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Best they can do is allow you to unlock the 4 man PLAYOFF rotation feature after you spend $100 in DD.

@OneFountain8464_XBL said in Over/Under Number of New Features for '23 Franchise:

Thought I'd get a temperature check to see what people think the over/under is on the number of new features in '23 for Franchise. In 2021, SDS did a ton of work to bring us... Player Metric 1.0 and the epic depth returned from previous years. After doing too much in '21, the team needed to narrow the amount of Franchise improvements because player metric 1.0 was just too much for one year so they brought us... yes, you guessed it correct. They added Player Metric 2.0 in '22. I'm going to set the over/under at 1.5 features being added. I'm going under but will happily be wrong, but come on, it's been like 5 or 6 years since the mode saw any noticeable improvements.

Does PLAYER METRIC 3.0 Count? lol
Updating MLB rules and then using them as bullet points for franchise mode upgrades doesn't count either.
I have a feeling that the only feature they consider an "UPGRADE" will be what they mentioned with the draft. Which really? The MLB draft has to be the most uneventful pro sports draft there is so the fact that it's the only feature they mention is confirmation that the rest of the mode received nothing.
New features- 0
Refreshing an already existing mode is not new.

So, the new commentary does not add to the immersion of the game the way it should at this point with NG consoles. The line-to-line stitching for BOOG is so bad especially when they mention player names. I actually like Singleton's commentary, but it gets overshadowed by the horrible lines from BOOG and a month into the season you have heard every single story and reaction. Madden does many things wrong but the commentary for the game is dynamic and is stitched together much better than MLB THE SHOW. NBA 2K on NG has excellent and dynamic commentary as well that works well with the fast pace of an NBA GAME and they have sideline reporters AND SHAQ, KENNY and ERNIE. Thats where the bar is set and MLB THE SHOW is not getting this right despite changing broadcast teams.