{"id":186330,"date":"2023-01-14T07:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T07:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/pokemon-scarlet-and-violets-next-major-update-coming-late-february\/"},"modified":"2023-01-14T07:31:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T07:31:00","slug":"pokemon-scarlet-and-violets-next-major-update-coming-late-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/pokemon-scarlet-and-violets-next-major-update-coming-late-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet’s next major update coming “late February”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet’s next major update is scheduled to arrive in “late February”.\n<\/p>\n

That’s according to an official press release shared to promote a new video celebrating the long-running series surpassing the 1,000-Pok\u00e9mon milestone.\n<\/p>\n

Specifics of the 1.2 update, as the patch will be known, are limited, with the announcement merely saying it will “include bug fixes and add functionality”.\n<\/p>\n

One Thousand Pok\u00e9mon!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Full details will be shared at a later date, but it’s possible Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet’s 1.2 update will herald the previously promised ability to link the games to Pok\u00e9mon Go on mobile – which, among other things, will finally allow players to catch the adorable Gimmighoul .<\/p>\n

In November, Pok\u00e9mon Go developer Niantic said the feature would arrive sometime in 2023.\n<\/p>\n

As for 1.2’s promised “bug fixes”, that could be anything, but players will be hoping they address the serious performance issues dogging the game since launch. Nintendo acknowledged performance problems back in December, saying, “We take the feedback from players seriously and are working on improvements to the games.”\n<\/p>\n

Digital Foundry called Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet “comprehensive technical failures” in a breakdown of the launch versions last year, highlighting “embarrassing artwork, terrible draw distance, poor performance and a litany of bugs” – so there’s plenty of room for improvement.\n<\/p>\n

Despite widespread criticism of the games’ technical problems, Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet have been a huge commercial success. The pair sold 10m copies in their first three days of release, smashing previous series entries’ already considerable launch day records.\n<\/p>\n

game sales aggregator Game Data Library<\/a>using data from Famitsu, notes Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet have now broken Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Shield’s lifetime sales – amassed over three years – in just eight weeks.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n