San Diego Studios released a brand new update for their popular baseball simulator, MLB The Show 17 today. The update, 1.06 aims to fix a bunch of aspects of the game including in-game crashes, minor bug fixes, adjusts numerous Matt Vasgersian commentary lines, and more. The update weighs in at 600MB and can be downloaded starting today.
Be sure to check out the patch notes down below (via PlayStationLifeStyle.)
Offline Gameplay
- Adjustments made to numerous Matt Vasgersian commentary lines.
- Hot Zones now correctly appear on the first pitch of an at bat with Quick Counts on.
- Fixed a warping ball issue following a pickoff attempt.
- Fixed an issue where the base covering fielder would be facing the wrong direction after a sacrifice fly relayed into 2nd base.
- Road to the Show no longer displays a “first at-bat” presentation for every at bat of Spring Training.
- Fixed a rare blue screen crash in Road to the Show when loading into a practice session
Online Gameplay
- Fixed a crash that could occur when attempting to steal with multiple runners on base.
- Shiny helmets are no longer displayed as Matte helmets in Diamond Dynasty mode.
- Adjustments made to throw urgency following a back pick to 1st base, with the runner attempting to advance to 2nd base.
- Item cards will now display an “Events” icon if there is an Event in progress and the player is qualified to participate.
- Throwing difficulty has now been locked to “All-Star” difficulty in Diamond Dynasty games.
- Fixed instances in which one user could receive a blue screen crash.
Offline and Online Gameplay
- Several adjustments made to the Pulse Pitching interface, cleaning up pitch callout location displays.
- Fixed the way Guess Pitch would give inaccurate results if the other user was using Pulse Pitching.
- Corrected an issue where the Pitch Analysis would not reset properly during Showtrack presentations.
Stadiums
- Adjustments made to Fenway Park and Rogers Centre walls and foul poles to prevent hits from being ruled incorrectly.
- Corrected a Home Run wall distance marker in Old Yankee Stadium.
Miscellaneous
- Removed the HDR Intensity slider from the options menu.
- Various other minor bug fixes and adjustments made throughout the game.
In related news, MLB The Show 17 received a new roster update that improves players stats who are doing better in the league in real life. You can read more about it right here.
MLB The Show 17 is currently available to purchase on PlayStation 4 consoles.
