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MLB The Show 17 Trailer, Retro Mode Details Revealed

  03:25 PM - December 3, 2016 by Steve_OS

Check out new MLB The Show 17 trailer and make sure you check out Retro Mode at the end of it. Post your thoughts!

UPDATE: Retro Mode details revealed.

During the World Series, we revealed that newly inducted Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. will grace the cover of MLB The Show 17. The Kid’s signature style transcended the baseball diamond and helped create some of the most memorable baseball video games of the 90’s. Most of us at San Diego Studio grew up playing those classics and wondered how we could recreate a nostalgic feeling for a generation of gamers.

To answer the most obvious question: nope, your eyes did not deceive you. At the very end of our PlayStation Experience trailer you caught a first look at a new game mode for The Show 17.

Introducing “Retro Mode,” a retro gameplay experience that pays homage to the classic baseball games many of us grew up playing. Retro Mode allows you to move the pitcher across the pitcher’s rubber and move around the batter’s box with ease, classic on-screen displays, an old school soundtrack, unique sound effects, a throwback pause menu and more.

Retro Mode is entirely separate to the popular Road To The Show, Diamond Dynasty and Franchise game modes. This new way to play MLB The Show is designed to be a fun, throwback game mode that instigates battles on the couch with friends. We’re not diving deep into those modes just yet, but there are a few teases about the changes coming to RTTS, gameplay additions and a couple of other things we snuck into the trailer for our eager fans. Some changes are more obvious than others and we’ll take a deeper look very soon in case the untrained eye missed a clue (I’m guessing our biggest fans will find most of them by the end of the weekend).

We’ve only scratched the surface on the feature set for MLB The Show 17, so stay tuned for info in the coming weeks. And if you’re at PlayStation Experience over the weekend be sure to come by the MLB The Show bar and try out an Alpha build of Retro Mode.

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Member Comments
# 421 mrCPUgeek @ 12/19/16 09:23 AM
I wonder if Retro mode will have a scaled down season mode or Franchise mode to it. I could see playing a 16-30 game season in that mode a fun thing to do as a side to actual Franchise games. It would also be a good mode to have the old Sportscast Manager use. Just random thoughts.


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# 422 countryboy @ 12/19/16 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by mrCPUgeek
I wonder if Retro mode will have a scaled down season mode or Franchise mode to it. I could see playing a 16-30 game season in that mode a fun thing to do as a side to actual Franchise games. It would also be a good mode to have the old Sportscast Manager use. Just random thoughts.


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While I'm not getting my hopes up for some sort of season mode in Retro Mode, it would be a very pleasant surprise.

My buddies and I have been discussing playing some sort of league using this mode. I foresee good times ahead.
 
# 423 DJ @ 12/20/16 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by PsychoBulk
Hello folks.

Been away from here for some time for personal reasons and being worn out with the game somewhat.

Was hoping for something a little new, a little different etc this year...very disappointed with this trailer (be it one minute or not, some things never change).

A lot of you know me, i've been on here years, im not a moaner for moaning sake, im not here to bash the devs or anybody personally, but this game is in serious need of a facelift, a revamp, call it what you will, and I dont mean just tacking on an arcadey mode etc, you know what i mean.

Anemic is exactly the type of word i'd use to describe this franchise at the moment.

Anemic, stale, stagnant, faded - call it what you will.

I'm not judging '17 by this one video of course not, im more talking about the general way the series has gone the last few years. I truly believe you could play any of the games from 2013, '14 and '15 and '16 and be hard pressed to convince a naysayer they really were different games. Great games yes, but, like i said, stale, etc.

Ill keep my hopes up for something a little fresher as the information about '17 starts to come out but as i said previously, my enthusiasm for this games release used to be rampant yearly, now its merely more than a passing interest and that's a great shame.

Don't get me wrong, it will still be a superb game with many, many more pro's than con's but it simply cannot shake off this stale feeling, as far as im concerned.

I dont expect a different looking game every year, it would be stupid to do so, it's the same developer after all, but when so many things go largely untouched for year after year such as commentary, franchise, even the same signature music for like, ever, then you start to compare it to the strides made in other areas of sports gaming such as NBA 2K, FIFA, Madden etc then yes, then it starts to make you wonder why you keep coming back and why '16 feels like '15 feels like '14 feels like '13 etc.

I repeat, it will be a great game, but times change and its simply my opinion that SCEA doesnt move fast enough with them.

I used to pre-order this game months in advance, look forward to it like nothing else all year, take a whole week off work just to play it on release week...those days are long gone.

This is without doubt the first year ill almost certainly not be buying and i think its telling the posts mirroring my feelings seem to have garnered as many likes if not more generally than those saying otherwise - i think this worm has finally turned.

Dont ever take your loyal customers for granted in business - and i think SCEA is in danger of doing just that.

Shame indeed.
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Originally Posted by Bullit
Hey Psycho,

Bet you a pint that you change your mind and pick it up....
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Originally Posted by PsychoBulk
Honestly my friend this time, i dont think i will.

Succumbed last year then only a few months in wondered why, told myself not to fall for it again, should it be the almost the same game.

Ill take that bet
I hear you, Psycho.

For me, I feel the batting has taken steps backward since the inclusion of directional hitting. The reward for timing your swing properly just isn't there for me on a consistent basis, and then I have to watch the ÇPU hit opposite-field home runs on balls out of the strike zone or get jammed and still manage to find a hole and reach base. I understand those things happen in baseball, but it just seems so one-sided.

MLB 12 was the last time I thought hitting on the HUM side was done right. You were rewarded for anticipation and proper timing. MLB 14 came close to 12 after the horror that was 13, but then 15 and 16 went right back to being super frustrating.

Combine that with commentary and presentation that are in desperate need of an upgrade, and just like that a game that I played all the time barely gets touched.

MLB The Show is still a great game and I don't want to dissuade people from purchasing, just stating how my own burnout/frustration with the series currently has me feeling.
 
# 424 Jolly Roger @ 12/23/16 12:36 PM
Man, I don't know how some of you guys can remember what features were added in what year, what minor nuances fluctuated this way or that in 15 vs. 13 vs. 16, etc. They all just blur together for me!
 
# 425 Bullit @ 12/23/16 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Jolly Roger
Man, I don't know how some of you guys can remember what features were added in what year, what minor nuances fluctuated this way or that in 15 vs. 13 vs. 16, etc. They all just blur together for me!
Probably because for some of us it is a sickness. I was just having a conversation about this game with a friend at work. Started crunching some numbers for an average. So with The Show 16 figuring on average of 1.5 hours a game for franchise so far this year I have logged over 970 hours finishing 4 years of my Nationals franshise. That is not including Spring Training and the multitude of Minor League games I have played. Nor does this include my RTTS careers, of which I have 3 and one of those is in his 6th year.

So I guess if your play a game that much it kind of sticks in your head, you know.
 
# 426 PastaIsAwesome @ 12/29/16 03:37 PM
Does MLB The Show 2017 have real or fake hitting? Meaning I have total control over where the ball is hit if I swing properly, for example ball down the middle I place the on screen PCI inside of the ball to hit it the opposite way and with no assist.

I saw a guy playing MLB The Show 2016 and it looked like at the last split second the game placed the aimer by itself, can you disable that if it wasn't him doing it?
 
# 427 underdog13 @ 12/29/16 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by PastaIsAwesome
Does MLB The Show 2017 have real or fake hitting? Meaning I have total control over where the ball is hit if I swing properly, for example ball down the middle I place the on screen PCI inside of the ball to hit it the opposite way and with no assist.

I saw a guy playing MLB The Show 2016 and it looked like at the last split second the game placed the aimer by itself, can you disable that if it wasn't him doing it?
The game doesn't move the pci. Any late pci movement is a twitch by the user. For your first question, yes zone hitting was greatly changed in 16, you would hit the ball the other way if you were inside of it.
 
# 428 Jeffrey Smith @ 12/30/16 12:14 AM
But the game does move the pci for you if you're using classic guess pitch and guess correctley.
 
# 429 nemesis04 @ 12/30/16 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by underdog13
The game doesn't move the pci. Any late pci movement is a twitch by the user. For your first question, yes zone hitting was greatly changed in 16, you would hit the ball the other way if you were inside of it.

Actually the PCI could move up or down on its own based on your timing. Up early and down late.
 
# 430 underdog13 @ 12/30/16 03:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeffrey Smith
But the game does move the pci for you if you're using classic guess pitch and guess correctley.
Yes that's correct, but not what the guy was asking.
 
# 431 underdog13 @ 12/30/16 03:25 AM
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Originally Posted by nemesis04
Actually the PCI could move up or down on its own based on your timing. Up early and down late.
First time ever hearing this, do you know where i could find it? Would love to read more.
 
# 432 bcruise @ 12/30/16 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by underdog13
First time ever hearing this, do you know where i could find it? Would love to read more.
That's going to be a tough find as it was several years ago, but I remember them saying it too, FWIW (or, at the very least, it was relayed through the community day guys, probably nem himself).
 
# 433 nemesis04 @ 12/31/16 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by underdog13
First time ever hearing this, do you know where i could find it? Would love to read more.
In theory it is emulating a hitter's swing path. You can self test it. Leave the PCI in neutral and purposely swing early and late and the feedback will show travel up and down accordingly.
 
# 434 HypoLuxa13 @ 01/03/17 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Bullit
I have logged over 970 hours finishing 4 years of my Nationals franshise. That is not including Spring Training and the multitude of Minor League games I have played. Nor does this include my RTTS careers, of which I have 3 and one of those is in his 6th year.
Holy ****, dude! And I thought I had a problem!


I figure I've spent about 400 hrs with The Show 16 between a run through Conquest, franchise games played in both a Cubs and Angels franchise, simming years in various other test franchises, and RttS.
 
# 435 Mauer4MVP @ 01/03/17 05:18 PM
I had a PS4 to catch up on some exclusives, but mainly to play The Show. In the end I had to sell it just because it didn't really make sense to have two systems.

But man, reading these threads every year makes me jealous.

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# 436 Turbojugend @ 01/05/17 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Bullit
Probably because for some of us it is a sickness. I was just having a conversation about this game with a friend at work. Started crunching some numbers for an average. So with The Show 16 figuring on average of 1.5 hours a game for franchise so far this year I have logged over 970 hours finishing 4 years of my Nationals franshise. That is not including Spring Training and the multitude of Minor League games I have played. Nor does this include my RTTS careers, of which I have 3 and one of those is in his 6th year.

So I guess if your play a game that much it kind of sticks in your head, you know.
Based on my rough (and probably inaccurate) math, you'd have to average around 3.75 hours a day to reach 970 hours at this point in the year. Which if accurate, is very impressive.

(Unless those four years are spread out among multiple carryover versions of the game, in which case who knows.)
 
# 437 Bullit @ 01/05/17 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbojugend
Based on my rough (and probably inaccurate) math, you'd have to average around 3.75 hours a day to reach 970 hours at this point in the year. Which if accurate, is very impressive.

(Unless those four years are spread out among multiple carryover versions of the game, in which case who knows.)
Seems a little low honestly. I have played The Show and The Witcher pretty much exclusively this year.

I would say on avg. I probably put about 5/6 hours of Baseball in on a good day and yes I do play The Show every day. On a day where I really have nothing to do it can climb drastically. Like today. I woke up at 5:30 am walked my dogs, went to the gym and the grocery store. Was home by 9am. Started playing The Show. Right now it is 4:30 and I have stopped playing to walk the dogs and eat lunch and I am getting ready to start another game. So today I have already logged about 6 hours. Snow storm coming and not working until Tuesday so between now and then I will probably avg 8-10 hours a day.
 
# 438 Turbojugend @ 01/05/17 05:50 PM
I hear ya. I usually wake up early to get in an hour of The Show before work every morning. Gets me relaxed and ready for the long commute.
 
# 439 garyjr33 @ 01/05/17 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Bullit
Seems a little low honestly. I have played The Show and The Witcher pretty much exclusively this year.

I would say on avg. I probably put about 5/6 hours of Baseball in on a good day and yes I do play The Show every day. On a day where I really have nothing to do it can climb drastically. Like today. I woke up at 5:30 am walked my dogs, went to the gym and the grocery store. Was home by 9am. Started playing The Show. Right now it is 4:30 and I have stopped playing to walk the dogs and eat lunch and I am getting ready to start another game. So today I have already logged about 6 hours. Snow storm coming and not working until Tuesday so between now and then I will probably avg 8-10 hours a day.
Wow, I wish I had that much time to play video games still. So jealous. Haha.
 
# 440 Bullit @ 01/05/17 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by garyjr33
Wow, I wish I had that much time to play video games still. So jealous. Haha.
Be careful what you wish for....................
 


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