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PSA: Monster Hunter Wilds' physical release requires a day one update, but digital buyers can get a head start


If you've been counting down the minutes to Monster Hunter Wilds' release, you might need to sit tight for just a tiny …

If you've been counting down the minutes to Monster Hunter Wilds' release, you might need to sit tight for just a tiny bit longer, depending on your internet speed: Capcom has noted physical edition owners will need to download a "required" day one patch before they can play. As for the game itself, it's a good 'un - even if (as I wrote in my review), it sometimes feels like Capcom isn't quite sure how to balance the demands of returning fans with a desire to woo the untapped masses. "So refined, so alive, so giddily, chaotically joyful when it all comes together that it feels like the ultimate culmination of everything the series has been working toward over the last two decades."

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