MLB The Show 22 Next-Gen Features Revealed; Night Games Confirmed for Stadium Creator

The MLB The Show 22 next-gen features have been revealed! Here's what the Xbox Series X|S, & PS5 are getting as extra compared to last-gen versions.

[MeatyUrologist]

Great series, but I've played essentially the same baseball game every year for the last 10 years. Until they get a new engine or actually overhaul visuals beyond these minor $60 incremental improvements, I'll be holding off.

[autobotdan]

Just play it on Gamepass this year

[RaiderNation]

70.00 to own the game outright.
180.00 to play the game on game pass for a year, and you still don't own it.

Doesn't seem like a better deal to me.

[Concertoine]

@Raider
If youre like me and dont like sports games, totally worth it to play with friends every now and then.

To each his own

[testerg35]

@RaiderNation, yes cause its the only game available on gamepass and its not like you don't have the option of also just buying the game on xbox.

[IanTH]

That's how I handle any sports release, pretty much, putting a chunk of years between purchases. And while I FAR prefer 1 time purchase for ownership, sports games feel like one of the few kinds of games where a live-service approach would seem to make sense. Pay less yearly & build on top of the existing foundation with little improvements and roster updates. Surprised no one has at least tried it.

As it turns out, the last The Show I purchased was MLB 17, so a fresh PS5 entry would be worth it for me. Too bad The Orioles are set to suck for a while longer yet, as it is always a little less enticing to play along when you can only stomach keeping tabs on your team because they are simply too painful to watch lol.

[MeatyUrologist]

Ha, tigers fan here so I feel your oriole pain! Have to agree with the update model. If they charged 60 bucks for first year it should be like 20 per year to those who bought the previous years or something along those lines.