Konami’s marquee simulation baseball title has a release date for this year. eBaseball Pro Spirit 2026, known as Pro Yakyū Spirits 2026 in Japan, is set to release in numerous regions around the world on Friday, July 16 on both the PlayStation 5 and Steam. This year’s version of the game brings numerous returning modes, enhancements, English commentary and more. Here are the modes that will be on offer in the game:
- Exhibition
- Season
- Star Player
- Hakkyu no Kiseki (High School Baseball, now with DH)
- Spirits
- Live Championship
- Live Scenario
- Grand Prix
- Home Run Derby
- Team Edit
- Edit Share
- Other
In addition to these, the free-to-play game, eBaseball Pro Spirit will be included and able to launch directly from the game. Just as with Pro Spirit from March, John Lewin will once again be featured with English commentary for the game. Japanese commentary will also be available with Taisuke Mitsuhashi in the main role with Kimiyasu Kudo, Kenshin Kawakami, Norihiro Akahoshi and Tomoya Satozaki as color commentators. You can see the teaser trailer for the game below.
In terms of availability, Pro Sprit 2026 appears to be coming to the Americas, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Macao, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. Pricing in Japan has the standard version of the game coming in at ¥8,778 and the digital deluxe version for ¥10,978. Pre-orders are available now.
Outside of the commentary, the game pages and press release don’t mention to what extent English will be supported in the game. If it’s anything like Pro Spirits 2024-2025, English will be available, but limited. What also isn’t clear is whether or not Pro Spirit 2026 will forgo the two year release cycle that Konami has been known for with both the Power Pros and Pro Spirits series for years. The naming of the game with just “2026” seems to be deliberate, so it’s possible that the company is looking to buck that trend.
For more on Pro Spirits, be sure to check out our review of the free-to-play eBaseball Pro Spirit here, our review of Pro Yakyū Spirits 2024-2025 here or the videos below.
by Danny Bivens
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