Capcom is finally letting Dragon’s Dogma 2 players begin a brand-new game after previously starting an adventure, something that surprisingly wasn’t available when the action-RPG launched earlier this month. It’s one of the major focuses of an update that’s now available on PS5 and PC. The patch should arrive on Xbox Series X|S “in the next few days.”
Other notable tweaks to Dragon’s Dogma 2 as part of the official patch notes include being able to obtain a dwelling earlier in the game and new graphical options on PS5. For example, PlayStation players can now turn off motion blur as well as cap frame rate at 30fps in the options menu.
Earlier this week, Capcom revealed that Dragon’s Dogma 2 would receive the critical new-game option that previously wasn’t available. This omission led to negative Steam user reviews, since people couldn’t even delete their save to start up a fresh playthrough.
Looking ahead, Capcom has plans for “improvements to frame rate” for Dragon’s Dogma 2. Another sore subject for players has been microtransactions, though there is already a Dragon’s Dogma 2 mod letting people circumvent them.
For more, check out 20 things to know before playing Dragon’s Dogma 2. Don’t forget to read GameSpot’s Dragon’s Dogma 2 review, either.
Full patch notes are below:
PlayStation 5 / Steam
- Adding the option to start a new game when save data already exists.
- Changing the number of “Art of Metamorphosis” items available at Pawn Guilds in the game to 99.
- Making the quest that allows players to acquire their own dwelling (where they can save and rest) available earlier in the game.
- Miscellaneous text display issues.
- Miscellaneous bug fixes.
PlayStation 5
- Adding the option* to switch Motion Blur on/off in Options.
- Adding the option* to switch Ray Tracing on/off in Options.
- Adding the option to set Frame Rate at Max 30fps in Options.
Steam
- Improving quality when DLSS SUPER RESOLUTION is enabled.
- Fixing an issue related to the display of models under some specific settings.
*These options won’t affect frame rate significantly. Improvements to frame rate are planned for future updates.
Updates to Xbox Series X|S are planned in the next few days.
