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MLB Network Presentation Confirmed For MLB The Show 17

09:55 AM - February 17, 2017 by Sip_16

The Game Informer Show has posted some new MLB The Show 17 video footage confirming MLB Network presentation. We will see and hear more about it during the Twitch stream on March 2.

Check it out and post your thoughts.

UPDATE: The video has been pulled, but you can see a screenshot from it above.

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# 141 enyc718 @ 02/18/17 05:54 PM

well, I'm just going off of assumption that it will be in the game....

# 142 aguero90 @ 02/18/17 06:01 PM

I have a hunch that maybe this year, they recorded booth lines together! My reason being back in December, Matt V took off a while to do work for the show, since there's mlbn presentation, I bet they had Matt and the two new guys recorde together in mlbn studios, just a guess.

# 143 Seancefc @ 02/18/17 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by tnixen


	I think the bigger issue is that the 3 commentators do not talk to each other and do not sound at all like the 3 of them are in the booth together. To me that's what is killing the commentary in MLB The Show. Plus Matty V does not really ever sound excited like he can get in real life. That is more of an issue then bad scripts in my opinion.

Just started playing madden 17 and that was the first thing I noticed. The commentators having realistic dialogue with each other, doesn't sound scripted at all. Makes a huge difference IMO, really immersive.

# 144 thaSLAB @ 02/18/17 08:20 PM

LOL

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# 145 berenjena @ 02/18/17 08:50 PM

For people that saw the video...how does Gary Sanchez looks?

# 146 dran1984 @ 02/18/17 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by aguero90


	I have a hunch that maybe this year, they recorded booth lines together! My reason being back in December, Matt V took off a while to do work for the show, since there's mlbn presentation, I bet they had Matt and the two new guys recorde together in mlbn studios, just a guess.

Well it did slip out that Harold Reynolds was recording lines for "a video game". If I remember correctly though, Matt was there during that time that Harold was recording. So I wouldn't jump to that conclusion. Funny thing is when it was mentioned neither Harold or Matt said anything and just ignored the comment. I'm pretty positive that Harold is one of the new commentators. If I were guessing I would say that the other new commentator is John Smoltz, just a gut feeling.

# 147 dalger21 @ 02/18/17 09:28 PM

As far as commentary goes, I would just like for it to not sound like they are recording it at different times. It never had much fluidity with it.

# 148 aguero90 @ 02/18/17 09:33 PM

I hope you're wrong, because it needs to be done together to make it really good. I know they worked hard with Matt to get more excitement out of him, and to sound more like his tv self, guess we'll hear some on March 2.

# 149 dran1984 @ 02/18/17 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by aguero90


	I hope you're wrong, because it needs to be done together to make it really good. I know they worked hard with Matt to get more excitement out of him, and to sound more like his tv self, guess we'll hear some on March 2.

I agree, It definitely needs to be done together. However, if they start recording it differently the commentary will sound just as bad with them adding the newly recorded lines to the older lines.

# 150 Caulfield @ 02/18/17 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by dalger21


	As far as commentary goes, I would just like for it to not sound like they are recording it at different times. It never had much fluidity with it.

This is why I think it would be so much easier to have a 2-man booth.
Maybe even have 2 sets of 2-man booths so as to have 4 commentary guys instead of 3.

# 151 Archie56 @ 02/18/17 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ArchitectsMetalcore


	Not to be negative, but we will more likely see retro mode upgraded incrementally every year than that effort put into commentary.

Haha you can't start out a sentence saying "not to be negative but..." And then have your own idea about something without any proof if what you just stated. We haven't even seen yet what they've done with commentary this year. At least hold off until the game actually releases

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# 152 nemesis04 @ 02/18/17 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ArchitectsMetalcore


	Not to be negative, but we will more likely see retro mode upgraded incrementally every year than that effort put into commentary.

Spoiler

# 153 kehlis @ 02/18/17 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ArchitectsMetalcore


	Not to be negative, but we will more likely see retro mode upgraded incrementally every year than that effort put into commentary.

So it's been confirmed that commentary has been changed for this year.

Retro is new.

You were saying?

# 154 Caulfield @ 02/18/17 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ArchitectsMetalcore


	Retro mode is a gimmick mode that most people would agree has very little replay value after a few games here and there.

Yeah, I figure that will be the case for the vast majority for those of us who have been playing the Show for years, but for younger children and extremely casual gamers who dont have the time to learn all the nuances of a game as complex as the Show, this is an excellent way to bring them into the fold and increase an already too limited budget by Sony for the Show, thereby actually able to increase resources for other things the rest of us care about.

# 155 dran1984 @ 02/18/17 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ArchitectsMetalcore


	Well there is a difference between what is suggested here versus just bringing in two new people without changing Matty V's commentary. We have seen the latter done before but those new guys didn't add anything interesting to the table at all. Retro mode is a gimmick mode that most people would agree has very little replay value after a few games here and there. Wished more resources were put into things other than retro mode, but I'm still grateful for the team coming here and listening to community suggestions.

They mentioned in the first stream that retro mode was created in two days. Retro mode doesn't really appeal to me, but I have no problem with it since it took minimal time to implement.

From the looks of everything we know at this point, they have made significant improvements in many aspects of the game this year.

# 156 Speedy @ 02/18/17 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ArchitectsMetalcore


	Retro mode is a gimmick mode that most people would agree has very little replay value after a few games here and there. Wished more resources were put into things other than retro mode, but I'm still grateful for the team coming here and listening to community suggestions.

The team says this was something they wanted to do for a long time and with Junior on the cover, got a chance to do it...based on what I've heard the devs say about it, it didn't take long to work on and implement.

Also...I think it's a great idea to get kids playing the game. I loved those old games and it really helped me get into baseball as it had simple mechanics which the "normal" mode of The Show doesn't offer. I definitely support it.

# 157 countryboy @ 02/18/17 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ArchitectsMetalcore


	Well there is a difference between what is suggested here versus just bringing in two new people without changing Matty V's commentary. We have seen the latter done before but those new guys didn't add anything interesting to the table at all. Retro mode is a gimmick mode that most people would agree has very little replay value after a few games here and there. Wished more resources were put into things other than retro mode, but I'm still grateful for the team coming here and listening to community suggestions.

Retro mode was created within a week according the stream. It's not like they dedicated a lot of time and resources in creating it.

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# 158 MetsFan16 @ 02/18/17 11:15 PM

I doubt they carry retro mode into future editions of the show. This year is special with Griffey on the cover. They devs wanted some throwback feature.

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# 159 WaitTilNextYear @ 02/18/17 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by MetsFan16


	I doubt they carry retro mode into future editions of the show. This year is special with Griffey on the cover. They devs wanted some throwback feature. Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

Nah. They're not creating a new mode for one year that a lot of people will like just to toss it aside after one year. That's a silly thought, honestly. It would be sacrelige for the devs to spend their time on something like that.

# 160 MetsFan16 @ 02/18/17 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by WaitTilNextYear


	Nah. They're not creating a new mode for one year that a lot of people will like just to toss it aside after one year. That's a silly thought, honestly. It would be sacrelige for the devs to spend their time on something like that.

As the posters above me mentioned, it took them 2 days to create this mode. It didn't take an entire development cycle.

And it wouldn't make sense to have a Retro Mode when the cover athlete is a Current Day player.

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