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I remember back in the 5th, 6th and early 7th Gen when Sports games used to show off the capabilities of the hardware. Around the middle of the PS3's generation that for some reason stopped.

We all understand that yearly releases make it hard, while now "maintaining" a game for about 6 months and to develop a sequel. But while maintaining a game makes it hard, you now also have a cash flow from the ridiculous slot machine simulator in Diamond Dynasty.

I believe we should be seeing larger graphical leaps, and Jersey animations in The Show. These Jerseys fit, and reacts stiffly. Nearly the exact same way as the Show 13 on PS3. Cmon now. Have some pride SDS. Especially now that you're fully Mulit-Platform.

Same. Tired of it as well. This launch has been rough. The worst yet. Obviously SDS is struggling with the extra workload, while working through a pandemic.

The servers are a pain too.

@jaycruise21_psn said in MLB The Show 22 Trailer thoughts:

@savefarris_psn said in MLB The Show 22 Trailer thoughts:

5th gen:

7th gen:

The “leaps and bounds” portion of development is a thing of the past at this point. Short of a technological breakthrough, future enhancements are going to be minor.

You're talking about straight up graphics. Yeah, we won't see many advancements in that department.

I'm talking about the actual gameplay. How the players move. How exciting it is to see your "Diamond" player make an amazing play compared to your "bronze" player. Besides the player name and number, it would kinda all look the same. They got the different batting stances in there at least I guess

I'm talking about everything. From the graphics, to the same reused animations, clunky transitions from practice awing to batting stances. As I said same fit of their Jerseys from the PS3 era. Heck, if you go through all if the Batting Stances and Picthing animations you'll notice several are the same, but counted as separate. This just isn't even a debatable.

Some comments are being ridiculous. Yes MLB The Show 21 looks good. And better than last gen version, HOWEVER! MLB The Show 22 could look much better. This is a sports game for christs sakes. This isn't an Open World RPG, with severe particle effects, dynamic weather, and a several enemies attacking you at the same time in a variety of ways.

Stop sticking up for laziness. SDS is taking our money for a product we want and care about. Ask for better.

Dear God, the servers are absolutely laughable this year. NETWORK ERROR, after Network Error after Network Error.

How the hell am I supposed to level up my programs, and so on if SDS can't keep their servers up!?

Do not ever tie Progression to servers again. If you expect us to be online, your servers should always be online and reliable as well. Just trying to enjoy RTTS becomes worse because the loading after a game trying to find your lack of connection!

Preach! I posted the same thing in my CAN I PLAY YOUR GAME post 6 days ago.

I am about 4 seconds from just going into Franchise Mode and player locking.

If you're going to require that we always be online, then your [censored] servers should always be online. BUT RTTS SHOULD NOT BE ALWAYS ONLINE.

And who does maintenance on a Saturday Evening!?

@jaycruise21_psn said in MLB The Show 22 Trailer thoughts:

@nxtdoc_psn said in MLB The Show 22 Trailer thoughts:

@jaycruise21_psn said in MLB The Show 22 Trailer thoughts:

@savefarris_psn said in MLB The Show 22 Trailer thoughts:

5th gen:

7th gen:

The “leaps and bounds” portion of development is a thing of the past at this point. Short of a technological breakthrough, future enhancements are going to be minor.

You're talking about straight up graphics. Yeah, we won't see many advancements in that department.

I'm talking about the actual gameplay. How the players move. How exciting it is to see your "Diamond" player make an amazing play compared to your "bronze" player. Besides the player name and number, it would kinda all look the same. They got the different batting stances in there at least I guess

I'm talking about everything. From the graphics, to the same reused animations, clunky transitions from practice awing to batting stances. As I said same fit of their Jerseys from the PS3 era. Heck, if you go through all if the Batting Stances and Picthing animations you'll notice several are the same, but counted as separate. This just isn't even a debatable.

Some comments are being ridiculous. Yes MLB The Show 21 looks good. And better than last gen version, HOWEVER! MLB The Show 22 could look much better. This is a sports game for christs sakes. This isn't an Open World RPG, with severe particle effects, dynamic weather, and a several enemies attacking you at the same time in a variety of ways.

Stop sticking up for laziness. SDS is taking our money for a product we want and care about. Ask for better.

I'm right there with you. There are just way too many assets being re-used from YEARS ago. Not sure if I said it in this thread or a different one, but the "Too early" swing and miss animation is exactly the same one they used in The Show '07 on PSP. Like, Really? In a video game that every session is basically exactly the same thing. It's baseball. We pitch, hit, defense. There isn't any crazy graphical/technical gameplay going on.

Complete overhaul is very much needed. BUT it's the only real MLB video game in the market so we're kinda screwed..

Exactly. And the thing that is particularly frustrating is PlayStation's alleged "demand" (for lack of better term) for good, quality titles known for their attention to detail, and polish. And I am not saying the whole of MLB The Show is poor. It isn't, it is for the most part fairly good. But it could be MUCH BETTER. Especially with it's animations, and it's graphics.

Wow. So I was getting frustrated with not being able to hit home runs. So I drop it to Beginner. Went a whole month without a dinger. Then I bump the sliders power to full. Went another month without a dinger!

My Power is vs R 114, Contact is 92, Vision is 90. Vs Left 90, 110..... This is hilarious

@shfdmedic_mlbts said in Hope that the server problems this year Will be lesser then last year:

ill be waiting for it to be free on game pass

It's not free on Game Pass. That comment is such a misnomer. "Free on Game Pass"... that you actively pay a fee for. Some people have a real problem comprehending free.

I also love the "ill be waiting for this game I wouldn't otherwise pay for, to play for a annual fee". Special