R.B.I. Baseball 21 Removed From Digital Storefronts, No Plans To Develop R.B.I. Baseball 22

[Steve_OS]

R.B.I. Baseball 21 has been removed from digital storefronts to include the PlayStation Store, Xbox Games...

Written By: Steve Noah

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[tinpanalley]

Re: There Are No Plans To Develop R.B.I. Baseball 22

Not surprising.
For all that it offered, there was a lot it didn't offer. I enjoyed it, but the ridiculous font they used wasn't really suited to small screens.

[Kccitystar]

Re: There Are No Plans To Develop R.B.I. Baseball 22

Not surprising.
For all that it offered, there was a lot it didn't offer. I enjoyed it, but the ridiculous font they used wasn't really suited to small screens.

To me the writing was on the wall in 2019 when MLB themselves worked out a deal with Sony San Diego to publish The Show on XBOX and NSX moving forward.

EA acquiring Metalhead Software last year basically wrapped up any future plans for the series too.

[Ronoko]

Re: R.B.I. Baseball 21 Removed From Digital Storefronts, No Plans To Develop R.B.I. B

It's a sad state of affairs for pc live action baseball players. Just Super Mega Baseball, good game but lacks mlb licenses.

[DJ]

The series had potential, and could be fun at times. But, the lack of depth, animation variety and overall smoothness of the game were too hard to ignore after a week or so of playing the game.

The batting mechanic added in 20 wasn't user friendly. They corrected things in 21, but that game took steps back from an animation and frame rate standpoint.

[sheredia]

it was basically the retro mode in the show 21.....wasn't bad for what it was, but the series could not go much further, especially to compete with the show. it was pretty nice for a quick game of baseball though. was hoping they would think outside the box and include the world baseball classic, something the show didn't have.

[drugsbunny]

Re: R.B.I. Baseball 21 Removed From Digital Storefronts, No Plans To Develop R.B.I. B

It's funny how not one of the remakes ever stood up to the fun factor or gameplay of the original NES versions of the game. How did the think that keeping the same "core" elements of the original was a good idea after the miserable showing of the first release. Any emulator and rom on any phone or table outshined any attempt. I'm glad to see it took years of failure to make this move.

[Gramps91]

I'm not the biggest baseball guy but I do like it. I get The Show every few years and love the old Slugfest games. That being said, this was a franchise I thought about trying out every year but never did. I get why it didn't survive, I think The Show is a really good franchise, maybe even the best in sports. Competition is always a good thing though, I kinda almost regret never really giving it a chance but life goes on.

[baconbits11]

Re: R.B.I. Baseball 21 Removed From Digital Storefronts, No Plans To Develop R.B.I. B

Have to admit, they improved the game greatly from 15 to 21. However, the only reason RBI was developed in the first place is because the Xbox platform was without a game since the demise of MLB 2K.

[adambaseball]

Re: R.B.I. Baseball 21 Removed From Digital Storefronts, No Plans To Develop R.B.I. B

When it was announced years ago that RBI was getting rebooted, I was beyond excited. When I saw what it was actually going to be, I was disappointed.
I don’t understand why they didn’t lean in to the retro, og, RBI style graphics and gameplay and create current ballparks with updated rosters. Instead they went between styles. It wasn’t retro/simple/nostalgic. It also wasn’t current gen simulation style. It satisfied neither.
I’m surprised it lasted as long as it did.