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80% Metacritic Developer SIE San Diego Studio Genre Sports game | 8.5/10 IGN Initial release date 31 March 2015 Series MLB: The Show | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment Platforms PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita Similar MLB: The Show games, Sony Interactive Entertainment games, Other games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MLB 15: The Show is a Major League Baseball video game developed by Sony San Diego and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the tenth entry of the MLB: The Show franchise, and was released on March 31, 2015, for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita.
Contents
Matt Vasgersian, Eric Karros, and Steve Lyons return as commentators. Mike Carlucci returns as public address announcer. Legends can be used as free agents in the Franchise and Season modes in the game.
New features
The game adds licensed equipment, including fielding gloves, batting gloves, cleats and bats.
Year to Year Saves
Players who purchased MLB 14: The Show will be able to transfer their Franchise, Road to the Show and Postseason Mode progress into MLB 15: The Show, and continue where they previously left off. Players who have save data from the PS3 version of MLB 14: The Show will also be able to carry the data over to the PS4 version of MLB 15: The Show, and vice versa.
Universal Rewards
The game also features a brand new universal rewards system, which allows players to earn cards and stubs by playing any game mode. Rewards include player cards for use in the game's fantasy baseball mode, "Diamond Dynasty", as well as equipment, sponsorships or stadiums. Other features include a new "Community Market" where players can buy and sell cards using Stubs.
Cover athletes
On December 6, 2014, it was announced that Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig will be on the game's American cover. On February 5, 2015, it was announced that Toronto Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin will feature on the Canadian retail release of the game's cover.
Reception
The game received positive reviews upon release. The PlayStation 4 version of the game received an aggregated score of 81% on GameRankings based on 29 reviews and 80/100 on Metacritic based on 37 reviews. The PlayStation Vita version holds a 71% score on GameRankings.
Before the game's initial release, Sony did not provide review copies of the game for critical reviews. According to a Sony representative, the reason for the delay was "due to this year's flagship Universal Rewards feature, which will require active servers to function." Review copies were distributed on the public release date, March 31.