Apex Legends update 1.96 was released today. You can get the patch notes for this update for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC, and Switch.
From what we can gather, this update is available for both PlayStation and Xbox consoles. The download size has been widely reported to be small although some people again experience the issue where the update is quite large. There is no detail shared by the developers regarding any of the potential changes in the update so we are out of luck at this point.
Apex Legends Update 1.96 Patch Notes
So this brings us to the point, what is included in this new patch? The update history that usually has official patch notes for updates on the PS4 simply mentions the following.
- Stability Improvements and Bug Fixes
So that is the only thing that we know about this Apex Legends patch so far, that it is for bug fixes and stability improvements. It is a generic changelog so what can we expect from it.
On the other hand, some of the Apex Legends players were reporting about experiencing DDOS issues in the game. The new patch gave them hope that it might be resolved with the update, unfortunately, this doesn’t appear to be the case so far.
In fact, some of the users have reported that the frequency of crashes when attempting to play multiplayer matches has increased with the new patch. Your experience might vary, but the issue still exists for now.