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Nier: Automata is finally getting a patch on SteamWe’re going to shout it loud, even if our words seem meaningless
We’re going to shout it loud, even if our words seem meaningless
Image credit:Square Enix
Image credit:Square Enix
As much as I adoreNier: Automata(degree: a lot), I cannot deny the PC version is a bit bum and has been since it launched four years ago. It’s daft that we’ve had to use a fan-made fix to run it in the correct resolution or stop cutscenes stuttering. Square Enix did us dirty. But oh my giddy aunt, the stars have aligned and today they finally announced an “upgrade patch” for the post-apocalyptic RPG’s Steam version. Presumably with the fixes from the recent Microsoft Store edition?
An upgrade patch for the Steam version of#NieR:Automata is currently in development.We’ll have more information to share with you at a later date.pic.twitter.com/gUPCLSwgyH— NieR Series (@NieRGame)April 13, 2021
An upgrade patch for the Steam version of#NieR:Automata is currently in development.We’ll have more information to share with you at a later date.pic.twitter.com/gUPCLSwgyH
That’s vague, and the patch is seemingly not close, but I hope it’s the fixes from the recent Windows Store version. When Nier: Automatahit Xbox Game Pass in March, players discovered that version not only didn’t suffer many of the Steam release’s problems, it had new features including support for HDR and FidelityFX. As a Steam owner, it was a bummer to hear that without any word on fixing the version I bought. Maybe this will be that?
I should note that our corporate siblings atDigital Foundryweren’t wholly thrilled with the new version. They said that while it did improve the game, it didn’t fix everything - and Microsoft Store security blocks tools and mods that could’ve helped with remaining issues. So… maybe even if the upcoming Steam patch had the same leftover issues, we could at least mod it? I want to believe.
A revamped version of the previous game, Nier Replicant, is due out on April 23rd. It bears the impressive name ‘NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…’ - ellipsis and all.
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