Overview
- Number of Players
- 4
- Genre
- Release Date
PlayStation 5
20th Apr 2021
20th Apr 2021
- Also Available On
- Series
- Tags
- Controller Support
- Feature Support
- Official Site
- theshow.com
- Wikipedia
- en.wikipedia.org
Reviews
Review MLB The Show 21 (PS5) - A Lead-Off Double But Not a Home Run
Ace of base
Sports games, for all the ire they attract, subscribe to some of the most brutal development cycles in the industry. Spare a thought, then, for Sony San Diego, which has not only transitioned from one platform to four with its annual baseball simulation MLB The Show 21 – but it’s also done it during a global pandemic. There are clear...
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MLB The Show 21 Guides
Guide MLB The Show 21 Guide: Tips, Tricks, and Advice
Your ultimate MLB The Show 21 resource
MLB The Show 21 is a baseball simulation developed by Sony San Diego, inspired by the 2021 season of Major League Baseball. Available on PlayStation 5 and PS4, in addition to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, it's the first instalment in the franchise to release on next-gen consoles. In this MLB The Show 21 guide,...
Guide MLB The Show 21: How to Hit the Ball Better
Hit more home runs in MLB The Show 21
How do you hit the ball better in MLB The Show 21? Hitting the ball effectively is the most important technique in baseball, as you'll struggle to score runs if you can't put the ball in play. It's obviously worth remembering that even the best players in the world struggle to hit the ball, but with that in...
Guide MLB The Show 21: How to Upgrade Your Ballplayer and Unlock Perks
Increase your Ballplayer's attributes across different positions
How do you upgrade your Ballplayer and unlock Perks in MLB The Show 21? The new Ballplayer format is at the heart of Sony San Diego's baseball simulation this year, allowing you to use your created player both offline in Road to the Show and online in Diamond Dynasty (See Also: MLB The...
Guide MLB The Show 21: Best Ballplayer Loadouts
The best Archetypes and Perks for your Ballplayer
What are the best Ballplayer loadouts in MLB The Show 21? This year's release sees the unification of Road to the Show and Diamond Dynasty, allowing you to progress your Ballplayer whichever mode you play. As a result, you're required to build loadouts to tailor your player to the style you want...
Guide MLB The Show 21: How to Earn Stubs without Spending Money
Increase the amount of Stubs you make in MLB The Show 21
How do you earn Stubs without spending money in MLB The Show 21? Stubs are a universal currency used to purchase MLB Players, Perks, Equipment, Sponsorships, and much more in Sony San Diego's baseball simulation. Stubs can also be used to purchase The Show Packs from The Show Shop in Diamond...
Guide MLB The Show 21: Where to Start in Diamond Dynasty
How to begin building your team in Diamond Dynasty
Where do you start in Diamond Dynasty in MLB The Show 21? Diamond Dynasty is MLB The Show's flagship mode, and is best compared to Ultimate Team in FIFA 21 and MyTeam in NBA 2K21. In it, you'll collect MLB Players to improve your roster, which you can then use to compete both online and offline. The...
Guide MLB The Show 21: Programs Explained and How to Advance Them
Maximise your rewards in MLB The Show 21
What are Programs and how do you advance them in MLB The Show 21? The best way to think of Programs is that they are similar to Battle Passes you find in titles like Fortnite and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. As you achieve different tiers in each Program, you'll unlock rewards, like The Show Packs and...
Guide MLB The Show 21: How to Win at Conquest
Steal territories, attack your rivals, and win rewards
How do you win at Conquest in MLB The Show 21? Conquest is one of Diamond Dynasty's flagship single player modes, and it works a little like the board game RISK, where you must conquer territories in order to increase the size of your fanbase and defeat rival teams. There are many Conquest maps...
MLB The Show 21 News
Game of the Year Sammy's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2021
Sporty spice
Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers to share their own personal PS5 and PS4 picks for 2021. Today, it's the turn of editor Sammy Barker. 5. FIFA 22: Oh no, Sammy! Oh no, oh no, oh no-no-no-no! How could you possibly pick FIFA 22 as one of your five favourite Games of the Year? Look, the issues...
News MLB The Show 21 Goes to Bat with Almost a Month of Double XP
As new Finest cards roll out
MLB The Show 21 is reaching the end of its lifecycle now the real-world season has concluded, but if you’ve just bought Sony San Diego’s baseball sim during Black Friday, there’s an otherworldly amount of content to dig through. This week saw the release of Team Affinity 5 – where you complete challenges with...
News PS Plus Members Get Free Fall Bundle in MLB The Show 21
As World Series gets underway
If you’re looking to flesh out your Diamond Dynasty team in MLB The Show 21, then PS Plus members can redeem a free Fall Bundle through 26th January, 2022. This offer is actually rather generous: you get a 42 Series Legend Pack, a Diamond Ballplayer Pack, and five The Show Packs. That’s worth a fair few Stubs. To...
News Kevin Costner's Field of Dreams Crops Up in MLB The Show 21 Update
If you build it, they will come
The stadium from cult classic Kevin Costner sports romp Field of Dreams has been added to MLB The Show 21, as the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox get ready to take to the Iowa field in real life later this week. For those of you who don’t know, the 1989 movie casts Costner as farmer Ray Kinsella, who hears...
News MLB The Show 21 Drops Apologetic Payload Following Server Woes
Diamonds are a baller's best friend
MLB The Show 21’s launch wasn’t as smooth as Sony San Diego would have liked, with progression issues in Road to the Show and some serious server woes. However, the developer has taken measures to make amends with an absolutely enormous payload in Diamond Dynasty right now. Available until 17th May, redeem...
News MLB The Show 21 PS5, PS4 Patch Boosts Ballplayer Progression in Road to the Show
Fix up
Ever since launch, improving your Ballplayer in MLB The Show 21’s flagship Road to the Show campaign mode has been a chore. Sony San Diego said that it would look into this over a week ago, and now it’s releasing a patch that should help to improve the problem. Scheduled to release later today on PlayStation 5 (v1.003) and PS4 (v1.03),...
News MLB The Show 21's Double XP Extended As Servers Drop the Ball
Unhandled server exception occurred
Sony San Diego’s baseball simulation series is notorious for its launch week server woes, but a bigger-than-ever player pool means that MLB The Show 21 is really dropping the ball right now. Server timeouts are frequent, leading to lost progress in both online and offline modes. The most common error that occurs...
News MLB The Show 21 Dev Responds to Road to the Show Criticism
Improvements incoming
MLB The Show 21 is, yet again, a really good sports game – review forthcoming – but there are some aspects which have attracted criticism since release. Road to the Show, the series’ popular rags-to-riches single player campaign, has been at the eye of the storm – especially in enthusiast communities, like on Reddit...
Out Today MLB The Show 21 Launches at Full Price on PS5, PS4
Sony's baseball sim is included with Xbox Game Pass
After an early access period for purchasers of the Jackie Robinson Edition, baseball simulation MLB The Show 21 is available now on PlayStation 5 and PS4 worldwide. Sony has decided to charge full price for the release, with the annual sports title commanding a fee of up to £69.99/$69.99 on its...
News MLB The Show 21 on PS5, PS4 Is an Easy Platinum Trophy
Double play
After some challenging lists in the past, MLB The Show 21’s Trophies have been getting easier and easier over time. This year’s game is perhaps the most straightforward yet – in fact, you could probably pick up the Platinum on PlayStation 5 and PS4 in a weekend. Most of the virtual gongs can be collected naturally through gameplay,...
About The Game
Welcome to MLB® The Show™ 21.
Experience faster, deeper and more intense moment-to-moment match action on the baseball field in this year's MLB® The Show™ 21 from San Diego Studio. Play a variety of game modes for all your rookie players and returning seasoned vets.
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