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[Agent X]

By the time the ForwardWorks project was announced, I was kind of happy that Sony would be on non-PlayStation platforms because I wanted Sony mobile games (some of those platforms, I just plain wanted the games, as they seemed to have no hope otherwise being made in the PS4/PS5 era.) Sadly, ForwardWorks has so far amounted to not much notable, much less Sony kissing its business goodbye.

I'm not very familiar with the games ForwardWorks has created, since they appear to be focused primarily on Asian markets, and have little to no presence in the US. I know they created a version of Everybody's Golf (a.k.a. Hot Shots Golf) for mobile phones; I've felt that game could appeal to game players worldwide.

Sony's PlayStation group has published some mobile games in the US, most of which had some tie-in to games on their consoles. Some of these were pretty good, but it looks like Sony's walked away from this sort of thing.

They also had their PlayLink series of games. I haven't tried any of them myself, but they seemed like they could be fun for group play.

Bringing this conversation back on topic, a mobile version of MLB The Show could be a big hit. It could also tie into the versions of the game for PS4/PS5 or other platforms, allowing you to transfer your game and make progress while you're away from your console or computer. There are so many ways that Sony could take advantage of mobile phone games to enhance and extend the console games that they're already producing.

 

[N30RYU]

Mmm so this is how sony knew about MS's missing tools...

 

[LordBlodgett]

If this post is a joke, then well done, 10/10

If it's serious, then:

Famous copypasta!

 

[Entroyp]

Finally a good game on Xbox!!

 

[DeepEnigma]

Let's not act like Guerilla Games have pushed the PlayStation fanbase aside or anything. Completely ignoring requests for a ps5 patch meanwhile continuing to update the pc port. It's embarrassing to me. Playstation studios should be playstation first.

Guerilla didn't port the PC version.

 

[THEAP99]

Guerilla didn't port the PC version.

They didn't port it but they've been giving updates to it.

Guerrilla Games Moving on from Horizon Zero Dawn PC Port to Focus on Forbidden West

Guerilla Games is shifting focus away from patching the PC port of Horizon Zero Dawn to focus more on the development of Horizon Forbidden West.

gamerant.com

The pc port in fact took away from what they could've been doing for their console fanbase.

 

[kyliethicc]

I wonder if there's gonna be a Switch version too. I assume so. It'll end up on PC too.

The funny thing is will Sony be petty and only do a next gen PS5 version and just support Xbox One. Idk I doubt it.

 

[Kagey K]

I wonder if there's gonna be a Switch version too. I assume so. It'll end up on PC too.

The funny thing is will Sony be petty and only do a next gen PS5 version and just support Xbox One. Idk I doubt it.

Looks like they are being petty and not supporting smart delivery, either you buy the next gen version or you buy the last gen one and pay for the upgrade.

Not surprising from them, but not used to how Xbox players are used to being treated. I imagine they will get some pushback on it from people that don’t like to be taken advantage of.

 

[Strider Highwind]

Um, I guess? Except that PlayStation BEGAN its existence by giving out some of its games to other platforms. (Not a lot, but there was a Wipeout on Saturn and Wipeout 64, also Krazy Ivan and Destruction Derby; also there are PC versions of Twisted Metal 1/2 and Toshinden and Jet Moto.)

And then, of course, there are the games that Microsoft produced for Game Boy Color like Microsoft Puzzle Collection, Microsoft Pinball Arcade, & Best of Microsoft Entertainment Pack, and then on GBA there were a whole bunch of Xbox games developed internally at Microsoft's Rare (mostly published by THQ) like Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge, It's Mr Pants, SabreWulf, and Banjo Pilot, plus a lot of other licenses like Munch's Odyssey and Viva Pinata Pocket Paradise.

Bro he was joking. Smoke one and relax man its the weekend

 

[Strider Highwind]

Im pretty terrible at this game but i buy it every year.

If they enable crossplay I may be considered decent when the Xbox fans who never played go online.

Then again I'd prolly still lose lol

 

[Xaero Gravity]

MLB The Show Twenty Juan doesn’t have Soto as the cover athlete?

 

[Dr.brain64]

Crazy!

 

[hybrid_birth]

Let's not act like Guerilla Games have pushed the PlayStation fanbase aside or anything. Completely ignoring requests for a ps5 patch meanwhile continuing to update the pc port. It's embarrassing to me. Playstation studios should be playstation first.

Since you could do a better job at running a multi billion dollar corporation, i hear their hiring.

 

[Fahdis]

TBH, all they need to do is hire someone in UK to make the game and give them The Show engine. It would be a far better starting point than the shit games that are out right now. They will have the crowd tech, the stadium modeling tech, and most of the animations. Hell, with some tweaking, they might even be able to use the ball and hitting physics. Not to mention, the graphics alone would be like a 100x better than what we have now.

It's a shame because Brian Lara Cricket 99 was one of the most impressive games of its time on any platform. A true graphical showpiece. Fantastic atmosphere, commentary and production values. A massive upgrade from the 2.5d Brian Lara 96 which itself was revolutionary back in the day. In the 20 years since, cricket games have actually gotten worse.

Imagine not having a game for the 2nd largest sport in the world. I still wouldn't play it, but god damn, WHY THE FUCK NOT?

 

[Codeblew]

The Show sells extremely well on PlayStation.

It is my brothers favorite game. He buys it every year on release date.

 

[TheShocker]

FWIW, the “leaker” said there are SKUs for PS4, 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S. The reason he posted those photos is because all the others just had place holder stock photo. He doesn’t know if they are separate or can be purchased one in the same.

 

[Ar¢tos]

So that explains the new Playstation logo intro in 1st party games, made of snippets of other 1st party games.

So Xbox users see what they are "missing" on.

 

[Low Moral Fibre]

I don’t watch baseball, I don’t like baseball, I don’t really know anything about baseball...but MLB The Show is one of the best sports games ever.

Great that more people get to play this as it’s a breath of fresh air compared to the online casinos that are NBA 2k and FIFA.

 

[Xenon]

Nothing but love for this move. I also have no interest in baseball, but I may buy just to support it. Unless they put it on gamepass ;D

 

[Wizz-Art]

Will it be on Game Pass?

 

[Withnail]

So that explains the new Playstation logo intro in 1st party games, made of snippets of other 1st party games.

So Xbox users see what they are "missing" on.

So far the times I've seen this it's been customised for each game (like EA splash screens are). I bet the MLB one will just have some baseball images and not all these other characters.

 

[Skifi28]

The beginning of the end for Sony. D0000000med!!!!!!!111111oneone

 

[Fox Mulder]

Cool. Baseball fans on Xbox don’t have to pretend to like the other shit anymore. The Show is the real king.

 

[ManaByte]

So far the times I've seen this it's been customised for each game (like EA splash screens are). I bet the MLB one will just have some baseball images and not all these other characters.

It's also meant to mimic Marvel Studios because Sony is making PlayStation movies now (Uncharted) and those will use the logo too.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Maybe putting it on Xbox will finally make the game playable online. Every PS3/4 Show I bought had doodoo netcode.

 

[Ar¢tos]

So far the times I've seen this it's been customised for each game (like EA splash screens are). I bet the MLB one will just have some baseball images and not all these other characters.

I don't think Sony will waste the opportunity, since its something completely out of MS control.

 

[Gatox]

Yay, we get to play rounders on the xbox....

 

[Animagic]

First step achieved to Sony going third party LEL

 

[Batiman]

They didn't port it but they've been giving updates to it.

Guerrilla Games Moving on from Horizon Zero Dawn PC Port to Focus on Forbidden West

Guerilla Games is shifting focus away from patching the PC port of Horizon Zero Dawn to focus more on the development of Horizon Forbidden West.

gamerant.com

The pc port in fact took away from what they could've been doing for their console fanbase.

 

[ManaByte]

I don't think Sony will waste the opportunity, since its something completely out of MS control.

Sony is really going to convert a lot of Xbox owners to buy a PS5 because Nathan Drake is in a company logo most people ignore as the game boots.

 

[Spokker]

OP was basically confirmed. They are announcing the cover athlete tomorrow, but this tweet has a disguised cover and it matches what we saw in the leaked cover.



The 21 is the same color as the leak, and the MLB Players logo is in the same spot.

 

[VectorVictor]

Cool. Baseball fans on Xbox don’t have to pretend to like the other shit anymore. The Show is the real king.

There hasn’t been “other shit” to like for baseball since the 360 days.

And honestly, MLB The Show isn’t “the shit” either. Akklaim’s All Star Baseball series was a better single player product than MLB The Show—maybe if Sony hired someone that can NetCode for once and didn’t focus on garbage micro transactions, it *could* be good?

 

[FrankWza]

MLB The Show isn’t “the shit” either.

It’s true. They focus on graphics and things that aren’t important. Back when the license grabs happened with the nfl and mlb the wrong companies ended up on the wrong side. EA should have kept baseball and 2k should have kept football. Sony allowing these games to go on Xbox is more about them keeping the license from a 3rd party than it is then being forced to do any to keep it. If they would have said no to mlb they were still going to be the only studio with a game and engine that was ready to go. MVP 2005 is still the best baseball game ever made

 

[DJ12]

I wonder if there's gonna be a Switch version too. I assume so. It'll end up on PC too.

The funny thing is will Sony be petty and only do a next gen PS5 version and just support Xbox One. Idk I doubt it.

Is doubtful Ms sent them a dev kit for this years game. Just like it is Sony sent them one for minecraft. I doubt there will be a series x version until 2022.

 

[FatKingBallman]

"confirmed" ?

We've known for months now that the deal was it was coming to many platforms. Nothing is being "confirmed" or "leaked"....

MLB The Show will end PlayStation exclusivity and go multiplatform

Sony revealed that MLB The Show will be ending its PlayStation exclusivity and become a multiplatform series starting as early as 2021.

venturebeat.com

Well, news coming in February. So, soon. Maybe today even

 

[Knitted Knight]

Greatness being shared.

Haven't bought one in a long time but did enjoy it my younger years. Usually well made.

Always wanted more out of player animations, but that is true for sport games in general. The yearly tight schedule constraints these studios a lot.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Missed this thread. Thats what happens when the GME stock fiasco has me focusing on the stock thread. lol.

If that's the cover, it's got to be the most boring bat flip ever.

Last time I played a baseball game was PS2 The Show. Good game. Does the game still do those cinematic HR scenes where if someone hits a homer, it does a little cut scene/cinematic which means it's a HR? Kills the drama as it means it's a guaranteed homer, instead of chasing it down and it goes over the fence.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Missed this thread. Thats what happens when the GME stock fiasco has me focusing on the stock thread. lol.

If that's the cover, it's got to be the most boring bat flip ever.

Last time I played a baseball game was PS2 The Show. Good game. Does the game still do those cinematic HR scenes where if someone hits a homer, it does a little cut scene/cinematic which means it's a HR? Kills the drama as it means it's a guaranteed homer, instead of chasing it down and it goes over the fence.

It does on no doubters, but ones that are close it doesn’t.

The game has come a long way since then, best sports game out there, IMO.

 

[D.Final]

MLB The Show finally makes its way to Xbox with the PlayStation studios logo on the cover.

With PS Logo?

WOW

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Are you in the game, though?

Also Jeeps are fragile.

 

[D.Final]

Greatness being shared.

Haven't bought one in a long time but did enjoy it my younger years. Usually well made.

Always wanted more out of player animations, but that is true for sport games in general. The yearly tight schedule constraints these studios a lot.

I agree

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Are you in the game, though?

Also Jeeps are fragile.

I havent been in a video game in a very long time

Oh I only decked my Jeep out to be a mall crawler so it looks good in the parking lots

 

[Bo_Hazem]

I havent been in a video game in a very long time

Oh I only decked my Jeep out to be a mall crawler so it looks good in the parking lots

Well, sometimes it's better not to be in a video game, like Keanu getting raped by PC modders or Kanye West facing eternal deaths in Demon's Souls.

 

[KAOS]

Make that Money Soney! Don't forget the Switch!

 

[MisterXDTV]

Sony will port the PS4 version to Xbox.... LOL

"MLB wants multiplatform? Here it is!"

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Well, sometimes it's better not to be in a video game, like Keanu getting raped by PC modders or Kanye West facing eternal deaths in Demon's Souls.

My son, who was quite young at the time, would make me pitch as myself (a not great relief pitcher) the entire game from the 1990 Reds and of course he would pick an All Star team and just destroy me and just laugh.

This was if memory serves me right RBI 3 on NES.

 

[GinSama]

The show is a good game..... but honestly people would be much better served with a English version of pro Yakut spirits now that game is fucking amazing.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

https://blog.playstation.com/2021/0...-the-show-21-cover-athlete-fernando-tatis-jr/

 

[ManaByte]

https://blog.playstation.com/2021/0...-the-show-21-cover-athlete-fernando-tatis-jr/

 

[Bo_Hazem]

My son, who was quite young at the time, would make me pitch as myself (a not great relief pitcher) the entire game from the 1990 Reds and of course he would pick an All Star team and just destroy me and just laugh.

This was if memory serves me right RBI 3 on NES.

You are a living legend! I don't think Sony is interested in making a video game about a teacher.