After a launch of Dragon’s Dogma 2 which caused a lot of ink to flow, Capcom is taking the lead to put the game on better rails. A patch is in preparation for this.
If this will not remove the microtransactions deployed at the same time as Dragon’s Dogma 2, this patch should in any case erase several grievances against it. This will indeed add highly requested features, both on PC and on PS5/Xbox Series. Follow our Pawn to find the scroll detailing the notes for this patch.
When it was released on March 22, Dragon’s Dogma 2 certainly did not have the reception expected by Capcom. The fault lies mainly with the concomitant addition of microtransactions which are very frowned upon by players. These notably allowed faster access to objects already present in the game, but above all to functionalities otherwise unavailable. We are thinking in particular of an option to launch a fresh new game (not to be confused with New Game+, which is very present in the base game). The community also had complaints about the game’s performance on PC and consoles. On the latter, the absence of graphics modes was not unanimous.
Today, Capcom therefore made a closely watched announcement: the next deployment of a patch. This intends to repair part of the damage reported by players since the release of Dragon’s Dogma 2. This will not, however, make the hated microtransactions disappear. However, we will note in this area the addition of a “New Game” option as well as the increase in the number of “Art of Metamorphosis” objects to 99. In-game, these were purchasable in very limited numbers for a fee. rift crystals and allowed you to change the appearance of your character.
Performance and visual improvements at the heart of the patch
The other big part of the upcoming patch in Dragon’s Dogma 2 focuses on the performance and visual quality of the game. On PS5 and Xbox Series, we will especially note an option allowing you to opt for either a framerate capped at 30 FPS or a variable framerate. Options to disable motion blur and ray tracing will also be added. The PC version will also get a little attention. With DLSS enabled (exclusive to NVIDIA RTX 2000 and newer graphics cards), gamers can expect better visual quality. Character models should also see improvements to no longer appear poor quality depending on the settings.
You can find all of the upcoming additions to Dragon’s Dogma 2 below, translated by us.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Upcoming Patch Notes
Updates for all platforms (PS5, Xbox Series, Steam)
- Added an option to start a new game when a save file already exists
- Changed the number of “Art of Transfiguration” items available from in-game Pawn Guilds to 99
- Make the quest allowing players to have their own housing (where they can save and rest) available earlier in the game
- Various fixes relating to the display of texts
- Fixed various bugs
Updates for PS5 and Xbox Series
- Added option to enable or disable motion blur in the Options menu
- Added option to enable or disable Ray Tracing in the Options menu
- Added the option to set the Frame Rate to Variable or Max 30 FPS in the Options menu
- Note that this will not significantly affect the Frame Rate. Improvements in this area are planned in future updates.
Updates for Steam
- Improved quality when DLSS is enabled
- Fixed an issue where models would appear in low quality depending on some specific settings