It looks like Major League Baseball made the call
The announcement that the Sony baseball sim MLB The Show arrives at Xbox Game Pass at launch was a bit of a surprise, to say the least. But Sony says the decision has not come to them.
Speaking to Inverse, a PlayStation representative says he has to make the decision MLB The Show 21 in addition consoles and Game Pass, they came directly from the same MLB.
“As part of this year’s game goal, MLB decided to bring the franchise to more players and baseball fans,” the representative told Inverse. “This decision provides a unique opportunity to establish even more MLB The Show as the first brand of baseball video games “.
It was already a surprise in 2019 when it ended MLB The ShowExclusivity has been announced. Now, the baseball simulator developed by Sony San Diego not only arrives on Xbox the same day, but also launches Microsoft’s subscription games service. Without a doubt, these are interesting times to be a fan of sports games.
MLB The Show 21 comes to PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X | S on April 20, 2021.