Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 1.3.0 – Divine Trials)

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown on Nintendo Switch (originally released in January 2024 in North America, Europe, and Japan)!

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown – Ver. 1.3.0 (Divine Trials)

• Release date: June 10th 2024 (North America, Europe) / June 11th 2024 (Japan)
• File size: 897MB
• Patch notes:

NEW FEATURES 

• A new area accessible in The Haven* featuring 4 memorials 
• Each memorial features between 5 and 6 unique challenges 
• 4 new unlockable amulets, fully usable in the main story of the game 
• 4 new unlockable outfits for Sargon 

*”Rush of the Simurgh” time power required for the new dimensional door to appear.  

 

GAMEPLAY 

Addressed: 

• Players can get stuck with a lock door leading to “King Boss”, even with all three gongs activated. Leaving them unable to continue the main story.*²
• Rare crash that could occur during “King Boss” boss fight following the main story and during fights in Boss Revenge/Boss Rush. 

*²Active fix for players stuck at the door leading to “King Boss” in their save file: 

If a player has a save file with a locked door, but they 

1. haven’t passed through it yet, so the path to “King Boss”‘ area on the map is fogged, then the player will have to redo the 3 gongs to unlock the main door.^*³ 
2. have already visited the area leading to “King Boss”, and might have even tried to fight him, then the player will have to go to visit any area that is not The Tower of Silence, then go back to the door and reopen it. If this didn’t help, the three gongs will have to be redone.^*³ 

• Additional details:

Totally new challenges

The Divine Trials can be accessed via a special door in the Haven, after having gained the Rush of the Simurgh (Air dash) time power. Entering the special door leads you to a mystical room containing 4 Memorials, one for each set of challenges. Each Memorial is unlocked after gaining a specific power in the main story.

4 different Memorials with gradual unlock, arranged by difficulty:  

• The 1^st Memorial (Hound): unlocked after defeating the Manticore and gaining the Rush of the Simurgh (Air dash) 
• The 2^nd Memorial (Peacock): unlocked after escaping the Depths and gaining the Shadow of the Simurgh
• The 3^rd Memorial (Stallion): unlocked after defeating the darkest of souls and gaining the Gravity Wings (Double Jump) 
• The 4^th Memorial (Auroch): unlocked after emerging victorious at the battle at the Observatory and gaining the Fabric of Time

 

Accomplish the Trials in any order

When you interact with a Memorial, a varied set of 5 to 6 challenges await you. You are free to complete the combat, puzzle and platforming challenges in any order. You will however have to beat all challenges of the Memorial to unlock the final boss challenge.

• Revised Bosses: The final challenge of each Memorial is an updated Boss from the main game! With new attack patterns and sometimes an altered appearance. 
• Prove your skills and get rewarded: Defeating the revised Boss will grant you the Memorial’s reward: a new Amulet and a new Outfit for Sargon.

 

Each challenge is unique

Each trial is carefully handcrafted with exotic modifiers to create exciting challenges deeply different from anything seen in the game this far.

• Specific set of modifiers: Trials can present unique mechanics not used in the game. For instance, one is a Time attack: a timed platform challenge, with each killed enemy on the way adding a few seconds to the timer. Another can be a Combat challenge where enemies can only be damaged by specific attacks, or environmental damage, forcing you to adapt your strategy. 
• Specific setup for each Trial: Your loadout is pre-fixed, independent from your regular gear in the game: number of potions, equipped amulets, and life bar. Some challenges will even forbid the usage of the bow, or of specific Time Powers. 
• Platform & Puzzle Challenges: These will require you to be very precise in your traversal abilities. They will make you think of new and clever ways to use the powers at your disposal.
• Combat Challenges: These very often require fighting waves after waves of enemies without dying – and most often without potions. Each one features a unique modifier that makes the fight memorable and adds a layer of difficulty.  
• 4 Revised Bosses: Fight Erlik, Jahandar, Kiana and Menolias anew, but this time with extra attack patterns – and a fixed loadout to begin with. 

 

4 new Amulets to unlock:

The new Amulets can be used outside of the challenges, in the rest of the game, once unlocked. However, they cannot be upgraded, contrary to the other Amulets from the main game.

• Arash’s Quiver: Arrows quiver automatically refills over time – goes back up to 5 arrows, independently of max capacity. This is unlocked by completing the 1^st Memorial.
• Flaming Whirlwind: Charge your attack and unleash a storm of blue fire. Replaces the regular charged attack. This is unlocked by completing the 2^nd Memorial. 
• Point of Honor: After hitting enemies several times in a row your next arrow shot is stronger. This is unlocked by completing the 3^rd Memorial. 
• Frozen Truth: Hold down the Parry button for a few seconds to charge an ice protection, that will partially protect you from the next attack. Once hit, it explodes in a small AoE ice attack that freezes enemies nearby. The ability vanishes after a few seconds if not triggered. This is unlocked by completing the 4^th Memorial. 

All Trials are compatible with difficulty presets/customized difficulty. The Platforming Help Option can be enabled during platforming sequences.

Note: Speedrun mode timer keeps running normally in the Trials. Also, dying in a Trial while in Permadeath mode doesn’t trigger the Permadeath.

 

 

Access conditions for the Divine Trials: 

• The Divine Trials Update is automatically downloaded on all platforms.  
• The Divine Trials can be accessed as soon as you have reached the first unlock condition (defeating the Manticore). Can also be accessed in any pre-existing save file. 
• The exclusive outfits get unlocked across all existing saves once obtained. But the Amulets remain exclusive to the save slot.

• Additional notes: none
• Source: Ubisoft / Ubisoft

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown – Ver. 1.2.0 (Boss Attack)

• Release date: May 20th 2024 (North America, Europe) / May 21st 2024 (Japan)
• File size: 576MB
• Patch notes:

NEW FEATURES

• New game mode: Boss Revenge
• New game mode: Boss Rush
• Wak-Wak tree fast travel
• 2 new outfits for Sargon

GAMEPLAY

Improved:

• Hadayan’s Might Athra Surge can now be triggered from the air.

Addressed:

• A cinematic in the Prologue will not trigger in high custom difficulty.
• A case where the Tower of Silence’s Boss door opens after completing only 2 gongs.
• Players can get stuck in an underground room in Upper City, when dealing with batteries captured with the Dimensional Claw.

QUESTS

Addressed:

• Motherly Love – The Amulet reward of the side quest can disappear, if the final enemy is defeated in a specific way.

ACCESSIBILITY AND OPTIONS

• Better attack readability through improvements to High contrast mode (yellow vs red attacks).

• Additional details:

Boss Revenge

With Boss Revenge, you will be able to fight Bosses previously encountered, but with your current Simurgh powers.

• Gradual unlock: After beating each Boss, they are unlocked in the Boss Revenge menu. In this challenge, you will enter each Boss Battle with a preset (Life / Weapon Upgrades / Time Powers) but have access to all current Athra Surges and Amulets at your disposal.
• Pick your level of challenge: For each Boss, you can choose the difficulty you want to play them against: Rookie/Warrior/Hero/Immortal or No Hit. This choice is independent from the current game difficulty.
• Prove your skills and beat your own records: A seal is displayed once you’ve beaten a Boss in a set difficulty. The look of the seal (Bronze/Silver/Gold) depends on your time.

Boss Rush

The greatest challenge awaits the bravest: the Boss Rush. This is an endgame challenge where you test your abilities and skills by defeating all the main bosses in a row. Two new outfits can be unlocked by beating this challenge at different difficulty levels.

• Endgame challenge: The Rush gets unlocked after finishing the main story. In this challenge, you will enter with your current life/Amulets/Time Powers/Weapon Upgrades and Athra surges.
• Fight all Bosses in order: The fights unroll in the same order as in the main story.
• Pick your level of challenge: For each Rush, you can choose the difficulty you want to play against: Rookie/Warrior/Hero/Immortal or No Hit. This choice is independent from the current game difficulty.
• Manage your resources: The amount of Life / Potions / Arrows or Athra gauge left is kept from one battle to the next. You’ll need to plan your rush, and use the possibility to change your Amulets & Athra Surges loadout between each fight wisely. Some Amulets are not active in Boss Rush to keep the experience balanced.
• Prove your skills and beat your own records: A seal is displayed once you’ve beaten the complete Boss Rush in any difficulty, alongside the time taken to do so. Beating the challenge on a high difficulty setting also unlocks the seal for the lower difficulty ones. Theres a possibility there’s a secret seal…

 

Fashion Week

We heard you liked the Sands of Time outfit, how about another nostalgic skin?  You unlock a new outfit for completing the Boss rush the first time, and another new outfit for completing the Boss Rush in “No Hit” difficulty.

 

 

Quality of Life

New options were added to the game.

• Wak-Wak trees fast travel: Instantly travel from one Wak-Wak tree to another, without the need to use Fast travel Altars. This ability must be purchased in the Magi Emporium in the Haven (Mage shop) and is unlocked after obtaining the Fabric of Time power.
• High contrast mode accessibility improvement: improvement on attack readability (yellow vs red enemy attacks)

• Additional notes: none
• Source: Ubisoft / Ubisoft

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown – Ver. 1.1.0 (Warrior’s Path)

• Release date: March 20th 2024 (North America, Europe) / March 21st 2024 (Japan)
• File size: 440MB
• Patch notes:

NEW FEATURES

• Speedrun mode
• Permadeath mode
• Fariba’s Treasure Maps

ACCESSIBILITY AND OPTIONS

• New omnidirectional parry option
• New “No HUD” option
• Custom difficulty parameters range extended:
  • The Parry Difficulty can now be set to “Very Easy”
  • Enemy Damage and Enemy Health have wider ranges
  • New ‘Auto Athra refill’ option

GAMEPLAY

Addressed:

• In some occasions, the Time Crystals were missing as a reward together with the Haoma fragment.
• Gravity Wings reward would sometimes be missing after completing the first Constellation.
• Giant Crab would sometimes not take damage.
• A Mystery Chest in Lower City could sometimes disappear when leaving the room too quickly after triggering its appearance.
• The Mystery Chest in Sacred Archives could sometimes not appear, right after the Jailer’s first appearance.
• A lore item in Sunken Harbor could sometimes disappear if not picked up before changing areas
• “The Prophecy of Mount Qaf” side quest could be not triggered if performing specific actions in the Prophecy room before hitting the first sand jar.

WORLD

Addressed:

• In Lower City, a specific door after the Water puzzle could remain closed by changing rooms quickly.
• It was sometimes impossible to enter the Infinite Tunnel on the far left outside of Mount Qaf.
• A lever platform in the Depths could be broken in some circumstances.

PERFORMANCE

Addressed:

• FPS would drop below 50 in some areas of the Hyrcanian Forest.

• Additional notes: none
• Source: Ubisoft

How to download updates for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, 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.