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This year's version is extremely disappointing. I only play online and I feel that the winner is predetermined by first pitch. Mistake pitches don't amount to positive results yet your opponent will have success with balls outside of the PCI. Regardless of whether you hit with power swing (square) or X. Even if 90% of your swings are good or perfect they are going to end up being outs. Unless you're the predetermined winner. I have been playing MLB The Show since it's debut in '06 and it had it's issues through the years but through the years improvements were made. I thought they would have it right by now but they totally missed the mark with this one. outside of the graphics the game is trash.

Here we are in September and this freeze off Sh*t is still going on. I am losing 5-1 and my opponent still managed to somehow perform a freeze off. The ball hit off my pitcher and I made the play with my 3rd baseman to first and now the animation is stuck while my 1st baseman is just pacing . I am just gonna let it ride at this point. I've lost well over 30 games cause of this. This will be the LAST TIME I PURCHASE THE SHOW. Nothing has been done to make these players think twice. Just look through the top players most of their wins are from freeze offs.

I get all the lag input dialog etc. however I along with anyone that has played this game will agree the online hitting is broken. How can you even play for "prizes/ money when the results are bogus??? I can deal with lag to an extent although I have excellent internet connection and anyone that has played online since the franchise 1st debuted online years ago will agree. For example you can't have 10 at bats with 4 perfect contacts and 6 good contact and they all result in outs. Meanwhile your opponent has 10 at bats chases on every pitch (free swinger) doesn't even move the PCI strikes out 7 out of the 10 at bats but yet miraculously hits a seeing eye single on a sinker in the dirt, a bloop single on a pitch up way above the letters, and then to add insult to injury hits a homer on a pitch that would be considered chin music. I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW ANYONE THAT PLAYS ONLINE DOESN'T SEE THAT???? I WOULD BE THE FIRST TO POINT THE FINGER AT MYSELF IF I WERE A NEWBIE OR I JUST PLAIN SUCKED BUT I DONT AND I AM NOT I'VE BEEN PLAYING THIS FOR YEARS. THIS IS 2022 THERE IS NO REASON WHY THEY SHOULD'NT OR ARE INCAPABLE OF FIXING THIS ISSUE. (SDS) YET, THEY HAVE INTRODUCED CROSSED PLATFORM GAME PLAY. (TOO MAKE MONEY) I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE, THIS GAME CAN BE THE BEST ONE YET ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS FIX THE INCONSISTENT HITTING MECHANICS.

The hitting started off good. PCI was on point however I've noticed that during online ranked game play the weaker the opponent the more susceptible you are to losing. No matter what adjustments are made the game plays in favor of your weaker opponent. I have consistent images on my PS 5 where my PCI placement was good and my timing was good and sometimes perfect, these resulted in outs. However, my opponent gets a hit with a ball in on the handle or a homer on a pitch up and in. Example: last night I hit a ball with D'Arnaud perfect timing dead center end result routine fly ball. Realistically based on accuracy this game is over. 9th inning with 2 outs I bring in Jansen on a righty righty match up the first cutter I throw Teoscar Hernandez hits a homer to LEFT (395FT.) on a cutter (down and away outside corner). Then in extras runner advances on a passed ball and RAMIEL TAPIA HITS A SEEING EYE SINGLE IN ON THE HANDS THAT ROLLS OVER SECOND BASE AT ABOUT 10MPH COSTING ME THE GAME!!!!!! This is a constant and that was the same issue last year. I dropped from 1922 to 1908 because of that. I have beaten top 10 players on this game but yet I lose to a player ranked 1000 because San Diego Studios refuses to fix an issue that has been plaguing this game for years. FIX THE HITTING PLAIN AND SIMPLE IF NOT THINGS GOTTA GO BOTH WAYS. JUST BECAUSE MY OPPONENT IS NOT HIGHLY RANKED DOESNT MEAN THE GAME SHOULD RUN IN A WAY TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO WIN.