Here’s What Crimson Desert’s Double Hotfixes Just Fixed

InnovationGamingHere’s What Crimson Desert’s Double Hotfixes Just FixedByPaul Tassi,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.Follow AuthorApr 24, 2026, 09:27am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Crimson DesertPearl AbyssCrimson Desert has had what may be its first major stumble since its Metacritic score dropped Pearl Abyss’s stock by a sharp margin. But it’s sold well (stock recovered!) and players generally have liked it far more than critics, including how Pearl Abyss is able to patch in huge additions and quality of life changes rapidly. But while this latest patch added some cool things, it broke many, many key parts of the game.Pearl Abyss has been trying to patch things back up, now up to two hotfixes in 24 hours. I tried to hop in, but I kept running into issues (getting any items would not appear on the right side of my screen), and I was going to just tap out until it was better. Is it better? I’ve given these two hotfixes a try, and mostly, yes. If you want to know what was fixed, and if it solved a problem you may have been having, you can check out the dual lists below that Pearl Abyss provided.First Hotfix[Controller] Changed the button used to change the names of pets and horses from (R3/RS) to (L3/LS).Fixed an issue where certain owned mounts were not appearing in the Quick Slot, preventing them from being summoned.[PlayStation/Xbox] Changed the "Change Preset" option to be displayed the same way as on PC.Fixed an issue where pets would eat wood or ore gathered with a logging axe or pickaxe.[Keyboard/Mouse] Fixed an issue where furniture could not be placed while using housing mode in certain situations.Fixed an issue where crashes could occur while dyeing or changing customization.Fixed an issue where stamina would recover when sheathin...