Summary
Dragon’s Dogma 2developers are gearing up the action RPG for the arrival of its upgraded PlayStation 5 Pro version with the release of a new software update. While the more powerful version of the PS5 has the potential to increase the performance of any software it plays,Dragon’s Dogma 2is one of several dozen games being refitted by its developers specifically to take advantage of the new hardware.
The PlayStation 5 Pro is set for launch on November 7, offering multiple upgrades over the original PlayStation 5, including 45 percent faster rendering, 28 percent faster memory, and more than a terabyte of additional storage. Developers across the industry have been taking notice of the mid-generation console over the past several months, announcing more than 70 games that willtake advantage of the PS5 Pro’s upgraded hardware.
ADragon’s Dogma 2update for October 31, announced on publisher/developerCapcom’s official website, shows the progress made in optimizing the game for PS5 Pro. While these changes won’t affect the game when played on other platforms, the upgrades will provide PS5 Pro users with a section in the options menu related to the newPlayStation Spectral Super Resolution feature, giving them the ability to take full advantage of the new console’s upgraded power. Additionally, players on PS5 Pro will have more options for choosing between graphics and performance, as the new balanced graphics quality setting included in the update will provide a midpoint between higher frame rates and graphical quality.
While the PlayStation 5 Pro upgrades are a timely release, with the console just one week from its debut, the new update also addressed some minor issues on existing consoles and PC. Probably the most notable is a fix to a game-breaking bug for an earlyDragon’s Dogma 2quest, Nesting Trouble, in which the thrown jar of poison that should be the apex of the quest instead ends its progress altogether, leaving it unable to be finished. Other bugs that have been addressed include one that had been causing Calm or Straightforward pawns to sometimes cease all their actions and one where the minimap would constantly zoom in and out while the player is passing through Hermit’s Retreat.
This is the second bigDragon’s Dogma 2update for October 2024. The first, which was released around the middle of the month, fulfilled the demands of a lot of players on console by introducing a setting that lets players prioritize either graphics or performance. This move essentially gave PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S owners the option to bump up the game’s frame rate to a maximum of 60 frames per second, bringing it on par with the PC version of the game.
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Set forth on your grand adventure, Arisen!Dragon’s Dogma is a single player, narrative driven action-RPG series that challenges the players to choose their own experience – from the appearance of their Arisen, their vocation, their party, how to approach different situations and more. Now, in this long-awaited sequel, the deep, explorable fantasy world of Dragon’s Dogma 2 awaits.On your journey, you’ll be joined by Pawns, mysterious otherworldly beings, in an adventure so unique you will feel as if accompanied by other players while on your own adventure.All of these elements are elevated further through physics technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and the latest in graphics, to create a truly immersive fantasy world in Dragon’s Dogma 2.
