The 21st version of the award-winning sports strategy franchise delivers the most new features and improvements in series history. It features unprecedented depth and customization, brand-new guided experiences for newcomers and veterans, unmatched authenticity licensed by MLB and the MLBPA, and a bounty of offline and online experiences found nowhere else.
Simply put, OOTP 21 is the best game we have ever made. From long-requested features such as the all-new 3D Ballpark Construction Kit to a completely overhauled scouting system, a unique and fully customizable Game Flow that guides you every step of the way to the biggest set of user experience improvements ever, plus a completely refreshed Perfect Team mode, OOTP 21 has more than something for every kind of player! We have never been prouder of anything we have ever shipped. It is the Infinite Baseball Sandbox!
New features include:
New player card selection - collect over 4000 cards!
Beautiful new player card artwork
A brand new league structure with 2 new league levels and a single Perfect League. Can you become the ultimate Perfect Team champion?
New promotion/relegation systems for a more dynamic league evolution
Improved ratings calculations for every type of player card
Hundreds of new Collection Missions with great rewards
New in-season Special Tournaments - including qualifiers - and competitions with unique rewards, enhancing the wildly popular Perfect Team Tournament feature
New content delivered each and every week all Perfect Team season long
Dozens of surprises big and small all year
Source: The Game Announcement.