MLB The Show 24

MLB The Show 24
Cover art featuring Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Developer(s)San Diego Studio
Publisher(s)
SeriesMLB: The Show
Platform(s)
ReleaseMarch 19, 2024
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)

MLB The Show 24 is a video game based on Major League Baseball developed by San Diego Studio and published by MLB Advanced Media and Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released on March 19, 2024, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.[1][2][3] It is the nineteenth entry in the MLB: The Show game series and features Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on its cover.[4]

The Playstation 4 and Xbox One versions are digital only.

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

Gameplay

Gameplay additions include roughly 400 new animations and logic improvements, 4 more pinpoint pitching gestures, and additions in line with Major League Baseball rule changes for the new season, such as the Pitch clock, and bigger base sizes.[5]

For the first time in baseball video game history, the game includes a career mode with female players, dubbed Road to the Show: Women Pave Their Way.[6]

Storylines: The Negro Leagues returns in MLB The Show 24, now including Buck Leonard, Josh Gibson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Larry Doby, and Toni Stone, the first ever woman player to be added to the game,[7] at launch, with more to be added later on.[8] Negro Leagues legends Andy Cooper, Rap Dixon, Bill Foster, Leon Day, and José Méndez have since been added to the game and have their own storylines.[9] A separate Storylines mode is also dedicated to Derek Jeter's career.[10]

Alex Miniak returns as public address commentator, with Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton return as play-by-play commentators. Dan O'Dowd and Sarah Langs serve as commentators in Road to the Show mode.

References

  1. ^ "MLB® The Show™ 24 for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site". www.nintendo.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "MLB The Show 24". PlayStation. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "MLB The Show 24 | Xbox". Xbox.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  4. ^ Peer, Steve (January 30, 2024). "MLB® The Show™ - VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR. IS YOUR MLB THE SHOW 24 COVER ATHLETE!". MLB® The Show™. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  5. ^ Peer, Steve (February 27, 2024). "MLB® The Show™ - New improvements to Gameplay in MLB The Show 24". MLB® The Show™. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Peer, Steve (March 5, 2024). "MLB® The Show™ - MLB The Show 24 unveils Road to the Show: Women Pave Their Way". MLB® The Show™. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  7. ^ Zwiezen, Zack (February 14, 2024). "MLB The Show 24 Adds First Female Player In Series History". Kotaku. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  8. ^ Peer, Steve (February 13, 2024). "MLB® The Show™ - MLB The Show 24 unveils Storylines: The Negro Leagues Season 2". MLB® The Show™. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  9. ^ @MLBTheShow (June 3, 2024). "Meet the new Negro League Baseball Legends! Experience and learn more about the newest additions to Storylines - The Negro Leagues Season 2: -Rap Dixon, -Bill Foster, -Andy Cooper. Immerse yourself in the stories from the @NLBMuseumKC President, @nlbmprez. Live now in #MLBTheShow 24!" (Tweet). Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Peer, Steve (February 20, 2024). "MLB® The Show™ - MLB ® The Show™ 24 salutes "The Captain" in all-new Storylines: Derek Jeter". MLB® The Show™. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
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