Horizon Forbidden West's first patch out now, takes aim at HDR issues
Last night, Horizon Forbidden West developer Guerrilla Games acknowledged various graphical issues with its big new PlayStation exclusive, and said it was «working vigilantly to resolve these issues with high priority.»
Today brings the game's first post-launch patch, bringing the game to version 1.05, though this update is largely filled with quest bug fixes.
Still, today's update does address some visual issues, such as over-sharpening in HDR mode, an issue where the HUD would flicker when interacting with loot, as well as graphical anomalies when «rapidly opening and closing the map».
«Several streaming issues and unintended loading screens,» have also been sorted, Guerrilla wrote in the full patch notes, available below.
Again, there was acknowledgement of the other visual issues players have reported since launch last Friday — and the promise these were being investigated urgently. These include «shimmering, sharpening and screen saturation when moving the camera», and a blur to Aloy's outfit in Photo Mode.
Digital Foundry enthused about Horizon Forbidden West's visuals in its appraisal of the game at launch, dubbing it a «graphics masterclass» on PlayStation 5. As for the game itself, Eurogamer contributor Malindy Hetfield was slightly less enthused, calling it «another beautiful technical achievement… held back by clunky characters and new features that lack purpose» in Eurogamer's Horizon Forbidden West review.
Here are today's Horizon Forbidden West 1.05 patch notes in full:
KNOWN ISSUES
We are currently looking into several issues reported by the community:
FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS
Main Quests
Side Quests and Errands
World activities
Gameplay fixes
General fixes
Crash fixes
Other
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