MLB: The Show 21 will be the first PlayStation Studios game on Xbox when it launches on April 20th.
In a PlayStation Blog announcement by cover athlete Fernando Tatis Jr., the PlayStation account also revealed that the baseball simulation will launch day and date on both PS4 and PS5, along with cross-play support with Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.
This follows on from an earlier leak of boxing art for MLB The Show 21, with the image posted by Instagram user @anerdydad on Sunday, January 31st.
While the news may seem like a shock to any Xbox and PlayStation purist out there, it has already been announced in 2019 that MLB The Show 21 will serve as the franchise’s first multi-platform game ever.
In the PlayStation blog post, Ramone Russell, Game Designer & Online Community Manager at San Diego Studio, revealed that MLB: The Show 21 would become the first title in the MLB franchise to make its way to a non-PlayStation platform .
He writes: ‘We are excited to share this, with the announced expansion with the MLB® and MLB players, MLB The Show 21 is available for players on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox Series X | S. This is a very exciting moment for all of us as the franchise will be accessible to more players than before. ”
Russell also confirms that cross-play between PlayStation and Xbox users will be in play, as well as cross-progress for “whatever platform and generation you choose”.
While not a baseball symbol is possible for everyone, it’s pretty important to see a PlayStation game released on an Xbox console. Can it open the door for more games across the console? With the acquisition of Xbox Bethesda that will change the gaming landscape in the coming years, all eyes will be on how PlayStation and Microsoft will start working with each other.
Read our guide to more information on what to expect from PS5 and Xbox Series X new games 2021.