Guilty Gear Strive from Arc System Works had its final Season Pass 1 character released alongside the confirmation of crossplay and Season Pass 2 at the Arc Revo America Finals 2021. We featured Guilty Gear Strive as one of the best games of 2021 and one of the best soundtracks of 2021. Today following Bridget joining the game as the first Season Pass 2 character, the Guilty Gear Strive version 1.22 update has gone live adding PS5 Tournaments support and more. This update for PS5, PS4, and Steam also has various fixes. Watch the Bridget trailer below:
Guilty Gear Strive version 1.22 update patch notes
General / Game Modes
・The PS5 version now supports the PS5 event feature, PS5® Tournaments.
This feature allows you to check for any tournaments you can currently join by pressing the PS button, as well as automatically matching you with your set opponent during tournaments.
*This feature is not compatible with PS4 crossplay.
*Arc System Works does not handle sponsorships, nominations, or management.
Online Matches
・Fixed a bug where the settings would not be saved properly when selecting certain BGM from the Entry Character menu.
Button Settings (Menu)
・Fixed a bug for the Button Settings (Menu) on the Steam version where the Confirm input would not be recognized after assigning the Enter key as Confirm under certain conditions.
Arc System Works also announced that Guilty Gear Strive has shipped more than 1 million units worldwide on PS5, PS4, and Steam.
Guilty Gear Strive is out now on PS5, PS4, and Steam. Read my PS5 review here and platform comparison here. It is coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S in 2023.
