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MLB The Show 18 Won't Have Online Franchise Mode

Published Sun, 04 Mar 2018 16:45:37 -0600

Fans for MLB The Show 18 are about to be disappointed as Sony San Diego made an announcement on their website that the Online Franchise Mode will not be coming to the next game when its released on March 23rd. We have the full announcement for you below, but if you click the link above you can see the disdain in the comments section over it. What many of those people may not realize is that MLB The Show 17 didn't have the smoothest of launches when it first came out, and the servers were constantly struggling to keep people online and not glitching out (which you can find clips of), so most likely this version was cut because they still haven't figured out how to fix that and make it run properly.

For the online areas of the game, we spent this year focusing on our technology. We knew we had to prioritize the stability and speed of our online infrastructure for MLB The Show 18.

As such, Online Franchise mode didn't make the cut this year. This was not an easy decision to make and we understand some of you will be disappointed with this change, but we believe focusing on continuing to improve our online performance was the right priority for The Show 18. With the major technology change this year it wasn't possible to just leave in the previous mode without alteration.

Please know that Online Franchise fans are not forgotten and every new year offers an opportunity to evaluate our plans.

Thank you for understanding.

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