MLB: The Show is a baseball video game series created and developed by San Diego Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The series has received critical and commercial acclaim,[1][2][3][4] and since 2014 has been the sole Major League Baseball simulation video game on the market for consoles.[5]
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Developer(s) | San Diego Studio |
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| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch |
| First release | MLB 06: The Show PlayStation 2 February 28, 2006 |
| Latest release | MLB The Show 24 March 19, 2024 |
The series debuted in 2006 with MLB 06: The Show for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, following the MLB series from 989 Sports. There has been a new release in the series every year since 2006.
The series was released on PlayStation 2 from 2006's MLB 06: The Show through 2011's MLB 11: The Show and was available on the PlayStation 3 from MLB 07: The Show through MLB The Show 16. Portable versions of the series for either the PlayStation Portable or PlayStation Vita accompanied every entry from MLB 06: The Show through MLB 15: The Show. The series started releasing on the PlayStation 4 with MLB 14: The Show.
After over two decades of exclusivity with PlayStation consoles, MLB: The Show ceased to be released only on PlayStation, and started to be released on other consoles by MLB Advanced Media, though the edition of the game at the time—MLB The Show 20—was a PlayStation 4 exclusive.[5] MLB The Show 21 is the first title in the series to feature on the Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S; MLB The Show 22 is the first game of the series to be on a Nintendo console, released on the Nintendo Switch.[6]
Gameplay
editGameplay simulates a game of professional baseball, with the player controlling an entire team, a team's manager, or a select player. The player may take control of one of 30 Major League Baseball teams in any game mode and also is able to chose from 6 special team including NL and AL all star teams. (excluding Road to the Show) and use that team in gameplay. The Series has variable game modes in which a player takes control of a team for a single game, one season, or a franchise (multiple seasons). [7]
Predecessors from 989 Sports
edit| Game | Release date | Cover Athlete | Platforms | |
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| MLB Pennant Race | October 14, 1996 | David Justice | Atlanta Braves | PlayStation |
| MLB '98 | July 1, 1997 | Bernie Williams | New York Yankees | |
| MLB '99 | March 31, 1998 | Cal Ripken Jr. | Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB 2000 | February 28, 1999 | Mo Vaughn | Anaheim Angels | |
| MLB 2001 | February 29, 2000 | Chipper Jones | Atlanta Braves | |
| MLB 2002 | May 7, 2001 | Andruw Jones | ||
| MLB 2003 | June 17, 2002 | Barry Bonds | San Francisco Giants | |
| MLB 2004 | April 30, 2003 | Shawn Green | Los Angeles Dodgers | PlayStation, PlayStation 2 |
| MLB 2005 | March 4, 2004 | Eric Chavez | Oakland Athletics | |
| MLB 2006 | March 8, 2005 | Vladimir Guerrero Sr. | Los Angeles Angels | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable |
Games
editSpecial Edition Covers
edit| Game | Star | Team |
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| MLB The Show 21 | Jackie Robinson | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| MLB The Show 22 | Shohei Ohtani | Los Angeles Angels |
| MLB The Show 23 | Derek Jeter | New York Yankees |
International Covers
edit| Game | Star | Team |
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| MLB 13: The Show | Wei-Yin Chen | Baltimore Orioles |
| MLB 14: The Show | ||
| MLB 15: The Show | ||
| MLB The Show 16 | Miami Marlins | |
| MLB The Show 17 |
Commentators
editThis section needs to be updated. The reason given is: Is missing the MLB The Show 23 Commentators. (April 2023) |
| Commentator | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Total appearances |
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| Jon Sciambi | |
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Reception and sales
edit| Year | Game | Sales |
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| 1997 | MLB '98 | |
| 1998 | MLB '99 | 2.52 million |
| 1999 | MLB 2000 | |
| 2000 | MLB 2001 | |
| 2001 | MLB 2002 | |
| 2002 | MLB 2003 | |
| 2003 | MLB 2004 | 660,000 |
| 2004 | MLB 2005 | 900,000 |
| 2005 | MLB 2006 | 400,000 |
| 2006 | MLB 06: The Show | 940,000 (PS2), 350,000 (PSP) |
| 2007 | MLB 07: The Show | 930,000 (PS2), 280,000 (PS3), 280,000 (PSP) |
| 2008 | MLB 08: The Show | 420,000 (PS2), 700,000 (PS3), 330,000 (PSP) |
| 2009 | MLB 09: The Show | 330,000 (PS2), 720,000 (PS3), 270,000 (PSP) |
| 2010 | MLB 10: The Show | 410,000 (PS2), 730,000 (PS3), 210,000 (PSP) |
| 2011 | MLB 11: The Show | 130,000 (PS2), 590,000 (PS3), 180,000 (PSP) |
| 2012 | MLB 12: The Show | 930,000 (PS3), 200,000 (PSV) |
| 2013 | MLB 13: The Show | 840,000 (PS3), 150,000 (PSV) |
| 2014 | MLB 14: The Show | 430,000 (PS3), 730,000 (PS4), 120,000 (PSV) |
| 2015 | MLB 15: The Show | 400,000 (PS3), 1.01 million (PS4), 40,000 (PSV) |
| 2016 | MLB The Show 16 | 380,000 (PS3), 960,000 (PS4) |
| 2017 | MLB The Show 17 | 1.16 million |
| 2018 | MLB The Show 18 | 1.06 million |
| 2019 | MLB The Show 19 | |
| 2020 | MLB The Show 20 | |
| 2021 | MLB The Show 21 | 2 million[8] |
| 2022 | MLB The Show 22 | |
| 2023 | MLB The Show 23 | |
| 2024 | MLB The Show 24 |
References
edit- ^ "MLB 11: The Show". Metacritic. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "MLB 12: The Show". Metacritic. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "MLB 09: The Show". Metacritic. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ Square, Push (January 17, 2020). "MLB The Show 19 Is the Best-Selling Baseball Game of All Time". Push Square. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "MLB The Show is Set to Begin Arriving on New Platforms as Soon as 2021". DualShockers. December 10, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ Good, Owen S. (January 31, 2022). "MLB The Show plays ball on Nintendo Switch this April". Polygon. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ Kato, Matthew. "The Sports Desk – 48 MLB The Show 17 Details: Gameplay, Graphics, Diamond Dynasty & Road To The Show". Game Informer. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ "PlayStation 5 Surpasses 10 Million Units Sold, Remains the Fastest Selling Console in Sony Interactive Entertainment History". www.businesswire.com. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.