Best hitting settings to use in MLB The Show 25

Hitting, by far, is my favorite activity in MLB The Show 25 (No, I don't love pitching in the same fashion), and it's pretty essential irrespective of which mode you're playing. In most cases, the ball's traveling distance and direction will largely depend on your skill and the batter's attributes. Your chances of properly hitting the ball will vary with your settings. While the game allows you to make a lot of tweaks, here are the best hitting settings that you can potentially use. Best MLB The Show 25 hitting settings If you're reasonably aware of MLB The Show's hitting system from previous games, this is the best setting to use. Hitting Interface: Zone Swing Input: Buttons Guess Pitch: Off PCI Anchor: Preset PCI Anchor Dots: On PCI Center: Your preference PCI Inner: Basic PCI Outer: None PCI Color: Go for brighter ones that can be seen quite easily PCI Opacity: 50% PCI Fadeout: None It's well-accepted that Zone hitting is the best to use if you want maximum control over your bat swing. However, it's also the hardest to use in my books, and it takes a lot of game knowledge to master. If you're either a casual player or someone new, using Zone might be difficult. In that case, Timing as your Hitting Interface will be the best solution. If you're using Timing, many controls will be locked, which makes it easier for you to focus on the incoming pitch. Image via Destructoid Best MLB The Show 25 hitting interface It's always a toss-up between Zone and Timing. I usually start with Timing as I am not a hardcore player by any means, and it's a good way to grasp the core features related to hitting. Switching to Zone will be immensely rewarding once your eyes get set and your muscle memory has built up. In Zone, you have to control two aspects: PCI and timings. PCI, short for Plate Coverage Indicator, represents greater control over your bat swing and where it meets the ball. Prior to the pitch, your job is to guess where the pitch is going to land and swing your bat accordingly (this part is completely automated if you're using the Timing hitting interface). If you're unable to place your PCI reticle close to the ball's path, you will always miss your hit. It doesn't matter how well you timed your shot if the PCI reticle isn't close enough. As for the PCI reticle, you can opt for anything you're used to. The symbol doesn't matter, and your chances of success largely depend on how well you can identify the path of a pitch. Image via Destructoid How to change hitting settings in MLB The Show 25 All the debate about the best hitting settings becomes irrelevant if you can't change them in the first place. Just follow the steps to tweak the settings to your liking. Open Settings. Select Gameplay. Scroll over to Hitting Interface. Change your Hitting Interface, which will dictate the options you get. Confirm the changes to save them. That's pretty much all when it comes to hitting settings in MLB The Show 25. Do remember that having the best settings only makes things a bit easier. It doesn't turn you automatically into prime Aaron Judge, so you'll ultimately have to play the game to get better at it. The post Best hitting settings to use in MLB The Show 25 appeared first on Destructoid.

Mar 16, 2025 - 08:03

Best hitting settings to use in MLB The Show 25

Hitting, by far, is my favorite activity in MLB The Show 25 (No, I don't love pitching in the same fashion), and it's pretty essential irrespective of which mode you're playing.

In most cases, the ball's traveling distance and direction will largely depend on your skill and the batter's attributes. Your chances of properly hitting the ball will vary with your settings. While the game allows you to make a lot of tweaks, here are the best hitting settings that you can potentially use.

Best MLB The Show 25 hitting settings

If you're reasonably aware of MLB The Show's hitting system from previous games, this is the best setting to use.

Hitting Interface: Zone
Swing Input: Buttons
Guess Pitch: Off
PCI Anchor: Preset
PCI Anchor Dots: On
PCI Center: Your preference
PCI Inner: Basic
PCI Outer: None
PCI Color: Go for brighter ones that can be seen quite easily
PCI Opacity: 50%
PCI Fadeout: None

It's well-accepted that Zone hitting is the best to use if you want maximum control over your bat swing. However, it's also the hardest to use in my books, and it takes a lot of game knowledge to master. If you're either a casual player or someone new, using Zone might be difficult.

In that case, Timing as your Hitting Interface will be the best solution. If you're using Timing, many controls will be locked, which makes it easier for you to focus on the incoming pitch.

Timing settings in MLB The Show 25 — Image via Destructoid

Best MLB The Show 25 hitting interface

It's always a toss-up between Zone and Timing. I usually start with Timing as I am not a hardcore player by any means, and it's a good way to grasp the core features related to hitting. Switching to Zone will be immensely rewarding once your eyes get set and your muscle memory has built up.

In Zone, you have to control two aspects: PCI and timings. PCI, short for Plate Coverage Indicator, represents greater control over your bat swing and where it meets the ball. Prior to the pitch, your job is to guess where the pitch is going to land and swing your bat accordingly (this part is completely automated if you're using the Timing hitting interface).

If you're unable to place your PCI reticle close to the ball's path, you will always miss your hit. It doesn't matter how well you timed your shot if the PCI reticle isn't close enough. As for the PCI reticle, you can opt for anything you're used to. The symbol doesn't matter, and your chances of success largely depend on how well you can identify the path of a pitch.

How to change hitting settings in MLB The Show 25

All the debate about the best hitting settings becomes irrelevant if you can't change them in the first place. Just follow the steps to tweak the settings to your liking.

Open Settings.
Select Gameplay.
Scroll over to Hitting Interface.
Change your Hitting Interface, which will dictate the options you get.
Confirm the changes to save them.

That's pretty much all when it comes to hitting settings in MLB The Show 25. Do remember that having the best settings only makes things a bit easier. It doesn't turn you automatically into prime Aaron Judge, so you'll ultimately have to play the game to get better at it.

The post Best hitting settings to use in MLB The Show 25 appeared first on Destructoid.