniforms in player editor

Game: MLB The Show 16Reader Score: 8/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PS3 / PS4Votes for game: 23 - View All
MLB The Show 16 Videos
Member Comments
# 1 bcruise @ 02/04/16 06:04 PM
20-80 scale confirmed in Franchise!
 
# 2 underdog13 @ 02/04/16 06:05 PM
20-80 scale is in franchise whoot!

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# 3 Scott @ 02/04/16 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by bcruise
20-80 scale confirmed in Franchise!
Dreams come true.
 
# 4 underdog13 @ 02/04/16 06:05 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by bcruise
20-80 scale confirmed in Franchise!
Damn your quick lol

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# 5 Scott @ 02/04/16 06:06 PM
I think Showtime looks pretty cool...
 
# 6 Blzer @ 02/04/16 06:08 PM
Joe Random the exact reason the NL wants to go to DH.

ShowTime looks good because there's an added difficulty to it. I'd almost prefer it not as a "cheat," but as a "mode" in itself. If throwing truly does seem that hard, it's almost better than things being automatic. I'm not saying we should get errors left and right, but much like a catch button it's visceral to have your attributes matter alongside your game skill.
 
# 7 HozAndMoose @ 02/04/16 06:08 PM
There are going to be a few buffer spots in the YouTube video. Twitch made a few changes and it affected the way you download videos so I have to record it as it plays. Hopefully it doesn't get to bad.

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# 8 HypoLuxa13 @ 02/04/16 06:12 PM
I got nothing, black screen and no sound or video.. Guess I'll wait and watch the saved version after it is all done...
 
# 9 Spokker @ 02/04/16 06:15 PM
I can only listen to it, but this scout day thing sounds more involved than before.
 
# 10 Spokker @ 02/04/16 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by HypoLuxa13
I got nothing, black screen and no sound or video.. Guess I'll wait and watch the saved version after it is all done...
You can use the twitch app and set to audio only. That's what I'm doing.
 
# 11 underdog13 @ 02/04/16 06:18 PM
Same announcers as last year, can here the audio in the background

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# 12 bowld @ 02/04/16 06:24 PM
Take away the showtime camera and it looks exactly the same as previous years
 
# 13 Factzzz @ 02/04/16 06:24 PM
Same one hand follow through animation for right handed hitters.

Doesn't look natural.
 
# 14 Blzer @ 02/04/16 06:28 PM
Not nitpicking at all (really, not stating it as a detriment or anything, just stating an observation), but I find the menu/navigation screens somewhat uninviting. There aren't many games that grab me with the menus though, and baseball tends to be dead-last with that more often for whatever reason.

Just thinking about "spending time" in the menus when doing franchise or RttS, and as naturally as it blends with a baseball vibe, I guess I'm sort of meh on it.

As with the announcing, I think I'm too used to their font now too lol.
 
# 15 vidgames @ 02/04/16 06:29 PM
Dang. I was hoping for something else different. Same overlays, graphics look identical...camera angles same. It seems the directonal batting got tweaked. Unfortunately, not impressed at all.
 
# 16 Spokker @ 02/04/16 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by vidgames
Dang. I was hoping for something else different. Same overlays, graphics look identical...camera angles same. It seems the directonal batting got tweaked. Unfortunately, not impressed at all.
Graphics and lighting not done yet.
 
# 17 underdog13 @ 02/04/16 06:34 PM
Lol batter laughed at fielder after he made an error.

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# 18 Factzzz @ 02/04/16 06:37 PM
Generated players still look bad, in terms of hair and equipment.

Still seeing handle bar moustache guys wearing one batting glove.
 
# 19 Scott @ 02/04/16 06:38 PM
Its not like this is a final copy..
 
# 20 vidgames @ 02/04/16 06:39 PM
I am sure the lighting and graphics will get "tone up" but let's be real...not much improvement. You can only put so much paint over something that needs to be redone.
 


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