MLB The Show 21 launching into Game Pass Day ONE

[LucasTaves]

@dscharles

I am wondering if this decision comes from the IP owner (it is not Sony), or if this is to test how they can benefit from a subscripcion model.

Definitely not Sony. MLB on xbox is being published by MLB themselves, so Sony most likely didn’t have any say in this

[IDmancool (Jose)]

I never would have expected a Sony game coming to xbox, even less coming to game pass day 1.

[Ruthwik_Rao]

this year brought us Xbox first party games launching on Playstation and Playstation first party games launching on Gamepass.

And it’s still fucking April.

[RolzRavz]

Looks like the game is developed by Sony Studios but the Xbox version is published by MLB and not Sony

[Shpeshal_Nick]

@YoungGrumpyMan

It boggles the mind why Sony would take the money to put this on Game Pass on a competing platform, but not use it to bolster its own subscription service, PlayStation Now, or on PS+, their crown jewel, by including it day one. Are they even invested in Now at this point?

Because MLB is publishing this. MLB took the money. Not Sony.

[LucasTaves]

@RolzRavz

Looks like the game is developed by Sony Studios but the Xbox version is published by MLB and not Sony

Exactly. The xbox version existing at all is also a decision by MLB and not Sony

[ProgStopper]

I literally can’t even right now trying to think about this.

[ProgStopper]

@Shpeshal_Nick

Because MLB is publishing this. MLB took the money. Not Sony.

So you don’t think there’s a “You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours” with Sony? A little Squid-Pro-Quo?

[RolzRavz]

@LucasTaves

Exactly. The xbox version existing at all is also a decision by MLB and not Sony

Ya. MLB would have realised that there is more money to be made if its on both platforms and if MLB does well on Xbox there wont be exclusivity in the future

[YoungGrumpyMan]

@Shpeshal_Nick

Because MLB is publishing this. MLB took the money. Not Sony.

Thanks for the clarification!

[LucasTaves]

@RolzRavz

Ya. MLB would have realised that there is more money to be made if its on both platforms and if MLB does well on Xbox there wont be exclusivity in the future

No exclusivity is already set. Sony had a multi year deal and when the deal expired MLB demanded the game to be multi in order for them to keep it.

[Ruthwik_Rao]

@ProgStopper

So you don’t think there’s a “You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours” with Sony? A little Squid-Pro-Quo?

If Mario came to Xbox in return for Banjo in Smash, would it be Switch-Pro Quo?

[TheRayTracer]

[ProgStopper]

@Ruthwik_Rao

If Mario came to Xbox in return for Banjo in Smash, would it be Switch-Pro Quo?

[Ser_Bloodraven (Hand of the King)]

@Shpeshal_Nick

Because MLB is publishing this. MLB took the money. Not Sony.

First great decision by MLB in awhile - universal DH next?

[GoroMajima]

@pg2g

It sounds like its a Top 10 PS game yearly in terms of sales. Stick it in either of those services and see income disappear and also create the expectation that future releases will be in those services. That’s fine if services arw your priority.

Sony must be desperate for money right now.

EDIT. So MLB have 100% say on xbox version. Cool. Sony only own the dev that makes it. They can’t do shit other than turn around and say we’re not making MLB anymore

[YoungGrumpyMan]

@Ruthwik_Rao

this year brought us Xbox first party games launching on Playstation

Wait, which Xbox first party games do you mean? Psychonauts 2?

[johancruijff]

lol wtf

[Ruthwik_Rao]

@YoungGrumpyMan

Wait, which Xbox first party games do you mean? Psychonauts 2?

no, I meant Bethesda games (now first party) like Deathloop and Ghostwire launching exclusively on PS5 haha (on console side that is).

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

@Ser_Bloodraven

First great decision by MLB in awhile - universal DH next?