MLB The Show update accidentally makes players look like bobbleheads
The baseball season has officially started: it’s opening day for Major League Baseball. MLB the show 24, which was released on March 15, celebrated the milestone with an update that went live Thursday morning. It’s not going well. People on social media and forums are reporting major issues that make the game unplayable, such as frequent crashes and freezes. And then there are the bugs that are downright stupid, like a particularly funny bug that causes some players to have big heads and small bodies.
An MLB show A representative posted from the game’s X account (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, noting that the developer is “aware of the current issues and working to resolve them.”
We are aware of the current issues and are working to resolve them. Thank you for your patience.
— MLB The Show (@MLBTheShow) March 28, 2024
A lot of the issues seem to be related to the Diamond Dynasty feature, which is basically baseball’s version of EA Sports FC‘s Ultimate Team, where you collect players via cards to create a team. There are several modes within Diamond Dynasty, including ranked multiplayer and single-player mini-seasons.
The game has had its fair share of issues since release – especially on the Nintendo Switch – but the latest update seems to have caused even more problems. For many players it is MLB The Show 24 looks much more like it Baseball in the backyard or Super mega baseball Then something else.
There are many people reporting that their players have small bodies with oversized heads, but others say that baseball players can be gigantic too.
Another major problem is the way faces are generated. Take these screenshots of Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Winckowski, Boston Red Sox infielder Emmanuel Valdez and Tampa Bay Rays third baseman James Mead as examples: Yikes!
The MLB The Show subreddit is full of people experiencing similar issues. Sony hasn’t announced a timeline for the fix, but Polygon has reached out to the company for more information.
MLB The Show 24 was released on March 15 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series MLB The Show 23 was praised for its story mode focusing on baseball’s Negro Leagues; this year it has a new career mode specifically for women in baseball: Road to Show: Women Pave Their Way.