The Xenoblade Chronicles 3 day one patch is thankfully minor

“Fixed some issues”

Nintendo and Monolith Soft just pushed out the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 day one patch (since Japan is getting the game now) and it’s pretty small!

For starters, the bulk of the update seems to be enabling the season pass. The studio also added the ability to open up the main menu (X) in-game and obtain delivery-based bonus items from the season pass. It also “fixes some issues,” which are likely last-minute development fixes. But in my experience throughout the entire game, I didn’t really see many technical problems outside of some framerate drops in massive areas.

With that in mind, the physical edition is fairly well preserved already (so far, at least), as all you’re getting is “minor fixes” and the ability to add in (mostly future) season pass content, which required an online connection anyway.

You can find the full notes here.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 day one patch notes – Ver. 1.1.0:

• • Added the ability to receive items delivered in the Expansion Pass.
    After downloading the Expansion Pass, the “Expansion Pass” item will be added to the main menu and you will be able to receive delivery items.
  • The main menu can be opened by pressing the X button during play.

• Fixed some issues to make the game more comfortable to play.