PlayStation-Published MLB: The Show 22 is a Day One Xbox Game Pass Game

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For years, Sony has dominated the baseball gaming scene, releasing one MLB: The Show entry after another with strong sales and high review scores. Since MLB: The Show games are developed by Sony's San Diego Studio, the vast majority of them have released exclusively on PlayStation platforms. That changed when MLB: The Show 21 released on Xbox as a day one Xbox Game Pass game, something that's happening yet again with this year's entry, MLB: The Show 22.

Sony has officially announced MLB: The Show 22, which will launch for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and even the Nintendo Switch come April 5. MLB: The Show 22 will be a day one Xbox Game Pass game like its predecessor, meaning those with a Game Pass subscription on Xbox will have immediate access to a PlayStation-published game on the very day that it launches. Those playing on PS4 and PS5 will have to pay full price for it.

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MLB: The Show 22 is breaking down console boundaries even further with its release on the Nintendo Switch and the confirmation that it will support cross-saves across all platforms. So someone could play the game at home on a PlayStation console and then take it on the go with them using the Switch. This would require buying multiple copies of the game, of course, but hardcore MLB: The Show enthusiasts may very well think it's worth the asking price.

MLB: The Show 22 coming to Nintendo Switch and being a day one Xbox Game Pass game is a rather unique situation and marks a first for PlayStation-published games. Fans shouldn't expect other first-party Sony games to start making their way to competing platforms anytime soon, but it's still clear that the barriers between the