Neofire
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Hell not only that but that put it on that weak ass switch but no PS4 or PC.Switch but no PC?
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MLB The Show 25 Announced | March 18, 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch
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ToadMan
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No sub services...
Sony with the alpha chad play - pull it from gp and tell those beggars to buy it or gtfo.
Oh, and also telling MS they don't care about the gp money.
Props to SD studio - they back themselves to make a product people will pay full price for.
I'll support that attitude and preorder for the first time in 4 years. I have a feeling this may be a stand out iteration for the series.
Sony with the alpha chad play - pull it from gp and tell those beggars to buy it or gtfo.
Oh, and also telling MS they don't care about the gp money.
Props to SD studio - they back themselves to make a product people will pay full price for.
I'll support that attitude and preorder for the first time in 4 years. I have a feeling this may be a stand out iteration for the series.
It was on GamePass for 4 years now. You’d think if the GP deal was that bad, they wouldn’t have renewed after the first year.
More likely it was always meant to be a limited time thing while the game built an audience on Xbox after being PS exclusive for such a long time.
Mibu no ookami
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You're assuming it was a one year deal to begin with...
What's more likely is the deal expired and Microsoft and MLB couldn't come to terms with a renewal. Microsoft looking to reduce operating costs of GamePass and MLB not willing to take a lower price.
Generic
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A big loss to consumers who will have to pay $70 for a game.
Generic
Member
Gamers in charge of demanding to pay more for products. No other community is like this, truly impressive.
mayham2199
Member
It's a good thing to see. People wanting to invest in a hobby they enjoy. Having everyone trying to spend as little money as possible is not good for the gaming industry IMO.
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TheShocker
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I want a PC version. WTF.
HeisenbergFX4
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I am pretty convinced whoever picks these cover athletes really doesn’t watch Baseball.
Imtjnotu
Member
You're AL mvp isn't worth the cover?
ToadMan
Member
You want something for nothing? That attitude is how Xbox has disappeared from relevance and soon from custom hardware altogether.
Or perhaps you're fiscally dyslexic and thought Gamepass was free?
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HeisenbergFX4
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100% he is worth the cover but many years have been hit or miss and mostly misses
Generic
Member
I'm not a shareholder so this isn't a good thing for me.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
It comes down to cost as well. Some guys (or their agents) want way too much.
Others are just happy to be on the cover.
Generic
Member
Meanwhile Netflix keeps hitting records.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
So, YouTube all of your games then.
Topher
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Generic
Member
People can watch a movie for $10 on theaters as well. Or wait a few months and pay $15-20 to watch the movie.So, YouTube all of your games then.
Meanwhile a game is $70 (soon $80).
Movies and shows have similar budgets to games.Because Netflix and game development are the same thing?
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
I am just old
Cover athletes should be the best of the best
Plus I have huge issues with their player cards and their ratings but its a game I know and most probably dont look near as deeply into the stats as I do
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Movie watching market is 10x the size or much more than us gaming nerds.
And most movie budgets are not. Only your top cape shit or the like. Less than a handful, really in comparison.
They also receive far more tax breaks and subsidiaries.
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Topher
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You can make a movie with your iPhone. That's actually been done. I get you are trying to oversimplify this but it just doesn't work in reality.
CamHostage
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MLB may simply be in deals with other publishers for different platform audiences. They did their own in the past with RBI Baseball on I think PC and Mobile (although at least one year of that also came to consoles,) and there's a PC game out now (in Early Access; i assume it's a GaaS) called MLB Rivals.
mayham2199
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Yes and I'm sure this kind of thinking is exactly what got MS into the position they are in now.
mayham2199
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lol one review says you barely play. Seems like it's a lot of watching things happen.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
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Piscatella on the next MLB The Show not being on sub services in 2025:
bsky.app
Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social)
"The game will not be on platform subscription services in 2025." This is likely to result in a significant dip in players on Xbox Series, as the title has been released day 1 on Game Pass for several years. Will make for some fascinating comps...
bsky.app
Topher
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Piscatella on the next MLB The Show not being on sub services in 2025:
Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social)
"The game will not be on platform subscription services in 2025." This is likely to result in a significant dip in players on Xbox Series, as the title has been released day 1 on Game Pass for several years. Will make for some fascinating comps...
Sounds to me like "engagement" doesn't necessarily translate into revenue.
Imtjnotu
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....... Joke post........ Don't make me hate you when I've been in love with you for years
Topher
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DeepEnigma
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
AFBT88
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It's not that they aren't into sports games, It's the fact that they will probably mod it and won't buy another version until next gen arrives
FlyyGOD
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Whole slate incoming
Topher
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Mibu no ookami
Demoted Member® Pro™
You can see it across the internet. People will just say whatever. They don't even believe themselves, but they know others will parrot what they say and it'll be repeated and repeated.
mayham2199
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Don't understand why Sony isn't releasing GT or MLB on Steam.
Kvally
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Why would they have waited 4 years? Odd. And Xbox has the most players.
DeepEnigma
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Nydius
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I’m in the same boat and completely agree. RTTS is my primary mode and they haven’t done shit for it. I bought the MVP Edition of MLB 22 (mostly for the Steelbook) and played the hell out of it. Sampled MLB 23 and 24 on Game Pass and they were practically identical once you got through the intro (24 added females and the “draft”, which was just the skills showcase they got rid of in past games…).
Looks like another year where I’ll be content to stick with MLB 22. I usually only buy 1-2 annual MLB and NFL games per generation anyway, so waiting is no big deal.
Topher
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What are you basing that on?
Kvally
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In 2023, the game had over six times the number of players on Xbox than it did on PlayStation 5
'MLB The Show 25' is skipping Game Pass for the first time since coming to Xbox
After four years of coming to Xbox Game Pass, it seems the deal with MLB and PlayStation has come to an end. Xbox players will now need to pay separately.
www.windowscentral.com
Ribi
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A gambler, a cheater and a choke artist?
Topher
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In 2023, the game had over six times the number of players on Xbox than it did on PlayStation 5
'MLB The Show 25' is skipping Game Pass for the first time since coming to Xbox
After four years of coming to Xbox Game Pass, it seems the deal with MLB and PlayStation has come to an end. Xbox players will now need to pay separately.
Eh......that is based on internal data from a trophy/achievement site and it doesn't make any sense.
"Let's break down the data. MLB The Show 23 has been out for a week on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch — so we are taking the player count from seven days. On all PlayStation consoles with our sample of 3 million players, MLB The Show 23 charted in 41st on our PlayStation Chart of the most popular games, linked above. On the Xbox Chart with a sample of 2.4 million players, the baseball simulation charted in 13th, outperforming the likes of Halo Infinite, Hogwarts Legacy, and Madden NFL 23.
When we adjust the data for the total sample size difference, MLB The Show 23 was played by 6.8 times more players on Xbox consoles compared to both PS5 and PS4. Though it's worth noting our PlayStation sample might be slightly skewed towards the European market, the sheer quantitive value of that sample set is more than enough to make this a valuable comparison."
MLB The Show 23 has six times the players on Xbox than first-party PS5
MLB The Show 23 has six times the players on Xbox through Game Pass than PS5 or PS4, despite the formerly exclusive baseball-sim being a PlayStation Studios game.
PS had 3 million players while Xbox had 2.4 million but they "adjusted" it and somehow Xbox had 6.8 times more players? You gotta explain that to me bro.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Eh......that is based on internal data from a trophy/achievement site and it doesn't make any sense.
"Let's break down the data. MLB The Show 23 has been out for a week on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch — so we are taking the player count from seven days. On all PlayStation consoles with our sample of 3 million players, MLB The Show 23 charted in 41st on our PlayStation Chart of the most popular games, linked above. On the Xbox Chart with a sample of 2.4 million players, the baseball simulation charted in 13th, outperforming the likes of Halo Infinite, Hogwarts Legacy, and Madden NFL 23.
When we adjust the data for the total sample size difference, MLB The Show 23 was played by 6.8 times more players on Xbox consoles compared to both PS5 and PS4. Though it's worth noting our PlayStation sample might be slightly skewed towards the European market, the sheer quantitive value of that sample set is more than enough to make this a valuable comparison."
MLB The Show 23 has six times the players on Xbox than first-party PS5
MLB The Show 23 has six times the players on Xbox through Game Pass than PS5 or PS4, despite the formerly exclusive baseball-sim being a PlayStation Studios game.www.truetrophies.com
PS had 3 million players while Xbox had 2.4 million but they "adjusted" it and somehow Xbox had 6.8 times more players? You gotta explain that to me bro.
The trophy data is weird, but this is something more easy to decipher, for an older version but I gotta imagine would still be similar for later versions.
PlayStation®5 Surpasses 10 Million Units Sold, Remains the Fastest Selling Console in Sony Interactive Entertainment History
SAN MATEO, Calif., July 28, 2021 – Sony Interactive Entertainment announced today that its newest generation game console, PlayStation®5 (PS5™), has sold through more than 10 million units* globally since first launching on November 12, 2020. PS5 is the fastest-selling console in the company’s...
sonyinteractive.com
2 million copies sold across all platforms (PS4/5, Xbox One/Series), but 4 million players in total. Game Pass on Xbox (since no PC version) alone accounted for half (or more) of the total player-base.
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Topher
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The trophy data is weird, but this is something more easy to decipher, for an older version but I gotta imagine would still be similar for later versions.
PlayStation®5 Surpasses 10 Million Units Sold, Remains the Fastest Selling Console in Sony Interactive Entertainment History
SAN MATEO, Calif., July 28, 2021 – Sony Interactive Entertainment announced today that its newest generation game console, PlayStation®5 (PS5™), has sold through more than 10 million units* globally since first launching on November 12, 2020. PS5 is the fastest-selling console in the company’s...
2 million copies sold across all platforms (PS4/5, Xbox One/Series), but 4 million players in total. Game Pass on Xbox (since no PC version) alone accounted for half (or more) of the total player-base.
That seems like a much more reasonable stat. So the question goes back to why yank it from Game Pass. I'm guessing MLB wants more sales revenue than sub revenue. Could be MS wasn't willing to give as much money for the game on the service as they had been. No way to know.
Kvally
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I didn’t make the article. I just read it at the link I provided
EverydayBeast
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MLB the show being the only baseball game is still crazy right
You had every publisher making sport games, sometimes having competition is a benefit.
You had every publisher making sport games, sometimes having competition is a benefit.