Instead of waiting until this year’s PlayStation Experience, Sony announced today that MLB The Show 17 is releasing on March 28, 2017 in North America for PlayStation 4. Ken Griffey Jr., who last appeared in a baseball video game nearly 20 years ago, will be the cover athlete.
By pre-ordering MLB The Show 17 at any retail store, you’ll receive 10 bonus Standard Packs and a Ken Griffey Jr. Card for the game (GameStop will give you five additional Standard Packs). Pre-ordering through the PlayStation Store, meanwhile, will get you the 10 Standard Packs and Ken Griffey Jr. card, as well as an immediate unlock of 11,000 in Stubs for The Show 16.
Here’s what to expect from the different editions of MLB The Show 17, in addition to the $59.99 USD standard edition:
MLB The Show 17 MVP Edition ($69.99 USD/$89.99 CAD; Digital & Retail)
- Limited Edition MVP Steel Book (retail version only)
- Gold Season Starter Pack (Includes Mission Starter for Gold item)
- 5,000 Stubs
- 1 Sponsor Pack
- 10 Standard Packs
- 31 MLB PS4 Themes
MLB The Show 17 Digital Deluxe Edition ($99.99 USD/$119.99 CAD; Digital Only)
- Gold Season Starter Pack (Includes Mission Starter for Gold item)
- Diamond Season Starter Pack (Includes Mission Starter for Diamond item)
- Digital Deluxe Pack
- 11,000 Stubs
- 1 Sponsor Pack
- 20 Standard Packs
- 31 PS4 MLB Themed Avatars
Limited MLB The Show 17 Hall of Fame Edition ($99.99 USD/$119.99 CAD; Retail Only)
- New Era Hall of Fame Edition 9FIFTY Hat
- Limited Edition MVP Steel Book
- Digital Diamond Dynasty New Era Hall of Fame Edition 9FIFTY Hat for use in game
- Diamond Season Starter Pack (Includes Mission Starter for Diamond item)
- Gold Season Starter Pack (Includes Mission Starter for Gold item)
- 11,000 Stubs
- 1 Sponsor Pack
- 10 Standard Packs
- 31 MLB PS4 Themes
A PlayStation 3 version of MLB The Show 17 wasn’t mentioned.
If MLB The Show 17 is anything like MLB The Show 16, it’ll come to Europe as a digital-only title in the same week as North America.
[Source: PS Blog, PlayStation Store]
