SDS has announced their MLB The Show 23 Technical Test will start on February 15 at roughly 10:00 AM PT and run through 10:00 AM PT on February 21. It will be available for almost everyone on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. I say almost, because you have to be 18 or over, live in the United States or Canada and have an internet connection.
The goal here is to stress test the servers, online match-making, cross-platform play, online co-op, and more. This is also the best time for the team to gather feedback on gameplay. We will post additional details on the Technical Test as it arrives.
UPDATE: (2-15) Today’s the day. The Tech Test has begun. Here are the modes available:
Diamond Dynasty
- Battle Royale – Draft your Diamond Dynasty squad and take on other online players. Build different types of teams to test the new gameplay changes.
- Events – Try your hand at different, time-limited events where you need to configure your team to meet the event criteria for a chance to earn new rewards from each event.
- Play vs CPU – This one is pretty self-explanatory.
- Play with Friends – Invite Friends to play MLB The Show 23 online with.
- Game Invites – Check your invites from Friends to join their games.
- Casual – Quickly hop into a game and play just for the fun of it.
- Ranked Co-Op – Join other online players and work together to defeat opponents to earn ratings and climb divisions. Play games before the Ranked Co-Op Season ends to earn rewards.
Co-Op – Team up with other online players for 2 vs 2 or 3 vs 3 games against others.
Custom Practice – Choose your favorite teams to practice as and against in your desired stadium to hone your skills.
Options Explorer – Discover and save gameplay options that work for you.
UPDATE: (2-14) Players on Xbox and Nintendo can pre-download the Tech Test now.
UPDATE: (2-13) The Coach let us know today that users can stream and capture screenshots from the Tech Test.
When Coach talks, everyone listens. 📣
Here is some info about the Tech Test coming this Wednesday.
https://t.co/hgorHmJRho#MLBTheShow pic.twitter.com/77EbqYDmv1— MLB The Show (@MLBTheShow) February 14, 2023
MLB The Show 23 will release on March 28 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. It’s also coming to Xbox Game Pass for the third consecutive year on Day One. For those of you getting either of the Collector’s Editions, you will get four days of early access starting on March 24.
