No, we're definitely not joking. MLB The Show 21, a first-party title published by Sony, is going to launch on Microsoft's online subscription service, Xbox Game Pass.
MLB Senior Vice President Jamie Leece confirmed the surprising news on April 2.
What Is MLB The Show 21?
Game Pass acquisition completely comes out of the left field. Although we already knew that MLB The Show 21 was set to release on the Xbox consoles as well, making it available on the Xbox Game Pass, and at launch, is yet another home run for Microsoft.
Since 2006, the San Diego Studio, a first-party studio for Sony, has taken the lead over the development of Major League Baseball games. As a result, most Major League Baseball games have been exclusive to PlayStation consoles for the better part of the past three decades. It wasn't until MLB The Show 2020 that the games appeared on non-Sony platforms as a result of a new deal San Diego Studio signed with the MLB in late 2019.
For those not in the know, MLB The Show 21 is the latest installment in a series of video Major League Baseball video games. The series is developed by San Diego Studio and produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The games typically simulate a standard baseball game with players able to control either an individual player or an entire team.