MLB the show 21 proves gamepass is a successful business model

[PS5 Pro]

The game is Sony trash, has sold a record 2 million copies (that's it )

But...

MLB The Show 21, developed by Sony's own San Diego Studio, launched on Xbox and PlayStation in April. It is now the fastest-selling title in the franchise's history with more than 2m copies sold. But here's the kicker: it has "reached" more than four million players.

Xbox Game Pass effectively doubled MLB The Show 21's playerbase, which surprised me. I imagine everyone involved is happy with that, considering the games-as-a-service nature of the title. And the Xbox Game Pass launch didn't hamper sales of the game, either. As Sony says in its press release, MLB The Show 21 is the fastest-selling title in the franchise's history.

So Xbox more than doubled the userbase, sales, etc. Sony would rather release games in gamepass than PSnow

 

[Ruck]

Nah. Its just xbox users haven't had a decent baseball game in a long ass time.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Doesn’t really prove anything unless you post the gamepass numbers. The simple fact of it being multiplatform and games sales being up in general is what contributed to the increase