MLB The Show is coming to Switch for the first time

 will arrive on April 5th and, for the first time in the series, you’ll be able to play on Nintendo Switch. There will be full cross-platform support between Switch, PlayStation and Xbox. You’ll be able to transfer Road to the Show or Franchise save files between platforms and have access to items across various consoles (though Xbox Series X/S and PS5-exclusive content will remain locked to those systems).

, which was the first to , MLB The Show 22 is coming to Xbox Game Pass . That continues an unusual arrangement where a Sony-published title is available to Game Pass members at no extra cost. Subscribers can play via the cloud as well as on consoles.

This year’s cover athlete is Los Angeles Angels megastar Shohei Ohtani. The pitcher and designated hitter had an 2021 season, racking up 46 home runs and 156 strikeouts. It’s pretty hard to imagine anyone else gracing MLB The Show 22‘s cover.