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Wednesday4th Aug 2021
News MLB The Show 21's Xbox Release Appears To Have Been A Major Success For Sony
"The Show 21 contributed significantly to sales and profit..."
Sony has followed on from Xbox last week by reporting the latest earnings results for the PlayStation brand, and interestingly from an Xbox perspective, there's a little note discussing the success of MLB The Show 21. The company says that MLB The Show 21's launch on "other platforms"...
Monday5th Jul 2021
Random Xbox Challenges YouTuber To Build Wearable 'Baseball Cannon'
To celebrate MLB The Show 21 on Game Pass
In a bit of a random partnership, Xbox Game Pass has sponsored a new video from popular YouTuber Hacksmith Industries, challenging them to create a wearable baseball pitching machine to celebrate MLB The Show 21. The channel, which has over 12 million subscribers, details the process of making the...
Friday18th Jun 2021
News Microsoft Gave Sony Pre-Release Xbox Series X|S Hardware For MLB The Show 21
“It was a real, real sign of industry trust"
Xbox exec Sarah Bond has revealed how there was a lot of "trust" involved in bringing Sony's MLB The Show series to Xbox for the first time, and the team had to hand over pre-release Xbox Series X|S hardware in the process. Speaking to Axios and transcribed by VGC, Bond explained that the Xbox team had...
Thursday10th Jun 2021
News Sony's MLB The Show 21 Has Been A Massive Success On Xbox Game Pass
And it's also sold incredibly well
The biggest Xbox Game Pass bombshell of the year so far has undoubtedly been the addition of Sony's MLB The Show 21 at launch back in April, and Microsoft has confirmed today that the release was a massive success all around. In a post over at Xbox Wire, it was noted that during launch week, MLB The Show 21 was...
Friday23rd Apr 2021
News As Expected, MLB The Show 21 Performs A Little Better On PS5 Than Xbox Series X
But the visuals are "basically identical"
We're still recovering from the shock of MLB The Show 21 not only launching on Xbox for the first time, but also joining Xbox Game Pass, although admittedly it looks like (as expected) the PlayStation 5 version performs the best. This is according to an analysis by the experts over at Digital Foundry, who...
Wednesday21st Apr 2021
Guide New To MLB The Show? Here Are Five Tips To Help You Get Started On Xbox Game Pass
It's time to step up to the plate
Welcome to The Show! This year marks the very first time MLB The Show has ever been available on the Xbox platform, and it just so happens that MLB The Show 21 has also launched into Xbox Game Pass on day one. We've already reviewed the game here at Pure Xbox, but we've been hearing from some members of the Pure...
News Phil Spencer Congratulates Sony On The Release Of MLB The Show 21
"Really great to have the game out for everyone"
You may have missed it, but a little game known as MLB The Show 21 hit Xbox this week. But that's not all - it's also a Sony published game which just happens to have hit Xbox Game Pass. To mark its arrival, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has congratulated Sony on the unprecedented launch. After years of...
Saturday17th Apr 2021
Video Here's The PlayStation Intro To MLB The Show 21 On Xbox Series X
We still can't get used to it
You're probably well aware by now that MLB The Show 21 is PlayStation Studios' very first release on Xbox, so it's a pretty historic title even if you're not a baseball fan, and it officially released in early access this past Friday. And because it's a PlayStation Studios title, that means we're left with the bizarre...
Friday16th Apr 2021
News MLB The Show 21 Early Access Begins On Xbox One, Xbox Series X
The Game Pass version follows next week
It's here! After fifteen years, MLB The Show is finally on Xbox... kind of. This is the early access portion of MLB The Show 21, which is exclusively available right now to Deluxe Edition and Jackie Robinson Edition purchasers. It's not on Xbox Game Pass until next Tuesday, but we can at least get a good look...
Wednesday14th Apr 2021
News MLB The Show 21 Receives Heavy Xbox Advertising At Toronto Blue Jays Game
"Own the Show on Xbox"
The release of MLB The Show 21 on Xbox Game Pass is now less than a week away, and while it's obviously developed by PlayStation Studios, it's nevertheless getting a lot of marketing for Xbox consoles. Just recently, heavy advertising for the Xbox version of MLB The Show 21 has been spotted in the real-life MLB, with one...
Tuesday13th Apr 2021
News MLB The Show 21 Is Now Available To Preload With Xbox Game Pass
Get ready to play ball next week
Ready to play ball? MLB The Show 21 marks the series' debut on Xbox consoles next Tuesday, April 20th, and the PlayStation Studios title is now available to preload with pre-orders and for Xbox Game Pass members. To access the Xbox Game Pass pre-load specifically, you'll need to head into the Xbox Game Pass app on...
Friday9th Apr 2021
Poll How Long Will MLB The Show 21 Remain On Xbox Game Pass?
Will it go the full innings?
It's been a week now since Microsoft dropped the bombshell announcement on us that PlayStation Studios' MLB The Show 21 would be coming to Xbox Game Pass at launch later this month on Tuesday, April 20. Since then, Sony has come out and stated that it was the MLB's decision to bring the title to Xbox Game Pass,...
Tuesday6th Apr 2021
News MLB The Show 21 Coming To Xbox Game Pass Was MLB's Decision, Says Sony
"MLB decided to bring the franchise to more players and baseball fans"
We ended last week with the huge news that MLB The Show 21, a title developed by Sony, would be arriving into Xbox Game Pass on its launch. It appears the shock decision was made by MLB, not Sony. A spokesperson has reportedly revealed to Inverse that "MLB decided to bring the
Friday2nd Apr 2021
News Incredibly, Sony Is Bringing MLB The Show 21 To Xbox Game Pass
Arriving on the day of launch this month
April Fools' Day is over, folks! Microsoft has announced that Sony is bringing its upcoming PlayStation Studios baseball title MLB The Show 21 to Xbox Game Pass on the day of release - April 20. Incredible! The game will be available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S when it arrives in just a few...
Thursday25th Mar 2021
Video Here's 10 Minutes Of MLB The Show 21 Gameplay On Xbox Series X
As you'd expect, it's looking great
We've seen various hype packages for the upcoming release of MLB The Show 21 on Xbox in recent weeks, but now courtesy of IGN, we've finally been able to lay eyes on around 10 minutes of raw Xbox Series X gameplay. The video above features an interview with Sony San Diego gameplay designer Ramone Russell, who...
Monday22nd Mar 2021
News MLB The Show 21's Official Gameplay Trailer Steps Up To The Xbox Plate
"The game has changed"
Can you believe after all these years, we're now just a few short weeks away from the release of Sony's MLB The Show series on Xbox? The 2021 version finally steps up to Microsoft's plate on April 20. Before then, Sony is doing its usual deep dive into the many features that will be added with this year's version, including a...
Tuesday2nd Mar 2021
News MLB The Show 21 Runs At 4K, 60FPS On Xbox Series X, Features All-New Stadium Creator
It's shaping up nicely
The latest news drop has arrived for the upcoming release of MLB The Show 21 on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this April, and this time it's focused specifically on the next-gen versions of the game. As highlighted in the video above, MLB The Show 21 for Xbox Series X will run at an expected 4K resolution with 60...
Friday26th Feb 2021
Video PlayStation Welcomes Xbox Players To MLB The Show 21
Yeah, this still feels really weird
Sony made the incredible announcement back in early February that MLB The Show 21 would be coming to Xbox platforms for the first time on April 20th, marking the first PlayStation Studios title to ever reach Xbox! And as you can see above, the team at Sony San Diego has put together a little marketing trailer...
Tuesday16th Feb 2021
News Try MLB The Show 21 On Xbox This Month, Limited Space Available
Update: Join via the Xbox Insider program
Update: You can now also sign up for this MLB The Show 21 technical test via the Xbox Insider app on console, but as previously stated, limited space is available. Here are the full instructions on how to take part: On your Xbox console, sign-in and launch the Xbox Insider app Navigate to Insider...
Monday8th Feb 2021
News Oops, Xbox Has Been Advertising MLB The Show 21 Using The Wrong Game's Box Art
Not the best of starts
The announcement that Sony's MLB The Show 21 would be coming to Xbox consoles was a huge reveal last week, but it looks like someone at Xbox HQ got a little bit confused, as they mixed up the cover art. For the past few days, MLB The Show 21 has been advertised on the Xbox Store using the R.B.I. Baseball 21
Thursday4th Feb 2021
Poll Baseball Fans, Will You Be Picking Up MLB The Show 21 On Xbox?
Or are you not convinced?
If you're a baseball fan, this week's announcement of MLB The Show 21 for Xbox has been a long time coming, with the Sony developed series previously remaining exclusive to PlayStation for the past 15 years. In that time, Xbox has been treated to very few baseball games, primarily in the form of the arcade style R.B.I...
Wednesday3rd Feb 2021
News MLB The Show 21's Collector's Editions Include Early Access This April
Featuring the legendary Jackie Robinson
We were hit with the huge news earlier this week that Sony's MLB The Show 21 would be coming to Xbox for the first time on April 20th, and now the game's collector's editions have been unveiled as well. Featuring the legendary Jackie Robinson on the cover, there are two digital editions available in Standard...
Monday1st Feb 2021
News Phil Spencer Delighted To See MLB The Show Finally Coming To Xbox
"Great move to have this strong franchise available"
The big news of the day has been the announcement that Sony's beloved MLB The Show baseball series is finally coming to Xbox on April 20th, and head of Xbox Phil Spencer has shared his excitement at the news. Taking to Twitter, Spencer highlighted how it was a "great mo
News MLB The Show 21 Officially Arrives On Xbox One, Xbox Series X This April
Featuring crossplay with PS4 and PS5
Baseball fans, rejoice! Sony has today revealed that its MLB The Show series will finally make its debut on Xbox consoles after 15 long years on April 20th, coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S! It's the news we expected after the covers for the game leaked this past weekend, and Sony has revealed that the...
