Sony announced today the North American launch of MLB 08 The Show, available exclusively for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and PSP. Already widely considered the most authentic baseball franchise on the market, MLB 08 The Show comes out swinging for the fences to deliver an unrivaled simulation with broadcast quality presentation. Developed by Sony’s San Diego Studio, MLB 08 The Show looks to build on its critical acclaim and its history as the longest-running officially licensed baseball title on PlayStation.
To provide the closest experience possible, next to actually trying to make it in the Majors, MLB 08 The Show introduces a more immersive Road to The Show mode. As gamers attempt to make a starting line-up in the Big Leagues, playing on both offense and defense from a custom-created player’s perspective, a more robust dynamic goal system and a new career advancement system will determine when a player is eligible for a promotion. Additionally, the custom-created players are more interactive, with pitchers now experiencing mound visits, catchers enduring more defense situations, and with gamers being able to further adjust a player’s positioning, all making Road to The Show mode even more realistic.
“Baseball fans know that the MLB franchise has a long-standing winning tradition and that we strive to create highly-innovative and intuitive features in order to deliver the best baseball title on the market,” said Jeff Reese, Director, Software Marketing, SCEA. “With the advancements made to the feature set, along with the lighting, textures and the added little nuances in the game, MLB 08 The Show sets a new bar for authentic play and unsurpassed realism.”
