MLB 10: The Show was a Masterpiece

MLB 10: The Show was a special game. Critics unanimously praised it upon release, with some going as far as calling it the absolute pinnacle of baseball gaming, and a video game worth learning a new sport for, if you weren’t already familiar with baseball. It really was that good. It was baseball perfection.
#retrospective #SOFTDRINKTV #game #review #sdtv

[@StartGame88]

I loved this game SO MUCH bro. Like just going on road to the show and playing game after game after game after game after game was SO MUCH FUN for me. I could just sit and do this in the summer FOR HOURS. Like idk how to explain it. It like was really lowkey chill and boring, but in a good really fun way. It really felt like I was experiencing how it felt to be a real life major leaguer and play like a bunch of games day to day to day in the summer. I’ll never forget the nostalgia of waking up at like 10 in the morning in June, going straight downstairs, turning on my ps3 and playing like 25 Road to the Show games in the span of like 4 hours and feeling so content with my life.

[@JayBeingNatural]

I don't remember which Show it was, but I remember a game was in extra innings, and after an out in the middle of one of them, Matt Vasgersian was telling the "viewers" that because the game was going past it's normal length, a random cooking show would not be seen today.

[@seph6469]

Matt Vasgersian was also always so much better to me than any other The Show commentator personally.

[@Cosports15940]

That's been in a few of them if you go long enough

[@Iamtezwayne]

They have that commentary in 21, 22 and 23 if you play long enough

[@BluePalmetto]

I miss how you were able to sign broadcast rights deals from 20 games on local TV to your own Regional Sports Network like YES.

[@natnaelberhanu-i8w]

Unfortunately his normal voice would be heard rather than his exciting voice

[@Dr.JeremyDunks]

The WEALTH of knowledge in those old Show games. I was a casual baseball fan and The Show 11 essentially taught me the intricacies of the game. The commentators teach you how to pitch. What to throw in 3-2 count, why you wanna pitch down with a runner on 1st, etc. Fantastic series.

[@StartGame88]

Same. I had stuff like “2-0 fastball” drilled into my head from those games

[@turomilen2944]

lotta good games did this. learned the fundamentals of hockey strategy from no-lifing NHL 09 as a kid

[@BirdGang6]

I agree! It taught me how to pitch!

[@jmgonzales7701]

what can u recommend as a new baseball fan

[@jo.n.9]

I had a franchise that went until 2045 in this game. Absolute masterclass.

[@RustyisGreat5]

In Madden 09, I had something similar. I made it to like 2032, and half the past players became coaches. Jake Delhomme was the head coach of the Dolphins. It was insane

[@leonardoroger3236]

Yeah, I can't do franchise anymore. I don't want to play 162 games. Back then, you could play shorter seasons at it was so much better.

[@Jdkieddj]

Do you have any tips you can remember for great scouting that guarentee you are getting an incredible player in the draft?

[@guysfieri8900]

man those ps3 era mlb the show games still look beautiful to this day

[@SaturdayStunned]

First “The Show” game I ever played. Was truly perfect. Made me get into the sport of baseball. The Show 2010 through 2017 were so amazing, wish SDS still cared as much as they did back then

[@JWickyJr13]

It's bad. Just looking at the gameplay visuals in this video...let's just been it's been a very minimal visual upgrade over the years.

[@alwillk]

2013 was the only year that sucked

[@Xenlacasa45]

Why? I remember MLB 13 had the best hitting they opened up the timing window ​@@alwillk

[@bravesfan293147]

Used to work at a GameStop back in the day. I was always so happy around baseball season, and especially for The Show. I would always find gameplay footage before release, put it on a PS3, and people would walk by and ask are the Phillies playing? I'd tell them no...This is a game! 🤯🤯🤯 People would lose their minds over the realism!!!!

[@Ho-ran]

that is so cool

[@thekingofkingsrp]

Your not kidding, back then this game paired with my Sony Bravia was insane.

[@reliablethreat23]

This surpassed MVP 2005 as the best baseball game of all time. I STILL play this game today!

[@ThemeParkAngel]

Its a shame how franchise lost all the cool features like determining how to travel. It basically became the madden of baseball

[@MadKingFan69]

I still enjoy the Show 23 but man I would love if they still had the pricing of food and bobblehead and bat nights or whatever special promotion to help bring in fans.

[@Rps2800]

I do agree that The Show has stagnated, but I also think it’s still solid, and that shows how important it is for a game to have a strong base to build from year-over-year. The Show 10 gave SDS the platform to be good consistently, whereas a game like Madden 13 forced EA to have to play catch-up, and they’ve never really been able to recover

[@jaheimmoultrie7584]

i agree, games like nhl 15-24, forced ea have to play barley negative catch-up, they still never ever really been able to recover since then. i am still stuck with nhl 14, and nhl 2k.

[@xman777b]

thank you for this. Also, you remain the #1 sports video games content creator via KZbin.

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

High praise! Thanks

[@iBMcFly]

@@SOFTDRINKTVjust facts big dog. You make KZbin a better place.

[@KrypticOrbit]

I threw a triple play in this game. The best play I’ve ever made. I was 9 or 10 and I was playing as the Phillies (my favorite team) against the Nationals in franchise. When I made that play I was so fucking hyped, shocked, and of course fucking happy cuz I just made the best play of my life. Here’s the kicker, Nyjer Morgan was the one running to first base and he was out but probably less than a second it was soooooo close. God I love this game left me with nothing but great memories. Have a great day brother 💯

[@calvandergrift]

This Era of baseball games was AWESOME. As a 360 user, MLB 2K11 was the game that got me into baseball. I still pick it up from time to time.

[@chrisspearline767]

Every PS3 The Show game is better than any on Xbox 360

[@yaakovkammer3645]

Mlb 10 the show on PS2 was my first video game I owned on a console. Loved that game

[@imallfordabulls]

Growing up going from Bases Loaded to this was absurdly amazing. I remember playing lots of World Series 98 on Saturn, then onto the All Star Baseball series and High Heat, then MVP then MLB. The number of video game baseball franchises in the early 2000s was staggering.

[@ryanduffy6089]

I would love to see your take on MLB Power Pros or MLB Power Pros 2008. Those were some of my favorite games as a kid, and they have a surprising amount of depth for how cartoony they are. Definitely one-of-a-kind sports games, considering they had a mode that was essentially a visual novel, and a career mode where you can get really in depth with your player's personal life, managing friendships, relationships, hobbies, and even having children

[@Willy48420]

And The Bigs

[@sumerapoke]

did you know mlb power pros is an insanely big franchise in japan?

[@ryanduffy6089]

@@sumerapoke Yes! I imported the 2020 version from Japan and play it basically daily

[@NxFxKW]

I remember they had this on display at the store and I played it for like 5 mins and that’s when I decided to buy a PS3… I had always been an Xbox guy but The Show scratched an itch than Microsoft was ignoring.

[@Lucas_Brester]

This game got me into baseball in general Edit: in the summer of 2020 during covid, my mom got me this game to cheer me up and i ended up playing it all summer. What an absolutely fantastic experience

[@natnaelberhanu-i8w]

First Sony mlb game I played at that time

[@americascrewchief2004]

W Mom bro.

[@electrodynamicorb6548]

What’s Covid?

[@dazed1nyc]

One thing this game had that the new ones don't were player ejection and bench warnings. If you threw a fastball at a players head both teams were warned and if u did it again you'd be ejected. Now that's how online players intentionally walk ppl. Just throw at their head. There would also be human error elements. You could be called out at first but if you look at the replay you were actually safe. Just made everything feel more realistic.

[@jaylenbarnes2.079]

I just got MLB 09 The Show in the mail today and I love the game from the actual gameplay to the soundtrack

[@Trevor-Watlington]

I have 09 and 10, I haven't bought one since. Been very happy with it.

[@king1supreme]

My first show game, loved RTTS and the soundtrack

[@mjf2891]

Another great feature of this game was the ability to incorporate song files saved onto your PS3. For franchise mode you could set different walk up music for each hitter, for relievers when they come in, after a walk, after a strikeout, after a stolen base. Added so much to the game.

[@mikeomoran9256]

My favorite little thing was when an established closer began warming up for a save say Jason Isringhausen Matt Vasgereian would have a unique dialog

[@HieloBeretta]

This was my first own, mine, mlb the show. A gift my father gave me for my 6th grade graduation ❤️

[@Dogga2K]

I don’t think the game has a micro transaction issue. If you are good at the game you will be fine no matter what your team is looking like. Even if you do spend money on the game, stubs and good cards cost too much for it to make much of an impact. They also hand out 99s pretty much so you can get a stacked team pretty easily

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

I simply don't believe microtransactions belong in a fully priced video game, regardless of how they are implemented.

[@PJ.Rob06]

​@@SOFTDRINKTVI agree. All these sports gaming juggernauts market to children and exploit their innocence for a quick buck. Americans deserve better

[@iBMcFly]

@@SOFTDRINKTVagree

[@phillipcox3]

Man seeing some of these clips are bringing back so many great memories

[@BoompaWorld]

The show on PSP was my life in the backseat of the minivan as a kid. Great video

[@justinsundstrom8976]

Pretty much my entire childhood baseball game. Even if I liked 2k's baseball games more, since it was the only MLB game with Create-A-Team.

[@layeeeeeTV]

Still amazes me how beautiful the older MLBTS games looked in comparison to the time they were released. The fact that a game from 2009 got face appearances more accurate than games almost 15 years in the future is sad. That’s not even including how much they stripped away at the franchise features over the years. They hyped up the fact they added the MLB draft, but this game went so in depth they been had the rule 5 draft. It’s such a shame to see the decline of the series.

[@mephisto9632]

I’ve played a lot of the Show games, but this one is the best one hands down. I love everything about this game. The attention to detail is amazing. I would definitely recommend this game over any other MLB The Show games. It’s just that good

[@xman777b]

You hit this on the head. IMO the following titles are the 3 best in the series: 1) MLB 08 (RTTS mechanics) 2) MLB 10 (best audio and overall) 3) MLB 22 (best presentation)

[@nicholasbowen1825]

06 people Will always have a special place in my heart. But i think This is sport on though I’d say 10-11 are the top

[@xman777b]

@Nicholas Bowen the one with David Ortiz on the cover? Yes, that was a milestone version. The first complete (great) MLB title

[@nicholasbowen1825]

@@xman777b that is the one. I’m surprised you could even understand the gibberish i typed out lol

[@jordandr.j4789]

I played this on the PS2 and PSP a lot, and I put in so many hours on both versions back in the day… honestly those were much simpler times

[@Magma3695]

I don't play baseball games but this looks like a real baseball game.

[@Maal7432]

It really does.

[@Pirates4LIFE100]

Best soundtrack ever. 🎶it’s nice to know you work aloneeee🎶

[@buckmelanoma758]

10 is by far the best of the series. I recently bought it again and it’s still amazing

[@TSNAnnotator]

I bought this one a few years ago. I had played earlier versions of the Show but took a break after '08 and I still think this is my favourite The Show.

[@YuriGoofov]

MVP baseball 2005 is the best ever imo.

[@seang4]

MLB the Show 10 and NBA 2K10 got a lot of play in my dorm room back in 2010. Good memories.

[@RomnysGonzalez]

From 09 to 13 were THE GOAT of Baseball games

[@Lingboysc2]

why do the animations look so much more fluid and real than madden games released 13 years later?

[@Blitzburgh17]

You should do a video on NCAA Baseball 06. It gets forgotten releasing in the goat year of sports games but it was really unique and still a blast today

[@YDINO69]

The last game with the legend teams before MLB 18 the show

[@ShellShockTay]

I owned MLB 06 the Show on PlayStation 2 when ti first came out and it was a magical experience. Having previously played MLB 2k5 which I also liked a lot for various reasons as well as Acclaim's All Star Baseball 2005, it was a great time to play sports games in general as your videos have mentioned including baseball video games. The Show is top notch and still is to this day but I agree it has reached a point where due to no competition they haven't gone out of their way to make the game even better than when they had to compete. (I do like the touch of the Negro Leagues Moments this year) I'll admit they do a better job than most nowadays and the series is still wonderful, but definitely something to be mindful of going forward since 2K and EA changed a lot in similar situations. As for this game, I also owned on PlayStation 3 and have to say it was everything you've mentioned. I look back on it with very fond memories.

[@moisesalmonte8271]

I had this game and YES was a masterpiece. This game had many things that The Show 24 does not has

[@kaaronhudson8112]

07 was the best,you had forever training points I was playing until I was 44 in my career

[@kaijudirector5336]

From personal experience, a lot of stuff that ends with a “10” usually ends up being good. Also, what would you say is the best Show game for the PS4?

[@StartGame88]

2k10

[@jacobbartlett2101]

Mlb the show 16

[@brandenwebb6232]

Man your videos really helped me through a hard time recently believe it or not. Thank you bro! And please keep up the good work

[@JWickyJr13]

Those old menu screens brings back memories, man. Holy shit.

[@franchisequarterback7906]

"Reckovable waivers" 🤣(5:35)

[@somedude1901]

I really wish they would bring some the features of franchise back from this era. Setting up vendor prices, player marketing, etc.. franchise has stagnated so much and it’s the only mode I like playing

[@dennisbowen452]

It honestly surprises me that of all the baseball video games, peanuts/charlie brown baseball game. Anyway, nice video! I remember liking the review of the game on GameInformer when 10 came out and seeing the pictures thinking this was the closest to realistic graphics could get. Sadly,i was correct.

[@PhillyCYOSports]

All of the show games prior to 16 deserve appreciation. A true example of each year building on the year prior. After 16 the stagnation began. Then the removals and DD began….and now we are at where it is now

[@TruStoogeDrew.]

Classic game, remember finally finding a ps3 and getting this game battle field 2 and ff13. Great times

[@LMarcon11]

Wake up honey, Softdrinktv posted a baseball vid

[@abrahmolivera6808]

This game is unbeatable it made me love the game of baseball. I can still hear all the bats I cracked.

[@DudetaketheBus]

My favorite sports game of all time, I was playing this game after I purchased MLB 12. Nothing has compared since, even the iterations after that. MLB 11 was great but I do remember a really annoying lag in that game.

[@J-tu2pb]

Such a good game. I was about 9 or 10 when this came out. I remember going to my friends house and we would all play the game. Great memories.

[@dwaynehoward240]

I got a 32 game hitting streak going.. Some went down to the last at bat.. Nerves

[@MGBillionaire]

Those commercials were masterpieces

[@garrettweaver3281]

Found your channel in a recommendation under "NTE". I really enjoy what you create and post! Unique and entertaining!

[@JacksonLane02]

I didn't get into MLB the show til 11 which I liked. I really enjoy the Show games after missing out of MLB the show 14-17 considering I didn't really have a PS4 would've played 15 but on my PS3 it didn't work for some reason nd am grad it's on other consoles although I mainly just do franchise

[@StartGame88]

You didn’t miss out on much. PS3 gen mlb the show was LEAGUES better than ps4 gen

[@danmarsh6448]

In my opinion the last The Show worth buying was 2020

[@StateoftheFranchiseGaming]

About the MLB license it was MLB itself that decided to get rid of 2K baseball bc 13 sucked so much. 10-13 are all pretty damn similar. Franchise peaked in the 10-13 era BUT actually playing and it suffers from some issues where the AI teams operate pretty similarly in the long run spending a ton for lengthy contracts for older guys. Gameplay is not scripted like a lot of folks will have you believe. RTTS was the mark of these games up until 2020 imo. The addition of ball physics has added to the game exponentially from 17 through current day. I like the idea of ticket prices but I can prove that they don't matter a ton to how your team operates.

[@Fender178]

If only the NFL were that SMART with EA.

[@StateoftheFranchiseGaming]

@@Fender178 none of these games are smart to restrict who gets the licensure of there games even if a game sucks bc no one truly would expect the league themselves to even know a thing about creating a game, no blame would go to them. Theyre using the price to keep developers away from their product.

[@Fender178]

@@StateoftheFranchiseGaming What I mean by is that the NFL would Ditch EA due to the fact how shitty Madden has been which means any developer can pay the NFL for a license is all I am saying.

[@StateoftheFranchiseGaming]

@@Fender178 they aren't going to do that unless there is a competitor who is given a chance to make a similar game and shows it will outsell Madden

[@Fender178]

@@StateoftheFranchiseGaming True.

[@bwnarrow33]

Thanks for an excellent recap to a masterful game. Here’s to hoping this franchise returns to glory soon

[@rashadmaniacNWM]

Love the content ..such a nostalgic feeling just watching along with the music to match,great work keep it going!

[@Youhavesaggymantitsjustafactob]

So happy you're focusing on the MLB side of sports now. SDS hit their peak on the PS3, and it's using the same stale engine from those days. Also, saying the franchise mode is "rich" is a stretch. SDS created March to October (MTO) and has focused more on that than Franchise itself.

[@blackiekilla6545]

Please make more baseball games. Ecspecially with it being baseball season

[@BienSwinginbase]

I dead-ass used to love playing MLB 10 it was the best game boss man. 💯

[@Blnkfac3]

When i first got my PS3 as a Kid, this was one of the first games i got, along with MW2, RDR, and Saints Row 2😢

[@michaelmacorso4479]

I havent spend any money on microtransactions in this series. I just play the game and grind. I have all the best cards and collections.

[@jduke93]

Thanks for another great upload

[@miketoonice]

I loved 2008 and 2013 the show. I wasn't a huge fan of this one at the time, but maybe I was wrong

[@jedistreaming4006]

I agree, the small details made it great, one that I noticed that it was seen for the last time on MLB 13 was the animation where the catcher throws the ball back to the pitcher all the time with out interruptions like we see in today's MLB games since 2014.

[@theerrantwanderer]

That animation was done so seamlessly in MLB 2K11. I don't know if MLB 10 The Show managed to do this while creating as seamless of a transition

[@DrabekNewburn]

At 2:30, you show MLB 2005 (released in 2004) instead of MLB 2006 (released in 2005). Sony was still doing the one-year-ahead thing.

[@ejstephens7918]

I used to play the show religiously, it was my favorite game and my personal favorite version was 06, largely because of an awesome soundtrack and nostalgia. The gameplay peaked on the PS3

[@KoolKeithProductions]

Bro..I ask you this in EVERY video and you ignore me in EVERY video, but here I go again...WHAT'S THE SONG AT 9:13???

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

Carwash by dopeboykits

[@KoolKeithProductions]

@@SOFTDRINKTV You sure? Nothing named "Carwash" is coming up

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

It's not on KZbin. It's from a pack on dopeboykits.com

[@KoolKeithProductions]

@@SOFTDRINKTV Damn. Thanks for the help 😩

[@javonsportyharbin]

I love your videos, i agree with everything u say, it makes u feel like my friend for some reason, thank you.

[@DrAverage444]

I used to always tell my friends that mlb the show was one of the best sports game if not the best. I was playing it since the very first one

[@warner34]

Man first mlb game also.. damn 2 videos of yours of my first MLB, NFL games in a row have me in my nostalgia feelings 🤣

[@emoo.182]

My left ear enjoyed that intro :))

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

Aw man. I edited with speakers so I didn't notice. That sucks

[@emoo.182]

@@SOFTDRINKTV lmao it's all good another great video! Rest of the video sound was perfect

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

@@emoo.182 Do you think I should cut out the intro then so the entire video's audio is consistent, or just leave it as is?

[@emoo.182]

@@SOFTDRINKTV leave it please leave it the intro/commerical was golden!! I was just trying to be funny lol I'm sure it's no big deal to anyone else

[@emoo.182]

@@SOFTDRINKTV great video though I've been playing 09 on the PS2 it's so much fun, this makes me want to buy a PS3 just to play this game!!

[@hawksprizepicks6570]

Baseball is coming back to life tho and I love it!

[@Fender178]

I played MLB13 version of the Show with my younger cousin and it was good game.

[@xav5787]

Coming off of atrocious EA titles, 2k seems to be serious about repairing its reputation. Ik this video is about 10 but the latest The show and Nba 2k titles are some of the better sports games I’ve played since a child

[@aaronpride9581]

Could you do Tiger Woods?

[@mjp714]

Exclusive licensing agreements between studios and sports companies need to end. There needs to be competition to keep new innovative stuff flowing. There’s no incentive for studios like San Diego or EA sports to make better games if they have no one competing against them. They’re going to keep pumping out the same vanilla, copy paste content every year because they know the fans have no where else to go to get MLB or NFL gaming experiences

[@tankwfw]

IIRC this was the first Show game I owned. I bought it after being away from baseball for a few years and it really helped me get back into baseball

[@vicory3836]

I feel like sports games have hit ceiling in terms of progression. Like what else is there realistically that needs to be upgraded in terms of basic game play mechanics? Using MLB the Show as an example, pitching has multiple pitch types and different ways that you can pitch(meters and analog). Fielders can move in 360 degree directions with additional sliding/diving functions. Hitters have different ways of hitting/running. The bulk of this was achieved back in the mid 2000's along with EA/2K games compared to games from the 90's At this point development teams are just fine tuning the offensive and defensive aspects on the human and ai sides. Other than that its just cosmetic bells and whistles from player likeness/uniforms to the game modes. Correct me if I'm wrong but there is no real technological barrier that need to be broken that evolves the game to the next step. I think this is why sports games are stuck in the whole "nothing but a roster update" rut.

[@Tonyconstanza]

They need collision detection the uniforms need wind detection. The atmosphere needs to be upgraded and spanish commentary like in soccer games

[@jimmyjay689]

MLB 10 the show was my 1st PS3 game I bought and played...2009

[@Harl3yyy2]

This the Show was awesome, but I swear The Show 09 was a masterpiece too.

[@nicholasbowen1825]

06-11 are all masterpieces in their own right. I went from all star baseball 2002-03 to 06 and 2k7. I picked up mvp baseball 05 like 2-3 years ago but i just suck at it lmao. So to me mlb 06 the show is what really made me an avid baseball video game player

[@Harl3yyy2]

@@nicholasbowen1825 Funny, the first videogame I ever play in my life was MLB The Show 06 on PS2.🤣❤️‍🩹

[@Harl3yyy2]

But for me 09 was so special, the soundtrack is underrated in my opinion, graphics were amazing, it’s just like it’s the one that stuck with me the most tbh.

[@SportsFan838]

I remember this game well. I didn't play it much but when I did I sure had a good time with it

[@ramonwells6647]

Still playing it to this day on my psp I love it nostalgia

[@Ho-ran]

I used the 'Movie Maker' Feature all the time on this for cool plays and just kept them on my PS3 and watched them when i was bored. So fun

[@jonathanrodarte03]

I felt MLB 2k was way better in terms of throwing and hitting mechanics. Everything looked so smooth and even the batting stance was more realistic to the real player. To me the only thing the show had on 2k was just graphics wise other than that 2k playing mechanics were on point👌

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

The bigger issue than in-game transactions are excessive Promos and 99 cards in May. If your grandma dies, your online season dies with her.

[@breal1183]

Hey baseball fans! What's a better overall baseball game? MLB 10 The Show, or MVP 2005?? l'd love to hear the comments and comparisons!

[@crazycano18]

I still remember to this day I went to Walmart to pick it up maybe a week after it came out. I think my big sister had taken me to the store to get my bday present. And i chose MLB the show 10.

[@coolguyponus]

I still have this game, but there's one thing that annoys the heck out of me about it; the potential on some of the BIG name players in franchise mode is hilariously low, causing them to decline so swiftly after the first season, it makes the mode unplayable for me.

[@YellowLegoSpaceman]

I played MLB 10 The Show on my PSP as a kid it was one of my favorite games on long car rides