Sony has announced the official release date for MLB 14 The Show for Playstation 4, and next-gen owners are going to have to wait a little bit. While it's hitting the PS3 and PS Vita on April 1 the PS4 won't get it until May 6th. The wait may be worth it for the improved graphics, though! Sony also started showing off all of the changes to the popular 'Road to the Show' mode and have released a new video that details all the (many, many) improvements.
Here's what the video covers:
- When creating your new ballplayer, you will select a home region (West, Central, East, International), which will become your team in the Showcase.
- The Showcase comprises of three games.
- Major League scouts will be grading your performance in order to determine your Draft stock.
- The Draft experience includes the ability to hear all of the selections in your round called out, including your own name.
- You are able to re-play the Showcase by “returning to school,” but doing so will age your player.
The other new big addition is the Topps Amateur Showcase. While past versions of The Show assumed your player was an A-Potential player who from day one was destined for greatness in the majors, now you start as a middle-of-the-road C-Potential prospect that no one knows will make it or not. As you play the Showcase games scouts will analyse your moves and your stock will change depending on the game's performance, and your Potential will change, leaving you anywhere from F-Potential, 7th Round pick to an A-Potential, first overall selection.
Player creation has been revamped, as has the training modes, presentation, and playing a catcher, which isn't as arduous as it one was.
Designer Kirby St. John goes into an exhausting amount of detail about this mode on the MLB 14 The Show official site, so head on over there if you want to see all the changes that have been made.
