Dragon’s Dogma 2’s first big update patch is here and adds a “New Game” option, but it’s late on Xbox

What you need to know

• Dragon Dogma 2, the first major update for Capcom's new long-awaited ARPG sequel, has been released on PC and PS5. The patch hasn't arrived on Xbox yet, though the developers say they plan to bring it out “in the next few days.”
• The patch adds the option to start a new game if you have a continuous playthrough and increases the number of Art of Metamorphosis appearance change items available in the game to 99, as well as a quest that lets you obtain the previously accessible permanent residence. Allows to do. Story.
• This update also makes motion blur and ray tracing toggleable and adds a 30 FPS cap option on console, and both improves DLSS quality and fixes model display bugs on PC.
• Fixes and fixes for poor PC performance are expected to arrive in a “future update”, though it is currently unclear when players can expect these to be released.

Just days after developer Capcom first revealed a series of beneficial changes coming to its new single-player ARPG Dragon's Dogma 2, the studio has released a special title update for the long-awaited sequel that brings them live. Is. It is now available to download and install for players on PC and PS5, though notably, it has not arrived on Xbox yet. Capcom says Xbox Series

Although it's almost impossible to tell by reading the official patch notes, thanks to one of the worst text and webpage background color combinations I've ever seen (see the image below and you'll understand), the update, as expected, Adds the option to start a new game if you already have a playthrough running. Additionally, it increased the number of Art of Metamorphosis tomes available in the vanilla game from 2 to 99, allowing players to frequently change character appearance if they wish (provided they have the necessary Rift Crystals).

These are the biggest adjustments the patch has made to the game so far, and they eliminate the need for players to dig through their files and delete their saves or install mods that add more appearance change items. In particular, a quest that allows you to get home has also been made available earlier, giving early game players the option of camping and inn rest.

In addition to new gameplay options and direct changes, the title update also includes solutions to “miscellaneous text display issues” and “miscellaneous bug fixes”. Additionally, on console, both motion blur and ray tracing can now be toggled off, and there's also a new option to cap Dragon's Dogma 2's framerate at 30 fps.