Professional Baseball Spirits

{{Infobox video game

| title = Professional Yakyuu Spirits 2004
Pro Yakyū Spirits 2004

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| released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 25, 2004}}

| genre = Sports, simulation

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| platforms = PlayStation 2

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Professional Yakyuu Spirits 2004 (プロ野球スピリッツ2004, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2004) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami for the PlayStation 2 that was released on March 25, 2004.

{{Infobox video game

| title = Professional Baseball Spirits 2
Pro Yakyū Spirits 2

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| released = {{vgrelease|JP|April 7, 2005}}

| genre = Sports, simulation

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| platforms = PlayStation 2

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Professional Baseball Spirits 2 (プロ野球スピリッツ2, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami for the PlayStation 2 that was released on April 7, 2005.

{{Infobox video game

| title = Professional Baseball Spirits3
Pro Yakyū Spirits 3

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| released = {{vgrelease|JP|April 6, 2006}}

| genre = Sports, simulation

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| platforms = Xbox 360, PlayStation 2

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Professional Baseball Spirits 3 (プロ野球スピリッツ3, Pro Yakyū Spirits 3) is a baseball simulation game designed for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 systems.{{cite web|url=http://www.konami.jp/products/prospi_3_ps2/ |title=プロ野球スピリッツ3 |publisher=Konami.jp |accessdate=2011-10-10}} The game was released on April 6, 2006 and is developed and published by Konami.{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/sports/proyakyuspirits/tech_info.html?tag=tabs;summary |title=Pro_Yakyuu_Spirits_3 game page |accessdate=2009-08-11 |publisher=GameSpot}}

{{Infobox video game

| title = Professional Baseball Spirits 4
Pro Yakyū Spirits 4

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| series = Pro Yakyū Spirits

| released = {{vgrelease|JP|May 1, 2007{{cite web|url=http://uk.ps3.ign.com/objects/883/883109.html |title=IGN: Pro Yakyuu Spirits 4 (Pro Baseball Spirits 4) |publisher=Uk.ps3.ign.com |accessdate=2011-10-10}}}}

| genre = Baseball

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| platforms = PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2

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Professional Baseball Spirits 4 (プロ野球スピリッツ4, Pro Yakyū Spirits 4) is a baseball video game published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 in Japan on May 1, 2007.{{cite web |title=ソフトウェアカタログ｜プロ野球スピリッツ4 |trans-title=Software Catalog {{!}} Professional Baseball Spirits 4 |url=http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/bljm60023.html |accessdate=2011-10-10 |website=Playstation.com (Japan) |publisher=}} It is the sequel of Pro Yakyū Spirits 3.

The game features all 12 Nippon Professional Baseball teams, and both the Pacific League and Central League All-Star teams (circa 2006, but with changes made for traded and/or retired players).

The difficulty level for the game is adjustable. The easiest mode will appeal to younger players who have probably never played a baseball game before in their lives, and the hardest mode—known as Spirits Mode—will give even the most experienced and advanced players a challenge with superior AI. Other modes can be selected in a sort of pseudo-gameplay sliders mode. For instance, gameplay speed can be increased, as well as pitch speed (which can be set to "real" speed).

The basic batting interface is a silhouette of a bat which influences how the ball will travel. Depending on when and where contact was made, that influences where the ball goes. The pitching is a 2-click system where the player selects his pitch around a grid, presses X to start his delivery, then pressing X as one circle converges on another to try and perfectly time the pitch.

Around the time of its release, it was the only PlayStation 3 video game that was among the top 50 best-selling video games in Japan.{{cite news |first=Marcus |last=Lai |title=PS3 sales decrease 18 percent; No. 5 in Japan |url=http://news.punchjump.com/article.php?id=4073 |work=Punch Jump |date=2007-04-20 |access-date=2008-06-21 |quote=... the PS3 sold 11,948 units between Apr. 9 and Apr. 15. ... The PS3 ranked one game title in the top 50 game sales in the same period, Konami's Professional Baseball Spirits 4 at No. 35. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715132219/http://news.punchjump.com/article.php?id=4073 |archive-date=2011-07-15 |url-status=dead}}

{{Infobox video game

| title = Professional Baseball Spirits 5
Pro Yakyū Spirits 5

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| caption = Cover art

| released = {{vgrelease|JP|April 1, 2008{{cite web|url=http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/bljm60075.html |title=PlayStation.com (Japan)｜ソフトウェアカタログ｜プロ野球スピリッツ５ |publisher=Jp.playstation.com |accessdate=2011-10-10}}}}

| genre = Sports

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| platforms = PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2{{cite web |url=http://uk.search.ign.com/products?query=Professional+Baseball+Spirits+5 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720114545/http://uk.search.ign.com/products?query=Professional+Baseball+Spirits+5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-20 |title=Professional Baseball Spirits 5 |publisher=IGN |access-date=2011-10-10}}

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Professional Baseball Spirits 5 (プロ野球スピリッツ5, Pro Yakyū Spirits 5) is a baseball video game published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 in Japan on May 1, 2008. It is the sequel to Professional Baseball Spirits 4.

On the PlayStation 3 version of Pro Yakyū Spirits 5, the game saw many small improvements. The graphics were enhanced further from the previous incarnation, but the major fixes were in the gameplay. The load times that plagued the previous game were fixed, meaning less of the "black screens" that were used for short load times in PYS4. The game also has more of a television-style presentation, new animations for slap hits, and a new meter that tells players what pitch the CPU batter is expecting.

The new mode in PYS5 which replaces the MVP Mode in the previous game is Stardom Mode. It plays like a full-fledged Career Mode, where a player can either take control of an existing player or create their own player to go through a maximum of 20 years of play. Experience points are distributed on how well the player does in his at-bat.

An updated version of the game with the subtitle Kanzenban, which means Perfect Version, was released in December 2008. Released on both the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3, Kanzenban touted many improvements over the original as a post-season version of the game. For instance, every player who appeared in a game in the 2008 NPB season for all 12 teams was included on each team's roster, there were new player animations, enhanced artificial intelligence, and also small improvements to graphics (foreign players, for example, no longer look generic and have their actual swings), online play, baserunning, and fielding.

Kanzenban marked the first time since Pro Yakyu Spirits 2004 Climax that a PYS game had been re-made for a post-season version, similar to that of the "Ketteiban" games in Pro Yakyu Spirits sister series, Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu.

{{Infobox video game

| title = Professional Baseball Spirits 6
Pro Yakyū Spirits 6

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| released = {{vgrelease|JP|July 16, 2009}}

| genre = Sports, simulation

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| platforms = PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3

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Professional Baseball Spirits 6 (プロ野球スピリッツ6, Pro Yakyū Spirits 6) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 that was released on July 16, 2009.{{cite web

|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/sports/proyakyuuspirits6/index.html?tag=result;title;0 |title=Pro_Yakyuu_Spirits_6 game page |accessdate=2009-12-02 |publisher=GameSpot}}

The new major mode in the game for this season is the World Baseball Classic mode. Upon booting the game, the first menu is to decide whether the player wants to play the WBC mode or the regular Pro Yakyuu Spirits game. The rosters are accurate for all WBC teams, and is possible to play an entire tournament as any of the 16 teams.

{{Infobox video game

| title = Professional Baseball Spirits 2010
Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010

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| released = {{vgrelease|JP|April 1, 2010}}

| genre = Sports, simulation

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| platforms = PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable

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Professional Baseball Spirits 2010 (プロ野球スピリッツ2010, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2010) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable that was released on April 1, 2010.

{{Infobox video game

| title = Professional Baseball Spirits 2011
Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2011

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| released = {{vgrelease|JP|April 14, 2011}}

| genre = Sports, simulation

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| platforms = PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo 3DS

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Professional Baseball Spirits 2011 (プロ野球スピリッツ2011, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2011) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and Nintendo 3DS that was released on April 14, 2011.

{{Infobox video game

| title = Professional Baseball Spirits 2012
Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2012

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| released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 29, 2012}}

| genre = Sports, simulation

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| platforms = PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita

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Professional Baseball Spirits 2012 (プロ野球スピリッツ2012, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2012) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami Digital Entertainment and PawaPuro Productions for the PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 that was released on March 29, 2012.

The previous version was released on the 3DS, but publishers have decided to give preference to PlayStation Vita.

The release date is the same for all platforms and was timed for the start of a new baseball season.

• The game has a completely redesigned graphics and the display changes were made to account for the display and the player's name.
• Roster could be online updated in the PlayStation Vita version.
• A new commentator for this version is Tsutomu Ito.

{{Infobox video game

| title = Professional Baseball Spirits 2013
Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2013

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| released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 20, 2013}}

| genre = Sports, simulation

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| platforms = PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita

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Professional Baseball Spirits 2013 (プロ野球スピリッツ2013, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2013) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita that was released on March 20, 2013.

{{Infobox video game

| title = Professional Baseball Spirits 2014
Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2014

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| released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 20, 2014}}

| genre = Sports, simulation

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| platforms = PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita

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Professional Baseball Spirits 2014 (プロ野球スピリッツ2014, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2014) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita that was released on March 20, 2014.

{{Infobox video game

| title = Professional Baseball Spirits 2015
Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2015

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| released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 26, 2015}}

| genre = Sports, simulation

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| platforms = PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita

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Professional Baseball Spirits 2015 (プロ野球スピリッツ2015, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2015) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita that was released on March 26, 2015.

{{Infobox video game

| title = Professional Baseball Spirits A
Pro Yakyū Spirits A

| image = Pro Yakyū Spirits A screenshot.png

| image_size = 200

| caption = Screenshot of gameplay on iOS 14

| released = {{vgrelease|JP|October 21, 2015}}

| genre =

| modes =

| platforms = iOS, Android

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Professional Baseball Spirits A (プロ野球スピリッツA, Pro Yakyū Spirits Ace), also known as {{nihongo|Pro Spirits A|プロスピA|Puro Spi A}} is a mobile baseball video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for iOS and Android that was released on October 21, 2015. {{As of|2024|September}}, the game has been downloaded 56 million times.{{Cite web |title=Digital Entertainment Business - KONAMI |url=https://www.konami.com/corporate/en/business/digitalentertainment.html |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=Konami.com}}

Konami collaborated with the snack company Callbee to sell baseball card collectibles based on the game, which was sold for a limited time in January 2025.{{Cite web |title=ポテトチップス プロ野球スピリッツＡ うすしお味 |url=https://www.calbee.co.jp/products/detail/?p=20241114113210 |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Callbee Japan Website |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=2024-12-27 |title=KONAMIの人気ゲーム「プロ野球スピリッツA」と初コラボレーション『ポテトチップス プロ野球スピリッツA』 |trans-title=First collaboration with KONAMI's popular game "Professional Baseball Spirits A" "Potato Chips Pro Baseball Spirits A" |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001466.000030525.html |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES |language=ja-JP}}

{{Infobox video game

| title = Professional Baseball Spirits 2019
Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2019

| image = Pro Yakyū Spirits 2019 screenshot.png

| caption = Screenshot of gameplay on PlayStation 4

| released = {{vgrelease|JP|July 18, 2019}}

| genre = Sports, simulation

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| platforms = PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita

| collapsible = yes

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Professional Baseball Spirits 2019 (プロ野球スピリッツ2019, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2019) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita that was released on July 18, 2019.

{{Infobox video game

| title = eBaseball Professional Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam
eBaseball Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2021: Grand Slam

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| released = {{vgrelease|JP|July 8, 2021}}

| genre = Sports, simulation

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| platforms = Nintendo Switch

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eBaseball Professional Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam (eBaseball プロ野球スピリッツ2021, eBaseball Pro Yakyū Spirits 2021) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the Nintendo Switch that was released on July 8, 2021. This is the only mainline game that uses the title eBaseball and the only one made for the Nintendo Switch.

{{Infobox video game

| title = Professional Baseball Spirits 2024/2025
Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2024/2025

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| released = {{vgrelease|JP|September 19, 2024}}

| genre = Sports, simulation

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| platforms = PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows

| engine = eBaseball Engine (based on Unreal Engine 5)

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Professional Baseball Spirits 2024 - 2025 (プロ野球スピリッツ2024 - 2025, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2024 - 2025) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Windows that was released on September 19, 2024.{{Cite web |date=June 23, 2024 |title=PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL SPIRITS 2024-2025 |url=https://vgmdb.net/release/24803 |website=VGMdb}} The game was released in celebration of the series' 20th anniversary and 30th anniversary of Power Pros series, with Shohei Ohtani as the ambassador. It is also the first time in the series that the game title is written in two-year increments.

Although this was the first game of the series that no longer use the brand name eBaseball for the game title, the brand name eBaseball was used as the name of a new game engine for the ninth generation of video game consoles based on Unreal Engine 5, called as eBaseball Engine.

{{Infobox video game

| title = eBaseball: MLB PRO SPIRIT

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| image_size = 200

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| released = {{vgrelease|WW|October 23, 2024}}

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| platforms = iOS, Android

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eBaseball: MLB PRO SPIRIT is the first game of the series featuring Major League Baseball, featuring all the 30 stadiums and players of 2024 season and featuring the National League MVP Shohei Ohtani as the cover athete. It was also as the first game of the series that released worldwide.

The gameplay is largely based of Professional Baseball Spirits A, where the players need to collect virtual cards and bulid own team in various modes.

• Power Pros
• Kōshien video game series

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• {{Official website|https://www.konami.com/games/prospi_a/|Pro Yakyū Spirits official website}}

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