MLB The Show 24

When it comes to sports gaming, MLB The Show 24 is just more proof of Sony San Diego's supremacy over the genre. Road to the Show is better than ever, and even with a few flaws it's still the best career mode available today. Diamond Dynasty outperforms every single ultimate team experience around, and the dual-threat of Franchise Mode and March to October delivered once again.

MLB The Show 24 is another excellent update in one of the best sports game franchises. The Storylines mode continues to shine a light on forgotten Negro League legends, and the addition of women to Road to the Show is a welcomed one. Combine that with a refreshed look and you have the complete baseball package.

San Diego Studio focused on a few primary additions for MLB The Show 24. Adding two Storylines and the way this was produced and the pacing of the gameplay opens the door for the future. These docu-series without taxing gameplay that provide rewards will keep players occupied early, on top of learning about baseball history that includes one of the greatest dynasties of all time. Other changes to Road to the Show and Franchise are noticeable at the surface level, but the experience of both remains unchanged. The same goes into the other modes that are here. The game still feels dated, but the ...

Shifting the focus over to Franchise, years of playing Franchise modes in NHL, Madden, FIFA, NBA 2K, and Football Manager have made me appreciate the thrill of pulling the strings and leading your favorite team to a championship. But I feel none of that joy while playing MLB The Show 24’s Franchise mode. The devs neglected a passionate community by failing to make any noteworthy additions. The combination of a clunky UI that makes it impossible to find anything, a barebones scouting system, and a disappointing presentation set the game mode years back from the rest of the competition. But my g...

All in all, MLB The Show 24 continues to swing for the fences as the best representation of the sport in video game form, and save for a few misses, it always delivers. The outstanding gameplay is enhanced with an elevated presentation in all of the modes, and the storytelling in Storylines is a big draw for those wanting to embrace the game's roots and pay homage to the legends from yesteryear. While Diamond Dynasty can be an acquired taste, and the inclusion of Derek Jeter may not appeal to all, these missteps hardly take the shine of the gem that is MLB The Show 24, and it's time to play ba...

With just enough added to keep things fresh, MLB The Show 24 is a fine entry to the yearly sports franchise

The sports genre isn't known for making major changes year after year. An ongoing joke in the video game community is that the most any sports game changes is its rosters, but MLB The Show 24 finds ways to subvert that expectation in ways that are both subtle and widely felt. The Show has historically stuck out as unlike FIFA and Madden for its willingness to evolve at a more substantial pace, and The Show 24 is no exception. That's not to say there aren't any holes in SDS' swing, but as a total package, The Show 24 reasserts why the franchise has been the preeminent baseball sim on the market...

MLB The Show 24 is another very good baseball game from San Diego Studio. It suffers from a lot of the same pitfalls as other annual sports titles, but The Show is so clearly head-and-shoulders above those games. The Negro Leagues Season 2, inclusive additions to RTTS, and the introduction of Impact Plays show that this series hasn’t quite lost its fastball.

MLB The Show 24 delights with another season of Storylines: The Negro Leagues and continued on-field excellence, but some modes are still in desperate need of an overhaul.

There’s more than enough here for almost every baseball fan to find something they enjoy, which is ultimately the goal. Not everyone’s going to love Road to the Show, but they’ll like something else. Not all of MLB The Show 24 is good, but there is a love and respect for baseball present. It’s not a home run, but it is a solid hit.

Sony’s MLB The Show 24 continues to be a strong simulation on the field, but its errors everywhere else and lack of innovation from last year keeps this one in the infield. Here’s our MLB The Show 24 review.

MLB The Show 24 isn’t a perfect sports game. It has some things that you’ll wish got more attention. But as a sports game fan, I can say that the perfect sports game doesn’t exist. The expanded storylines and the option to create a female player add to an already robust feature set. If you love baseball, MLB The Show 24 has something for you. It’s a strong effort and fun experience that should contend for best sports game awards again in 2024.