Gameplay Trailer - 2/3/2026 - YouTube link
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Here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wBQfm6RxLo
A lot of RTTS shown (colleges, etc.)
New Fielding attributes - Forward, Back, Right, Left. Looks like Durability is gone?
Shows Aaron Judge LS card as a 92. Not sure if that is "final".
Says "Ratings Overhaul". Not sure what that means.
"Bear Down Pitching"
WBC, new stadium - Tokyo Dome.
All 20 WBC Federations.
Pujols (in a Cardinals uniform @dolenz_mlbts ), Felix Hernandez shown. 3rd Legend is in a Baltimore Giants uniform (Negro League I'm guessing). Looks like Roy Campanella.
Gameplay/Graphics look the same to me. No surprise there.
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Pujols, King Felix, not sure the 3rd
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Pujols and Felix are great, but both were just in the game maybe three years ago so it feels more like getting guys back who were already in the game pretty recently.
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From what I saw, MLB 26 "updates" are all eye candy. Yes, it appears they finally will have a vignette of an HoF induction for your RTTS player if he earns it. That is something that customers playing RTTS (like myself) have suggested four years ago.
I saw nothing in the video that spoke about directions of movement for the fielders.
In summation, we get a handful of extra college team brandings, that will likely use the same extremely limited number of games played (essentially half of the CWS format) and the HoF induction vignette. In terms of "Bear Down Pitching," that seems like pure marketing vice anything one can call a legitimate upgrade.
The WBC was very likely an addition that MLB required, and while I certainly see interest in that, it still remains to be seen exactly how it will be implemented.
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New Schools Featured:
Fresno State
Stanford
Michigan
Florida
ArkansasNew Live Series Design Previewed (on the 92 Judge card. FWIW, Usual disclaimer [ratings not final] not posted)
New Stadium: Tokyo Dome
New Legends: Pujols (CALLED IT!), Felix Hernandez, Roy Campanella. ('Internet connection required for Storylines mode" disclaimer shown for Campanella and Judge in the WBC.)
Pictured in the HOF Ceremony: Piazza, Griffey, ... Rob Manfred?!?, David Ortiz, Randy Johnson, some lady
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Majorly disappointed in the trailer. SDS needs competition asap!
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@PriorFir4383355_XBL said in Gameplay Trailer - 2/3/2026:
I saw nothing in the video that spoke about directions of movement for the fielders.
It's at the 43 second mark.
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@MarioMendoza935_XBL said in Gameplay Trailer - 2/3/2026 - YouTube link:
@PriorFir4383355_XBL said in Gameplay Trailer - 2/3/2026:
I saw nothing in the video that spoke about directions of movement for the fielders.
It's at the 43 second mark.
Thanks, I went back and looked at that screen. They added four new avatar player customization/attribute areas for the four directions of movement.
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@LIONED-33_XBL I believe it is Roy Campanella.
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in latest blog regarding DD:
"More live-service updates for exciting challenges and experiences"
what does this mean?
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Uh ... anyone read the updates to the homepage?
Diamond Dynasty¹
The competition heats up with the full World Baseball Classic tournament in Diamond Dynasty. Plus, build your ultimate fantasy team with new Red Diamond rarity tier and WBC player cards. You’ll get access to game-changing stars that you can level up with an upgraded PXP system.
Negro Leagues Season 4¹
Storylines: Negro Leagues Season 4 introduces all-new legends, uniforms, and a new stadium to celebrate the stories of some of the most impactful, yet largely unknown, ballplayers in history.RED DIAMONDS ARE BACK!
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@BLAISEBLAISE_PSN said in Gameplay Trailer - 2/3/2026 - YouTube link:
in latest blog regarding DD:
"More live-service updates for exciting challenges and experiences"
what does this mean?
Topps Now/Spotlight-style missions.
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Excited to see Pujols back. Scared he will the live series collection reward which means I won't get his 99. Will I even get an attainable Cardinals version or will they give lesser versions to the Angels and Dodgers?
New ratings? How are the determining directional ratings (Left, Right, forward and back). Does that get tracked by some official stat site?
New ratings categories means it will not be the easiest to spin up my program for 26. The standard ratings for fielding are used in so many computations and it will change every screen where I display attributes. Even though it is programmed by ai it will still probably take a ton of back and forth to iron things out. Maybe I can just average the directional ratings for an overall reaction rating?
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So looking at attributes
Fielding used to be
FLD, ARM, ACC, Reac
It is now
Ability (just a different name for fielding?)
Four directional ratings (defined as Reaction/jump)
Arm STR and Arm ACC (Split off into their own category)Durability, BR AGG and Discipline look like they have been removed.
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@Dolenz_PSN Im guessing there will be a different injury system, don't know why they would remove discipline considering it prevents you from fully swinging when needed, baserunning aggressiveness being removed make sense considering that in my opinion, that attribute was kind of useless but did the attribute mean that a it takes a longer or shorter amount of time for a player to get to their full speed?
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@SaveFarris_PSN said in Gameplay Trailer - 2/3/2026 - YouTube link:
RED DIAMONDS ARE BACK!
Were those only in 2020? That was my first year of DD. You had to earn those by online play, right? I think there were a few available in the XP path.
It also says "an upgraded PXP system". Maybe they change P1 through P5 to Hearts, Clovers, Horseshoes, Rainbows and Diamonds... Sponsored by Lucky Charms. How great would that be?
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Red Diamonds were only in 2020. They were the pre-cursor to the PXP leveling system.
The only cards that were Red Diamond-able were:
- Inning Bosses
- XP Path Bosses (there was a separate XP Path back then)
- AL/NL/MLB/Mega Collection (Trout) rewards
- POTM Lightning cards
- Extreme Program rewards
- Face of the Franchise cards (aka Team Affinity 2)
- Finest Cards (aka Team Affinity 3)
I would imagine the "upgraded PXP system" is a re-balancing of PXP rewards. Maybe they've finally figured out that people (like me) immediately stop using P5 since there's no more reward gained by using them. I'd like to see them add more levels and/or have any extra PXP earned by a P5 transferable to another card. I don't know, just spitballing...
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@PriorFir4383355_XBL said in Gameplay Trailer - 2/3/2026 - YouTube link:
I saw nothing in the video that spoke about directions of movement for the fielders.
It was a gameplay trailer.
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@MarioMendoza935_XBL said in Gameplay Trailer - 2/3/2026 - YouTube link:
@SaveFarris_PSN said in Gameplay Trailer - 2/3/2026 - YouTube link:
RED DIAMONDS ARE BACK!
Were those only in 2020? That was my first year of DD. You had to earn those by online play, right? I think there were a few available in the XP path.
It also says "an upgraded PXP system". Maybe they change P1 through P5 to Hearts, Clovers, Horseshoes, Rainbows and Diamonds... Sponsored by Lucky Charms. How great would that be?
"Silly rabbit,...oops wrong one
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@SaveFarris_PSN said in Gameplay Trailer - 2/3/2026 - YouTube link:
Red Diamonds were only in 2020. They were the pre-cursor to the PXP leveling system.
The only cards that were Red Diamond-able were:
- Inning Bosses
- XP Path Bosses (there was a separate XP Path back then)
- AL/NL/MLB/Mega Collection (Trout) rewards
- POTM Lightning cards
- Extreme Program rewards
- Face of the Franchise cards (aka Team Affinity 2)
- Finest Cards (aka Team Affinity 3)
I would imagine the "upgraded PXP system" is a re-balancing of PXP rewards. Maybe they've finally figured out that people (like me) immediately stop using P5 since there's no more reward gained by using them. I'd like to see them add more levels and/or have any extra PXP earned by a P5 transferable to another card. I don't know, just spitballing...
I stop using p5 too and obviously using enough to get p5 I like the cards. I just feel like "what's the point" I'm using them. Sometimes I'll use in ranked but I only played like 40 ranked games.
