MLB The Show 17 News Post

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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# 141 Speedy @ 12/04/16 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by detfan


	Same crap. Add a new feature. Meanwhile online franchise still is broken. Saving money if it isn't fixed. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Nobody has any idea what improvements have been made to online franchise.

Thus...no reason to make these comments.

# 142 TripleCrown @ 12/04/16 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by jvalverde88


	The only new retro stadiums we'll probably get is Metrodome, Yankee Stadium II, Sun Life Stadium and Shea Stadium since those were in last gen. Even possibly Turner Field.

That and more Spring Training stadiums back and I would be satisfied stadium wise for this year.

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# 143 Spokker @ 12/04/16 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by detfan


	Actually it hasn't changed since the PS4 version came out so yes. Thus reason to make the comments, not to mention I'm entitled to my opinion regardless of what you think sir

They added morale to 16.

# 144 Speedy @ 12/04/16 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by detfan


	Actually it hasn't changed since the PS4 version came out so yes. Thus reason to make the comments, not to mention I'm entitled to my opinion regardless of what you think sir Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So you know FOR CERTAIN what features will be included with online franchise and how it will be for 2017?

# 145 underdog13 @ 12/04/16 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Spokker


	They added morale to 16.

While I believe jumping to conclusions about Online Franchise improvements in a trailer is dumb. The morale system is hardly a feature that has much of an impact on franchise, and correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe it is in online franchise.

# 146 Spokker @ 12/04/16 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by underdog13


	While I believe jumping to conclusions about Online Franchise improvements in a trailer is dumb. The morale system is hardly a feature that has much of an impact on franchise, and correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe it is in online franchise.

I never played online franchise so I didn't know. But yes they have added features to franchise. That's a fact. May not be extensive, but they did.

# 147 underdog13 @ 12/04/16 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by detfan


	This isn't shownnation. I'm allowed my opinion here. Got it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not commenting on your opinion per say, but the most negativity I have found for the show imo is actually on The Show Nation.

Anyways back to the trailer... So with them showing off old Yankee stadium, anyone else hoping for them to bring back Shea?

# 148 baby_bull_20 @ 12/04/16 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by smiley3


	Hopefully adidas gear is in this year Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Unfortunately, as of now it doesn't look like it

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# 149 underdog13 @ 12/04/16 03:22 AM

I
Know
I
Should
Be
Asleep

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# 150 geisterhome @ 12/04/16 03:33 AM

The Show is still even in 2017 a game made for the ps3. It was one of few games perfectly adapted to the cell structure of the ps3. Since then scea is trying to port it over to the ps4. Looking at framerate issues even 3 years into current gen we can assume it's not going easy for them. What we are getting now is pretty much a "the show ps3 remastered. Looking at perfermance issues this year idk how much graphics can really improve right now.

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# 151 Smallville102001 @ 12/04/16 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by mrCPUgeek


	I know a lot of people are saying the graphics need to be updated. Maybe my eyes aren't as good as they use to be but I think the player models and all the graphics are fine. What about them needs to be changed? I'd rather that time be put into putting new features in the game. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The problem is gameplay wise this game is just about perfect has there are really only a few things that really need to be improved and graphics on the other hand are way behind NBA 2K and NHL. Out side of lighting the game dose not look much different then it did on ps3. If you compare player faces the shows faces are way behind NHL and NBA 2k. Those 2 games at times look photo realistic where this game does not. So with game play being almost perfect if graphics are not going to be improved then what is there really left to do to make this game any better?

# 152 Mercury112491 @ 12/04/16 05:21 AM

Small thing I'm curious about that's probably nothing. At the end they show number 16 for the Yankees hitting a HR. But the only famous Yankee to wear 16 was Whitey Ford. I'm sure it's just a RttS player but it just stuck out as odd the way they featured his number. *shrug probably nothing

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# 153 Pappy Knuckles @ 12/04/16 05:34 AM

I like this series a lot, but the devs aren't really pushing the game forward as much as I'd like to see. I don't want to make too much of this trailer because it's far off from release and I know I'm getting the game regardless, but it didn't wow me at all. Looking forward to hearing about additions as we get closer to launch.

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# 154 Quentin32 @ 12/04/16 08:04 AM

Plz give me a VR perspective option for RTTS

# 155 LastActionHero @ 12/04/16 09:06 AM

I think its good that they are continuing on the player personalities because that's making the digital players (and therefore also the game) come to life.

Now what I think is inportant within this development is that they should also get on point with players who have a button lose of their jersey or have specific tattoos.

Furthermore I think that if they made any updates to the grass/dirt (what I really hope) we wouldn't see it in an early trailer. This was made specifically to showcase Griffey and tease the retro mode and they just used a 16 or very early 17 build.

I just want the grass not to be flat when at bat or while pitching. I understand when the ball is play it would ask too much of the machine. Same goes for the flat dirt with the "bread crumbs", give it a little bit more real life textures and depth. With most of the new games having beautifull pbr ground textures now The Show could do a bit better in this department as well if you ask me.

Worst case scenario the grass will only be 3d rendered on the PS PRO.

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# 156 hawley088 @ 12/04/16 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by MythicalGnome


	Deal with it. Nothing I said is really wrong at all. I expected way more on the graphics. This is basically nothing. SO yeah my joy was killed here big time. I have no reason to invest in a long season of baseball when the Twins suck and this game doesn't move forward from its PS3 renderer.

I stopped after 14 for this very reason, I'm just lucky I realized it years ago

# 157 metallidevils @ 12/04/16 10:22 AM

Has it been confirmed if there will be PS4 Pro enhancements?

# 158 underdog13 @ 12/04/16 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by metallidevils


	Has it been confirmed if there will be PS4 Pro enhancements?

Not as of now

# 159 jb12780 @ 12/04/16 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Mercury112491


	Small thing I'm curious about that's probably nothing. At the end they show number 16 for the Yankees hitting a HR. But the only famous Yankee to wear 16 was Whitey Ford. I'm sure it's just a RttS player but it just stuck out as odd the way they featured his number. *shrug probably nothing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Whitey's number is also retired.

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# 160 NDAlum @ 12/04/16 10:38 AM

Good for you guys who like RTTS and retro...

Nothing of substance for a franchise guy like myself.

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