MLB The Show is the longest running baseball video game series. There have been annual installments of the game -- all only available on PlayStation -- since 2006 when it officially became branded as The Show. Other franchises, such as EA Sports' MVP Baseball series, existed until 2005 when MLB exclusively licensed the rights to their games to Take-Two interactive and the main console manufacturers - Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. That forced EA to stop making MLB games.
The popular video game franchise is going multiplatform
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I'm afraid your source isn't completely accurate.
Under the agreement, which takes effect in the spring of 2006, Take-Two will be the only independent game developer allowed to make games using the official baseball brand.
The deal still allows makers of video game consoles, like Sony with the PlayStation 2 or Microsoft with the Xbox, to reach licensing agreements with Major League Baseball.
Take-Two Interactive Software has licensed rights from Major League Baseball and its players' association to market games using major-league teams, players, uniforms and stadiums; agreement takes effect in spring of 2006; industry executive places deal's value at $200 million to $250 million (M)
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While Microsoft and Nintendo could have negotiated with MLB to reach a Licensing agreement, they chose not to. Sony did. When it came time to renegotiate their contract, it was decided that the game would no longer be a Playstation exclusive, as MLB wanted to increase it's exposure and brand beyond just the Playstation platform. Sony has even referenced as much in release stating that MLB wanted to reach as many fans as possible, and that the decision to release on Gamepass day one was made at MLBs sole discretion.
Major League Baseball made the call, it seems The announcement that Sony’s baseball sim MLB The Show is coming to...
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This narrative that you've put together that Microsoft and Nintendo were paying for MLB licensing, and apparently trying to make a MLB game for some 15 years is out there. Almost as much as your reasoning that despite trying for well over a decade... That neither Microsoft's or Nintendo's dev studios were capable of even making a baseball game, but Sony could obviously churn one out every 12 months in all their developmental wisdom. As well I suppose that you assume Sony was just feeling charitable when they decided to make the very un-Sony move to make The Show for other platforms.
I'm just saying... It's pretty thick. I wouldn't run with it, but you do you.