Franchise modes are the most underutilized features in most sports games, but the MLB the Show community seems to appreciate the concept as much as any of Cheap MLB18 Stubs its peer groups. On Thursday, Sony San Diego Studios talked about the changes to this year's mode and didn't really discuss the omissions in their stream.

For years, Sony has made the most dependable sports series out there with its MLB the Show series. It didn’t really mess too much with formula, and instead kept adding things that continuously improved its baseball sim. Last year’s MLB the Show 17 was a real kicker, mainly because of its new Retro Mode and its minor improvements to its signature Road To the Show mode, along with other online features. Not perfect, mind you, but it kept a well-oiled machine running.