MLB The Show 25 Skips PS4, Xbox Game Pass in Milestone Entry | Push Square
For the first time in several years, MLB The Show 25 players will not be getting a rough deal when they play on PS5. The series has been included at no extra cost with Xbox Game Pass for a while, a notable inclusion considering it’s developed by Sony subsidiary San Diego Studio. But that won’t be the case this time.
In fact, it’s a year of change for the series, as it’ll also be leaving behind the PS4 at last. The sim will be available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch from 18th March, with Digital Deluxe Edition buyers catching Early Access from 14th March. There’s no word yet on Nintendo Switch 2.
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“In 2025, MLB The Show is celebrating its monumental 20th anniversary, a milestone that honours two decades of baseball history, innovation, and unforgettable memories for baseball fans around the world,” Ramone Russell wrote on the PS Blog.
“To mark this special occasion for San Diego Studio and PlayStation Studios, MLB The Show 25 proudly features not one, nor two, but three cover athletes for the first time ever: Paul Skenes, Elly De La Cruz, and Gunnar Henderson.”
A first-look gameplay trailer will debut on 4th February, with weekly updates to follow thereafter. Pre-orders will open on the same date.
Last year’s game, MLB The Show 24, caught some flak for changes it made to its popular team-building Diamond Dynasty mode.
The developer wanted to avoid the season-long power creep present in these modes by attaching cards to sets. This meant that it made 99-rated players available from day one, but you needed to unlock a new squad of players for each season.
The feedback was pretty poor, and San Diego Studio squashed the whole system late last year, promising it wouldn’t return for MLB The Show 25.
Back then, to ease fan frustrations, it also teased some of the features it was plotting for the new game:
We’ll find out more about all of this next month.
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