Bandai Namco just dropped the July 9 patch for Digimon Story: Time Stranger, and PS5 players finally get what Switch 2 owners have had since day one — a proper 60 FPS Performance Mode. The update also unlocks photo mode in the field, a brand-new playable Terriermon Assistant via Mode Change, and a Graphics Mode selector that lets you toggle between 4K/30 Quality and 1080p/60 Performance on PS5 and Xbox Series X (Series S and Steam stay locked out of the choice). Switch and Switch 2 versions launched alongside the patch with their own Ver. 1.2.1 notes.

Community chatter is mostly relief mixed with the usual "why not at launch" grumbling. Players on X are already firing up fresh playthroughs now that the frame rate isn't capped at 30, and one post even noted Denuvo DRM getting stripped from the Steam version in the same drop. Bug fixes hit the Digifarm training cap and a specific main mission softlock, so the devs are clearly listening after the initial feedback.

Esports angle? Not really — this is pure single-player comfort — but the Terriermon Assistant addition is pure fan-service gold for anyone who grew up with that little guy. If you're sitting on a backlog copy or waiting for the Switch drop, the performance upgrade makes the wait feel a little less painful.