Uber-industrious Korean outfit Pearl Abyss is taking a week off from its unprecedented update cycle this weekend while it takes extra time to test Crimson Desert’s next PS5 patch, which could be its biggest yet.
Fans have gotten used to a game-changing update every Saturday since the open world adventure launched on 19th March, but in a message addressed to Greymanes, the studio said it’d be taking its time with its next fix.
Here’s what it wrote on X (or Twitter) earlier today:
“We’re currently preparing our next update which will include several features mentioned in last week's Dev Update notice, including the addition of a keyboard/mouse and controller preset, difficulty settings, category tabs for your inventory, and more. We want to take our time with testing and polishing things before we roll the patch out, which we expect to do sometime next week. Also, due to the distant scenery quality improvements we are adding in, this patch size will be larger than our previous ones. We hope you're looking forward to this update, and thanks for your patience and support!”
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As mentioned, the Dev Update alluded to a ton of new potentially game-changing features, including difficulty tiers and the ability to re-challenge bosses.
It’s also working on ways to improve the game’s scenery at distance – hence the mention of this patch being larger in size than previous ones – and continuing to iterate on the release’s criticised controls.
Earlier this week, we asked whether Pearl Abyss’ post-release support has impressed you, or if you feel the game simply released too early.
The results were mixed: 31% of you said you felt the studio had gone above and beyond, while 23% argued the title simply wasn’t finished.
Either way, it seems like you can look forward to a pretty major patch next week, and we reckon it’s probably a good thing the studio is pausing to take stock of its current situation and polish everything to a sheen.
The real winners may be those who haven’t bought Crimson Desert yet, because it feels like it’s going to be an entirely different game by the end of the year.