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@alstl04_PSN said:

@dogfishjones0_PSN said:

I have mine set on simulation mode. I am not seeing those problems, not saying you are not.

Are you using manage mode?

I bat with my team, and I pitch with my team. The only thing I have on auto is fielding.

@browning954_PSN said:

@dogfishjones0_PSN

What if I just set pitching difficulty to goat? Will that make any competitive difference?

I would set it to Hall of Fame at the top end or set it on All-star then adjust the sliders. I have found setting the sliders to be the key to getting what "you" want from the game to be realistic for you.
I have sliders set all over the place. Stealig set at 0 to stop everyone from swiping a base. I have the players (fielders)speed down a notch or two but to compensate I have added to their reactions. I believe this gives you a truer indication of their fielding abilities.
You can get this game to react to where you can really see a difference than the set game sliders with everything at what I call 50%.
Does it seem at times it gets quirky on plays, yes, but that is what intrigues me about it. Everything is not same old same old.
I won a game against the Cubs when their rightfielder dropped a line drive with the winning runner on third base and it was two out. Those type games will happen when you adjust the sliders.
I think this game has a lot more hidden gems that most people either overlook or they are only concerned about what shoes or bats they have. Plays in the game are my 100% concern.
I have errors being made about 2 per game now, where I would not see one in many games in a row. Heck, my SS, has 11 errors right now but then again, it is a rookie named Konner Griffin.

I have mine set on simulation mode. I am not seeing those problems, not saying you are not.

First adjust your sliders. Make the fastball pitches faster and lower the off-speed speed, you will be amazed how the picture will fool you on off-speed pitches.
Second, lower your contact zone.
Third, lower your power and contact. If you are still winning at an 82%, you are a remake of Tony Gywnn. LOL!

On the CPU side of pitching. lower the consistency. They will fool you a lot more with outside the hitting zone a lot more.
You can adjust the sliders to where even at lower levels it will be hard and sometimes very hard to hit.

I play each and every batting/pitching in the game. I simulate nothing. I do not have an issue with late inning homers. Yes, I do lose and win a few in the 9th inning, but it is not something that regularly happen. That happens in real baseball.
I have lost games because of a homer, but I have found that real teams do start swinging for the fences to gain that run(s). The CPU pitching can be hit or miss, but if i see their reliever is rather wild, I'll wait unit the pitch location is in my favor, but that does not result in a homerun often.
I do have my sliders adjusted to make it what I feel truer to life.

Let's give them credit, they have given us 10 updates as of right now. I'll use another game that is new to the market as far as sports go. Nascar 25 from I-Racing. They sold you on this great game which has so many holes in it, that it would not hold a tablespoon of water. plus, they sent the game out at the end of the Nascar season with no chance of getting any updates for the 2026 season, you cannot even make those changes, it is very hard coded. You cannot change one thing now. Then they gave people some updates, but they all went away, left everyone high and dry just right after the season began because they want you to buy the next game at the end of this season. No forums to discuss the game on their site, really no type of interaction from them. This game costed about if not more than The Show. That tells me either they do not want to hear from those that bought it or they think they are way superior to those that bought it and they do not have the smarts to interact with them.
Think on this, say they give us this game in September with no possible chance to alter anything, roster, players attributes, nothing, you take what they give you on release. Then they give you a "few" little updates and then in December they stop and tell you wait in The Show 27 in September.
That my friends in my mind terrible service and loyalty to you and the money you have spent. Yet, they want you to spend another $80-$90 for naother game that is outdated the day you buy it.
Madden is still king of sports gaming as money goes for a major U.S. league. But hasn't Madden been about the same for about 20+ years now? Yea, a little here, a little there, but two years ago I stopped buying it and have found that I do not miss it at all. I did purchase the NCAA football game and that in itself suffice me enough to not consider Madden anymore, they are basically the same game, but I like college football much better than the NFL...well I am losing interest with all the NIL and transfers that happen, it has gone to the dumps it seems. But I regress in all that.
I love The Show as one game that I keep playing, it holds my interest and I again will say, I play 162+ games in my franchise mode. It holds me all season long which is great value.
Will The Show 27 be much better next year? No, because they have this game maxed out and close to being real life as you can right now. They will add some eye candy here and there but do not look for a revamped game, it doesn't need to be revamped, just added to in some areas. That will be enough for me to get it next year.

I will not type here and tell you everything is correct and right. I did rate it a 9/10.
I am finding the game to be fun, and the cheapest sort of entertainment money can buy. You can buy a car; truck don't let me get on boats GAD! but even at those prices guess what? you have something go wrong or does not work right. Now compare the price factor, $80 to $80,000
This game gives us a pretty good representation of baseball. Back when I was a kid, about the same time dinosaurs were roaming the earth, we had one baseball that seemed to be perfect in a way, and I spent countless hours with friends playing it. It was the Strat-o-Matic card and dice game.
We could not wait until we could order the new edition then wait two or more weeks for it to be mailed to us. Then tear all the cards from the perforated sheets.
Computer games were like a dream, Home computers, forget that nonsense, never will happen. We did have the Atari pong game!!!!!! Mind you we had to beg our parents to buy us a simple calculator to do the stats ourselves, they were not chap back then, it was a major purchase. I did lean a lot of math in those days. Batting averages, ERA, kind of stuff.

Here we have all that done for ourselves and many more stats. We have a great video screen to see and watch the game. I understand all the people ranting this glove, this sock, this face scan stuff, but looks guys, it is nothing more than a game. A very cheap game really for the amount of time you spend on it.
Let's just say, this is the last edition of The Show because they got tired of the complaint and people always saw the negatives rather than the great stuff it gives us......what then?
Strat-O-Matic games are still in business I'm sure, go play that and compare to what we all have today. Everything depends on how you roll the dice if you get a hit or not.
But...but... you will not have to worry about face scans, socks, bats, equipment in general. heck you will not even have a stadium to play in, just a cardboard piece with three bases printed on it.

Be happy, be appreciative of The Show 26 and next year, they may add something you wanted before.

@TNGreen4_PSN Face scan do appear in your francise after you start it.

I have read a lot of post about this game.
In that time, I keep seeing complaints of how bad this game is. I personally have had nothing but fun with it. I'll say this, I am not all that into face scans, equipment stuff. I Look at the gameplay and the unexpected things that do happen in baseball. I see that happening in this game with surprise of the unexpected things that do happen.
I know my opinion is mine only, but I give the game a solid 9/10.
I only play off line franchise. Nothing else.
I see hitters going through their ups and downs, I see pictures having a bad game then a gem. I see real baseball being played out in this "game". Notice I put quotations on the word, game.
That is what it is, you will NEVER, EVER, get a game to be 100% real life, because it is not real life it is a game.
I play every game, so I will at least play 162 games. I paid somewhere $80 for the game. So, for that bang for the buck, I will play for a simple formula here 1 hour per game, divided $80 in 162 and you get enjoyment for $.50 cent an hour. Go to a 2-hour movie and pay $1.00 for that enjoyment.
I will be very happy for enjoyment for that amount of money.
This has been money well spent on me. Mind you I am a semi-OCD type of guy too. I change the rating as I think they need changing as the season progresses. I change certain stuff that fit the player’s profile. I do not need updated rosters to do that. I go in a look at all the real transactions and make the necessary changes to the rosters. I feel my roster is about 95% correct. This game allows you to do this, which is great.
Maybe it is I am an older person who looks at a glass half full than half empty, but I also understand fully it is a game.
Will I purchase The Show 2027, you bet I will. I find great value in it.

I am, I really cannot tell much of a difference from 25. But, I enjoyed 25 so everything is good. I only play RTTS and franchise offline.

I'm lucky right now, I have not had one crash in franchise, or anywhere else. I am playing on a PS5

Outlaw Josey Wales

I had the best year ever of playing my franchise. I did not even win my division but got into the playoffs and lost there. Most of my players played to what was expected of them. Some had better years, some had worse years. All in all, I am eagerly awaiting the 2026 edition.

I too have those little bloopers that fall in that area in the outfield. I would say it a good mix of me hitting them and the CPU hitting them.
Really two things have become a norm here. Most every time you are hit or you hit a batter the count is 1-2. I have just learned to NEVER throw an inside pitch on a 1-2 count.
The other one is the 2 out magic hitter that can hit and foul off 15 or more pitches then somehow bang out a double off the fence.

You get to the point in time where you start ramping up for the next years game. I think overall this years game is good and now SDS can just add to the game for next year. I have not problems with them just putting out roster updates.
Overall I think MLB The Show was a good game that provided everyone a enjoyable time. Let us now all work toward next March for and more beefed up game with some new twist and turns added in.

I will have to try that next time. Throw one behind the batter or into the mesh behind the plate LOL

Mine is on simulation. I have timing set down 1 or two clicks to the left trying to avoid the foul balls after foul balls....I do not think that helps at all. If memory serves me right, I think the longest AB was 26 or 27 pitches long. Most times they fall between the 10 -12 pitch range. The other thing I have noticed is when you get two outs the next batter you face has tremendous contact ability. This is when I get most of these long, long at bats.
I have a high K ratio with my pictures. The best time was I had a pitcher with 11 strike outs through 5 innings but the game was delayed for rain and he wasn't sharp after that delay and i had to take him out.

I have them often. They will even swing and foul off my pitch when to ball is over a foot off the plate. It kills my pitcher from pitching late into the game. My pitcher will have 80+ pitches going into the 5th inning. I at least want him to finish 5 innings to get the win.
I sure do not want to just keep grooving the ball and allowing the CPU to hit them and hope for a out every now and then. I pitch around the corners, high, low and try to make them swing at bad pitches. I walk around 2 batters a game.

Truthfully when you play NCAA you are very grateful for The Show 25. Out of any and all sports games, The Show is the best hands down.
I am already burned out on EA NCAA 25, it has a TERRIBLE first person section. It has no rewards but major set backs that even the best players cannot avoid. If The Show was anything like the NCAA game, you would find yourself in A ball the next year after winning the MVP in the majors.
Be proud of the game here, it’s not perfect but it is entertaining and enjoyable whereas NCAA is an agonizing game of some rally stupid things.

I had a three game series against the Dodgers and the entire series was weird. The first game froze up on Mr when I lost in the 10th inning. That happens every time to go into extra inning, why haven’t they fix that is beyond me it’s been there since day 1.
Game two was going great until the 7th inning and all the stats went back to zero. Plus Jason Hayward was being called Freddie Freeman and the Dodgers relief pitcher threw against every batter with either left or right handed.
Gunner Henderson hit two homers and drove in 5, but his stat only showed and recorded his last abat which was a ground out. Plus he then lost his 17 game hitting streak.
I went on and sim the last one which turned out right. I went to my next series in Colorado and everything played correctly.
Has anyone else had this happen to them?