MLB The Show 21 is available today in early access for those who have purchased the Jackie Robinson Edition of the game on PlayStation and Xbox. As such, players are just starting to get their teeth into what this year’s iteration of the game has to offer. And while sports games can get a bad rap for being the same old game every year, it seems MLB The Show 21 added a small feature that many old fans are already open to.
This new feature in question includes home runs, of all things. In the past, when you hit a home run in a MLB The Show game, if you would like to give more details about how far you are in the ball and the runout speed of your bat, you should pause the game and go and see the information in the replay section. In online matches this can sometimes be especially annoying, as you would have to pause the game for your opponent. Fortunately, Sony San Diego has added a very small quality of life improvement MLB The Show 21 that now gives you this data when the actual home run is hit.
Home run distance and EV are now displayed without watching r / MLBTheShow replay
This may seem like an insignificant adjustment in the grand scheme of things, but a lot MLB The Show 21 players are already excited to see this happen. A post on Reddit, which you can find above, was filled with responses from many players who were happy to see it added to this year’s edition. One user described it as a “big W,” while others said the addition now makes it no longer seem like they are trolling an opponent online by pausing the game after a home run to watch the replay.
While MLB The Show 21 may already be available to some, the game will be released in full next week on April 20th. This year the game will also be released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X platforms. It will also be a Day One addition to Xbox Game Pass next week.
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