Is MLB The Show 24 on Game Pass?

MLB The Show 24 is the latest annual installment of the premier baseball simulator developed by San Diego Studio, a longtime developer under the PlayStation Studios umbrella. Despite this, MLB The Show 24 isn’t a PlayStation exclusive, but is it available on Xbox Game Pass?

The 2024 installment sees superstar slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. gracing the cover and features several storied modes, including the Road to the Show player career mode, Franchise mode, a streamlined March to October seasonal mode, and the Ultimate Team-inspired multiplayer/collector mode Diamond Dynasty.

But since it’s a PlayStation Studios release, does that mean it’ll be a swing-and-a-miss for Game Pass players? The answer might surprise you.

Is MLB The Show 24 on Game Pass?

Yes, MLB The Show 24 will be on Xbox Game Pass and available to play on day one of its March 19 release date. The only catch (other than the ones you’ll be making in the outfield) is that all this is for console players only; there is no PC version for MLB The Show 24.

Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S players will have immediate access to the game’s standard edition and the option to pre-install the game to earn five The Show packs, which feature item upgrades for Road to the Show and player cards for Diamond Dynasty.

An early access period for MLB The Show 24 began on March 15, but you can participate on Xbox if you’re subscribed to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and pre-ordered the Digital Deluxe Add-On Bundle.

It’s very rare for any game from a developer under the PlayStation Studios banner to make it to Game Pass, especially as a day-one release, so baseball fans with an Xbox subscribed to Game Pass should be thrilled. This isn’t new for the series, either. MLB The Show 21 was the first time the series released on the Xbox platform and joined the Game Pass catalog, and each subsequent game arrived on Game Pass the same day as they launched.