PS3 Madden patch nearing release

I have received word that the patch for the PS3 version of Madden has nearly cleared certification by Sony. As I noted last week it was looking as though the first full week of January would be a good bet for when it would arrive. That appears to be the case as the expectation is it will be out on Friday or sometime early next week.

This patch, which was released at the end of November for the 360, among other things deals with reducing the high rate of fumbles, improves defensive back reactions, and fixes issues in Franchise mode such as the disappearing free agent pool.