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Quote: Originally Posted by tessl

That could be a valid point but since it is already in Diamond Dynasty it doesn't seem like a major hurdle to include the already existing feature in franchise. You do make a valid point about MLB. If I was running a professional sport I'd want to promote in any way possible. The more interest in the show, the more potential interest in MLB. Unfortunately Russell does a better job of promoting the show than MLB does in promoting their own game. They are lucky baseball is such a beautiful game which tends to promote itself.

yeah, MLB and MLBPA rules and contractual agreements certainly put limitations on what the dev team may be allowed to do. But in addition there are both advantages and disadvantages of The Show being a 1st party Sony game/Playstation exclusive also.

Good that they don't have to worry about as many platforms - and now only have to focus on PS4 version since PS3 and Vita versions are retired. Which makes me hopeful this year's game will be the biggest step forward on this gen.

But not as good that their revenue stream is more limited. Imagine if this was a 3rd party title that could also be sold on Xbox, maybe some Nintendo platform and PC/Steam? Instead of 900k copies or whatever they sell per year now as a Playstation exclusive, what kind of budget and resources would they have if they sold more like 2 million units across all platforms?

That being said, The Show is the only game I buy every year, and I am thoroughly satisfied with my purchase every... single... time. Year after year, the quality of this game is top notch. And considering the dev team is less than half the size of the other Big 2 sports titles (certain basketball and football titles), it is quite an accomplishment.