Konami has announced that Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 will be receiving a free update for 2017 player data.
The update will update player data for the 2017 season, but that’s not all the update will also include a “Championship Mode” as well as other adjustments. When you start the game, you can choose which data to use – 2016 or 2017. If you choose the 2017 season data, the pennant schedules and such will also reflect the new season.
The Championship Mode will allow players to take part in online tournaments and earn points to spend on rewards, there are no details on how this mode will work yet.
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 is out now in Japan on PS4, PS3 and PS Vita