So no Gamepass for MLBTS 25?
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From the press release :
We are also thrilled to announce that MLB The Show 25 will launch on March 18, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. The game will not be on platform subscription services in 2025. Early Access begins on March 14, for anyone who purchases the Digital Deluxe Edition.
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Who's brillant idea was this? Boo
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Dropped back in to say good for them.
They believe they make a product which is worth full price, not some bargain basement sub-service filler.
Putting the game on GP devalued it. MLB made a mistake with that move, and I guess SD studio and Sony have managed to change the arrangement this year at least.
They've told Xbox they don't want the GP money, and they're telling Xbox players, buy at full price or bye bye.
Props to SD studio - they believe they put out a product worth full price on all the platforms it releases on.
I'll support that this year with a preorder.
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@RotorHed_MLBTS They make all their money off this game from microtransactions. This is just another example of console wars that needs to go! Probably has more to do with losing COD
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@BuddyHightower_XBL said in So no Gamepass for MLBTS 25?:
@RotorHed_MLBTS They make all their money off this game from microtransactions. This is just another example of console wars that needs to go! Probably has more to do with losing COD
"Profit".
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@RotorHed_MLBTS said in So no Gamepass for MLBTS 25?:
Dropped back in to say good for them.
They believe they make a product which is worth full price, not some bargain basement sub-service filler.
Putting the game on GP devalued it. MLB made a mistake with that move, and I guess SD studio and Sony have managed to change the arrangement this year at least.
They've told Xbox they don't want the GP money, and they're telling Xbox players, buy at full price or bye bye.
Props to SD studio - they believe they put out a product worth full price on all the platforms it releases on.
I'll support that this year with a preorder.
MLBTS 24 was on ps plus too you know? they released it at the end of the baseball year. so did sony think their own sub service also devalued the game?
and preorder? preorder for the same old same old game? No new modes? no way for me. It was getting tiring each year but 24 was the final straw. I liked moments at first when they came out but it got tedious to do the similar moments year after year after year. all the programs were also the same.
at least gamepass let me try it out. now for sure I'm not going to buy until there is a significant price drop.
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Well thats disappointing. I get it...its business. Ive enjoyed my time playing on The Show on XBox...but i guess thats over. Onwards and upwards...
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The only reason I played it since '21 was it being on GamePass. It's not worth paying 70 bucks. Sorry. You lost me.
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That’s it for me too . I won’t be playing this year . On game pass I would play to see if it was worth buying. For the last 2 yrs. It hasn’t been worth it , in my opinion. When I played it on game pass I’d buy Stubbs for 75 to 100 bucks so SDS would get some money from me . Now they won’t get anything from me, unless I see the reviews are great , then I’ll wait until the game is on sale only. Besides I honestly don’t think it will improve that much the 1st yr. Being on current gen systems , especially still being on the Switch .
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Im sure they'll do just fine with the PS community. They managed to do it for years without the XB people playing for free.
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No Gamepass, but SDS is going to make it up to you. For just 40 bucks, you can have the privilege of being a human billboard to market their game.
https://www.homage.com/collections/mlb-the-show?utm_source=sony&utm_medium=par&utm_campaign=mlbts
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I'll miss the game being on game pass even though I only took advantage of it for one year.
Chances are I will buy it as I always do and even as an offline player I usually have hundreds of hours of playtime every year. But just like every year, it is too early to make any decision there is no reason for me to not watch every announcement and feature premiere video before I make the decision.
Preordering digitally a day in advance is no different than pre-ordering 6 weeks in advance as long as it can be downloaded and be ready at launch.
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@BuddyHightower_XBL said in So no Gamepass for MLBTS 25?:
@RotorHed_MLBTS They make all their money off this game from microtransactions. This is just another example of console wars that needs to go! Probably has more to do with losing COD
And for every one GP user who kicked some cash as MTX there were another few hundred who played without MTX.
MLB pulled this presumably because MS don't want to pay enough, and their analytics - probably provided by Sony - show the game is worth more than MS are currently paying.
So good on them. Hopefully they can restrain the MTX stuff if they know everyone playing has paid full price.
If GP subbers want it there - gripe to MS.
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@LuvMyXBOX_XBL said in So no Gamepass for MLBTS 25?:
@RotorHed_MLBTS said in So no Gamepass for MLBTS 25?:
Dropped back in to say good for them.
They believe they make a product which is worth full price, not some bargain basement sub-service filler.
Putting the game on GP devalued it. MLB made a mistake with that move, and I guess SD studio and Sony have managed to change the arrangement this year at least.
They've told Xbox they don't want the GP money, and they're telling Xbox players, buy at full price or bye bye.
Props to SD studio - they believe they put out a product worth full price on all the platforms it releases on.
I'll support that this year with a preorder.
MLBTS 24 was on ps plus too you know? they released it at the end of the baseball year. so did sony think their own sub service also devalued the game?
and preorder? preorder for the same old same old game? No new modes? no way for me. It was getting tiring each year but 24 was the final straw. I liked moments at first when they came out but it got tedious to do the similar moments year after year after year. all the programs were also the same.
at least gamepass let me try it out. now for sure I'm not going to buy until there is a significant price drop.
Uh huh. It came to PS Plus after the season had ended, and long after launch - what's your point?
If Sony had put it on PS Plus day and date then you would have had a point. They didn't because Sony believe it justifies full price.
MLB chose to do the deal with MS for GP which was a mistake and devalued the product on the platform. Look how many of you aren't willing to buy it now. That's the GP effect.
And that deal is obviously not good enough since MLB are pulling it. They're literally walking away from your GP and MTX money. They're not doing that because it's been a success, they're doing it because the numbers don't work.
Good. Now we can get back to the normal game we played over here since 2006.
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You're making loads of assumptions with no actual proof.
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@Thundergod2567_XBL said in So no Gamepass for MLBTS 25?:
That’s it for me too . I won’t be playing this year . On game pass I would play to see if it was worth buying. For the last 2 yrs. It hasn’t been worth it , in my opinion. When I played it on game pass I’d buy Stubbs for 75 to 100 bucks so SDS would get some money from me . Now they won’t get anything from me, unless I see the reviews are great , then I’ll wait until the game is on sale only. Besides I honestly don’t think it will improve that much the 1st yr. Being on current gen systems , especially still being on the Switch .
Exactly how I feel. I don't mind paying 70 if the game is good. I'm not preordering so I can wait to save up the money. As much as people disliked '24, I played a hell out that game. Mostly because my little brother likes baseball and I'm trying to make him happy.
So ...... I'm hoping.....
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@RotorHed_MLBTS said in So no Gamepass for MLBTS 25?:
@BuddyHightower_XBL said in So no Gamepass for MLBTS 25?:
@RotorHed_MLBTS They make all their money off this game from microtransactions. This is just another example of console wars that needs to go! Probably has more to do with losing COD
And for every one GP user who kicked some cash as MTX there were another few hundred who played without MTX.
MLB pulled this presumably because MS don't want to pay enough, and their analytics - probably provided by Sony - show the game is worth more than MS are currently paying.
So good on them. Hopefully they can restrain the MTX stuff if they know everyone playing has paid full price.
If GP subbers want it there - gripe to MS.
Maybe that's why they made so many bad choices with mtx and sets etc. If paying 70 will get a better experience then ok. If they removed it from Xbox I'd not buy it on PlayStation. I dislike psn and the controller.
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@RotorHed_MLBTS said in So no Gamepass for MLBTS 25?:
@LuvMyXBOX_XBL said in So no Gamepass for MLBTS 25?:
@RotorHed_MLBTS said in So no Gamepass for MLBTS 25?:
Dropped back in to say good for them.
They believe they make a product which is worth full price, not some bargain basement sub-service filler.
Putting the game on GP devalued it. MLB made a mistake with that move, and I guess SD studio and Sony have managed to change the arrangement this year at least.
They've told Xbox they don't want the GP money, and they're telling Xbox players, buy at full price or bye bye.
Props to SD studio - they believe they put out a product worth full price on all the platforms it releases on.
I'll support that this year with a preorder.
MLBTS 24 was on ps plus too you know? they released it at the end of the baseball year. so did sony think their own sub service also devalued the game?
and preorder? preorder for the same old same old game? No new modes? no way for me. It was getting tiring each year but 24 was the final straw. I liked moments at first when they came out but it got tedious to do the similar moments year after year after year. all the programs were also the same.
at least gamepass let me try it out. now for sure I'm not going to buy until there is a significant price drop.
Uh huh. It came to PS Plus after the season had ended, and long after launch - what's your point?
If Sony had put it on PS Plus day and date then you would have had a point. They didn't because Sony believe it justifies full price.
MLB chose to do the deal with MS for GP which was a mistake and devalued the product on the platform. Look how many of you aren't willing to buy it now. That's the GP effect.
And that deal is obviously not good enough since MLB are pulling it. They're literally walking away from your GP and MTX money. They're not doing that because it's been a success, they're doing it because the numbers don't work.
Good. Now we can get back to the normal game we played over here since 2006.
How do you know MLB decided to pull it?
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It's a logical assumption.
But it also could have been Microsoft thinking it cost too much and them wanting to drop it
