Days Gone Patch 1.07 Released Following Reported Crashing Issues

They must be trying to break God of Wars record of 19 patches in the first 19 days. 😎

No crashing issues here, but frame rate dipping on my Pro is still an issue.

“just 131MB”

My, how we adapt.

not had any issues so far on any of the patches

@Medic_alert it's almost like modern games are infinitely more complex, vastly bigger and deeper, and far more packed with features and mechanics, as apposed to games that are 1mb in total and involved not much more than a jump mechanic and 8 bit graphics.

It's almost embarrassing how many patches this game has needed in such a short time, but all the more reason why I'm glad I held off a tiny bit on my purchase. I just had a feeling this was one of those games that would need a few weeks to get some patches rolling before snagging it.

Of course there's always the alternative of having them not patch it and leave in it a buggy state, so... I'll take the patches in this case.

@hardrockr79 I have been having issues more with foliage popping in and loading mere 'feet' in front of my Deek. Nothing major, just grass textures that when missing aren't even noticeable, so it's even more jarring when the road suddenly gets grassier.

I’ve personally had only one small issue where the audio dropped out during a cutscene. Nothing since. I’m about 6 hours in & playing on the base PS4. From the gameplay aspect I’m enjoying it. Not sure what all the problems are. Is it ground breaking..? No. Is it broken..? Defintely not IMO as I’m having a blast

The sound dropping out has definitely soured my first few hours and surprised it wasn't noticed prior to release. Not being able to hear what may be approaching is quite a major issue in this game, and having to quit out numerous times has put me off playing more till it's properly fixed.

@Medic_alert but most open world games do release with bugs, assassins creeds, red dead, fallout, skyrim. It's nothing to do with mediocrity, it's all down to variables, the more you can do in a game the more equations are involved the more scope there is for the maths to not add up. That's why once the games released and more and more people play it, the more the codes being tested in almost infinitely different ways and then bugs get discovered. It's not like here's a bug flick a switch, there could be thousands of things tied to the bug that need to be isolated before the bug can be removed. Having extra time won't remove everybug. Bugs are still being found in games twenty plus years later.

@Medic_alert when did I say it was OK? I'm saying that it's a by product of open world games. If there was a long period of open world games coming out with no bugs, then your argument would hold up, but you are complaining about something that has always been, it's like moaning that it's raining because it could be sunny.

@hardrockr79 I did not get the frame rate issues until after they "patched" the frame rate...

To anyone who is having ps4 crashes, make sure your ps4 is updated. This was happening to me, the game crashed once then froze when I reloaded it, I called playstation first and (from safe mode, which is where you turn your ps4 off all the way and hold the power button down till you hear the second beep) they had me update the ps4, rebuild the data base, then from the normal home screen I had to delete and redownload the game, basically getting rid of any and all curopted data, then I loaded an old autosave, not the crashing save, nothing in game changed except where I killed a Rager bear. They said this is a common thing for a system running an older version than current. I have been playing a bunch since then, no more crashing, 856 days gone. Hope that helped. Keep going hard peeps!

Thisbis basically why I always wait a week or so before playing new games. There will inevitably be a "version 1.xx" in that time.

@Medic_alert
What your saying is fair enough. However many of us didn't experience any major issue. . Have you experienced annoying issues?

To everyone complaining about patches here, as someone who has basically been playing non stop since the release, the bugs are unnoticeable and had been unnoticeable since before the first patch. Yes I am keeping my eye out for small bugs, like levitating rocks in the obscure corner of the late game map that (according to campaign trophys) .1-5% of people have visited. Or a newt that falls through a THE ONE BIG ENOUGH POTHOLE and through the world as I dodge it jumping at me. Really the only bugs worth complaining about have 1 already been fixed because I informed them and saw that it was fixed in 1.06, or the sprinting bug where the character doesn't like to sprint(UPDATE* appears to have been fixed in this 1.07). Otherwise the bugs are small obscurities that you have to LOOK for. Instead of calling it poo and saying that them patching it is mediocrity, and those defending them are defending mediocrity, did it occur to you that this is how kaizen works? That as a team we must look out for how we can improve? The game is soo big, I am not surprised there are small things to improve. If they wait till the games are "perfect" for release, no games would get released at all. It is a team effort making a game perfect because you need as many in game perspectives and playstyles as possible. Not something achievable with focus groups.

I've recently just started the mission called "Afraid of a little competition?". I'm trying to return the bag of Silicate, but the tent door is locked and won't let me return it. Can anyone help me? I don't want to restart the game for a simple glitch fix.

I had crashes before the initial patch. Weird glitch last night where he had to get on a bike with another character. His arms did, but legs didnt and started drifting off to the side with the character all bent out of shape, so I could not continue. Weirdly quiting to the main menu and reloading didnt fix this, until I quit the game completely to the PS4 dashboard and reloaded.

@KalJ95 Did you try quiting the game completley and reloading? Fixed the progress halting glitch I had...

@Medic_alert
Oh OK. If you can wait a couple more months and get a used game I suppose that's cool.
Nothing wrong with that

@Medic_alert If you like the sound of the game, Id say certainly try it once you have a chance, and after a few more patches. Im really enjoying this game even though I was initially on the fence, dont regret buying it at all.

Some people are hating on Bend Studios. I'm impressed with their response time and am enjoying the game. I haven't experienced any major glitches or crashes. Sounds to me that my experience is shared by the majority of gamers that are playing Days Gone.

@Medic_alert there are stability and bug patches for every mahor release if it affects anyone or not. They constantly run diagnostics and double check things that might not present an obvious bug to the user. And 1 person on reddit is (in the internets mind) like 1 billion people. I have experienced nothing aside from frame dips

@Nyne11Tyme
So true.
I don't understand what his problem is haha
Sort of off topic it's nice to see so many gamers are loving the game and share it on tweeter or forum.
I feel I'm not a weirdo or something haha

@thefirst why would Sony charge they own studio for patching their game.

“Life is too short my friend.”

Agreed. Too short to burn precious time complaining about a game you don’t even own. You want to wait to purchase until Days Gone has more reported stability. Cool. We get it. Peace. Clearly BEND is working hard to iron out technical issues as quickly as possible and there are plenty of people having fun with the game. There’s nothing wrong with a developer trying to fix problems with their software, or with consumers choosing to enjoy it in its current state.

@JJ2 seems the gaming press had their minds made up before the game even dropped. I also am glad my gaming peoples are using their own minds

@Shatter preach!!!

@Medic_alert

Please be quiet you are not adding anything constructive to the conversation.

@stevejcrow The audio drops were a bug when switching from the standard exhaust on your bike. According to Bend on Reddit, that has been fixed with 1.07.

Luv this game no crashes .......yet.

@Medic_alert yeah that is because this game is a complete garbage dump!

Jeeze just reading alot of these comments makes me sick to think that some of you call yourself gamers, I've hady fair share of bugs "sound cuts out, fall through the earth, escort fell through the earth, fps drops, mobs disappeared, and so on" but I'm not gonna complain about them fixing it, so what if they break the game in the process, they will fix that too. None of you know the struggle of wanting to play a game that was so buggy it couldn't be played for years do to development teams quiting, these guys are doing great so back off. If your just leaving comments to cry about a few patches. Go play dayz and tell me how great this game is then.. Open world games are intense and have many ways to trigger the bug, did you think of how long it would take them to think like everyone else in the world and how they'd play... It's impossible. Or maybe you want them to release it and not patch it... Keep up the good work bend, true players are counting on you.

They made this game with their eyes closed.
Freaking trash!

I've played about 10 hours and have had no issues at all, I'm not saying the bugs don't exist just that I've not encountered them. However I don't get the people who talk about frame rate drops, as far as I can tell its basically a locked 30fps almost all of the time on the Pro and it certainly performs better in that regard then something like RDR2 did, even Digital Foundry basically said the same thing.

I ended up uninstalling before finishing, even though I was very close to the end.

It’s probably the most unpolished game yet from Sony, and other than the technical issues, it’s just so super generic with a terrible protagonist.
The only thing I enjoyed was the stealth action and making zombies and my human enemies fight each other. Plus the graphics.

@AdamNovice agreed the game is far from mediocre and has alot of things going for it. These people don't understand updates. No point in explaining it for them. If I was I'd say its like a car that has just came off the line it needs testing even though it drives but a developer is the same. Listen up idiots. We all drop in frame rates because Internet connections vary aswell, but every game due to technical issues needs ironed out. Everyone will experience issues at some point due to little flaws, people aren't perfect neither will games be. Atleast it's not like anthem or 76 which people still play. I've had no problem on my 1tb slim.

@Ristar24 yeah tried that, even uninstalled the game and installed it again, nothing is working. Dont want to give up on a good game but it's looking that way.

@KalJ95 Darn. Only other thing I can think is, load an earlier auto save from the main menu and get back there, though guess you tried that too...

@Ristar24 tried that also lol. Think it's a lost cause tbh.

@Medic_alert Out of curiosity, have you actually been reading what others are saying, or are you just focused on getting your own opinion out there? No one’s claiming there aren’t legitimate technical issues with the game. Some have been lucky enough not to experience them, others have. The recent patch has cleared some of those problems. But, many people have been able to enjoy Days Gone even in light of those complications.

Your stance seems to be that the game should be left alone until the technical problems are largely resolved. That’s a perfectly valid response. Nothing says you’ve got to grab a game off the shelf on day one. But...the tone of your responses has made it seem that others’ current enjoyment of the game is invalid. As though they shouldn’t be having a good experience with Days Gone because it has technical problems. Why can’t they have a good time with the game they spent their hard earned money on?

You’ve gone to great pains to make your viewpoint on Days Gone perfectly clear. But that doesn’t invalidate others’ experience with the game or their feelings about their purchase. I haven’t noted anyone trying to champion Sony in this thread. I don’t see widespread denial about Days Gone needing to be patched. But the way your communications have come across, it seems that you regard any positive experience anyone reports with the game as untruthful or unworthy of consideration.

@KalJ95 Ah, sorry to hear that. I have seen a couple of other reports of the glitch you describe.

Hopefully its something that may get resolved (I've not reached that mission yet) so worth searching online in the next few days I suppose, but yeah, very frustrating to have to potentially start again while far into the story, even if progress halting glitches are in a minority.

I really like this game, does need a bit more work though I think...

@Medic_alert Again, it’s going to help any further conversation tremendously if you will take the time to read what others have written.

Why am I interested in others’ experiences with game? Let’s look at the close of the article at the top of the page:

“Has patch 1.07 fixed Days Gone for you? Have you found many crashing issues, or is your game holding up?”

That’s actually why this comments section exists. So people can report their experiences with Days Gone. I know, I know. Individual experiences are irrelevant. In which case, you might not even want to keep hanging around, since the discussion here is dedicated to something you regard as immaterial.

You’ve reiterated your position: Days Gone should not have been released. And here’s what is particularly exciting about that: you’ve voted with your wallet. You haven’t purchased a game that you view as being unworthy of release. Good for you for sticking to your convictions.

As you’ve perceived, some people here disagree with you. They’re enjoying a game that shouldn’t, in your view, have been published. I get that those individuals that regard Days Gone in a positive light serves to undermine your stance, so you feel compelled to repeat your assertion that the game is too flawed for publication. That it is a poor example of a Sony exclusive.

The problem is, you’re at an impasse. There are a lot of positive feelings toward a product you oppose. While I don’t give much weight to Metacritic’s numerical scores, the fact is that as of this morning, with regard to user ratings, there are 1,592 positive ratings to 319 negative ones. The game that shouldn’t be out in the wild has garnered a lot of goodwill.

I’m sure you’ll stick to your guns. You’ll cite the fact that several patches had to be released in rapid succession is evidence that the game should have been delayed. But there will also be plenty of other people that see that as evidence that BEND is working hard to support their product and serve those that purchased it.

But, again, you don’t have to worry about that. The patch schedule doesn’t impact you at all. You’ve chosen not to purchase Days Gone. You don’t have any experiences to report, positive or negative. You can revisit the question later down the road, when the game has been more thoroughly amended by the developers.

You have your agenda. One you’ve exhaustively made plain. But don’t be shocked when those that appreciate the game, that are pleased with it being in their library, aren’t interested in hearing how it shouldn’t even exist. From the vantage point of a satisfied customer, it’s hard to take you seriously.

I’m really enjoying the heck out of days gone so far.

@Medic_alert it does actually u fool. For the some people who have s*** WiFi and games that lag it will slow down fps. Google it or just Google tit if u don't want to listen..always
someone on there high horse like u who thinks they no everything. Ur probably a member of bioware. Anyways go take ur face for s***. Days gone is good it's not excellent like sekiro or bloodborne or even the last of us. But the graphics are superb the story I've still yet to go through but few hours in and I like it. To much choice nowadays. And for people who don't have super fast fiber broadband we'll all il say is just upgrade. It's worth it in the end.

_{Please mind the language - Quintumply}

In the old days Nintendo released games,
while there was no internet acces at all. Patching wasn't even possible. Those were big and complex games...i think patching has become a way to release a game sooner than sometimes should. But hey, who am i to judge.

@Medic_alert This is becoming humorous. But, let me repeat: any further discussion will be helped tremendously if you will read what others have written.

“You’ll cite the fact that several patches had to be released in rapid succession is evidence that the game should have been delayed.”

So, yes, I got the idea that you feel Days Gone shouldn’t have been released in its current state. Not that you felt it should have never seen the light of day. Message received and understood.

Now, if you’ll reread the thread, you’ll also note that there’s been a great deal of discussion about people’s experiences with the game and the recent patch. In essence, those comments have been in response to the question originally proposed in the article. Did you attempt to hijack the discussion for your own purposes? Sure. And, lo and behold, people responded negatively. I would suggest that part of that response was predicated on the fact that declaring that the game should have not yet been released doesn’t really offer anything substantive to a conversation about what players’ current experiences with game are or if the recent patch has improved things. Weird, right?

My agenda? I’m having trouble determining if you’re joking or if you’re simply trying to attach some kind of fiction to my comments in an effort to make yourself feel better. If it’s the latter, the sad truth is that my “agenda” where this thread is concerned is defined by the article above. I came to read about other players’ experiences with the game and the performance of the patch. The good news is, I gathered some valuable insights from some of the participants here. But in the midst of that, there you were, hammering away at your assertion that the game shouldn’t have yet been released. That part, admittedly, has been tiresome.

Interesting idea: If you wanted to discuss the merits of whether Days Gone should have been placed on store shelves, how about posing that question on the forums, under its own topic? That way those that really want to speak to the question of whether the game was worthy of release could debate the idea to their hearts’ content. And, as you suggest, even talk about the implications for the video game industry in its entirety. Meanwhile, those of us who want to focus on the state of the game as it is now can happily carry forward with those discussions.

Sounds fair, doesn’t it? Unless this is really about trying to force your opinion on others, most of whom have purchased a product you believe should still be in development. Most of whom who want to discuss how it is now, not whether it should have been released at some theoretical point in the future.

@Medic_alert No, sorry. I didn’t act like you were unreasonable. I actually identified my “agenda” for you, such as it is.

Regardless, if you are serious about leaving, best of luck in your future gaming endeavors. I genuinely hope you find an online community that suits you.

Now that we're off topic anyway, i suggest pushsquare limits the amount of characters that can be used in the comments. 😊

@Medic_alert Life is also too short for high expectations.

I think everyone gets that you don't feel the game is quality, but not everyone sees it that way and as you know, it's a comment section. People are going to criticize you just as you criticize as well. The fact that you are saying that any criticism against Sony or Nintendo is off limits is just validating criticisms towards yourself. Your choice of course if you can't handle people criticizing you, but we all get criticized. That's going to happen when you put yourself out there and you should expect it. Best of luck where you end up.

Please for the love of God patch this game. Stuck on dont want to join up mission and progress to platinum. Starting to get the feeling that this game was rushed out