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Hello SDS,

I've been playing the Captain's Edition of The show 23 on PS5 since early access and I couldn't be happier. I love all the new changes that have been made to the game.

1. The crack of the bat sounds better this year. I really appreciate the seamless flow of the ball leaving the bat to its intended destination. It looks great, just like in real life!

2. The Stadium exteriors were the main reason I purchased the game this year. I remember seeing them when The Show ported over to PS4. At that time, I was still on the PS3. The next year, I had switched over to the PS4 and they were gone! I've been patiently awaiting their return and the Yankee Stadium exteriors that I've seen - one at sunset and one in the evening are just beautiful! Please LEAVE THEM IN THE GAME!

3. I've only played one episode of the Negro Leagues at present, but I had a lot of fun playing the Satchel Page episode. I'm a little curious as to where those cards wind up. I could not find my Satchel Page card in the Free Agents. Will they become available when I create my DD team?

4. The new baserunning is okay, I guess. Glad to have played through Spring Training, because in the beginning - it cost me a lot of runs and caused a lot of outs. However, I'm getting used to it.

5. The only downside, at least for me is that the commentary seems to be a lot of what we had last year. The same "two suit story" from Chris Singleton. The same Bo Jackson story from John. I'm only 7 games into my 2023 franchise, but ready to turn the commentary off as I'm already burned out from hearing all this stuff from last year.

I don't expect others to agree with this post, but I'm very happy with this year's edition. So, once again, thank you Sony San Diego Studios.

All the best ,
Stengel37

@poksey_mlbts said in Why no Joe DiMaggio or Sandy Koufax?:

Why did you single out Minnie Minoso? Minnie never played on the same team as Joe, and I'm not even sure that their MLB careers even overlapped. Minnie is a legit legend, and it feels a bit dismissive to say "We've got this guy, but why no Joe D" unless there's a clear connection between the two. If you want to be dismissive of one of the MLBTS "legends," there's always Jason Bay.

I singled him out because just who in Hell remembers him? More people remember Jolting Joe DiMaggio than Minnie Minoso!
To all the others that thought I was talking about Shoeless Joe?
Shoeless Joe Jackson & The Yankee Clipper Joe DiMaggio... two different players. Two different eras.
Hey Poksey - brush up on your baseball history - DiMaggio is more of a legend than Minoso. How many World Series was Minoso in? He played in the 1947 World Series, and never made it in the Hall Of Fame. DiMaggio helped the Yankees win the World Series in 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1950, and 1951. So, in the future, get your S**t straight before you take me on.

I see there is a Milestone Card for a player with a 30 game hitting streak. Why not a Milestone Card for DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak? That record has stood since 1941! My point is the lack of F**king logic going into the creation of these cards!

Finally - it's not about who played on the same F**king team or not! It's not about the same era or not! The reason for my post was the fact that there are no player cards or programs for DiMaggio or Sandy Koufax. Both are Hall of Famers! DiMaggio in 1955 & Sandy Koufax in 1972.

Hello SDS,
I am unable to play any franchise games. I keep getting error code CE-34878-0 after the game introduction, just before the teams hit the field. The game keeps crashing. I was able to play a DD game earlier, after the first error. I then tried to play franchise 3 more times and received the error code. I'm really confused and frustrated about this. The system & game are updated. I did play the game last night and it ran great.
I just played a franchise game in MLB 20, and that game is not crashing. In fact, I've also played the following games while in the middle of this post, and none of these are crashing either!
MLB 20 The Show
Red Dead Redemption 2
Jurassic World Evolution
Call Of Duty: Cold War Black OPS

That's not all my games, but enough to see if the problem was "universal."
I hate to complain, but, I spent $109.27 for this game to play franchise, and for the choice packs & hat. Franchise is the main reason I buy the game at all! Diamond Dynasty isn't important to me. I have only recently begun to play it off & on. If I can't play franchise, then the game is pretty much -- worthless to me.

In the event that I have to re-install the game, what happens then? Will I lose all my diamond cards that I spend money & stubs for? I'll try to rebuilding the database to see if that solves it.

Thanks for the reply. First year in DD. Been a Franchise player in Sony Baseball games since the PS1 days. Do you remember Jerry Coleman giving the play by play on the PS1 game? I sure do. That's how long I've been around these games.

Glad to know that Johnson will get a better card. He deserves it. I did not know that it was his rookie card. I saw that and I was pretty shocked. Thanks for letting me know. So, just when will Johnson's belter card come out? Anybody know?

Got it. Thank you so much.

Why is it that no matter what team that my DD team plays -- the display always shows Baltimore vs Boston? For example, my team was playing the Cubs in Wrigley Field but, the beautiful new display you folks created (the display that drops down from above during the game), ALWAYS SHOWS BALTIMORE VS BOSTON --- EVERY F#@KING GAME! Are you folks going to fix that, it's been that way ever since release day?

Another thing that really irritates me about DD is that you're always giving us these trash cards for 5 stubs! You should make it possible for us to sell every card! Every year, I'm stuck with a bunch of TRASH CARDS THAT DO NOTHING BUT TAKE UP SPACE & TIME!

There's a lot that I love about The Show -- but, in the future -- you think that you folks can get this game polished before release? As it stands right now -- next year -- I'm probably not buying!

Like I said: "I don't expect others to agree with me." It sounds horrible to you - that's your opinion. You have yours & I have mine.