A patch for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain‘s notorious game-breaking save bug is currently in the works at Konami, the publisher has confirmed.
The update will offer a fix for any save files corrupted by the pesky bug, as well as eliminating the issue involving gamers’ save files being deleted should they take Quiet with them on missions 29 and 42.
"As Previously Communicated, a critical bug HAS Been IDENTIFIED That May halt Progress and corrupt Game Save data under Certain Circumstances," wrote Konami. "FURTHER Investigation HAS Revealed the exact trigger of the bug, so we Would like to share THESE details to enable Players to Effectively Avoid the Issue.
"The bug IS triggered only under Certain Circumstances in Episode 29 or Episode 42 When Quiet IS USED as your buddy. However, you still May Safely use Quiet in THESE Missions if you use the Butterfly Emblem Throughout the Mission or Avoid raising your Bond Level with quiet to MAX During the course of the Mission.
"The team IS currently working on a Patch to fix the bug and Repair any Save data affected by the Issue. FURTHER updates Will BE Announced soon. In the Meantime, we apologize Deeply for the problem and Thank you for your patience as we Continued Work to resolve the Issue."
No release date for the patch has been announced as of yet, but we’ll keep you posted. Read our review of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain here.