Overview

• Nintendo released Version 1.3.0 on September 23, bringing a widely requested quality-of-life update to Switch 2 players.
• The Free Roam map now shows P Switches and Peach Medallions already collected, with fast travel to selected P Switch locations.
• UFO encounters are more frequent, and piloting one now lets players transform into the characters they beam up, offering an additional path to unlocks.
• Online play adds friend join for Knockout Tour and allows up to two players to Free Roam while queued, with faster spectator transitions and course selection displays.
• Balance tweaks increase three‑lap course frequency, speed up item box respawns, extend post-crash invincibility, and fix numerous issues including ranking errors, Spiny Shell behavior, and Bullet Bill collisions, as outlets characterize the patch as a meaningful upgrade while Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds draws renewed comparisons.