‘MLB The Show 21’, famous for Sony’s PlayStation’s exclusive sports game series, is heading for the Xbox Game Pass on the day of its release. As PS exclusives appear on the Xbox Game Pass, which has relatively excellent accessibility, voices of dissatisfaction with the PS console users are increasing.
‘MLB The Show 21’ is a US major league license-based console baseball game that releases new titles every season from 2006 to the present. The San Diego studio under Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is in charge of the development, and it is gaining the highest popularity among MLB-based sports games that have continued to date.
The news of the release of the new Xbox versions of these new titles was known as early as when the release date was first announced. At the time, it was the first Xbox version of the series, and at the same time, it attracted great attention with the advancement of the SIE-affiliated studio to the Xbox console.
However, in recent cases, a different aspect is unfolding from the simple topical performance at the time. On the 2nd, Microsoft announced that’MLB The Show 21′ will be added to the Xbox Game Pass lineup on the day of its release, and received a hot response from Xbox console users. On the other hand, among PS console users, the voice of criticism is raised against Sony, which has no related response.
This phenomenon is due to the high accessibility of the Xbox Game Pass. Xbox Game Pass is a subscription service model where you can freely enjoy included games, and it provides a service for a domestic console service model of 11,800 won per month, and an ultimate model that provides all platform services including cloud games at 16,700 won per month. Xbox console users can enjoy the new PS-exclusive game at a relatively very low price.
Meanwhile, Sony has not released an official position on the voices of users in relation to this situation. As Microsoft’s move to expand the penetration rate of Xbox Game Passes is gradually accelerating, it is noteworthy whether this case can change the strategy for launching new games of both companies in the future.
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