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More MLB The Show 17 Details Revealed - Gameplay, Graphics, Diamond Dynasty & More

  04:18 PM - February 13, 2017 by smiley3

Game Informer has just posted their interview with MLB The Show 17 game designer, Ramone Russell, giving us 48 more details about the game, including Diamond Dynasty, smarter A.I. (as well as more less-than-perfect-but-realistic), new ball physics, the importance of animations, and much more.

They have also included a couple of screenshots showing off the faces of Max Scherzer and Anthony Rizzo from MLB The Show 16 vs. MLB The Show 17.


We have listed some of the details below. Make sure to read the full article here and post your thoughts.
  • The game has over 1,000 new gameplay animations, including non-perfect/mistake animations, which the game didn't have in the past.
  • Russell estimates that there are somewhere between 25-50 new home run swings.
  • Uniform detail has also improved, including a slider for sleeve length.
  • Russell says the team is doing something for PS4 Pro, but can't talk about it yet.
  • The old 17 heads used through the years are gone and have been replaced by 49 heads based on different archetypes.
  • There are 22 new facial hair sets, including some modeled after players such as Josh Donaldson and Dallas Keuchel.
  • The team is doing different body modeling for the game to represent more body types. This includes a new husky body type and sliders for hips, glutes, shoulders, and spine length in the player creator.

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Member Comments
# 41 SilverBullet1929 @ 02/13/17 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by HypoLuxa13
I chuckled when I read this. Then I LOL'd as I read on and saw so many people apparently thinking you were serious :
Thank you. I was dumbfounded how many believed me and tried to correct me.
 
# 42 NDAlum @ 02/13/17 07:05 PM
Glute slider...

]img]https://media.giphy.com/media/SwefghwWAJrz2/giphy.gif[/img]

LMAO
 
# 43 The Kid 24 @ 02/13/17 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Factzzz
The improvements to the graphics and player creation have me very excited for this years game. 49 different face options should go a long way in making created players actually look and feel different. Especially with the added hair and beard options and body sliders. Created players might actually look drastically different from each other this year.

The only problem i can see is for carryover saves, how it'll effect the created prospects that already exist in 16', and how that'll impact OSFM also.

Uniform detail improving is huge, i hope the slider for sleeve length refers to jersey sleeves and undershirt sleeves and compression sleeves, so we can finally replicate 4/5 length sleeves like Bryce Harper, Matt Kemp, Anthony Rizzo, Marcus Stroman and Yoan Moncada wear (those are just players off the top of my head).

Spoiler


Hopefully part of uniform improvements is the option to wear unbuttoned jerseys as well.

The face skin textures look so much better too, really impressive stuff so far, hopefully the body sliders are used for real players as well and not just for player creation.
I hope you're right about sleeve slider meaning compression, etc but the way I read it was only uniform sleeves.

I hope Im dead wrong.

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# 44 Tengo Juego @ 02/13/17 07:52 PM
Nothing about team creation for Diamond Dynasty? The current logo and uniform editor leaves way too much to be desired. Was hoping for a setup similar to NBA 2K and their team creation model.
 
# 45 garyjr33 @ 02/13/17 08:09 PM
"The team is currently analyzing the hit types the new ball physics has produced to make sure the results are realistic. The developer at San Diego Studio performs overnight tests where the game can relatively quickly play thousands of games over an eight-hour period to produce the number of singles, home runs, etc. the team can then compare against real-life data. So far, even with all the new hit types, the results are realistic says Russell."

Now that is some awesome research haha.
 
# 46 underdog13 @ 02/13/17 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by PhilliesFan13
Really bummed to hear Pro info coming soon. I am really not ready to upgrade to a new TV and system. Gonna bother me knowing I'll be playing a lesser version of the game possibly.
Besides 4k and possibly 60fps, I really doubt there will be much pro enhancements in the next 2-3 years.
 
# 47 WaitTilNextYear @ 02/13/17 08:28 PM
I think most reasonable people will agree with me that this dev team takes pride in their work and never disappoints.
 
# 48 MetsFan16 @ 02/13/17 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by WaitTilNextYear
I think most reasonable people will agree with me that this dev team takes pride in their work and never disappoints.
Part of the reason this is my favorite sports game franchise. They care about the community. Even with no competition, they are still grinding as hard as they do. Very respectable.
 
# 49 DanH35 @ 02/13/17 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by underdog13
Besides 4k and possibly 60fps, I really doubt there will be much pro enhancements in the next 2-3 years.
I personally hoping for HDR for the Pro.
 
# 50 Cory4AU @ 02/13/17 09:14 PM
March 28th can't get here fast enough. All of that stuff sounds awesome. I hope they added the ability for home and away equipment for players but other than that I'm happy.


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# 51 Stolm @ 02/13/17 09:38 PM
Finally, model updates!

Looking good so far.
 
# 52 SilverBullet1929 @ 02/13/17 09:43 PM
Can we point out once again for anyone that missed it... the two comparison shots of Scherzer and Rizzo those are NOT new face scans they are the same face scans that were in The Show 16. Pointing this out because I think it's important so that people realize the improvements. One can easily say "well of course it looks good those are updated face scans." But that isn't the case here.
 
# 53 dutchy25 @ 02/13/17 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverBullet1929
They messed up on Scherzer, once again it looks like he has two different color eyes. Must be the style guide. Damn you SCEA!


Are you being sarcastic? He does have 2 different color eyes. That's where his straight filthy pitches come from.
 
# 54 Circle the Wagons @ 02/13/17 10:20 PM
This article has impressed me so much. The generic faces on have been severely lagging behind in the series and it sounds like they got a lot of attention! This makes the draft classes and CAPs look much more appealing.

Does anybody know why they removed the ability to see player cards outside of DD years ago? I'm talking about seeing them in franchise, main roster screen, etc. I loved seeing those things and since they are already in the game I wish we could see them.
 
# 55 tnixen @ 02/13/17 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by underdog13
Besides 4k and possibly 60fps, I really doubt there will be much pro enhancements in the next 2-3 years.
You are forgetting one very important thing HDR
 
# 56 underdog13 @ 02/13/17 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by tnixen
You are forgetting one very important thing HDR
The OG Ps4 can also do that, so that's why i didn't list it.
 
# 57 underdog13 @ 02/13/17 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by dutchy25
Are you being sarcastic? He does have 2 different color eyes. That's where his straight filthy pitches come from.
Yeah he was being sarcastic
 
# 58 Cowboy008 @ 02/13/17 10:45 PM
After reading the article I'm even more excited for the game.
 
# 59 Russell_SCEA @ 02/13/17 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverBullet1929
Can we point out once again for anyone that missed it... the two comparison shots of Scherzer and Rizzo those are NOT new face scans they are the same face scans that were in The Show 16. Pointing this out because I think it's important so that people realize the improvements. One can easily say "well of course it looks good those are updated face scans." But that isn't the case here.
 
# 60 ShowTyme15 @ 02/13/17 11:38 PM
22 new facial hair sets is awesome along with new hair styles.


I'm curious as to what is going to happen with our carryover saves or those of us creating rosters with the 17 old faces being replaced what will happen. Do we have to re-do all the faces from scratch or will the old faces still carry over and we just have to make minor adjustments? Hoping to get some clarity on that.

Otherwise loving everything so far.
 


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