MLB 08 THE SHOW is expected to come packed with a more immersive "Road to the Show" mode and more interaction from custom-created players. Catchers will come into more defense situations and pitchers will will now have mound visits which contribute to the games realism. It will also feature over 3,000 individual player animations, including personalized stances, pitching animations, individual swings, batting rituals and motion captures from actual MLB players.

It doesn't stop there. The upcoming title will feature umpire personalities combined with interactive hot and cold zones and player-scaled strike zones, release point pitching combined with adaptive pitching intelligence and the pitch command system.

For fans who want to create their own soundtracks, MLB 08 THE SHOW offers the opportunity  to take music stored on a PS3 system's HDD or a Memory Stick Duo and add tracks to the list of music played in the game JukeBox.