Returnal game-breaking patch pulled — it's now safe to update

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Returnal game-breaking patch pulled — it's now safe to update

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Returnal launched last week exclusively for PS5, but it's had a few niggles with games crashing and save files being corrupted.

A patch rolled out yesterday but caused more harm than good, with reports of more corrupted games. Housemarque has since remedied the effect and it's now safe to update your game.

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Patch ane.iii.3 came with a number of fixes implemented in the update. Unfortunately, it was followed by reports that it had outright broken some players' games, corrupting saves; something exacerbated by the lack of an auto save or manual relieve feature.

Patch ane.3.iii has been pulled and we are reverting dorsum to 1.3.1 until information technology'due south fixed.Nosotros are fixing the issue at present and a new patch volition exist published in a few hoursAll users afflicted by the 1.iii.iii need to re-download the game.Our sincerest apologies.May v, 2021

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Housemarque pulled the patch and rolled out patch 1.three.four overnight, just affected gamers are in for a headache. It reverts to the previously stable build (ane.3.ane) as well as "addressing a known Trophies consequence, and fixing a keyboard exploit."

"Patch 1.3.iii has been pulled and nosotros are reverting back to 1.3.1 until it'southward fixed. We are fixing the issue now and a new patch will exist published in a few hours All users afflicted past the i.three.3 need to re-download the game. Our sincerest apologies," the studio tweeted.

Housemarque added that you lot'll know if you've been affected because you'll go the CE-100028-one mistake popup. It advises that if you're not sure, you should wait for the next patch — which is live now. So "don't commencement the game before the upcoming patch is available and downloaded" is the current advice, to be on the safe side.

Patch i.iii.5 is expected in the "near future" that we presume will remedy problems that patch ane.3.3 was intended to accost. For now, your salve games are safe. If yous were affected by the blip, Housemarque posted advice on the diverse scenarios you may accept found yourself in, so you tin figure out what you demand to do adjacent.

• Some game saves volition have become corrupted with Patch i.3.three, only maintained their file size. Players with those save games are able to safely go on their progress later installing Patch 1.3.4, without the need for using a backed up save game.
• Unfortunately other save games will have been effectively "deleted" past Patch 1.three.3, with their file size reducing to 0KB. These save games are not directly salvageable by Patch 1.3.four, without a backup save game available.
• In those cases, please try using a backed upward salvage from PS+ if bachelor, after installing Patch ane.3.4. With an intact salvage game from PS+, players can safely restore and proceed playing with Patch ane.3.4 installed.
• Depending on the console settings, the deject save may have been overwritten by the "deleted" save game noted above. If this is the case, progress volition remain unsalvageable, even with Patch ane.three.4.

Of course, even the unproblematic human action of updating Returnal with a fully performance patch isn't straightforward. Game progress is lost if you shut the awarding, or turn off your console. The developer has fifty-fifty advised disabling the machine update feature on your console, as if the game updates while suspended and your console is on, your progress is going down the pan.

For now, follow the studio'due south communication and sit tight while nosotros wait for patch i.3.5. Don't forget to check out our Returnal tips and tricks if y'all've picked up the game.

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