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Dying Light: Platinum Edition (Switch): Software updates (latest: Ver. ???)

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various Software updates for Dying Light: Platinum Edition on Nintendo Switch (originally released on October 19th 2021 in Europe and North America, and January 13th 2022 in Japan)!

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Dying Light: Platinum Edition – Ver. ??? / Ver. 1.0.4

  • Release date: ??? 2022 (North America, Europe) / June 10th 2022 (Japan)
  • Patch notes:
  • Adds 5 new DLC packs
    • Dieselpunk Bundle
      • Chainsaw—Gut Render (bleeding effect, destroying enemies’ armor, high chance for critical damage)
      • SMG—Greaser
      • Saw blade—Flesh Ripper (medium bleeding effect)
      • New Outfit—Punk’d Beret
      • New buggy skin—Rugged Roadster (50% slower fuel usage)
    • Snow Ops Bundle
      • The Winter Warrior outfit: 20% bonus to leveling up your agility, power, survivor and legend skill trees
      • The Snowstorm grenade launcher: freezes nearby enemies, higher recoil, 6 grenades in magazine, unique shooting and reloading animation and sound
    • Van Crane Bundle
      • Van Crane—a new costume with a special “boomerang” skill
      • Dawnlight—a pistol that can be loaded with silver bullets
      • Heart Piercer—a crossbow that becomes more powerful and changes appearance at night
      • Sword of Night—a sword that becomes more powerful and changes appearance at night
    • Astronaut Bundle
      • Laser rifle—The V-23 Eraser—with laser ammo and a chance to burn your enemies.
      • Stasis pistol—The V-40 Suspender—that’ll put your enemies in stasis with every last shell in the magazine.
      • Machete—The V-27 Shifter—that changes its effect after several consecutive hits.
      • Outfit—The V-9 Defender Suit—with fall damage reduction.
      • Buggy skin—The V-39 Star Rover
    • Savvy Gamer Bundle
      • Outfit—1337 G4m3R
      • Buggy skin—4wheelz
      • One-handed axe—RGB AXE-Pad: Applies shock after the third consecutive hit
      • Hammer—Next-Gen Maul: Applies shock damage on charged attacks
      • LED Meta Bow
  • Save data is now compatible between the Steam, GOG, and Nintendo Switch versions
  • Various improvements and game balance adjustments
  • Additional notes: none.
  • Source: Gamer

Dying Light: Platinum Edition – Ver. 1.0.4

  • Release date: May 5th 2022 (North America, Europe, Japan)
  • Patch notes:
  • Several stability fixes (crashes or black screen in certain situations)
  • Performance optimization
  • Various bug fixes
  • Optimized HD Rumble
  • Hellraid Update
  • In-game event incoming
  • Additional notes: none.
  • Source: Techland (Nintendo Switch News)

Dying Light: Platinum Edition – Ver. 1.0.3

  • Release date: December 1st 2021 (North America, Europe, Japan)
  • Patch notes:

No patch notes available. This update brings the following:

  • Fixed a crash in The Following while playing in Chinese
  • Duping glitches have been fixed
  • Online co-op stability tweaks, making it more stable
  • UI and translation corrections
  • General bug fixing and improved stability
  • achievement system added 
  • Additional notes: none.
  • Source: Techland PR

Dying Light: Platinum Edition – Ver. 1.0.1 and 1.0.2

  • Release date: October 28th 2021 (North America, Europe, Japan)
  • Patch notes:

No patch notes available. Those updates bring the following:

  • 30 FPS frame cap, this fixed jittering and frame drops
  • base resolution increased in the portable mode
  • and completely new option in Dying Light, onboarding system
  • Hellraid crash is now fixed
  • We’ve made some tweaks to Motion Controls gameplay (check the settings!)
  • We did some general bug fixing and improved the stability of the game
  • Additional notes: none.
  • Source: Techland PR

How to download updates for Dying Light: Platinum Edition for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Dying Light: Platinum Edition, you have three options:

  • let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

  • try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

OR

  • select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.

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