The MLB The Show 20 Closed Beta is officially underway as the lucky players are now receiving their invite to become the first people to play the new game.
San Diego Studios went live at 6pm ET to
announce the official start of the Closed Beta and give participants and fans
all the information they need ahead of the gameplay becoming available on
January 14th.
With the game going live in a matter of
hours, here is everything you need to know about the Closed Beta.
Timeline
The Closed Beta is going to run from the morning
of January 14th until 11:59pm PT on January 20th. Along the
way there are five distinct events in Diamond Dynasty designed to give you a
varied experience and to test various specific features of the game.
All the while you will be able to play
three online modes – Events, Battle Royale, and Play with Friends.
Tuesday 14th: Closed Beta I
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The first two days of the beta are pretty simple. In Diamond Dynasty you’ll be able to build your best team possible by opening as many free packs as you want.
Diamond Dreams packs give you the best players available, and as I mentioned before, they are free and you can open as many as you want. The Show Packs are also available, but they will only contain contact hitters.
On the 14th and 15th you’ll be able to use that squad – you’re best possible squad – in games all on
Hall of Fame difficulty.
Along with the gameplay becoming available,
at 10am PT the forums on theshownation.com will open for players to discuss and post about their experience and the game.
Thursday 16th: Beta Contact
This is where the The Show packs become relevant,
because the event is to play games with the best squad of contact hitters
possible. Again, this will be on Hall of Fame difficulty.
This will also mark the opening of surveys
on theshownation.com for players to answer
important question about specific aspects of the game, such as the hitting,
fielding and throwing.
Friday 17th: Beta Power
This will be very similar to the previous days, but instead using power hitters. It is also on Hall of Fame difficulty.
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Saturday 18th: Closed Beta II
This event is a return to the very first,
letting you field your best possible team. This time it is on All-Star
difficulty.
Monday 20th: Closed Beta III
You guessed, same as the other two ‘Closed
Beta’ events, but this time it is on Legend difficulty.
Monday 20th: Closed Beta Ends @
11:59pm PT
The game servers will be shutdown. Head to theshownation.com to leave your feedback.
Feedback
Throughout the Closed Beta, players are encouraged to head to the forums, surveys and threads on theshownation.com to give feedback and discuss the game.
The feedback you give will include you stats, such as strike outs, home runs, batting average etc. They need to know how these players perform on set difficulties.
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You'll be able to interact with other players or send information straight to the devs about the game.
What’s new?
Unfortunately, the announcement didn’t
reveal anything about the game, and again reminded participants they are not
allowed to share any content from the beta.
However, they did announce they would be
sharing new features and specifics of MLB The Show 20 soon, some time in the
next few weeks.
Twitch Livestreams
No, this isn’t of the beta, but it is the
dates for the coming livestreams ahead of the game’s release.
We don’t know the titles yet, but it at least gives us dates to look forward to as the release of the game draws closer and closer.
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