Yesterday, the PS4 and PS3 versions of MLB 14: The Show received a patch, offering a number of gameplay fixes including improvements to online gameplay stability and general online synching. Though the patches are numbered different — PS3 (1.17) and PS4 (1.12) — both versions have the same changes.
"We understand there's been a long wait between patches and truly appreciate your patience. We want you all to know that we continued to work on improving online stability the day we released," Sony said. The developer also explained that since most of the fixes are general and not necessarily mode specific, they should coexist with already existing saves.
With that, here is the list of changes in MLB 14: The Show on PS3 and PS4.
- Online Gameplay stability (a lot of changes and improvements):
- General online synching and stability.
- Play results are now consistent on both users machines.
- Fielder synching issues across two users online now fixed.
- Batter desync when batter calls time.
- Balks or balls in the dirt no longer cause hang.
- Ball deflected collision on defensive players now consistent on both user screens.
- Late fielding dives no longer cause the game to hang online.
- Fielding decisions and throws are now consistent on both player screens.
- Late Bunt (and bunts pulled back) and swing attempts now give the same game result
- Check swing improvements to online gameplay
- Challenge of the Week pitcher settings no longer carrying over from any other game mode.
- Timing issues with pausing the game and guess pitching at the same time no longer cause issues.
- Stealing home while batter takes strike 3 for the 3rd out issue fixed.
- Ball 4 resulting in a walk on a wild pitch and trying to advance the runner on first issue fixed.
- Fixed infrequent end of online game crash at closing on-screen-display graphic.
- Fixed rare instance of on-screen bright color/black corruption affecting stadiums and players.
- Fixed very rare corrupted player faces issue. This would show up as dark splotches and patches. This happened in certain player substitutions in Franchise mode Spring Training.
- In Game Options for Camera changes are now saved when reloading the game.
- Road to the Show crash when loading into Batting practice addressed
- At-bat ambient Organ music addressed (wasn't playing when intended)
- Custom Music applied to all players now properly working.
- First HR in a Franchise game issue no longer stating "First Career HR" every time.
- Umpire balls, strikes and 3rd strike audio calls now playing properly and consistently
- With Music Mode on, stealing a base no longer skips the song track.
- Andrelton Simmons face fixed!
- Home Run Derby can now be entered during the install, once the needed assets are loaded.
- Bernie Brewer now seen after a Home Run in Miller Park.
- Addressed Strike Zone size on PS4 that cause ball/strike calls to appear very wrong.
- Analog throw meter difficulty balanced on all levels.
- Fixed issue with repeated jumping near a pop-up causing the runner to take off for the next base.
- All Vault screens should now default to rating (no longer sorted by user name).
- Diamond Dynasty> My Bids fix to prevent a crash when users have more than 500 transactions.
- Online score posting fix to prevent lost online game scores and data.
- Addressed a Login/Boot-up crash that would sometimes occur when logging in during peak hours.
- Fixed Diamond Dynasty "vs cpu" pre-game line-up crash that could happen before proceeding into the game load.
- The Show Live Double Header games now have crowds for both games.
- Diamond Dynasty and The Show Live issue fixed where some players were showing Headley (PS4) and Jeter (PS3) heads on certain players.
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