Overview

• Digital release begins at 9 p.m. PT on October 1 in the U.S. with midnight local rollouts across other regions.
• Players must install version 1.006 at launch, and Sucker Punch also issued a smaller 1.007 hotfix (~261 MB) addressing performance, stability, camera, and UI issues.
• The day-one update also expands Photo Mode with new options such as stamps and Hokkaido-specific particle effects.
• The game is PS5-only with an approximately 85 GB preload and PS5 Pro enhancements, and Sony has not announced a PC version.
• Early reviews praise visuals, combat and presentation while noting familiar open-world tropes, and the sequel shifts to protagonist Atsu with new weapons, wolf companions, shamisen tracking, and disarm-and-throw mechanics.