Troubling MLB 09 The Show Patch
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A new patch (1.06) came out earlier this week for MLB 09 The Show that attempted to make adjustments to the schedules and start times as well as fixing a host of small bugs. However from monitoring the response there are some major problems with the patch that have significantly disrupted the community.
The biggest issue is that any franchise prior to the patch will not work after downloading it. This could happen with Road to the Show careers as well. Franchises and RTTS would need to be started fresh after the patch in order to prevent an inevitable crash. There is also a problem with post-game highlights and the Replay Vault. That one though is apparently is being fixed with a follow-up patch next week.
This is a required patch, at least for anyone that wants to play online. While it can be deleted if so desired it is likely that most consumers are trusting the download only to find it has ruined there franchises. How something so severe could get by the testing process is certainly puzzling. The hope would be that SCEA would pull the patch which would then revert everyone to re-downloading the prior one. This has been done before with other games. They could then work on fixing it so that existing franchises could continue. Unfortunately it doesn’t appear that they are going to take that route and instead are staying quiet on the topic.
May 2, 2009 at 5:11 am
I would be ticked it that happened to me.
May 2, 2009 at 5:20 am
Your just hating on The Show cause its a 2K game. Oh wait.
May 2, 2009 at 5:20 am
arent patches supposed to make the game better? this is so frustrating and scea doesnt seem to care
May 2, 2009 at 5:59 am
MLB 2k9 2009 baseball video game world champs! go 2k sports!
May 3, 2009 at 6:27 am
in what your own world! even without a patch mlb 09 the show is two times better than 2k9 mlb
May 2, 2009 at 6:23 am
Well that sucks
May 2, 2009 at 7:12 am
I don't have any problems of loading my franchise. I have problem of winning games
My record is only 5-10 with the Braves.
May 2, 2009 at 9:42 am
Yeah, I had an issue with after game replays. I wanted to watch back a grand slam I hit and the replay vault was empty after the 4th inning.
Lame
May 2, 2009 at 11:07 am
That's why i play MLB2K on the PS3. They have a team in place that actually cares about their consumers.
Bob Davis signing out for the last time
May 2, 2009 at 11:09 am
I have not yet played since this patch was released. I am waiting for the next patch. I am glad I was only 10 games into my franchise, which I will not have any qualms about starting over since I was 2-8….
May 2, 2009 at 12:32 pm
This is usually the part of my reply where I laugh at all you pro show, anti 2K guys…but having your hard earned franchise corrupted is a horrible experience that I've endured too many times to gloat, or bash you dudes on. Hope they provide a fix.
May 2, 2009 at 12:33 pm
I'm just confused as to why they would stay quite about it. I'd hope that they realize they have the best product out there and accept the responsibility of making sure they get this right.
May 2, 2009 at 12:36 pm
I'm just confused as to why SCEA stay quite about this. I'd hope they would realize that they have the best product out there and that they've got a responsibility to get this stuff right.
May 2, 2009 at 1:41 pm
well i have 2k9 and my franchise always opens
Lucky I got 2k and sold the show for 80 have both ps3 and xbox360 2k9 for 360
May 2, 2009 at 2:02 pm
2K ain't looking so bad now, is it?
May 2, 2009 at 2:54 pm
The worst part is, this patch didn't address the major issues. It solved mostly meaningless, merely annoying bugs. There were hundreds of posts in the forums detailing what bugs the patch should have addressed. They chose to go their own way
To release a patch that did so little, AND caused crashes (several people are also crashing at load in, though it's believed deleting all files will fix this) is just astoundingly poor work by SCEA. While at it's core, The show is a great game, the game was not completed, and you will find rough edges everywhere.
They clearly didn't test this game well enough, and it seems they used the same approach with the patch.
May 2, 2009 at 4:21 pm
I was far into my franchise then this patch comes along and trashes it. If they dont fix it soon Im just going to sell the game.
May 4, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Y our not going to sell the game, you drama queen.
May 2, 2009 at 4:38 pm
I'm confused as to why they won't comment on it. Hopefully, SCEA will realize that they have the best product out there and therefore have the responsibility to get stuff like this right.
May 2, 2009 at 4:39 pm
I'm confused as to why they won't comment on it. Hopefully, SCEA will realize that they have the best product out there and therefore they have the responsibility to get stuff like this right.
May 2, 2009 at 5:28 pm
probably because theyre gonna try and get away with not doing anything to fix it and just hope people forget they did. thankfully pasta brings light to these situations so that there is more pressure on them to do the right thing.
May 2, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Yeah, but that would just be stupid because of course everyone is going to know about it. Maybe they wanted to wait to see if it was affecting everyone and not just a few people. Although seems pretty obvious now.
May 2, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Its not that SCEA is being non-responsive, and they have actually posted a response on the forums. The patch has been out for 5 whole days, which isn't a huge amount of time. I haven't had any problems with the patch, and I started my franchise during opening week. So, its not that the patch will automatically ruin your franchise… it is isolated, as not every team's schedule was adjusted. I am positive they (SCEA) are not attempting to sweep anything under the rug.
Replays still work for me:
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May 3, 2009 at 12:54 am
considering the scea rep basically told people to just restart their franchises id say they arent going to do jack about it. sad
May 2, 2009 at 7:56 pm
this is not good to hear about such a great game…………….that I dont play………….because the online play sucks so bad!
May 2, 2009 at 7:57 pm
I've had no problem downloading my franchise
my record so far
cubs
25-17 1 gamr out of first
May 2, 2009 at 9:06 pm
holy crap. is there any way to avoid downloading this patch then?
May 2, 2009 at 9:39 pm
All you guys complain about EA, well when they do patches they fix their games. You guys make fun of games that need patches cus they hsould of been done. 2K can laugh at all the PS3 people who spent so much money for 1 baseball game. HAHAHAHAHA EA and XBOX 360 #1 2K #2. WII #4 SCEA #4 SONY #5
HAHAHAHAHAHAH. The show always sucked thats why i sold the game
May 2, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Jones, time to take your bath. Your Mommy is calling.
May 3, 2009 at 1:20 am
The game is still solid with some features not working as they should. SCEA is working on a second patch that is due this week.
It sucks but not a huge deal. The game still plays outstanding….
May 3, 2009 at 3:05 am
Pasta whens the Fight Night 4 demo dropping? I heard it was gonna be tonight?
May 3, 2009 at 3:05 pm
How do I delete the patch?
May 4, 2009 at 7:53 pm
You have to do it from the desktop screen. Go to the MLB file and then go to data. You will find it there.
However, I read that if you delete the patch it deletes other files as well….
May 7, 2009 at 5:01 pm
that doesnt work either. I tried deleting it and my franchise sill resets. I guess the only hope is a new patch that hopefully fixes it.
May 3, 2009 at 10:58 am
You know every1 complains here but pasta can’t fix the game. You kno they got a feedback section in the sportscenter area that you can send all these complaints to and they might actually do somethin about it since the feedback goes to scea
May 4, 2009 at 3:08 pm
I don't even bother with my RTTS character anymore. After putting so much time into it, only to not be able to continue really sucks. After the patch I still can't get past the Sept 15th bug. And there's no way I'm putting the time into starting another career, especially if there's no guarantee this won't happen again.
I'm still playing the Season mode a lot. I like playing 29 game season with different teams, each time starting the season with the most recent roster update. Keeps things fresh. Right now I'm finishing up with my first season with the Astros, 10-15. Pretty much what I would expect. Going to try a winning team wtih my next team.
Still a great game. Nothing like it when it comes to realism in sports. These bugs are disappointing. Hopefully they will fix eventually.
May 4, 2009 at 7:28 pm
How and where can I get the patch?
Thanks
May 4, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Just put the game in and the system does the rest…
May 5, 2009 at 2:25 pm
I haven't had any issues so far with my RTTS *knock on wood* but I've been playing Fallout 3 mostly the past three or four days.
May 8, 2009 at 4:34 pm
i'm one of these guys how have been affect by this patch. I had a frnachise started with the mets and i was well into season (june), but now everytime i try to play a game my ps3 restarts. Is there anything I can do to fix this? Can I erase this patch?
May 10, 2009 at 4:04 pm
I can't stand the Rangers ugly bi-color batting helmets– the Rangers decided at the last minute not to use them, but we're stuck with looking at them. Maybe in a future patch this will be addressed, otherwise (sadly) I am staying clear of the Rangers.
May 12, 2009 at 4:09 am
i cant even start a new franchise every time it gets to my turn in the draft my screen goes black and restarts the ps3 to the main screen
May 16, 2009 at 4:52 am
Im having the same problem here. I noticed that the updated rosters wont work for a fantasy draft. When I delete the rosters it works, but that also defeats the purpose of having updates rosters. Im not sure what to do here. Is this a result of the patch or of the updated rosters?
May 12, 2009 at 1:38 pm
The game is great but definitely has stat issues. Gary Sheffield, for example. He had 499 career HRs before season started but the number displayed on his "player card" is waaaaay off. But when he came up to bat in a game a graphic displayed "499 career HRs". THEN I hit a HR with him and there was NO acknowlegement of his 500th HR anywhere – no audio, special video, etc… Also his career stats didn't update and the next game he played the graphic still said "499 career HRs". There were others but this stood out most obviously. Any ideas?
May 17, 2009 at 12:57 am
Hoping one of you on this forum can help.
I just picked up MLB 09 The Show for PS3 (80 gig) The game does not even load. It says it is about to load new updates (ver.1.06) and then nothing happens…any ideas as to what is going on?