Looking back over this generation, it’s clear Sony’s has formed an extraordinary lineup of exclusives throughout its years working on the PlayStation 4. FromGod Of WarandMarvel’s Spider-MantoHorizon: Zero DawnandDeath Stranding, it goes without saying that there’s never been a better time to be a PlayStation player. As it turns out, other console owners will soon get a taste of one such experience, with a long-time PlayStation exclusive franchise finally seeing its debut on other platforms in the near future.
The series in question isMLB: The Show: the wildly popular major league baseball game by SIE San Diego. Following the company’s decision to extend its deal with Sony, it appears they’ll be looking to expand the reach of the gameto other consoles in 2021. While this might seem far away, it’s great to hear that other console owners will eventually be able to enjoy the game without having to pick up a PlayStation 4 in the process.
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Alongside this news came tweets from a variety of other major players in the console industry, with head of XboxPhil Spencerretweeting the news and stating, “Great to see the game is coming to more players.” Nintendo also took to Twitter to share the report, similarly retweeting MLB’s post with an emoji of a baseball. Of course, there’s no confirmation of which consolesMLB’swider release may be targeting, but the interest of Xbox and Nintendo makes it seem likely that the franchise could pop up on both.
As many fans will likely attest,MLB: The Showhas been one of the more consistent video game sports franchises of the recent generation, with the game finding favor among hardcore baseball enthusiasts and casual players alike. Despite a few glitches, the game has remained a staple of the annual video game calendar, and debuting on other consoles will only help grow its tremendous fanbase.
This is especially commendable when considering the amount of rushed or broken sports titles that have released this year. Fifa 20 received criticism when it debuted a few months ago, with fans crying out for a number of fixes to be made, even managing to get “#fixCareerMode” trending on Twitter. There’s alsoWWE 2K20.Listed as one of this year’s most broken titles and labeled by fans as the worst game in the franchise to date,WWE 2K20was an disaster that has subsequently cut the budget for next year’s game, according to some reports. Hopefully,MLB’seventually leap to other consoles will give players a dependable annual franchise to invest in every year.
MLB The Show 19is available on PlayStation 4 now.
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