Dragon’s Dogma 2 Patch Released for All Platforms

Releasing recently to critical acclaim despite mixed reception from some players, Dragon’s Dogma 2 is getting a new patch. This patch aims to improve lackluster performance across all consoles and add quality-of-life features that were not present at launch.

Dragon’s Dogma Patch Notes

The full patch notes for all platforms via Dragon’s Dogma 2 site are the following;

[Xbox Series X|S]

• 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.
• Adding the option^* to switch Motion Blur on/off in Options.
• Adding the option to set Frame Rate at Max 30fps in Options.
• Miscellaneous text display issues.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.

[Xbox Series X]

• Adding the option^* to switch Ray Tracing on/off in Options.

[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 setting

The patch was released first on PlayStation platforms a few days earlier, with the update live for Xbox platforms today as of this writing

Results

While performance impressions of the Series X/S versions can’t be found as of this writing, PlayStation 5 sees a slight improvement in the frame rate when Ray Tracing is disabled. For PC players, this update helps but how much it does depends on your rig’s set up.

Considering how CPU-demanding Dragon’s Dogma 2 is, asking for a quick fix for the game’s performance woes is a bit much. But between quality-of-life improvements and the option for console players to cap things at 30FPS, I would argue they should’ve delayed the game. Launch it with the feature set and stability of this latest patch.

Even if the overall experience wouldn’t be completely there, it would still be an improvement regardless. Also worth noting, the patch doesn’t address criticisms surrounding the games Micro-transactions.

We will cover more on Dragon’s Dogma 2 in the future, so stay tuned for updates at Lords of Gaming!