A solid home-run hitter, but not the baseball revolution we were hoping for on PS5 and Xbox Series X.
Good news, in theory: MLB The Show 21 celebrates Jackie Robinson. While any year is fitting to his legacy, America’s pastime standing for racial equality as the country struggles with well-documented issues should be celebrated. Baseball – and sports – matter, even the interactive kind. Yet while Robinson is the cover star, it’s only on the pricier, beefier edition. That seems crass, especially as Robinson’s in-game addition amounts to a few branded, RPG-like stat-boosting items, and cards for the costlier-still Diamond Dynasty mode. However well-intentioned, his inclusion could have been better handled. More on that shortly…
