Crimson Desert patch 1.00.04 is a PlayStation hotfix released on March 23, 2026, and the only confirmed fix is for a bug that broke certain interactions and actions after switching to Kliff from another character. In plain terms, if you were stuck with interaction problems on PS5 after a character swap, this is the update you want installed.
What patch 1.00.04 fixes
It fixes a specific PlayStation issue where switching to Kliff could prevent certain interactions and actions from working properly.
Patch Notes Version 1.00.04 (PlayStation Hotfix) | Crimson Desert
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The official wording is narrow, which is useful here because it keeps the update easy to understand. Pearl Abyss does not mention balance changes, quest rewrites, combat tuning, or new content in this patch note.
That means the purpose of 1.00.04 is straightforward: remove a bug that could interrupt normal play after a character switch. MP1st separately reported the PS5 update as version 1.000.151, which helps explain why players may see a different build number in the console download screen.
Who should care about this update
PS5 players who hit the Kliff interaction bug should care most, but everyone on PlayStation should still install it.
If the bug stopped you from talking to NPCs, triggering actions, or progressing normally after swapping characters, this hotfix directly targets that problem. If you never saw the issue, the patch may feel invisible, but it still brings your game in line with the current PlayStation build.
This is also the kind of update that matters early in a game’s life cycle. Small hotfixes often do more to improve day-to-day play than large flashy patches, because they remove the bugs that cause the most frustration.
What the official note does not confirm
Nothing else is confirmed beyond the Kliff fix.
The official post does not list performance improvements, graphical updates, combat tuning, or other bug fixes. That matters because it is easy for reports to blur together patch notes, known issues, and community speculation, but only the official note confirms what changed in version 1.00.04.
Pearl Abyss also points readers to a separate known-issues notice, which signals that there may still be unresolved problems in the game outside this hotfix. Those issues may be important, but they are not part of the confirmed 1.00.04 patch note unless the developer says so directly.
What to do if you were affected
Update the game, restart it, and test the same character-switch scenario that failed before.
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Make sure Crimson Desert has fully downloaded and installed patch 1.00.04.
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Restart the game after the update finishes.
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Switch from another character to Kliff and test the interaction that was broken before.
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If the issue still appears, confirm the console is fully updated and not sitting on a partial download.
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Check the official notice page for future known-issues updates if you keep running into problems.
That last step is useful because hotfixes often arrive in sequence. A fix for one blocking bug does not automatically mean every related issue is gone.
Is this a big update?
Short answer: no, but it is a relief for the ones afftected by the bug.
This patch is small in scope, but the bug it targets sounds disruptive enough to justify an emergency fix. If switching to Kliff caused interactions or actions to fail, that could interrupt exploration, quest flow, and basic moment-to-moment play.
For everyone else, the update is mostly a maintenance patch. It keeps the PlayStation version aligned with the current build and removes a confirmed problem from the game’s public patch history.
This is not a content patch and it is not a broad gameplay rework. Pearl Abyss’s official notice lists one issue, one fix, and then points players to a separate known-issues notice for anything else still being tracked.
