{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f22de7b9c6c33843952ffbf5","clusterId":"c_562e149602b55712f3271cc3","slug":"capcom-details-dragon-s-dogma-2-dark-arisen-switch-2-build-ahead-of-october-9-release","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Capcom Details Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Switch 2 Build Ahead Of October 9 Release","summary":"Ahead of the October 9, 2026 release of Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, producer Naoto Oyama and director Kento Kinoshita discussed the expansion in a joint interview at Tokyo Game Show 2026. Oyama said the Switch 2 version runs at a base 30 frames in handheld and TV modes and uses FSR frame generation, Capcom's first implementation of it, which players can turn on or off in the retail version. Kinoshita described Corrupted Monsters and end-game content separate from Hard Mode.","whyItMatters":"The interview shows Capcom treating the Switch 2 version as its own technical problem, with frame generation kept to 2x and made optional, while the expansion's content leans on reworked existing monsters to sustain parallel development.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe expansion adds the far-northern land of Norgang, additional dungeons, and Relic Weapons that receive random special properties. In the additional dungeons, Corrupted Monsters that appeared ahead of Dragon\u0026#39;s Dogma 2 return with different fighting behavior and thinking; Kinoshita cited a Corrupted Ogre as an example of movement players would not expect. Development split the work by resource: animators handled Norgang\u0026#39;s new monsters, while planners and programmers built the thinking for the Corrupted versions. Kinoshita also said the expansion includes a mechanism for end-game content, kept separate from Hard Mode.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Capcom's Naoto Oyama says the Switch 2 build of Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen runs at a base 30 frames in handheld and TV modes, with FSR frame generation kept to 2x and toggleable in the retail version. The expansion releases October 9.","twitterPost":"Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen runs at a base 30 frames on Switch 2 in both handheld and TV modes, per producer Naoto Oyama. FSR frame generation is kept to 2x and can be turned on or off in the retail version. The expansion releases October 9.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"At Tokyo Game Show 2026, Capcom's Naoto Oyama and Kento Kinoshita gave a joint interview on Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen ahead of its October 9 release. Oyama said the Switch 2 version runs at a base 30 frames in handheld and TV modes, with FSR frame generation kept to 2x and toggleable in the retail version. Kinoshita described Corrupted Monsters in the additional dungeons and end-game content kept separate from Hard Mode.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/015/G101559/20260918090/\",\"title\":\"\\\"Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen\\\" Interview - We asked about the secrets of the smoothly running Switch 2 version and the \\\"Corrupted Monsters\\\" and other points of interest [TGS2026]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4750,"outputTokens":704,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789746264,"createdAt":"2026-09-18T15:38:50.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T15:43:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T15:43:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_562e149602b55712f3271cc3","canonicalTitle":"「ドラゴンズドグマ 2：ダークアリズン」インタビュー。滑らかに動作するSwitch2版の秘密や「侵食された魔物」など，気になるところを聞いた［TGS2026］","representativeArticleId":"a_001d0f98d15f9cf12d981821","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen\"],\"studios\":[\"Capcom\"],\"people\":[\"Naoto Oyama\",\"Kento Kinoshita\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-18T15:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-18T15:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T15:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/015/G101559/20260918090/","title":"「ドラゴンズドグマ 2：ダークアリズン」インタビュー。滑らかに動作するSwitch2版の秘密や「侵食された魔物」など，気になるところを聞いた［TGS2026］"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen"],"studios":["Capcom"],"people":["Naoto Oyama","Kento Kinoshita"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}