Returnal update lets you suspend your game! Plus photo mode!

Suspend Cycle

One of the main features of this update is the Suspend Cycle functionality, which will allow you to pause your cycle to be continued later, letting you exit the game and turn off your console without losing your progress in that session. The structure of the game remains unchanged, so this functionality is not a traditional mid-game “Save Game” option: by suspending the cycle, Returnal will simply create a single use suspend point, and once you resume playing the suspend point is deleted and cannot be used again. Your game will continue directly from the moment you left it, and if you want to suspend the cycle again, your progress will be captured from that new point onwards. There are some limitations in place – for example, players won’t be able to create a suspend point during Boss battles, cinematics, first-person sequences or during intense combat scenarios – as we felt there are certain moments in Returnal that are best experienced unfragmented to preserve the intended challenge and flow.

With this approach, we can keep the roguelike spirit and “high stakes” commitment to your run intact, while still providing some quality-of-life convenience for players who like to experience Returnal in shorter bursts. So next time you’re deep into a lengthy session on Atropos and life comes knocking at your door, you’ll be able to simply Suspend Cycle and jump back in at a more convenient time.

Wow, the one criticism of this game has finally been addressed. It can now be a 10/10 game 😎

Thoughts, SW? Are you excited about this update? Will you finally gave this game a go?

100% the game, and burned out on it. Don't want anything to do with Returnal anymore.

This should make at least some of the 500k people who actually bought it happy.

Who actually cares about photo modes?

Too late.

@Pedro: you didn't finish it?!

So it's a save system.... without calling it a save system?

so Quick Resume but only for one game?

I did. This patch is too late to make a difference in adoption.

Can't wait to get a PS5 and Returnal, sadly it's not looking like it's gonna be anytime soon. :(

That's late.

Anyway, I welcome this update for whenever I can play the game on PC. Who the hell wants a PS5, lol? Expensive hardware without games to play for it, yay. Not a total waste of money at all.

Too little too late,

But grats on implementing what the rest of the competition had already figured back out in the 80's.

The competition being '80s roguelikes. Seroiusly there was no excuse for Returnal not to implement such basic features.

Next time, let's see if they can create a game that isnt vastly inferior to a 1 year old game that is less than half the price (Risk of Rain 2).

Put it out on pc & PS4. They should have made a version straight off the bat for PS4 to get more sales...obviously visuals, frame rate & load times would be a differentiating factor.....but it really deserved/s more sales....I think PS5/PC day one should have been what happend. But I think that should be the go forward tactic with EVERY future PS 1st party title.

Little to late to fix this disaster. They should have listen to fans sooner. So many of the 500k who bought it just didn’t like it because of no save. And they returned the Returnal to regain some cash.

Put the damn game on pc already!

Put 7 hours into this game gave up. I hate starting again lol.

But absolute stunning visually and the most 'next-gen' of any game I played.

Might finally give it a go again.

No new games but Phony's Santa left the bovine brigade a nice lump of coal for Christmas, the herd should be thankful. lol :P

They need to put this game on PC. Sony fans only buy FIFA, Madden, CoD, Fortnite, and other crap.

I could get this game on PS5 on Black Friday.

But I'm thinking I want a PC version: I want a higher resolution than 1080p and it just seems like a fast reaction game where M/KB would be a definitive factor in play.

What? You can say that the particle effects are real nice and look like fireworks, visually stunning and most next gen looking title? Its in 1080p with mostly randomly generated environment. This combination can never be "stunning".

It's certainly not for pussies who play 2.5D Nintendo games, that is for sure.

Game looks incredible on PS5. Why are PC gamers so obsessed with numbers lol. I bet if you didn't know what the resolution was, you would have a hard time guessing.

Plus this isn't your type of game. It's hard. You like relaxing experiences 😋

I would wait on the PC version if I were you.

Like Pedro said, wait for the PC version as Returnal was more towards PC then it is on PS5. From what I understand its timed exclusive. Usual "No announcement on PC at this time" generally means we will see it on PC in a year...at least.

@kizza_soze: Seems it’s not for hardly anyone with shat sales like that. 500k, wtf?

@Pedro:

Yeah, I can wait. Plenty to play on PS5 at the time, mainly because the backwards compatibility is so damn brilliant.

I played Ratchet & Clank (PS4) for the first time on PS5 and it was just a sight to behold at 60fps. Played it start to finish.

@hardwenzen: 1080p AI upscaled to 1440p and then checkerboard rendered from 1440p to 4K (2160p).

Obviously it would look better in native 4K , but the game is gorgeous and ridiculously sharp. Especially on my $7000 77" OLED TV.

@davillain-: "More towards PC"?

They probably would have had to delay the game to implement the feature. IT does take time to add features and content to a game, even small ones

Like how some games release without co op, or a map editor.

Just sayin

I might get it now.

$49.80

Yeah I feel like they really missed the mark by not including co-op.

Risk of Rain 2 is so much fun.

That's a good price. Thanks!

Out of stock! Unless I drive 20-30 miles to the nearest Walmart that has it. I'll wait.

@Zero_epyon: Have it shipped.

A pause functionality in 2021 🤯! Seriously these devs need to get over themselves…

@eoten: could easily be at a million thus far. Xbox fans should refrain from downing any games sales.

@Pedro: Could be 4 years from now. Tomorrow isn't promised.

What are you talking about?

@Zero_epyon: A 30 minute drive doesn't sound that bad.

I can't. It's out of stock for shipment.

Not where I live. that 30 min is an estimate. It always turns into a slow bumper to bumper hour long drive each way. I'd rather not.

Started over and it's now back in stock but for a few cents more. Getting it shipped. Thanks again!

@vfighter: yea, makes no sense lol. PC gamers 😄

Sony fans because they can make bullshit pictures that the game doesn't actually look like in motion to proof there potato box can do more then it really can.

I thought you like replaying old games 😎

@SolidGame_basic: Returnal is now an old game? Thanks for the info.😏

nice dodge 😋