Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 2.2.0)

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 on Nintendo Switch (originally released on July 29th 2022 in Europe, North America, and Japan)!

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Additional Functionality

• Added amiibo functionality to the game for “Noah” and “Mio” amiibo. By scanning the amiibo in “System” > “amiibo” in the Menu Screen, you will be able to use the following special clothing items.
  • Noah amiibo
    • Consul N’s Armor for Noah
    • Leisure Time outfits for Noah, Lanz and Eunie
  • Mio amiibo
    • Consul M’s Armor for Mio
    • Leisure Time outfits for Mio, Sena and Taion
• Fulfill certain conditions and talk to the NPC Miibomii at Llyn Nyddwr Camp in the Fornis region to receive rewards identical to what would be received with the Noah or Mio amiibo.

• Additional notes: none
• Source: Nintendo

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where not having the Expansion Pass would cause the Special Hero BGM, Audio environment in Audio Setting, as well as Notifications to not display.
• Fixed an issue with Staying Power’s Art Follow-Up, where activating Fusion Arts would cause the Follow-Up Attack damage to be dealt to the character using Fusion Arts and allies.

• Additional notes: none
• Source: Nintendo

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – Ver. 2.1.0

• Release date: July 19th 2023 (North America) / July 20th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – Ver. 2.0.0

• Release date: April 25th 2023 (North America) / April 26th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – Ver. 1.3.0

• Release date: February 15th 2023 (North America) / February 16th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

Game Spec: Additions and Changes

• Added function to receive Expansion Pass 3 [more details]

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where some enemy models were placed where the name and enemy did not match.
  • Issues where some Testudos were called “Armadillo”, and some Armadillos were called “Velites”, respectively.
• Fixed an issue where leveling from Class Rank 9 to 10 when clearing the final battle would not unlock Appearances that should be unlocked.
  • In the event that this has already occurred, downloading the update will fix the issue, unlocking the appearance.
• Fixed an issue where completing Roald, Fla’ran, and Zooza Collectopedia entries would cause them to display the initial reward.
• Fixed an issue in Challenge Battles where lowering the Effects volume in Audio Settings would still cause battle sounds and footsteps to sound comparatively loud.
• Fixed an issue where sliding down a rope using a specific timing would cause party members to continuously be KO’d and resurrected.
• Fixed an issue where pressing buttons using a specific timing during a loading screen would cause the Battle Menu to appear after launching the game.
• Fixed an issue where successfully completing Mio’s Chain Order would not cause Attacker and Healer aggro to decrease.
• Fixed additional issues to improve the gameplay experience.

• Additional notes: none
• Source: Nintendo

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – Ver. 1.2.1

• Release date: October 20th 2022 (North America) / October 21st 2022 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

General

• Addressed several issues to improve game play experience.

• Additional notes: none
• Source: Nintendo

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – Ver. 1.2.0

• Release date: October 13th 2022 (North America) / October 14th 2022 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

Game Spec: Additions and Changes

• Added function to receive Expansion Pass 2 [more details]
• The availability of “Soyprimo Sauce” was previously restricted outside of the progress of a certain quest, so now the City Caravan shop located in the City will sell Soyprimo Sauce.
• Increased the effect time bonus for Fusion Arts using the Flash Fencer’s “Acceleration” Art.

Fixes

• Fixed Collectopedia items “Gogol Dalm”, and “Gogol Olipple”, previously unavailable in Ver. 1.1.1, so that they can now be acquired.
• Fixed an issue in which a character’s audio of falling in battle would play over the sound of them falling down before the screen faded to black.
• Fixed additional issues to improve the gameplay experience.

• Additional notes: none
• Source: Nintendo

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – Ver. 1.1.1

• Release date: September 6th 2022 (North America) / September 7th 2022 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

General Fixes

• Changed the behaviour of Perilwing Ryuho so that it cannot be defeated if the player is located in an area that cannot be reached during intended story progression
• Fixed an issue where the first battle in Teach’s Ascension Quest, “Shadow of Enmity”, would not end
• Fixed an issue in the quest “The Illusion Returns” where the battle against the Mysterious Raiders would not end
• Fixed an issue where the Gogol Vuaga and Gogol Dalm items, required some for some Collectopaedia cards, could not be obtained
• Fixed an issue where some of the effects of dishes other than the Baked Spongy Spud and Sunny-Style Fish Pie would not be applied correctly
• Fixed an issue causing the Talent Art button not to appear and preventing players from pressing it in certain circumstances. If you have already encountered this issue, you can fix it by loading the save data after updating the game.
• Fixed an issue where the word “Verkaufen” in the Shop menu would overlap with the text right next to it when language is set to German
• Various other issues have been fixed in order to improve the gameplay experience

• Additional notes: none
• Source: Nintendo

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – Ver. 1.1.0

• Release date: July 27th 2022 (North America, Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

General Fixes

• Added function to receive Expansion Pass item(s).
  • Downloading the Expansion Pass will add an “Expansion Pass” selection to the Main Menu, where the item(s) can be received.
• The Main Menu can be opened during gameplay by pressing the X Button.
• Fixes introduced to ensure a better gameplay experience.

• Additional notes: this is the Day One update for the game. As usual, it’s highly recommended you download it before you start playing!
• Source: Nintendo

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – Ver. 1.0.0

• Release date: July 22nd 2022 (North America, Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

No patch notes available.

• Additional notes: this is the base version of the game.
• Source: Nintendo

How to download updates for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Xenoblade Chronicles 3, 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.