MLB The Show 23

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MLB The Show 23
MLB The Show 23 Cover.webp
Cover art featuring Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Developer(s) San Diego Studio
Publisher(s)
Series MLB: The Show
Platform(s)
ReleaseMarch 28, 2023
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

MLB The Show 23 is a baseball video game developed by San Diego Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The eighteenth installment in the MLB: The Show , it is available on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. New York Yankees player Jazz Chisholm Jr. is featured as the cover star, while The Captain Edition of the game features retired New York Yankees player Derek Jeter. [1] [2]

Contents

For the third consecutive year, the Xbox versions of the game are available for Xbox Game Pass subscribers at no additional cost. [3]

Alex Miniak returns as public address commentator, with Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton return as play-by-play commentators.

Gameplay

The game includes a new game mode, named Storylines: A New Game Experience. This mode is set to focus on the Negro Leagues. The mode will feature eight players who played in the Negro Leagues, including Jackie Robinson, Buck O'Neil, Satchel Paige, Rube Foster, and more. The mode is a mix of gameplay and narration by Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick, highlighting moments from that player's career. For every new launch of MLB The Show, there would be a new season, featuring different players who also played in the Negro Leagues. These players would also become regular players in the other modes of the game. [4] [5]

Other changes included Core Seasons in Diamond Dynasty, which would allow for 99 overall players to be obtained from day one, which take place every 6–8 weeks. For every new Core Season, only the players featured on that and the previous season can be used in Ranked and Conquest, plus players in the CORE set, which are always eligible. This, however, won’t affect other game modes in Diamond Dynasty, such as Play vs CPU. Another new addition is Captain Cards, in which once a certain tier requirement is met by building a team with players that Captain Card player specifies, such as players from certain seasons, teams, or having certain attributes, it would boost your team significantly. Proper two-way play was also implemented in this release; this makes it possible for players such as Shohei Ohtani to be used as both a starting pitcher and as a true designated hitter. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Reception

The game received "generally favorable" reviews from critics according to review aggregator Metacritic.

Accolades

YearCeremonyCategoryResultRef.
2024 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Sports Game of the Year Won [19]

Soundtrack

ArtistSong
Abhi the Nomad Jungle
Ab-Soul Hollandaise
Ari Lennox GOAT
Ari Lennox Night Drive
Big K.R.I.T. So Cool
Big K.R.I.T., Girl Talk Fly the Coop
Blasterjaxx & Timmy Trumpet Narco
The Blue Stones Don’t Miss
Channel Tres 6am
The Crystal Method Watch Me Now (feat. Koda & VAAAL)
Da'Mont and CyoungSee It Through
Doechii Persuasive (feat. SZA)
Eric B. & Rakim I Ain't No Joke
Genesis Owusu Get Inspired
GoldLink Raindrops (feat. Flo Milli)
Juice WRLD The Light
KAYTRANADA GLOWED UP (feat. Anderson .Paak)
Mac Miller Blue World
Meekz Take Losses
Metallica Lux Æterna
NLE Choppa Champions
Oddisee Try Again
Omni !NERD
Oxlade Bad Boy (feat. Mayorkun)
Phish Birds of a Feather
Phoenix Tonight (feat. Ezra Koenig)
Phonte Sweet You
Poppy Shapes
Preme Pause Play
Pretty Sick Human Condition
Ravyn Lenae Sticky
redveil Weight
Rexx Life Raj Kimbo Slice
The Roots The Fire (feat. John Legend)
The Roots Section
Saba Stop That
Smino 90 Proof (with J. Cole)
TALK Wasteland
Tasha the Amazon Forever Ting
Thin Lizzy The Boys Are Back in Town
A Tribe Called Quest Scenario
White Reaper Pink Slip
Wiz Khalifa, Big K.R.I.T., Girl Talk, Smoke DZA No Singles

Notes

  1. ↑ Non-PlayStation versions

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