The update adds a Photo Mode and more crucially for some, introduces a Suspend Cycle option. As someone who has played a lot of Returnal I did not see a need for any saving functionality, however my needs and how I play differ a lot to others who may want more of a short game cycle.

The lack of this functionality did put a lot of people off, so here is hoping that by adding Suspend Cycle more people pickup this great title.

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