| MLB: The Show | |
|---|---|
.png){kind=logo} MLB: The Show current logo | |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Developer(s) | San Diego Studio |
| Publisher(s) | |
| 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 |
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]
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]
- ^ "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.