It used to be that console games had to be nearly "bullet proof" in order to be released. After all, there was never enough storage to patch or update a game sufficiently, even with the original Xbox (changes were always for multi-player, or were minimal in size). With the release of MLB 2006 by 2K Games, the age of PC gaming patching is coming to a console near you. I have just started playing the game, and it came to my attention last night that rep's for 2K have admitted there is a "technical issue" with the game, and a patch is in the works. Great. So does that mean I shouldn't probably play the game for another few weeks until they rush out a patch? Do I even want to start playing the game without a patch again? Are my save files still going to be playable after the patch? After I left PC gaming (for lack of sufficient computer power and money), I thought the days of massive bug patches were over. I guess I was wrong. And MLB 2006 and 2K games is going to take a BIG hit on this one. And they know it (just read the 2K statement from Friday April 14th, 2006). One giant step forward, and 2 or 3 (or 50?) steps backwards? I hope this is NOT the direction of the console gaming industry.