MLB 08: The Show

Reflecting on the history of the franchise, the longest-running officially licensed baseball title on PlayStation platforms, the SCEA San Diego Studios development team went into this season looking to build upon the history and success of the franchise by raising the level of authenticity and realism, and creating the perfect blend of features and unique gameplay opportunities, thus solidifying MLB 08 THE SHOW as the premier MLB licensed title that provides an unrivaled simulation with a broadcast quality presentation.

Already widely considered the most authentic baseball game available, MLB 08 THE SHOW is set to provide fans with the most realistic baseball experience to date with innovations such as a more immersive Road to The Show mode, enabling gamers to play both offense and defense from the created player's perspective.

Providing players with some additional performance incentives, the MLB franchise introduces the new Progressive Batting Performance feature, which will both reward players for superior performance and penalize them for hitting slumps. Specific to each individual batter, players will be rewarded with slight contact bonuses, or punished with slight decreases in contact, based on how that batter that performs beyond his "natural ability" while under user control.

Adding to the online feature set, which includes customizable Online League Play with up to 30 teams, scrolling MLB Score Ticker and more, MLB 08 THE SHOW introduces SCOUT (SportsConnect Online User Tracking), which allows gamers to set and store their game preferences on the MLB server, and enables the system to look for a Quick Match with opponents that fits similar competitive criteria.

Due to hit stores this spring as the only officially licensed first party videogame exclusively for the PLAYSTATION3 (PS3), PlayStation2 and the PSP (PlayStationPortable), MLB 08 THE SHOW is set to deliver an unrivaled experience for baseball fans.

• Umpire Personalities - Providing even more realism to the diamond with unique tendencies and animations
• My Sliders (Up/Downloadable) - Gives users the ability to create their perfect game settings offline by adjusting game sliders
• King of the Diamond - A classic playground duel from childhood where a pitcher and batter from opposing teams will square off head-to-head
• Home Run Derby - Lets gamers pick the lineup and set the rules for the traditional homerun contest of Major League All-Stars
• Season Mode -Tests the true baseball fan's commitment and allows them to make a run for consecutive rings with multiple seasons