Capcom is killing Dragon’s Dogma 2’s paid revival items while cutting the price too

Two years on, Capcom is finally drawing a line under the Dragon’s Dogma 2 microtransaction controversy and not with a quiet patch note.

Starting 25th June 2026, the Deluxe Edition and a raft of premium DLC items will be pulled from sale permanently. That includes the Wakestone, which let players revive characters, and several Rift Crystal packs that drew the most criticism at launch. Capcom hasn’t confirmed the exact size of the base game discount, only that a permanent price cut is coming.

What’s going and what’s staying

The full removal list covers twelve items in total, from the Portcrystal warp marker to the Art of Metamorphosis character editor. Essentially, anything that touched gameplay progression in a meaningful way is being scrubbed. The Explorer’s Camping Kit and the music DLC will both stick around, which makes sense. They never had anything to do with the controversy.

The backlash at launch was loud and largely fair. Several of these items could be earned through standard play, but having them behind a paywall at all soured the reception in those first few weeks.

Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is the real reason

None of this is happening in isolation. Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen arrives on PC, PS5, Xbox Series S/X, and Nintendo Switch 2 on 9th October.

Capcom has already pushed out a free quality-of-life update, with another due in August. Cleaning up the DLC situation before a major expansion is smart housekeeping.

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