The ''MLB (Year#)'' series, is a series of
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL) ...
video game
Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device to gener ...
s by
Sony Computer Entertainment
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), formerly known as Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), is a multinational video game and digital entertainment company wholly owned by multinational conglomerate Sony. The SIE Group is made up of two legal co ...
published under their
989 Sports
989 Studios was a division of Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) that developed games for PlayStation consoles and Windows personal computers. Their games include ''EverQuest'', ''Twisted Metal III'', '' Twisted Metal 4'', '' Syphon Filte ...
label. The series was originally developed by
Sony Interactive Studios America
989 Studios was a division of Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) that developed games for PlayStation consoles and Windows personal computers. Their games include ''EverQuest'', '' Twisted Metal III'', '' Twisted Metal 4'', ''Syphon Filte ...
, who later became
989 Studios
989 Studios was a division of Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) that developed games for PlayStation consoles and Windows personal computers. Their games include '' EverQuest'', ''Twisted Metal III'', '' Twisted Metal 4'', '' Syphon Fi ...
until eventually merging into
Sony Computer Entertainment America
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), formerly known as Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), is a multinational video game and digital entertainment company wholly owned by multinational conglomerate Sony. The SIE Group is made up of two legal co ...
. Following the merge the games were released under the 989 Sports brand up until 2006. Following that, MLB games from SCEA were released by
San Diego Studio
San Diego Studio is an American video game developer based in Sorrento Valley, San Diego. A first-party studio for Sony Interactive Entertainment, it is responsible for '' MLB: The Show'' games. The studio also developed the '' NBA'' series, '' ...
under the ''
MLB: The Show'' series.
Games
See also
* ''
ESPN Baseball Tonight'', Sony's 16-bit predecessor
* ''
MLB Pennant Race
MLB Pennant Race is a baseball simulator released for the PlayStation on September 30, 1996 by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game takes place during the 1996 Major League Baseball season. Rosters and statistics are accurate as of the 1995 Majo ...
'', Sony's PlayStation predecessor to the ''989 Sports'' baseball series
* ''
MLB 06: The Show'', Sony's successor to the ''989 Sports'' baseball series
References
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Sony Interactive Entertainment franchises
Major League Baseball video games
Video game franchises introduced in 1997
PlayStation (console) games
PlayStation (console)-only games
Video games developed in the United States