Shortly after the discharge of the Backyard Baseball ’97 remaster in October 2024, Playground Productions and Mega Cat Studios revealed that Backyard Baseball ’01 shall be one of many subsequent remastered titles. Now, the sport has been set for a launch date in early July, and Playground Productions has confirmed that 28 out of 31 MLB gamers from the unique Backyard Baseball ’01 will return for the remaster.
The announcement did not specify which of the three MLB gamers did not lend their names and youthful likenesses to Backyard Baseball ’01’s remaster. However among the confirmed returning gamers embrace Cal Ripken, Jr., Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Alex Rodriguez, and Derek Jeter.
In partnership with Main League Baseball, Backyard Baseball ’01 will characteristic logos from MLB’s skilled groups along with the gamers representing the league. Like the sooner Backyard sports activities remasters, Backyard Baseball ’01 will recreate the basic gameplay for contact and trendy PC controls.
“We’re honored to associate with MLB to convey this iconic sport to trendy gaming gadgets for the primary time,” stated Playground Productions CEO Lindsay Barnett in an announcement. “Backyard Baseball ’01 was a game-changer in lots of ways–introducing among the sport’s largest legends into the Backyard universe. We will not anticipate followers to relive the enjoyment of constructing their dream staff with each our beloved authentic characters and baseball’s biggest professionals from that unforgettable period.”
Backyard Baseball ’01 shall be launched on PC through Steam and on cell gadgets on July 8. The remaster of Backyard Baseball ’97 was ported to Nintendo Change and PlayStation 5 final October. Nonetheless, there’s at the moment no phrase about whether or not Backyard Baseball ’01 will finally be part of it on consoles.