PS5, PS4 Platinum Trophy of MLB The Show 23 will take some time this year

Last year’s trophies for MLB The Show 22 were fairly straightforward, but they required a bit of luck in some places. Assuming you’ve got the green rub, you can wrap it up in a weekend, but it looks like developer San Diego studio MLB has gone back to the drawing board with its platinum pot for The Show 23. While there is nothing. Also Difficulty here, this will do Take longer to unlock.

Importantly, the developer clearly wants you to see and do more in the baseball sim. For that, you’ll need to complete the new Negro Leagues Storyline mode, which doubles as a sort of playable documentary detailing the history of some of the sports defining players. You will also need to meet your annual and contract goals in franchise mode.

Elsewhere, you’ll need to sell a diamond-ranked player in Diamond Dynasty, hit a home run that has at least five seconds of air time, and spend plenty of time in March through October. While many of these tasks are pretty simple, you’ll have to invest quite a few hours to unlock this platinum, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. In fact, we love how it spans the largest modes.

Are you looking forward to your first pitch in this year’s game? Hit us up, and let us know if you’ll be going platinum in the comments section below.