The first post-launch patch for Returnal has arrived, but it comes with a bit of a caveat. As many have noted/complained Returnal does not let you save in the middle of a run, which in many cases can last a couple hours or more. In order to get around this restriction, many are putting Returnal in Rest Mode mid-way through runs as a crude save of sorts, but if the new update downloads while the game is in Rest Mode that run will be wiped by a reset. Housemarque is recommending players wanting to keep their run via Rest Mode turn off auto-updates.
PSA: #Returnal patch and patch notes will go live tomorrow (May 5) at noon PST, 7pm GMT.
Set your #PS5 auto-update off to keep your run.https://t.co/ICzxVHvCEq
— Housemarque (@Housemarque) May 4, 2021
As for the patch itself, it doesn’t include a mid-run save option, but it does improve stability and fix a variety of issues. Here are the full patch notes for Returnal ver. 1.3.3:
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- Fixed an issue where certain trophies might not unlock under specific gameplay conditions. Note: missing trophies will need to be replayed to unlock.
- Multiple stability fixes addressing rare crashes/hangs
- Fixed an issue with preorder suits occasionally blocking item collection and door opening.
- Fixed an incorrect healing behavior when resting in Helios.
- Configuration changes to increase the number of scout corpses available in all biomes.
- Fixed issues with certain custom controller mappings.
- Numerous minor fixes and improvements.
Returnal is available now on PS5.
