For years, Sony has dominated the baseball gaming scene, releasing oneMLB: The Showentry after another with strong sales and high review scores. SinceMLB: The Showgames are developed by Sony’s San Diego Studio, the vast majority of them have released exclusively on PlayStation platforms. That changed whenMLB: The Show 21released on Xboxas a day one Xbox Game Pass game, something that’s happening yet again with this year’s entry,MLB: The Show 22.
Sony has officially announcedMLB: The Show 22, which will launch for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and even the Nintendo Switch come April 5.MLB: The Show 22will be a day one Xbox Game Pass game like its predecessor, meaning those with a Game Pass subscription on Xbox will have immediate access to a PlayStation-published game on the very day that it launches. Those playing on PS4 and PS5 will have to pay full price for it.
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MLB: The Show 22is breaking down console boundaries even further with its release on the Nintendo Switch and the confirmation that it will support cross-saves across all platforms. So someone could play the game at home on a PlayStation console and thentake it on the go with them using the Switch. This would require buying multiple copies of the game, of course, but hardcoreMLB: The Showenthusiasts may very well think it’s worth the asking price.
MLB: The Show 22coming to Nintendo Switch and being a day one Xbox Game Pass game is a rather unique situation and marks a first forPlayStation-published games. Fans shouldn’t expect other first-party Sony games to start making their way to competing platforms anytime soon, but it’s still clear that the barriers between the consoles are thinner than ever before.
Besides confirmingMLB: The Show 22’s release date, platforms, and its status as a day one Xbox Game Pass game, it’s also been confirmed who exactly is gracing the cover of this year’s game. TheMLB: The Show 22cover athleteis standout player Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels, appearing on standard editions of the game.MLB: The Show 22will also have a collector’s edition that has yet to be revealed, but we do know that it will feature a different cover athlete.
A proper gameplay reveal and other details onMLB: The Show 22are still waiting in the wings, so it will definitely be interesting to see how it stacks up toMLB: The Show 21, gameplay-wise. Hopefully fans don’t have to wait too much longer to find out.
MLB: The Show 22launches April 5 for PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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