Nintendo has issued a notice via its Support page that warns users of a potential bug in Metroid Dread’s late game areas that results in the game force closing and may stop users from progressing.
The issue occurs when players destroy a specific door towards the end of the game, while the door’s map marker is visible. Doing so causes the game to forcibly close and display the message “The software was closed because an error has occured.”
The company says it’s working on a patch for the issue that it hopes to deliver by the end of October. Read the support statement here.
A bug has been found in #MetroidDread that can prevent players from progressing under a certain condition. A patch will be released by the end of October to fix this. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Learn more, including how to avoid the bug:https://t.co/iy1dDmOcJ7
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 15, 2021
Should you encounter the bug, Nintendo recommends doing the following:
- Restart the game and, before playing through this sequence, remove the door icon map marker to prevent this error from occurring.
- Once the October 2021 software update is available, update the game.
