For the first time in the series, Super Mega Baseball fans can play with more than 200 larger-than-life legendary baseball professionals like David “Big Papi” Ortiz, Jose Bautista, Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and more right alongside beloved Super Mega League All Stars. Baseball Hall of Famer DavidOrtiz is also the franchise’s first ever cover athlete for Super Mega Baseball 4.

EA Sports is continuing to shape the future of interactive sports experiences with Super Mega Baseball 4 - the first baseball experience from EA Sports on HD platforms in over a decade and the second EA Sports-branded baseball experience released in 2023.

Highlighted by an entire lineup of top community-requested features and six all-new stadiums, every corner of Super Mega Baseball 4 will look and feel better than ever with the most significant presentation upgrade in series history and new gameplay depth.

The Super Mega Baseball 4 Deep Dive: Presentation will unpack key features and updates such as a refreshed character customization system including stylish new hairstyles for over 44 new heads, 6 unique stadiums, even MORE entertaining animations, and details on the revamped user interface players can expect to see in the game.

The introduction of six new ballparks is just the start of what’s new and refreshed in Super Mega Baseball 4!

Welcome back to the ballpark, friends!

CHARACTERS

Likely the first thing you’ll notice is a completely new take on our characters. We decided to approach our character refresh from the ground up, harnessing our signature customization system to represent our league of real-world players thoughtfully and carefully crafted in our style, with a better distribution of different face shapes, features, and body types. The result? 44 new heads with all-new (not to mention, stylish) hair models, some fun dyed hair colors, and 2 additional body types. You’ll also see more expressive reactions from your players in relation to what’s happening in the game!

NEW ANIMATIONS

We also put a ton of time and effort into our new player animations. Our characters have become even more angry, conceited, fun-loving, and disrespectful than any baseball players you’ve ever seen in a Super Mega Baseball game… or maybe anywhere! Almost all of our cutscenes have been refreshed with a variety of variations for batter walk-ups, beanballs, comebackers, strikeouts, and an all-new season win cinematic. And, if that’s not enough, our team photo has also been revamped to add way more character than before. Basically, the lack of sportsmanship in SMB4 is second to none.

STADIUMS

We’ve added 6 new stadiums for you to smash dingers in—more stadiums than ever before!  We’ve got a tropical cityscape in the mountains, a breezy diamond alongside lush city gardens, and an overlook with a view into a world of thrill rides and popcorn. Take to the field where everything is bigger, watch the harvest in the heartland, and marvel at the architecture funded by independent local businesses (that claim to be reputable). So, what does a list of 20 stadiums mean to the game? It means that each team in the Super Mega League now gets their very own home stadium, something that’s been highly requested by our community. All the stadiums you might be familiar with have fresh time and weather conditions, and we’ve updated the lighting on our characters to more accurately reflect the lighting in the stadiums. We also added a little nugget that we think the community will appreciate: a preview of stadium field dimensions before you pick a stadium. 

USER INTERFACE

Lastly, we spent lots of careful time and consideration on the user interface in SMB4. Each time you fire up the game, you'll see a mix of your favorite and most played with players hyping you up. Looking through our menus, you'll see we've done a massive overhaul to balance two main topics: the vast amount of information it takes to make critical decisions on running a team and the readability of our interface. We’ve heard your feedback on this, so we’ve endeavored to make every layout as concise as possible and every word as readable as possible, even on small screens. It’s all wrapped up in simple design, punctuated with bursts of color.

The game includes an array of new features across foundational modes like Exhibition, Franchise, Pennant Race, Season and Online Leagues including: 

• Baseball Legends: Over 200 baseball legends are integrated across Super Mega Baseball 4, alongside beloved Super Mega Baseball characters. Play in a league of baseball legends with teams organized by era, or mix things up with Shuffle Draft, a new feature that allows you to draft both Legends and Super Mega All-Stars to create a unique roster.
• New Platforms & Cross-Play: Super Mega Baseball 4 is expanding to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S for the first time, including all-important cross-gen and cross-platform play in Pennant Race and Online Leagues on new platforms, as well as PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. 
• Top Community Requests: From the brand-new Shuffle Draft deckbuilding-inspired feature, to expanded player traits and a new team chemistry system that add a new layer of strategy; dozens of fan-requested upgrades - automatic walks and runners, two-way players, expanded bullpens, customizable free agent pools, and more - combine to add new gameplay depth. 
• Visuals: Experience authentic, cinematic baseball, powered by new cameras, cutscene animations and lighting provides a true-to-life environment in every stadium. 
• Audio: New crowd, voiceover, and foley audio give audio throughout the game a big upgrade from home plate to the bleachers. Plus, players will be immersed in the sounds of baseball with an all-new soundtrack with licensed and original music. 

Pre-order the Super Mega Baseball 4 Ballpark Edition to receive three-day early access and three additional stadiums including Peril Point at launch, and Ciudad de Colores and Castillo Arena in July and August respectively.† Three-day early access is not available on Nintendo Switch. Pre-order offer for PS4™ and PS5 platforms only valid in the U.S. and Canada. Pre-order offer expires June 2, 2023. Redeem offer by May 30, 2023 to receive the full duration of the three-day early access period.

EA Sports Super Mega Baseball 4 is coming to PS4, PS, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on on June 2, 2023. EA Play members on Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam will unlock a 10-hour trial of Super Mega Baseball 4, starting on May 30.