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Agree! I would buy the new game EVERY year but don’t wanna waste all the time I put into franchise. I went from 2020 all the way to 2023 because I was in love with my franchise and having a great time. I don’t sim, I actually play.

‪While the offseason has started and players and teams opt in and opt out of contracts left and right, crazy to think a simulation game in 2025 did not give us that ability 🤯 terrible honestly. Embarrassingly lazy on SDS or just done on purpose for the next game to be bought

I loved this year’s game. Gameplay was awesome! Graphics were solid. The little things they added were very good. I will keep playing this game for years to come because of the lack of care for the little things though

Taking away backloading and front loading contracts along with options was an absolutely insane thing to do and have no idea why they would do that. EVERY contract at MLB has these.

Trace scenarios are still unrealistic and easy to build a dominant team by just giving 2 bad prospects after 1 decent player. I had to make my own rules and regulations for trades to be realistic.

Commentary is awful! Played the first week and then you hear the same stuff over and over again and the same two guys in every game.

Not having player moral is weird. It was in the game a few years back and you really had to make the players happy and care about them. It’s not even a factor anymore.

Check swings are terrible!! Swings that a shoulder flinches they say he went and then swings that his entire body and bat go well past are not swings. Very strange

A bit too much AI. If you play against CPU, almost every AB goes to a 3-2 count if you are patient and most of the time you score a run, the CPU will score the next inning. Love the challenge but also gets old. I play on Legend batting and GOAT pitching.

Player models and face scans. One example of many.. Jonathan Aranda from the Rays was an ALL STAR this year and played a full season last year and they don’t have a picture or realistic look for him. That is mind blowing and I know there are plenty more

Free agency was a big upgrade this season but still not as realistic as they could. Player moral involved and contract options involved are a must.

What I have learned with The Show over the years (I’ve had years 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 and now 2025) is that each one had major flaws. 2025 has been the best in my opinion but I believe they leave stuff out so you buy the next one the following year. No other reason at all to leave out Contract Options

I did it myself and started my franchise after doing it. Last mlb game for a while for me.. lack of care in franchise and realistic simulation is terrible. Game and gameplay is awesome

For a “simulation game”, they really do not care about Franchise and they don’t even hide it anymore. I waited for the first roster update to start a franchise. I play with the Rays.. Rays have best farm system in the game and they have several of their top 30 prospects not even in the game ‍️ I had to manually edit the names to make it real. Several or the Rays MLB players contracts are not even close to being correct. Starting to feel bad for my 3rd base coach because it’s July in my season and he’s still wearing a jacket also, the trades are maybe a little better than previous games but still way off. You can get very good young talent by just sending the team 3 OK players on your team.. haven’t gotten to offseason yet so we will see how free agency changes are… Just stinks how unrealistic it is and all these topics seem like such easy fixes

Times have evolved so why be content? I do not care so much about the face scans but not having correct contracts and updated recent trades and contact extensions is very very simple. Legit could be done in a few hours. Since end of spring training, maybe 3 trades have happened and maybe 8 extensions. That would take a coder 10 minutes to do LOL

I play with the Rays. Getting older with a kid on the way so probably my last MLB The Show game and want to start a realistic Franchise to play for years to come. Rays rosters is pretty accurate besides a few contracts that are lower than real life which helps me but still unrealistic. I just am looking for a few of the recent trades and then contract extensions like Crochet, Lawerence Butler. Cal Raleigh, Ketel Marte, Kristian Campbell (red sox young guy) Jackson Merrill

Sweet! Appreciate the effort. Want to start Franchise but waiting on recent trades and also the recend contract extensions that are going to matter a lot. Started a Franchise already and 3 players were on the trade block that teams extended in real life. Felt so unrealistic from the start that I could not get into it

This sounds great. How do you change the contract though?

When will the game update the rosters with the trades and contracts that have happened since release of the game??? Nolan Jones and Freeman trade. Lawerence Butler, Trevino and Kirk Contract extension. A few minor free agency signings.. Asking for offline franchise to make it most realistic to start with

Also, lots of contracts are incorrect and the no Back/Front load and Options is a very sad change for no reason?

I play with Rays and Yandy Diaz and Brandon Lowe contracts are way lower than what they have in real life (which helps me, but not realistic) Junior Caminero being a B potential is also comical. Was #1 prospect in baseball last year LOL

Has anyone made a Steinbrenner Field yet in the Stadium Creator?? I will up the offer to $30 via Venmo for that

I will Venmo someone $20 if they create a very accurate Steinbrenner Field.

I know the roster updates and ratings are set after starting an offline franchise but will game updates be able to go into an offline franchise that is already started??