MLB THE SHOW evolution [1996 - 2023]

MLB THE SHOW 23 was released on Playstation 5 and on Xbox Series X. An opportunity to look back at the evolution of the series since 1996.
#mlb23theshow #mlb #mlbevolution #vge
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0:00 MLB PENNANT RACE
0:09 MLB 98
0:25 MLB 99
0:40 MLB 2000
0:58 MLB 2001
1:15 MLB 2002
1:29 MLB 2003
1:47 MLB 2004
2:18 MLB 2005
2:35 MLB 2006
2:50 MLB 06 THE SHOW
3:05 MLB 07 THE SHOW
3:18 MLB 08 THE SHOW
3:35 MLB 09 THE SHOW
4:03 MLB 10 THE SHOW
4:15 MLB 11 THE SHOW
4:35 MLB 12 THE SHOW
5:10 MLB 13 THE SHOW
5:42 MLB 14 THE SHOW
6:03 MLB 15 THE SHOW
6:42 MLB 16 THE SHOW
7:12 MLB 17 THE SHOW
7:43 MLB 18 THE SHOW
8:04 MLB 19 THE SHOW
8:32 MLB 20 THE SHOW
9:00 MLB 21 THE SHOW
9:35 MLB 22 THE SHOW
9;50 MLB 23 THE SHOW

[@poshko41]

I always found it hilarious that the outfielders sometimes dashed toward the infield when a home run was hit in MLB '99 like they were coming to beat the crap out of the pitcher.

[@asthecitysleepsofficial]

98 too lol

[@DemonicRath]

lmao, i found all the players looked angry and pissed off models in mlb '99

[@BlazinAmazin08]

Lol

[@Danny-sx6cj]

😂😂

[@GenericBoringName428]

Lmao I thought the same thing

[@wok9524]

The transition from 04 to 05 was when you could see the beginning of the franchise/game we know today, awesome stuff! 🔥

[@PJ.Rob06]

Probably a console jump

[@Bobaman5400]

They suck today 🤷

[@wok9524]

@@PJ.Rob06 you’re correct good sir, PlayStation to PlayStation 2. Nonetheless, very awesome stuff.

[@wok9524]

@@Bobaman5400 oh they’re awful

[@PJ.Rob06]

@@wok9524 bro where were you its been 3 weeks

[@Chris-lh7wj]

I’m sure a lot of kids look at 96 like it’s a joke, but I can remember being amazed with the graphics at the time, especially how much better it was then NES baseball games.

[@greenpointscorp3946]

Who cares what those kids think their kids they couldn’t handle these legendary times

[@patrickmarrone8565]

lol i remember thinking how can it get any better than this?

[@BB-rm3xi]

Yeah I remember when ken Griffey jr baseball came out for Super Nintendo that was the first time there was realistic looking stadiums. Then I was amazed at how good the graphic were for PlayStation at the late late 90s.

[@Mr.Grumps565]

It probably runs better and has more features than madden 23 lmao

[@MrDuneedon]

Hey, I grew up with Atari 2600's "Home Run." Didn't even have "RealSports Baseball."

[@PCarDriver87]

The evolution of the crowd is awesome.

[@MrLawyer711]

I remember in MLB 07 in road to the show mode that if you took a huge lead off the pitcher would always throw to your base, so if you started running right away you would always be able to steal the base (even home plate)

[@OlDirtyBandit]

They’re still using animations from 2010. Watch the outfield swing his arm in anger after the home run

[@iwj6329]

Bat sound effects have come a long way, they sound amazing this year, really makes a difference for the true baseball and show fans

[@bouldercrestboi]

I could really hear the difference in 2004.

[@jgonzalez78]

It sounds like those kendo sticks wwe used

[@jredboss]

This years sound is so unbelievable it’s awesome

[@iwj6329]

@@jgonzalez78 LMAO first Smackdown v Raw. Brings back memories...

[@ryanpowers7059]

So many bugs now. Don’t really care about good bat noises haha

[@BillyBeardMusic]

The graphics are amazing, seeing the progression. If only the announcers saw the same leap

[@sortofanoakyafterbirth3661]

I remember when I played I always always always muted them after like, 3 games and then I always skipped the replays.

[@matthewpittelli4451]

You can see the graphics really turn a corner around 08-09

[@denisbeaudoin4618]

One thing I miss from 06-09 era (idr when exactly) was the pitch recognition. Depending on the batters stats, the ball would flash a certain color based on what type of pitch it was. And some deliveries could hide it better naturally, and pitchers stats also combatted it. It was a great feature

[@GameDayonYT]

I do believe you are talking about MVP Baseball. Don't think MLB the show ever had that feature.

[@DTRB1979]

@@GameDayonYTIt absolutely did. You could guess pitch type and location. If you guessed right, the square and/or the outline would flash. I used to love crushing a pitch I knew was coming.

[@GameDayonYT]

@@DTRB1979 guess pitch is different than what he is describing. It sounds like he's describing the hitters eye feature from MVP Baseball 05. The Show has never had this feature and guess pitch is somewhat similar, but different overall.

[@jaymac7203]

The 5fps framerate on the last one 😭 lol

[@jebbanks2533]

So accurate!

[@Punkologist]

The graphics haven't really improved much in the last 10 years

[@Garcusmarvey]

Facts

[@nathanjimenez1562]

They have a bit but more importantly the resolution and frame rates have.

[@Garcusmarvey]

hopefully when they stop making a last gen version we’ll get a brand new engine. Imagine mlb the show made in unreal engine 5. it would be a masterpiece

[@LeoKinhg]

@@Garcusmarvey Hope they keep making current gen versions. A ps5 cost 7/8 months of salary on my country.

[@Garcusmarvey]

@@LeoKinhg Leo I’m truly sorry to hear that man.

[@yukizboy3046]

MLB 98 & 99 will always be my fav... those games had the best most responsive infield controls IMO... diving for grounders and then turning double plays was so much fun.

[@dabski2932]

MVP baseball 2003-2005 was the way to go 🙏🏻

[@sharkybate7115]

MVP baseball 2004 was my first video game ever

[@danielacevedo1603]

@@sharkybate7115 fr, for me was the must fun games of baseball

[@sharkybate7115]

@@danielacevedo1603 I dreamt I was playing it last night

[@crimsontide1980]

MVP was amazing but let's be honest, both baseball games were great in that magical 03-05 era. Competition forces developers to make the best game possible. Since competition is gone, we don't see innovation in baseball games, well, sports games in general.

[@sharkybate7115]

@@crimsontide1980 facts, tho MLB the Show is not as dissapointing as Madden

[@Metsfan7232]

Imagine how great 23 would be if Vin Scully were still around and doing the commentary.

[@SlippyFlicks]

One thing I would love to happen is they make all of the commentators to AI voices of themselves. That way you could choose whatever commentators you wanted and they could make as many lines for them to say as they wanted because they didn't need them in the studio.

[@rickycamilo4342]

seriously.... sick of Vasgersion

[@Easton_Altherr]

Boog is super good idk what your talking about

[@BINGO88951]

For real bro

[@Easton_Altherr]

@@EICHist true

[@jkong00]

In many ways the current game and starting with 2007 are very similar.

[@ktgaming2296]

Nothing’s changed really

[@nfugitt89]

Compare them back and forth. The animations, models, colors, resolution are way better in 23.

[@challenger516]

@@nfugitt89 If you need to compare them back and forth, it means that they don't have big improvements over 16 years.

[@Cort07]

I played a ton of mlb the show 09 and just bought 2023 and it’s the same game. There have been small tweaks but all in all it’s the same.

[@dalandsfinestttv6456]

They haven’t touched it since 07 all the animations are the same

[@Anthony_MD]

It really is ridiculous how long they used Matt Vasgersian as a commentator lol

[@dmolesevich]

Was waiting for this one!

[@trentondavis4752]

soooo basically The Show has peaked

[@GodzillaMane]

First played MLB The Show 06 and haven’t looked back since. Had a hiatus for several years since I didn’t have a PS3 but love that game.

[@nightfall8228]

awesome video...it would be cool to see you make a video of the evolution of pool (billiards) video games

[@Mattology1]

Reminded me of Triple Play 98. I like the show and had most recently 2019 i believe. I made a couple of players. Mad Dog Duff pitcher and Rip Riley at 1st

[@Mattressinsptr]

Had 08 and 19 with my Phillies on cover. Playing 21 now thinking bout upgrading to 22 or 23 . Great video Quite a jump since playing Major League Baseball on Intellivision

[@ondovids9253]

If you are upgrading go with 23. Way better than 22

[@CG_Element]

if you have xbox, 23 is on game pass

[@Mark_Knight]

Most of these games now, should NEVER be yearly. Not enough leaps between last years versions and a year is not enough of development. Shame that this is what sports games are now, overpriced roster updates.

[@dalandsfinestttv6456]

Honestly you don’t need to update 22 is a minimal difference and 23 isn’t worth the CD it’s printed on it’s basically The Show 21 3.0

[@ondovids9253]

@@dalandsfinestttv6456 if you play diamond dynasty it is worth the upgrade

[@bretts4544]

I played MLB 2005 alot as a kid. It looked really good for the time!

[@scottymightknowpodcast]

So all this video showed us is that they haven’t done anything to the game in 12 years

[@jacobortega7581]

I mean how much can you really change

[@breal1183]

MLB 2006 and the show 06 had the smoothest most fluid graphics of them all!!

[@areitz1962]

Huge jump forward from 05 to 06

[@Its_Only_Money]

Without even seeing the caption or thumbnail, I could instantly tell that 2003 - 2004 was a generation jump. You no longer see such massive generational improvements with new consoles.

[@CAPDCJR]

From SNES to PS1 was crazy

[@FigureFarter]

@@CAPDCJRThen PS1 to PS2. Madden looked like it could be a real football game

[@ironsportfitness2414]

Mlb 99 on ps1 first game I ever got. Loved playing it!!! So much fun.

[@wesleysteeleiv]

Been buying this series every year since it was MLB Pennant Race on Playstation 1. Best baseball game series.

[@skyguy5587]

It’s not but that’s ok

[@SlippyFlicks]

@@skyguy5587 What's the best baseball game series than lol? rbi baseball?

[@robertmclaugh]

Mvp baseball

[@austinsain4650]

MVP baseball was way ahead of its time

[@alwillk]

All star baseball 02/03 and mvp baseball 05. The show didn’t start to become good until 2006.

[@user-bx5lt7yq3m]

I can't tell if the ending was intentional but that was hilarious. Well played sir. Well played.

[@67Lich]

07 the show was my first baseball game, and honestly what got me into baseball

[@abon587]

0:09 Sheffield loved those high, high, high fastballs.

[@Amishboy12TTV]

its awesome to see the progression of these games, what blows my mind is thinking about what they will look like in another 10-15 years..

[@jgonzalez78]

Gameplay for 23 still needs improvement. Runners never run through first base on a bang bang play. 1st basemens need to stay on 1st to be able to try and throw out a runner from the outfield. Runners need to round first base, not stop at first when getting a hit. More realistic running routes need to be implemented. More plays need to be challenge-able! Some of the crowd should have baseball gloves as it is in real life. All home runs have balls getting caught barehanded. Background graphics need to be updated to make the ballpark more realistic, have cars in the parking lots and not empty lots. Have things actually look real. People actually selling items in the stands. Beach balls in the stands, have the crowd start the wave around the stadium. Maybe add a blimp cam from above. Implement the new lighting systems for ballparks. It would be cool for the show to have a my player mode that lets you walk all over each teams stadium like nba2k with its virtual world

[@michaelgriffith4110]

Home runs in the old days sounded gun gunshots. I noticed 04 05 it started to take off with graphics

[@Ceizure]

I was lookin at 08 and thinking that looks amazing.

[@Faded_N_X-Raided]

MLB 2001 was my first game.. haven’t missed buying a baseball game every year on PS since

[@kervinperez4517]

06 was the first one I played and I’ve been playing it ever since🙏🏽💯.

[@jakebroofzeus17]

I was playing triple play on pc. Got on the show on 07. Almost have played every single one since. Best sport franchise by far. A shame they couldn't keep the option to follow your career

[@bigmuthafooka]

Love The Show now, well I guess I got to if I wanna play baseball, but Triple Play was my jam back in the PS1 days

[@gaptoothkillah7284]

The first time you saw that slow motion camera with the double play 🥺

[@ry03pn]

Do you have one from the pitchers pov? Would have been nice to see that with the hitters pov.

[@SantaDog81]

Really wasn't ready to witness a home run through an arc of the right field wall at Pac Bell Park (AT&T Park)...

[@michaelperez965]

I still hooked on mlb 2023 it has come a long way

[@Lalalakarma82]

Since 'the show 23' has a WBC mode, it feels like it might have a different vibe from the previous series.

[@angelgregio]

Have you played it under the WBC mode yet?

[@Jake-jq3xs]

@@angelgregio There isnt a WBC mode , just WBC players in diamond dynasty unfortunately

[@jgonzalez78]

They couldn’t even give us WBC mode, just moments and couldn’t even create accurate jerseys from this year’s WBC

[@user-rf6wh6ld3i]

技術の進歩を見てるようで人間ってやっぱり凄いんだなぁ～！

[@WhatsReal401]

The announcers where way better back then in games

[@Midwestern85]

Man I remember the huge graphical change from 03 to 04 . Plus anyone notice the 20 frames a second on 23 they really need to fix this

[@ericb.3002]

In all honesty, once it got to the PS4 Around 17 or 18, honestly from a Graphics standpoint hardly anything has really changed these past 5-6 years its basically the same game with just minor improvements from a Visual standpoint but the gameplay does get better every year. Gameplay is more improved over past 5 years than graphics.

[@ninji5226]

Even the commentary was the same for way too long. Pretty much the same game way too long really.

[@DirtyDrawers-kp3jm]

Very nice. Using the World Series teams from each year.

[@crneube]

Ken Griffey Jr Baseball on the N64 is the best baseball game of all time.

[@warrenlf1]

The amount of hours I sunk into 2010 version. That’s where I started my journey. That game couldve been a full time job for me tbh.

[@drewsmith4452]

Honestly I feel like there's been an improvement in every successive game that they've released. Rare to find that in a sports video game nowadays (Madden, NBA 2K come to mind). Also, I remember as a kid we had MLB 2K6 on the PS2, with Derek Jeter on the cover. That was a super good game for its time. Me and my younger brother and Dad would have so much fun intentionally plunking each other, and they even had a feature where you could get your manager thrown out of the game 😅. Great memories!

[@Big_Mac6]

Does the newest still have that stutter right before the pitch crosses the plate when playing online?

[@jwheatthins2465]

Man I liked having Harold Reynolds in the booth

[@keoki101]

The biggest improvement in the show 24 is the lighting and faces. Other than that it hasn't changed much in the last 7 years

[@JesseGMan7]

09 was my jam dude loved that game

[@michaelperez965]

These took me back to my childhood in the 90s wow

[@MrYouarethecancer]

It’s wild that the mlb series is the one that stayed around. Triple play, all star baseball and many others were way better baseball games back in the day.

[@bobg3221]

It’s crazy how the crowd in the stands on the 1996 was just smeared in the stands and then in about 2000s they actually started to stand up and move that is so crazy

[@cptsparklfingerz9210]

989 baseball.. man that hits home. Been playing this series for over 20 years, and that's why no one will ever beat me

[@Whosetheyoutubewarrior]

I’d clap you

[@jacobterrill2881]

in 21 and 22 why is it so laggy for the ps5 versions? i never saw lag like that on the xbox versions or prior to 21 on the ps versions.

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

Interesting how they were too lazy to animate the crowd in the PS1 versions but the SNES game MLBPA Baseball did.

[@VGHSyntheticOrchestra]

My dad and I played a good bit of '99 when I was young.

[@TickleBeryMoon]

Damn it was definitely 08’ for me with nostalgia factor.

[@SpaceGhostDerp]

MLB 2005 and NFL 2K5, some of the best sports games of all time

[@buscail95]

Played a bit MLB '19 without knowing anything about base ball, it was a PS plus offered game ^^

[@91brooklynborn]

MLB 06 so many memories from High School ❤

[@giotodaro5344]

We have been playing the same game for around 10 years.... wtf

[@SorokingProd30]

17 years of Matt Vasgersion MLB 06 the show-MLB The Show 21

[@lilfrankreturns]

They’ve really been using the same bat audio from 1996 to 2022

[@Skonchin]

Dude, those early games aren’t “The Show” games just because they were on PlayStation.

[@user-xk6zd4uw2y]

Only thing that changed on ps one versions what the style and font off the home run when it came up

[@pinstripedynasty6117]

Thumbnail on the left looks exaxtly like David Wells on the mound LOL

[@fazzi4924]

Long overdue for a graphics upgrade. being held back by releasing on Ps4 still.

[@mta2854]

PS2の時代までは日本のプロ野球スピリッツが上だけど、PS3からは圧倒的にTHE　SHOWの方が上だなぁ 羨ましい

[@SwingingPplikeHelicopter]

It’s funny how in 1997 the ball came in smoother than some today. I even play offline vs the CPU & half the time the ball is coming in choppy & doesn’t run smooth at all. Sometimes it works. Idk what’s wrong with these new games.

[@simon123456lol]

Last one is Cool, Kyle Schwarber from Philadelphia hiiting a homer to Framber Valdez from Astros in the Athletics stadium

[@PoloDavey]

crazy 07 must have been the first year they had the meter pitching. i still use it lol

[@Xenlacasa45]

They had it in 2006

[@sidney1234usc]

Baseball games back then were perfect. Triple play and MLB were staples. 2k baseball graphically looked great but the gameplay was subpar. Triple play will always be the G.O.A.T. baseball game to me.

[@SilverKen15]

00-06 is an insane jump in tech

[@richhornburg4497]

I wish they would add the extreme HR derby like they had in the triple play series.

[@sidney1234usc]

Yeah like where you could play in the living room and when you get a certain number of consecutive home runs you get a fireball and if you continue to hit home runs you get a fire bat and the ball can be hit out of the house lol Great memories

[@shpooko]

I remember playing on ps1 and thinking how awesome this game was

[@galaxynews720]

MLB the show 20 was so realistic! Did you hear the trash can before the Alvarez homerun?

[@blakeyoung1299]

I have always loved mlb the show 20 as my favourite for some reason I think just the feel of the game especially the road to show is great. I have played 21 road to the show I didn’t like how you had to be a pitcher and a hitter and overall I just thought mlb the show 20 looks the best and is a great game.

[@sam__j]

I felt like looks-wise the show takes a big step forwards from 20-21

[@therealchucktaylor3392]

Bernie Williams was the best hitter on 98 & 99

[@WBOYBX]

Wow I haven't seen these covers in years....I definitely had MLB 98 and 99...Then I had triple play 99

[@JP47471]

0:10 jeez louise he demolished that

[@user-iq5lr1ni4i]

2006から動きがリアルだわ

[@gamebred88]

World Series baseball on sega is the goat. We played that game for years 😂. White Sox were unstoppable.

[@dalandsfinestttv6456]

All this video did was expose SDS the game legit been the same since 2011…some of the animations that are in the game still are from 2006 & 2007 lmao they haven’t did anything in decades

[@crimsontide1980]

MLB 08 is the game that convinced me to get a PS3. I remember playing the demo for it at a friend's house and I just couldn't get over how good the game looked and played. Was playing MLB 2K6 on 360 and MLB 08 absolutely shit all over that game

[@plaidchuck]

Whats up with the framerate drop in the mlb 22 clip

[@SlimPickens90]

Ps3 had the best baseball games. Mlb show 2009 - 2012

[@LILMCJOHN]

I started on 07 those were the days

[@andrewjankowski9650]

22 and 23 have bad movement compared to the few years prior where it was smoother.

[@TheElDiabloDR21]

The fact that Ive played literally every game in this series makes me feel so damn old

[@badmeetsevilfan1]

I hear ya. I’ve been playing since MLB 98

[@trevorbingham1705]

ANYBODY KNOW WHY MLB THE SHOW 23 IS SOO LAGGY??? YOU CAN EVEN SEE IT IN THIS VIDEO.

[@OkamiRD]

I thought it was just my PS4 but it is very laggy indeed.

[@nickg1525]

06 was the high water mark lol