MLB: The Show
Annual baseball simulation series from San Diego Studio.
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The series has received critical and commercial acclaim.[1] San Diego Studio created and Sony Interactive Entertainment published the American baseball video game series MLB: The Show.[1]
Making and release
The series was originally exclusive to PlayStation consoles for over two decades.[2] MLB, the MLB Players Association, Sony, and San Diego Studio renewed their contract for multiple years in December 2019.[3] That announcement stated the franchise would expand to additional console platforms beyond PlayStation as early as 2021.[3] MLB The Show 21 was the first title released on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.[2]
MLB The Show 22 was the first game in the series on a Nintendo console, launching on Nintendo Switch on April 5, 2022.[2][4] MLB The Show 22 cost $69.99 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, and $59.99 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.[4] MLB The Show 22 was fully licensed by both the league and the players’ association.[4] MLB The Show 20 was only released for the PS4, with its launch occurring in March 2020.[3][4]
What the cited sources add
A DualShockers report noted the 2019 contract renewal would bring MLB The Show to additional platforms for the first time.[3] That same article stated environmental factors like time of year and temperature affect balls in all parks, not just certain ones.[5] The Polygon article also confirmed cross-platform play and progression extended to Nintendo Switch with MLB The Show 22.[4] Kato's article on MLB The Show 17 described new ball physics where the bat and ball interface as a round bat hitting a round bat, increasing hit types.[5]
Polygon reported that MLB The Show 21 remade its Road to the Show mode to accommodate players starring as both sluggers and pitchers, partly in response to Ohtani.[4]
References
- Wikipedia, "MLB: The Show" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "MLB 11: The Show", Metacritic; "MLB 12: The Show", Metacritic; "MLB 09: The Show", Metacritic; Square, "MLB The Show 19 Is the Best-Selling Baseball Game of All Time", Push Square, 2020-01-17; "MLB The Show is Set to Begin Arriving on New Platforms as Soon as 2021", DualShockers, 2019-12-10 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "MLB: The Show" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "MLB The Show is Set to Begin Arriving on New Platforms as Soon as 2021", DualShockers, 2019-12-10; Good, "MLB The Show plays ball on Nintendo Switch this April", Polygon, 2022-01-31 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "MLB The Show is Set to Begin Arriving on New Platforms as Soon as 2021", DualShockers, 2019-12-10. facts only, no text reused. dualshockers.com
- Good, "MLB The Show plays ball on Nintendo Switch this April", Polygon, 2022-01-31. facts only, no text reused. polygon.com
- Kato, "The Sports Desk – 48 MLB The Show 17 Details: Gameplay, Graphics, Diamond Dynasty & Road To The Show.". facts only, no text reused. gameinformer.com
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: MLB: The Show (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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