MLB The Show 24 Collector’s Edition Gets Nice Discount
If you’ve been watching the 2024 MLB season and have felt the itch to play some baseball for yourself, there’s a great price cut on the MLB The Show 24 Negro Leagues Edition. Typically listed for $125, you can pick up the collector’s edition of the recently released baseball sim for just $100. That’s the best price we’ve seen–though it’s unclear how long the discount will stick around.
$100 (was $125)
This discount applies to both the PlayStation and Xbox versions of the game at select retailers. Along with a copy of MLB The Show 24, you’ll get an exclusive Negro Leagues New Era hat and a steelbook case. Aside from those collectibles, a few in-game goodies are available, including 20,000 Stubs for Diamond Dynasty, a Diamond Choice Pack, five Gold Choice Packs, 20 Show Packs, a cover athlete bat skin, and double daily rewards.
While both the PS5 and Xbox versions are on sale at GameStop and Best Buy, Amazon is only carrying the Xbox version of the game. Amazon offers free overnight shipping for Prime members, while Best Buy and GameStop offer in-store pickup for select locations and free shipping (not as fast as Amazon, though). Keep in mind Xbox owners who are subscribed to Game Pass can play MLB The Show 24 without buying a copy.
Our MLB The Show 24 review found it to be a solid entry in the series–and while it doesn’t do a whole lot to innovate, it’s still the premier baseball game on the market.
“MLB The Show 24 still maintains the series’ commendable output with fantastic gameplay and another collection of fascinating stories exploring The Negro Leagues and its players,” wrote critic Richard Wakeling. “The addition of women in Road to the Show is another positive step, further reinforcing the overarching theme that baseball is for everyone, while the ability to customize how you play Franchise mode makes it a much more palatable proposition for those embarking on a 162-game season. MLB The Show 24 might not swing for the fences, but it’s still a great way to spend the looming summer months.”
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Fallout 4’s Next-Gen Upgrade Has Some Big Issues, Report Shows
The Fallout 4 next-gen upgrade finally released this April in the wake of a renewed wave of interest in the franchise thanks to Amazon’s TV adaptation, but not all players are satisfied with the update. Digital Foundry has now gone through all the changes across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, to see where the update shines, but mostly where it falls flat.
While the update is focused on consoles, it notably added 21:9 ultrawide support on PC, but the feature has plenty of bugs, and generally is not as well-implemented as it could have been. Parts of the UI have simply been stretched from the standard 16:9 version, while other UI elements have visual bugs in the ultrawide view.
On console, the PS5 comes out the winner, with more meaningful improvements out of the upgrade. Bethesda’s patch notes say consoles get two main graphics modes out of the update: the standard performance mode, which runs at 4K and 60fps with standard graphics settings, and a 4K 30fps mode running the equivalent to the PC’s ultra preset. You can also choose to toggle 1440p and 120Hz modes.
Digital Foundry notes that the Xbox Series X currently only runs one graphics mode, however–the standard 60fps performance mode. While you can toggle this on or off, it doesn’t actually change anything in the Xbox’s graphical output. While Xbox players have raised this as a bug, Bethesda tweets have indicated that the update is performing as anticipated. The Xbox Series S version of the game operates similarly, however its performance mode runs a dynamic range between 1080p and 1440p rather than targeting 4K.
Because the game is stuck in performance mode, Digital Foundry points out that multiple visual settings controlling the level of detail in background elements such as foliage, objects, and terrain are actually now lower-quality than they were when playing the Xbox One version of the game on Xbox Series X pre-patch.
The patch holds up a little better on PS5 with all modes actually functioning as intended, including the 1440p and 120Hz modes–neither of which appear to work on the Xbox Series X version either. While the PS5’s 4K 30fps mode gets closer to what you would expect from a PC ultra setting, the quality of elements like shadows and draw distance still aren’t quite as high as you might expect.
On the positive side, both consoles are relatively reliable with hitting 4K 60fps in performance mode, something that was only previously achievable with mods, while the Xbox Series S hitting 60fps in 1440p is also a marked improvement.
The recent Fallout 4 update, which has been called a next-gen upgrade despite the fact that the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S are now over three years old, was messy from launch, with an early bug preventing PS Plus Extra and Premium players from accessing the free upgrade. The update has also been unpopular with PC players, largely due to compatibility issues with mods. A mod that reverts the game to its pre-upgraded state has become popular on Nexus Mods, as has one that stops Steam from downloading the update in the first place.