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BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Apparently not. Even being the "fastest selling console ever" hasn't helped.
MLB The Show 26 Skips Switch 2 Release As Sony Sticks With Switch 1
Batting up in Marchwww.nintendolife.com
Why is fastest selling console in quotes?
Killer8
Member
For the love of all that is holy, can someone please tell them that we've had new consoles for going on 6 years now
Switch 2 better run this flawlessly! Portable baseball would be amazing this year
Meanwhile in Pro Baseball Spirits 2025...
DarkShadowXI
Gold Member
I want an MLB game like that so badly
nial
Member
To be fair, these have very different development cycles. Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2024-2025 came out on PS5 (September 19, 2024) five years after Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2019 did on PS4 and PS Vita (July 18, 2019). There was eBaseball Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2021: Grand Slam on Switch (July 8, 2021) in between, but still nowhere near a yearly cycle.
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uncreativename
Member
I also wish I could play this on PC without possibly getting my steam account banned
. Why, Konami
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nial
Member
Lol, I called it three months ago.
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You and me both friend.I want an MLB game like that so badly
I'm skipping The Show until they do some meaningful upgrades. At a minimum that means expanded rosters, international free agency, revamped progression/regression (like NBA 2k), created and sharable draft classes, the ability to have full realignment and expansion, additional sliders to adjust tendencies in franchise, and things like untouchables, etc, full league customization like NBA 2k. Just let me turn off the damn 3 batter minimum!!!!!!!!
So basically I'm not buying the game ever again unless it comes to PC and someone mods all these things in. Which they would in about half the time of one dev cycle of this game.
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SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
lol this looks like dogshit. worse than the ps4 entries. when they showed Judge's ps3 era face i legit LOL'd.
This is what happens when devs just give up and start phoning it in. Literally no shame. No self respect. Just resign and go flip burgers you lazy cunts.
This is what happens when devs just give up and start phoning it in. Literally no shame. No self respect. Just resign and go flip burgers you lazy cunts.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
absolutely gorgeous game. I love the lighting and presentation. It has a very broadcast feel to it that MLB The Show just hasnt been able to match.
Deerock71
Very Poor Hoice of Wor
Gekikara
Member
Haven't touched The Show in years and going by the newest trailer that won't change. Man what a sad fucking state all these sports games are in these days.
Good thing there's still at least one excellent baseball game out there. You may need to jump through a bunch of hoops to get it as it's only available in Japan (this includes PSN and Steam) and is also entirely in Japanese. But hey, it never hurts to learn a new language and there are also plenty of translation tools available these days. I promise you this game is worth the effort if you're itching for a good baseball sim. It doesn't have the MLB license obviously but it's the best basegall game I've played since MVP 2005.
Good thing there's still at least one excellent baseball game out there. You may need to jump through a bunch of hoops to get it as it's only available in Japan (this includes PSN and Steam) and is also entirely in Japanese. But hey, it never hurts to learn a new language and there are also plenty of translation tools available these days. I promise you this game is worth the effort if you're itching for a good baseball sim. It doesn't have the MLB license obviously but it's the best basegall game I've played since MVP 2005.
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
Who'd have thought Konami would be way ahead than Sony visually 
DarkShadowXI
Gold Member
Guys, I'm not seeing a Switch 2 version on the eShop 
nial
Member
It's not coming to Switch 2, only Switch 1.Guys, I'm not seeing a Switch 2 version on the eShop
DarkShadowXI
Gold Member
Catphish
Member
They can keep it.
They haven't improved this game in any substantial fashion in over 10 years.
All the effort goes to DD. Everything else has been virtually static, except for cosmetic bullshit no one asked for. Offline play is virtually identical to the first version I played, which was 14.
Which is all really sad because, at one point, SDS was the Anti-EA. Now they're EA Jr.
They haven't improved this game in any substantial fashion in over 10 years.
All the effort goes to DD. Everything else has been virtually static, except for cosmetic bullshit no one asked for. Offline play is virtually identical to the first version I played, which was 14.
Which is all really sad because, at one point, SDS was the Anti-EA. Now they're EA Jr.
Catphish
Member
I suspect they don't because there are certainly some wonky aspects to the on-the-field gameplay and AI behavior. If PC modders could fix those things, console players would be raising some serious hell.
Just a hunch. Could be wrong.
DarkShadowXI
Gold Member
Yeah, I think it's the first year I skip this game. I'm a lifelong diehard baseball fan and have bought every baseball game since like…World Series Baseball on Sega Genesis lol
I even had this series on the PSP.
I find myself playing it less and less every year. I just don't care for the DD stuff, at all. I even gave it a solid try a couple years ago.
I'm not their target audience anymore and haven't been for a long time.
It's fun to follow my team during the season, but they've been trash for years lol
Switch 2 would've been a bit different, at least.
Sucks
I even had this series on the PSP.
I find myself playing it less and less every year. I just don't care for the DD stuff, at all. I even gave it a solid try a couple years ago.
I'm not their target audience anymore and haven't been for a long time.
It's fun to follow my team during the season, but they've been trash for years lol
Switch 2 would've been a bit different, at least.
Sucks
Scary_Larry
Member
Ok, come forward early access peeps - how is it so far? This used to be an annual purchase for me up until a few years ago with me being a massive fan of baseball. Tempted to buy this year.
TDiddyLive
Member
I hate when sports games add the ability to challenge calls. It's a video game, not real life, so the play calling should be flawless. Human error is taken out of the equation. This just means they programmed plays to be called incorrectly, so if you don't catch it then you get screwed over.
RedC
Member
I get why that feels frustrating, but I actually think it makes sense depending on what the game is trying to be.
If it's aiming to be a pure, "perfect logic" video game, then yeah, calls should be 100% accurate every time. But most modern sports games are trying to simulate the full experience of the sport, and in real sports, human error is part of the game. Challenges aren't just about fixing mistakes, they're part of strategy, timing, and momentum.
So it's less about the game "messing up on purpose" and more about recreating that layer of decision-making. Do you risk a challenge here? Do you save it for later? That adds tension in a different way than just perfect officiating.
That said, I think your take works better for certain modes. If you're playing something more arcade-style or competitive online, flawless calls probably make more sense. But in a simulation-style mode, having challenges included is just part of trying to mirror the real sport as closely as possible.
WhiteWaterM00se
Member
Anybody play this on Switch 2? How is it?
I realize it is inferior to the PS5 version.
I realize it is inferior to the PS5 version.
CamHostage
Member
Big change since then: it out internationally (kind of; this is a free to play version, like eFootball,) in a stealth drop.
Fun baseball game, although the hitting mechanics are notoriously difficult and the structure just might not be for everybody. But it's free, on PS5 and Steam, so check it out even if you do get this year's MLB.
(... BTW. I'm curious if some of those like Slimy who hammered MLB The Show with gifs of this Konami UE5 Pro Spirits game have now actually played the game? I personally think it shows all the Unreal seams and shortcuts that those glamour shots couldn't, and although i am frustrated that MLB the Show never really went wild graphically with the PS5 gen (I already felt the PS4 'jump' back in the day was a sign of leveling off), I would say there are visible reasons why Sony SD's tech approach is still viable. Still, an upgrade next year would be great.)
uncreativename
Member
I don't think it's fair to compare the f2p version to the real Professional Baseball Spirits game. This is downgraded to hell to be able to run on phones and stuff, whereas the region locked full version is ps5 and pc exclusive.
free version
version that I can't buy
full version is ps5 and pc exclusive.free version
version that I can't buy
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uncreativename
Member
There's a Switch 1 version of Professional Baseball Spirits that doesn't look quite as nice as the new version obviously, but I think it looks better than MLB The Show.
Bondo
Member
Its attempting to simulate real life. Where in real life bad calls happen and you challenge them if you feel the need/risk. Its better than the alternative last year where if a challenge came up in a critical moment- the game was telling you for a reason. You were gonna wina bad call.