Microsoft is giving away a custom Xbox Series S console that's being released to promote MLB The Show 23, a PlayStation game that's actually available to play on Xbox. PlayStation has been developing the MLB The Show series for years, with each new entry often earning high marks from critics. But even though MLB The Show is a PlayStation-published franchise, the games have become multi-platform in recent years.PlayStation has been releasing MLB The Show games on Xbox and Nintendo consoles as well as PlayStation with the most recent entries. Not only that, but MLB The Show has been coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one these last few years as well. Now Microsoft is looking to celebrate MLB The Show 23's availability on Xbox Game Pass with a custom Xbox Series S console that fans can win for themselves by participating in a social media contest.Those that follow and re-tweet the Xbox accounts tweet about the custom Xbox Series S console with the XboxMLBSweepstakes hashtag will be entered for a chance to win the console as well as other MLB-inspired Xbox gear. The contest ends on April 25, but the lucky winner will get an Xbox Series S console designed to look like a baseball base. It is certainly one of the more unique custom Xbox Series S console designs so far, and so even those that aren't fans of baseball may be tempted to enter the sweepstakes.
Microsoft has been making custom Xbox consoles for years now, often as part of giveaway promotions. Sometimes the custom consoles are Xbox Series X systems, but they have also been Xbox Series S consoles on many occasions. Just recently, Microsoft released a ridiculous Xbox Series S Oreo console, and last year, Bethesda showed off a custom Xbox Series S console inspired by The Elder Scrolls Online.
Oftentimes these custom Xbox consoles are used to promote new video games, so the MLB The Show 23 custom console makes a lot of sense, even though the game was made by Sony studio and is one of PlayStation's most popular franchises. While unconfirmed, it seems likely that future MLB The Show games will come to Xbox consoles as well, though the jury is still out on whether or not they will be day one Xbox Game Pass games. Regardless, Xbox Game Pass subscribers should still have plenty of day one releases to look forward to in the years ahead.