While Sony has kept its MLB The Show series exclusively available on consoles despite its more recent push to have its titles also released on PC, it looks like the company might be looking to change that. A new job listing has been spotted for a Senior Graphics PC Programmer at SIE San Diego Studio, which is known for its work on the MLB The Show series.
Even just the title of the job listing indicates that Sony is looking to bring the baseball game franchise to PC in the future, and further descriptions of the job indicate that the company wants to ensure that it is a solid port, complete with support for features from both Nvidia and AMD.
The main responsibility of the Senior Graphics PC Programmer would revolve around “writing and optimizing our PC engine, debugging performance issues, implementing new graphics features, and ensuring the game takes full advantage of platform specific technologies offered by Nvidia and AMD.” While the listing doesn’t really mention MLB The Show by name, it is referred to throughout the description as a AAA PC title.
“We are seeking a Senior PC Graphics Programmer to join our team in advancing the visual and technical quality of a AAA PC title,” reads the job listing. “In this role, you will be responsible for developing and optimizing real-time graphics systems specifically for PC, ensuring robust performance and high visual fidelity across a wide range of hardware configurations.”
As part of the responsibilities of the role, Sony also notes that the person taking up the job should also be able to “ensure compatibility and performance” across a wide range of PC hardware, for audiences on both higher-end systems as well low-specced PCs. Along with this, the PC port of MLB The Show will also seemingly feature technologies like ray tracing and variable rate shading, among other things.
The most recent title in the franchise was MLB The Show 25, which was released earlier this year on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch. It also happened be the first title in the franchise to not be a cross-generation release that also made its way on to PS4 and Xbox One. The game features Paul Skenes, Elly De La Cruz and Gunnar Henderson as its cover athletes.
Among the host of new features that were brought to the series with MLB The Show 25 include new gameplay options like advanced movement, fielding animations and fielding changes courtesy of revamps to physics-based player movements. The title also brought with it the new Ambush Hitting mechanic which the studio has described as emulating a real Major League hitter. Players after a more immersive experience can also make use of the new first-person view available in the Road to the Show mode.
All of these features, among many others, were wrapped in a graphical overhaul over the game’s predecessors thanks to more realistic lighting, sharper textures, and a higher level of detail in player models. For more details about MLB The Show 25, check out our review.
