Releasing just a couple weeks after launch, the first Madden NFL 16 update is live on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, requiring a download of roughly 750MB on either platform.
Featuring improvements and fixes to gameplay and more, here’s the full list of patch notes:
Gameplay
- Addressed issue where AI defenders would get encroachment penalties after random huddle breaks and occasionally during the no-huddle offense
- Addressed rare issue where receivers were called down by contact even when they weren’t being touched
- Addressed quarterback locomotion warps on certain drop backs
Connected Franchise
- Addressed issue where players could receive over 100 confidence resulting in a short-term attribute boost
- Improved regression tuning for offensive linemen
- Tuned rookie deep accuracy rating
- Tuned supersim stats where pocket quarterbacks were generating too many rushing attempts
- Addressed issue where team could sign elite free agents for a low amount
- Addressed issue where some free agents would disappear from the free agent pool
Madden Ultimate Team
- Addressed a rare issue where certain items would not have an image
Other
- Addressed issue where the commentary line and presentation would repeat for a quarterback who returned from injury
- Addressed a crash that could occur when using multiple controllers
- Addressed a crash that could occur when exiting a game and the background video would continue to loop
- Addressed general bugs and stability issues
EA didn’t say when/if this update would be coming to PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360.
[Source: EA Sports]