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American cover art featuring Josh Donaldson
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Developer(s) | SCE San Diego Studio |
Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Series | MLB: The Show |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 |
Release | March 29, 2016 |
Genre(s) | Sports |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
MLB The Show 16 is a Major League Baseball video game developed by Sony San Diego and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the eleventh entry of the MLB: The Show franchise, and was released on March 29, 2016, for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. It is the first MLB: The Show entry to not have a portable version, and is the final version available for the PlayStation 3. Toronto Blue Jays third baseman and 2015 American League MVP Josh Donaldson is the main cover athlete for the game. He also appears on the separate Canadian cover edition, making him the first player to be on both the American and Canadian versions of the game.Jung-ho Kang of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Wei-Yin Chen of the Miami Marlins appear on the Korean and Taiwanese covers, respectively.
Matt Vasgersian, Eric Karros, and Steve Lyons return as commentators. Mike Carlucci returns as public address announcer.
The game features more game modes, such as Road To The Show and an all-new franchise mode. In addition, Conquest Mode and Battle Royale have been added into the game.
Conquest Mode takes your Diamond Dynasty team against all 30 MLB teams and their strongholds in order to capture new territories and eventually all of North America. Each territory is inhabited by fans of your team or one of the 30 MLB teams. In order to capture one of the territories, you must attack the territory by either playing a minimum three-inning game against that team or simulate to avoid playing the game. However, all 30 MLB teams are also trying to capture territories and strongholds which means your team will have to defend its territories and strongholds.