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@GoozeFn_PSN said in Now that we know cover athlete and some new legends...:
@ShadowJake77_XBL They revealed a few today in the stream. Khalil Greene, Buster Posey and Jim Abbott.
They previously revealed Pujols, Felix Hernandez and Campanella.
The legend trailer is usually when they introduce most of them.
Jim Abbott is interesting because of his unique handicap. Curious how they replicate his wind-up and how his model looks.
Getting a card to Prestige level in 2020 was pretty difficult because it was online only and the stat grinds were substantial.
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.
@LIONED-33_XBL said in Who's pre-ordering on 2/3?:
The last 2 years it goes like this. I'll get excited and pre order, then cancel the pre order, then buy the digital deluxe the day of early access....and then buy the digital deluxe the monday i go back to work on my Switch 2 to play on breaks and lunch at work lol. I'm guessing the same process will happen. Anybody got some of that crack they are all talking about?
I've realized for me a huge factor is always the new pool of legends. After 2022 I intended to take a break from 2023, but Jeter/Sosa/McGwire were huge wants for me personally so I caved and even though 2024 was a relatively weak year in terms of big names being added all of those 90s Yankees from my childhood sucked me back in. Same as last year with Manny/Clemens/Ted Williams.
I am genuinely on the fence although there has been something that's sucked me in at the last minute the last few releases. Being a huge Yankees fan, Jeter coming in definitely hooked me for 2023 and then the additions of Bernie, Pettitte, O'Neill, and Sabathia did the same in 2024. Last year, I got a great deal on a used PS5 so ended up getting the new game to finally experience it on the most current hardware.
Regardless, it has virtually been the same exact game since I first started playing back in 2020 on PS4. I am looking forward to the gameplay preview later today as it would probably take some significant overhauls to get me back this year. It's baseball and I realize they can only change it up so much. However, I will likely skip 2026 if it's mainly just a roster update with the same visuals and minor tweaks which is unfortunately expected.
EDIT: The only legend that would guarantee my pre-order this year regardless of any changes to the game is Scott Brosius. 
@TheBigPapa55_PSN said in You're cover athlete is........... Nobody or Repeat?:
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Not sure it’s a great marketing to repeat the same cover athlete from the word Show ever released to be fair…
That's 8 years ago. Nobody even thinks about 2018 anymore.
Hard to argue against Judge if they were going with a repeat cover athlete although I still think there will be an Ohtani cover as well.
Just revealed Judge.
It's Judge.
SDS hasn't touched 25 in months. People who've played this game long enough should know that the Finest release is the grand finale and the game is then pushed aside after that excluding a few minor crumbs for the peasants (Captain Blizzard, the occasional Conquest Map, etc.).
The next big content drop will be when 26 launches in two months.
I have a good amount of Yankees at P5, but not much else.
My one brag is owning every single card in the entire game. Since I'm mainly an offline player, I do not have those 1000 gold cards for the WS rewards, but other than those I have every card for the first time ever since first playing DD in 2020.
Didn't put any money into the game either. I've just gotten pretty good at playing the CPU on Goat in DQ. There are so many stubs to be had by just rushing to one of the stadiums and squeaking out a sweaty win.
@SaveFarris_PSN said in Is It Possible for ALL MLB Players to be Included in MLB The Show:
Not the way it’s always been. Only since O’Bannon vs NCAA.
Those old enough to remember can recall Bill Clinton in NBA Jams. I guarantee there were no rights clearances for that one.
It was definitely more "wild west" back then for sure, but I think there is a much bigger magnifying glass looking at stuff like that today.
I used to play this game back in the day called Fire Pro Wrestling. The roster had hundreds of "fake" people on it who were obviously based off real-life wrestlers, but given different names with their appearances altered. For instance, there was a character that looked like The Rock, but he had blonde hair, different colored attire and his name was like Rocky Reipia or something. However, all of these characters were editable so you just changed some colors, fixed the name and there you go you had The Rock.
Keep in mind, this was a 2D Japanese wrestling game on PS2 from about 20 years ago. With game technology obviously evolving over the years and hyper-realistic graphics being so life-like, it is a more slippery slope than ever to use someone's likeness without consent or a contracted agreement especially when when a major sports license is involved like MLB.
@TheBigPapa55_PSN said in Is It Possible for ALL MLB Players to be Included in MLB The Show:
Idea: the community uses the Create player to build a model closest to the player. The most accurate model according to SDS’s judgment gets to be that players model. The community has already created so many guys not in the game in the vault so what’s the problem with this?
That's just not how it works.
SDS can't police people using the CAP feature to make someone that resembles Barry Bonds or Alex Rodriguez, but for them to actually promote their name/likeness without that player's consent would open them up to copyright litigation such as misappropriation, false endorsement, infringement, etc.
They need to have individual deals with every Legend that is in the game. It sucks, but that is the way it has always been.
It wouldn't be unheard of as it has been done before.
Randy Johnson was the main collection reward in 2022 and later received an even more juiced Milestone 99 in November based on his perfect game. They could drop an updated Beltran with max stats across the board which would likely be a Postseason card from 2004 when he went nuclear in the playoffs with Houston.
@Sarge1387_PSN said in JOE CARTER Roberto Alomar Fred McGriff Olerud:
@brainfreeze442_PSN said in JOE CARTER Roberto Alomar Fred McGriff Olerud:
David Wells, he was a great pitcher and seemed like a good guy.
I mean aside from being a functioning alcoholic, yeah
Boomer is the man. Didn't have overpowering stuff, but was never afraid to challenge hitters and definitely a big game pitcher.
He pitched for a good amount of teams as well which is great for card diversity if he ever gets added to The Show.
@myllerymia_PSN said in Cover Athlete for MLB 26:
It should be Acuña
Acuña definitely has the name for sure, but his stock has fallen a bit the last two years. Would be good for the game overall for a star like him to get back to his prime 2023 form.
All four of those guys were actually in The Show 20.
@TheBigPapa55_PSN said in Would This be Cool?:
@SakAttack87_PSN
Randy Arozarena anyone?
Randy didn't go diamond until November after he went crazy in the playoffs and the game was winding down.
For most of the cycle especially early on when LS really mattered, the only diamond AL Center Fielders were quick sell George Springer and Mike Trout who back then was still going for hundreds of thousands of stubs.
I got Springer'd many times.
How are you able to see any of that DD stuff the servers for those games have been down for almost two years?
I do remember liking the diamond reveal animation in 20 although "American League" followed by "Center Fielder" either meant you were about to be rich or more likely just very sad.
SDS has added a TON of huge names over the years and it seems like once they're released not many get used especially in competitive online modes.
Everybody who swears that 99 Bonds or A-Rod would never leave their lineup will likely prefer 99 Willi Castro and Bryan Reynolds because that's how the game works unfortunately.