Okay, so I wanted to get some games in on MLB The Show 22 the other day, you know, maybe grind some Diamond Dynasty or just play a quick franchise game. Fired up the console, launched the game, feeling pretty good.
Then, right away, hit a snag. Got that annoying message, something like “Network Error” or “Cannot Connect to The Show Online”. Ugh. My first thought, naturally, was maybe my internet decided to take a nap.
Checking My End First
So, I did the usual stuff:
- Walked over to the router, checked the lights. Everything looked normal, blinking away happily.
- Grabbed my phone, disconnected from Wi-Fi and reconnected. Seemed fine.
- Ran a quick speed test on my phone too, just to be sure. Speeds were looking solid.
Alright, so it probably wasn’t my connection acting up. That usually means it’s something on their end.
Looking for Answers Online
Next step, I jumped on my computer. Opened up a browser and just started searching. Typed in things like “MLB The Show 22 servers down”, “The Show 22 connection problems”, you get the idea.
I usually check a couple of places. Sometimes those websites that track if other sites are down will have reports. Also looked around community spots, like forums or social media feeds, to see if other players were shouting about it. Found a few posts here and there with people asking the same question, some saying they couldn’t connect either. That usually tells me it’s not just me.
I also tried to find if there was an official server status page for the game. Sometimes developers have those, but they aren’t always updated instantly. Didn’t see any big red “SERVERS DOWN” banner anywhere official when I first looked.
Waiting and Trying Again
It seemed like there might be an issue, based on other people complaining, but nothing totally concrete yet. So, I figured I’d just wait it out a bit. Went and did something else for maybe half an hour or so.
Came back later, tried launching MLB The Show 22 again. Lo and behold, this time it connected right away! No error messages, just loaded straight into the main menu like normal.
Conclusion?
So, were the servers down? Probably, yeah, at least for a little while there. It wasn’t just me, judging by the online chatter, and it resolved itself after some time without me changing anything else on my end. It happens sometimes with online games. Annoying when you want to play, but usually doesn’t last too long. That was my process for figuring it out, anyway!
