MLB 15: The Show
{{Short description|2015 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}{{Infobox video game
| title = MLB 15: The Show
| image = File:MLB 15 The Show cover art.jpg
| caption = United States cover art featuring Yasiel Puig
| developer = San Diego Studio
| publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment
| series = MLB: The Show
| platforms = PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
PlayStation Vita
| genre = Sports
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
MLB 15: The Show is a 2015 baseball video game developed by San Diego Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. It is the tenth installment in the MLB: The Show series and the last to be released for the PlayStation Vita.{{cite web|url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/12/06/mlb-15-the-show-out-331-for-ps4-ps3-and-ps-vita/|title=MLB 15 The Show Out 3/31 for PS4, PS3, and PS Vita|last=Cutliff|first=Chris|work=blog.us.playstation.com|date=December 6, 2014|accessdate=February 11, 2015}}
Matt Vasgersian, Eric Karros, and Steve Lyons return as commentators. Mike Carlucci returns as public address announcer. Legends can be used as free agents in the Franchise and Season modes in the game.
On October 31, 2017, Sony decommissioned the game's online servers.
New features
The game adds licensed equipment, including fielding gloves, batting gloves, cleats and bats.
= Year to Year Saves =
Players who purchased MLB 14: The Show will be able to transfer their Franchise, Road to the Show and Postseason Mode progress into MLB 15: The Show, and continue where they previously left off. Players who have save data from the PS3 version of MLB 14: The Show will also be able to carry the data over to the PS4 version of MLB 15: The Show, and vice versa.{{cite web|last=Clark |first=Matt |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/25/mlb-15-the-show-year-to-year-saves-wont-include-retired-players |title=Transferring Last Season's Players to MLB 15: The Show is Really Easy |publisher=IGN |date=February 25, 2015 |accessdate=April 21, 2015}}
= Universal Rewards =
The game also features a brand new universal rewards system, which allows players to earn cards and stubs by playing any game mode. Rewards include player cards for use in the game's fantasy baseball mode, "Diamond Dynasty", as well as equipment, sponsorships or stadiums. Other features include a new "Community Market" where players can buy and sell cards using Stubs.
Cover athletes
On December 6, 2014, it was announced that Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig would be on the game's standard cover. On February 5, 2015, it was announced that Toronto Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin would feature on the Canadian retail release of the game's cover.{{cite web|url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/02/05/mlb-15-the-show-10th-anniversary-edition-revealed/|title=MLB 15 The Show 10th Anniversary Edition Revealed|last=Cutliff|first=Chris|work=blog.us.playstation.com|date=February 5, 2015|accessdate=February 11, 2015}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 81% (PS4){{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps4/100023-mlb-15-the-show/index.html|title=MLB 15: The Show for PlayStation 4|work=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=April 21, 2015}}
71% (VITA){{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/vita/100104-mlb-15-the-show/index.html|title=MLB 15: The Show for PlayStation Vita|work=GameRankings|accessdate=April 21, 2015}}
| MC = 80/100 (PS4){{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/mlb-15-the-show/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4|title=MLB 15: The Show for PlayStation 4 reviews|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=April 21, 2015}}
| GI = 8/10{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/mlb_15_the_show/b/playstation4/archive/2015/04/10/by-the-numbers-baseball.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414101926/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/mlb_15_the_show/b/playstation4/archive/2015/04/10/by-the-numbers-baseball.aspx |url-status=live |archive-date=April 14, 2015 |title=By The Numbers Baseball - MLB 15: The Show - PS4 |last=Reiner |first=Andrew |magazine=Game Informer |date=April 10, 2015 |access-date=April 21, 2015}}
| GRadar = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/mlb-show-15-review/ |title=MLB The Show 15 review |last=Grisham |first=Rich |date=April 3, 2015 |accessdate=April 21, 2015}}
| Poly = 9/10{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/4/13/8384257/mlb-15-the-show-review-ps4 |title=MLB 15 The Show Review: Old Reliable |last=Sarkar |first=Samit |website=Polygon |date=April 13, 2015 |accessdate=April 21, 2015}}
| rev1 = Hardcore Gamer
}}
MLB 15: The Show received "generally favorable" reviews upon release. The PlayStation 4 version of the game received an aggregated score of 81% on GameRankings based on 29 reviews and 80/100 on Metacritic based on 37 reviews. The PlayStation Vita version holds a 71% score on GameRankings.
Before the game's initial release, Sony did not provide review copies of the game for critical reviews. According to a Sony representative, the reason for the delay was "due to this year's flagship Universal Rewards feature, which will require active servers to function."{{cite web|last=Stapleton |first=Dan |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/30/wheres-the-mlb-the-show-15-review |title=Where's The MLB: The Show 15 Review? |date=March 30, 2015 |publisher=IGN |accessdate=April 21, 2015}} Review copies were distributed on the public release date, March 31.
During the 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated MLB 15: The Show for "Sports Game of the Year".{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2016&idGameAwardType=126 |title=2016 Awards Category Details Sports Game of the Year |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |website=interactive.org |access-date=29 November 2023}}
Soundtrack
| class="wikitable"
!Artist !Song |
| Until the Ribbon Breaks
|A Taste of Silver |
| Conway
|Attack |
| Interpol |
| Lack of Afro
|Freedom (feat. Jack Tyson-Charles) |
| Porter Robinson
|Fresh Static Snow |
| Stillwater Giants
|Ingredients |
| Bass Drum of Death
|Left For Dead |
| Zodiac Death Valley
|Love the Lie |
| Death From Above 1979
|Nothin' Left |
| Spoon
|Rent I Pay |
| Harry Fraud
|Skye Right (feat. Sharks) |
References
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{{San Diego Studio}}
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