MLB The Show 21 Launches April 20 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, and Xbox One - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 February 2021 / 1,494 Views
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Sony Interactive Entertainment San Diego Studio have announced MLB The Show 21 will launch for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on April 20.
The standard edition of the game will feature Fernando "El Nino" Tatis Jr as the cover athlete and is priced at $59.99 USD / $79.99 CAD / £59.99 / €69.99 for the PS4 and Xbox One, and $69.99 USD / $89.99 CAD / £69.99 / €79.99 for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
View the announcement trailer below:
Read details on the game below:
Cross-Platform Play and Cross Progression
That is right, users can play against each other online with cross-platform play in MLB The Show 21. In addition, cross progression allows you earn and use content on whichever platform and generation you choose.
MLB The Show 21 Feature Premieres
To keep everyone safe as we continue to adapt to the current global pandemic, we have had to make some changes to how we reveal and share all the new features and updates to the game. This year we will be rolling out Feature Premiere, which will be broadcasting simultaneously across Twitch, YouTube and Facebook Live. The Feature Premieres will be a great opportunity for us to show our fans what we have been working on that makes this year’s game better than its predecessor. For MLB The Show 21, we plan on posting around six Feature Premieres with the first one being released in March.
Pre-Order Bonus
Pre-order now and be ready for action.
- PlayStation Store (PS5, PS4) and Microsoft Store – 1 Gold Choice Pack
Standard Edition
Standard Edition (PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One standard edition includes:
- A copy of the game
- Downloadable content items:
- 5,000 Stubs
Standard Edition (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series)
The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series standard edition includes:
- A copy of the game
- Downloadable content items:
- 5,000 Stubs
- [10] The Show Packs
■ Collector’s Edition Reveal on February 3
On Wednesday, February 3, Sony Interactive Entertainment will reveal the collector’s edition(s) for MLB The Show 21 and all its content.
MLB The Show launches day and date on PS4 and PS5 with cross-platform play on @Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S ?
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) February 1, 2021
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I thought there was going to be a Switch Edition, considering the game will be the same there isn't much reason to pay 10 more to play only the PS5 edition with 10 pads.
Well this is the only good baseball game on the market and to be fair, the game doesnt sell that well on playstation either so we as gamers needs to support it if we want more baseball games, otherwise baseball gamea might come to an end.
The games sell really well on PlayStation. It looks like the series has averaged around 1 million copies per entry the last few years. It even made the top 20 for NPD last year. That is pretty good for a sports game that is only popular in one region.
I meant compare to other sports game like madden and nba 2k which sell a lot of millions and I feel like baseball games used to be more popular in the ps1 and ps2 generations.
Considering the gap between Fifa, NBA and Madden to MLB (it is much more than 2x1) I don't think that is really about the userbase.
What about Nintendo's baseball emoji tweet? They lied to us?!
Yep, I doubt they would want to pay to the publisher if the game get loses.
Actually no one really had sources that Sony was going to lose the license, even more because they hadn't exclusivity.
Sony doesn't own the MLB license. MLB does. Also, who cares? It's a sports game. The idea of a licensed sports franchise being exclusive to a single console is ridiculous.
Agreed I can't verify it but I seem to recall that the Show has been with Playstation for twenty odd years and wasn't being pursued by the likes of EA and it was well received so they kept it there, but then again I can be prone delusions.
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