Summary
- Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition gets an update, fixing over 20 bugs, including crashing and display issues.
- The Definitive Edition release on the Switch opens up the game to a larger audience, making it available alongside other Xenoblade Chronicles games.
- Fans speculate about potential performance boosts and a 60 fps mode for Xenoblade Chronicles X on Switch 2.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition has received a new update, and the patch notes reveal what has been changed. This latest update for Xenoblade Chronicles X focuses on bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements, meaning players should have a more stable and enjoyable gameplay experience.
While most Nintendo fans are focused on the Switch 2, the company has not stopped releasing games for the 2017 system. Released on March 20, Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition brought the game from the Wii U to the Switch. However, it was not a bare-bones port, as developer Monolith Soft made many notable changes to the experience, including graphics improvements and updated character models. Besides visual enhancements, Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition added more story content, four new recruitable characters, an increased level cap, and made many other changes. While many fans have enjoyed the game on the Switch, there have been some bugs.
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Fortunately, a new update was released for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition on April 23 that looks to squash these bugs and implement a few quality-of-life changes. This update moves the game to Version 1.0.2 and addresses over 20 problems players have encountered while exploring the open-world planet Mira. Some changes included resolving a crashing problem, correcting a display issue with destination markers, and fixing voice and text errors. Despite not adding significant new content, the update added more tips for some menu screens and made the buff and debuff icons viewable while playing Online Missions. In addition, the developer changed the names of two quests, called “Backup Request,” making it easier to differentiate them.
Seeing Xenoblade Chronicles X get another chance on the Nintendo Switch is doubtlessly nice for the fandom. While the game received positive reviews from players on the Wii U, that console was widely considered a commercial failure. Selling only 13.56 million units, the system had a much smaller install base than the Switch. With the Switch having sold more than 150 million units, the game can now reach a much larger audience. Furthermore, the release of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition makes all the core Xenoblade Chronicles games available on the Switch.
It will be interesting to see what the future holds for Monolith Soft and the Xenoblade Chronicles franchise on the Switch 2. While unconfirmed, some fans think Xenoblade Chronicles X could get a performance boost on the upgraded hardware. According to some gamers, the game has a hidden 60 fps mode in its files. Regardless of whether it gets substantial enhancements on Switch 2, fans can likely look forward to playing the game on the upcoming system thanks to backwards compatibility.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition - Version 1.0.2 Patch Notes
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where the application would crash during skell flight in affinity mission: "A Girl's Wings".
- Fixed an issue where the host player's position and appearance would not be displayed when joining Online Missions.
- Fixed an issue where the destination marker for Material Tracking and Squad Tasks would not be displayed.
- Fixed an issue where the sound effects were playing in mono in some movies.
- Fixed an issue where a dummy character would be generated and data would be corrupted when changing out Recruited Blades for normal characters. If data is already corrupted, it can be fixed by applying this update.
- Fixed an issue where environment music would start from beginning after end of combat.
- Fixed an issue when fighting an enemy with debuff immunity where the name of the debuff the enemy is immune to would not be displayed when attempting to apply the debuff with Soul Voice.
- Fixed an issue where the combat log was not properly displaying during Overdrive.
- Fixed an issue where "Divine Nupopon incarnate" would not appear during the cutscene in Normal Mission "The Divine Nupopon".
- Fixed an issue where players could still control the main character after the fade to black after clearing the second half of Chapter 13.
- Fixed an issue where the effects of the Augments "Overdrive Green Bonus" and "Overdrive Blue Bonus" were not being applied.
- Fixed an issue where damaged parts were being displayed on Skell models.
- Fixed an issue where the Port Side of the Ma-non Craft would be closed-off when loading an autosave after opening it.
- Fixed an issue where English text was displayed in the German version.
- Fixed an issue where the Japanese voice for "Eleonora" was playing in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish languages.
- Fixed an issue where a dummy character was generated and data was corrupted when the recruitment/release of Recruited Blades overlapped with a save.
- Fixed an issue where "00" was displayed when activating Overdrive when the effect of the augment "Overdrive Count Up" was three digits or more.
- Fixed an issue in Online Missions where parts were restored when entering or exiting a Skell.
- Fixed an issue where the application would freeze if a character was added to a party immediately after a Recruited Blade returned.
- Fixed an issue where "????" Was displayed in the "Fashion Gear" list.
- Fixed an issue where Skell weapons multiplied when performing a battle trait upgrade following certain steps.
- Fixed an issue where slot openings were not properly reflected when performing certain steps at L's shop.
- Made other text corrections, such as typos.
- Fixed confirmed vulnerability bugs.
Changes and Additions to Functions
- Added tips that are displayed when opening related tips on some menu screens such as the Class Change screen.
- Buff and debuff icons are now displayed in Online Missions.
- There were two basic missions with the title "Backup Request", and it was difficult to distinguish between them, so the quest names have been split-up.
- Released
- March 20, 2025
- ESRB
- Teen // Animated Blood, Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Monolith Soft
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
WHERE TO PLAY
Rebuild humanity on the mysterious planet Mira in this action RPG.
The year is 2054. Earth has been destroyed by an intergalactic war between two alien races, and humanity is on the brink of annihilation. A small number of survivors, aboard the USS White Whale, crash land on the vast and untamed planet Mira—and now it falls to you, as a member of BLADE, to help bring humanity back from the edge of extinction…with the aid of powerful giant robots called Skells!
Choose from a huge variety of special attacks, skills, and classes in a combat system that’s as deep as you want it to be. Once you’ve proven yourself to BLADE, you’ll earn the right to pilot and personalize your very own Skell—a powerful machine that can fly, transform into a vehicle for fast overland travel, and wield immense strength in combat with customizable weapons and armor.
As you go about the reconstruction effort, getting to know the people of New Los Angeles (NLA), you’ll build affinity with your party members and unlock quests for gear and other rewards. Join your choice of military organization within BLADE to take on even more missions—or even team up with up to 32 players from near and far online* in Squad Tasks, Online Missions, and extra-challenging Global Nemesis Battles!
- Franchise
- Xenoblade Chronicles
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single-Player), 1-32 (Multiplayer)
- Nintendo Switch Release Date
- March 20, 2025
- Platform(s)
- Nintendo Switch
