SOCOM Confrontation gets 1.41 patch

by Majed Athab { Mar 9th 2009 at 4:00PM }

Slant Six released a version 1.41 patch for SOCOM: Confrontation this morning. It's available for download right now and fixes some of the game's slowdown issues. It also adjusts some minor display settings and tweaks a bit of the gameplay.

The last patch for Confrontation was the 1.30 update in January, which added Trophies. So, why are we now on 1.41 without a 1.40 update? Slant Six had this to say: "The 1.40 was intended to support the European release, we combined the 1.40 and the 1.41 together to speed the deployment of the above fixes." Check after the break for the full list of patch notes.

1.41 patch notes:

XMB presence - Medley Game information has been abbreviated, displaying all information required to identify the location of the player.
Late Join 'Hitch' improvements - addresses the pause experienced by players when someone late joins a game.
Navigating Screens With Large Clans - Slow down issue fixed.
Increased speed of fade at the beginning of the round.
Claymores can now be detonated when player is in the prone position.
Increased countdown timer in Quick Match Pre Game lobby from 20 to 60 seconds.
Enabled Quick Match team switching.
Quick Match Ranked, Unranked and Unranked Respawn games, each contains 6 different playlists: 3 8vs8 and 3 16vs16 players.

Tags: multiplayer, online, patch, psn, shooter, slant-six, socom, socom-confrontation

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Warlord @ Mar 9th 2009 4:06PM

does this make this game any better ? i think not!

ryuk @ Mar 9th 2009 4:22PM

actually, yeah.....that's why they are doing it

Axe99 @ Mar 9th 2009 4:36PM

While there have been a lot of issues with this game, I bumped into some mates who I played a lot of SOCOM 1 and 2 with, and they reckon that after the 1.3 patch it was a quality game (albeit still with the odd glitch) and well worth playing - if you're into SOCOM of course, it'll never be suited to the arcade run-and-gunners.

Ricardo @ Mar 19th 2009 4:12PM

the download 1.41 from soocom i tried but doesnt work. i need help...

Ricardo @ Mar 13th 2009 6:27PM

the download 1.41 from soocom i tried but doesnt work. i need help...

ImSooFlye @ Mar 9th 2009 4:14PM

this was suppose to be more like socom 2 which i put in mad hours i've barely touched this maybe the next socom will ressurect the series imo this one has 2 be worser than 3 and combined assault

Levi @ Mar 22nd 2009 4:42PM

worser, eh?

VyporX @ Mar 9th 2009 4:19PM

Nice... I love SOCOM. It's always good to hear that they're updating the game.

rolo18 @ Mar 9th 2009 4:29PM

This game requires skill. probably why u don't like it.,

Mein Bratwurst @ Mar 9th 2009 5:29PM

Umm, no. People don't like this game because it doesn't feel like Socom at all. As for the "skill" part, last time I checked it was a corner camping, FAMAS spray and pray fest... where's the skill in that? This coming from someone who's played Socom since August 27, 2002.

CrabBattle @ Mar 9th 2009 5:36PM

hahaha

You made my day.

JuanDHexen @ Mar 9th 2009 4:22PM

there's people that still play this game? rather play socom 1 and 2.

Devin @ Mar 9th 2009 4:51PM

The game was released October of last year and (as you can see) is constantly being updated to improve the experience (though before the 1.3 patch it was almost necessary).

So, yes people are "still" playing this game.

rohan @ Mar 9th 2009 4:35PM

question: do full games turn into a frag fest and / or rpg fest with everyone in one small place?

willskate4free @ Mar 9th 2009 4:38PM

glad to see they added 8v8 quick match... good stuff... if anyone is interested .... http://aow.aowc.net .... adults only clan.... we play a good bit of socom and now killzone 2

KoSzNik @ Mar 9th 2009 4:37PM

Tell me something, does anyone know if European Version have all the patches on disc? or do we have to download them? if so, than it is bs...

VyporX @ Mar 9th 2009 4:39PM

HAHA ...yeah I agree with you. Tis why many people dislike this game.

Nick @ Mar 9th 2009 4:41PM

This game is ass. I can't way until the real SOCOM comes out,.

KinjiroSSD @ Mar 9th 2009 5:34PM

I'm glad to see everyone who never touched this game has to interject their opinions. Was the game a complete mess a launch? Yes, but they quickly patched up the servers and then patched up the features making it a great game.

willskate4free @ Mar 9th 2009 8:00PM

agreed, the game was a mess at launch, but all the updates and tweaks they keep doing make it a solid game... i love the gameplay and its good to see them fixing everything and adding to it

ryking19 @ Mar 9th 2009 6:43PM

This game is Bad ASS, one of my favorite shooters, definately requires skill and loads of team work. All the haters should go back and play their Halo 3 and COD if all they like is a spray fest. Those games are great in their own right, but don't diss this game just because you suck or some tiny glitches which many have been able to overlook until an update. Many games have glitches even GOW2 with the grabbing and shoothing through concrete walls.

And don't get me started on the many problems we've experienced in both Halo 2 and 3 online. This is a fun game like many others and everyone should just give it a chance and quit crying about the good 'ol classic SOCOM bs. Everyone I know who has played can't get enough of it.

Just ask your Mommy, I'm sure she'll be glad to open up her purse and spend some of Daddy's money for this game, trust me, you'll like it.

whazam1337 @ Mar 9th 2009 9:52PM

Game was meh online and it probably still is. Sold it week before trophy patch and never looked back. Too busy with killzone and all the new burnout dlc.

Jared @ Mar 9th 2009 9:57PM

i just got this game today and i cant get the patch to download!!! i got to 95 percent twice and it just quit!!!

Mein Bratwurst @ Mar 9th 2009 10:23PM

Troll or little kid? Either way.. lol.

Paulmichael @ Mar 9th 2009 10:29PM

Are you really too lazy to do a simple Google? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOCOM:_U.S._Navy_SEALs_Confrontation

sharkmst @ Mar 9th 2009 11:20PM

Same time Halo 4 comes out for PS3

Confucius @ Mar 10th 2009 1:02AM

sry, but i've moved onto:
KILLZONE 2

PLD_Exander_FFXI:Online @ Mar 10th 2009 3:20AM

It will NEVER drop onto the 360 as it's a Slant Six and a Sony game.

Socom is one of the few "Halo's" of PlayStation.

mikePS3 @ Mar 10th 2009 3:56AM

i agree w rolo18 this game requires skill and thats why some people dont likeit u have2 rely on your team to know where the enemy is and sometimes u have 2 camp it out w your team2 no other game compares not even killzone 2 and i love killzone 2. a run and gun arcade gamer will not last n this game and probably wont get 1 single trophy. dnt bash on this game because of the crappy servers at launch the patches have fixed this and it is a great game that requires team work ad actual use of your headset. i played killzone 2 last night and i had my headset on but never used it in socom the headset is actually part of the gameplay which is what makes this game so great.

Dan Rabot @ Mar 10th 2009 6:05AM

I'm stoked for this finally coming to the EU on Friday.

Sure, they released an unfinished game in the US, which cause all the negative veiws, but we're getting a fully patched, working game from the start here in the UK. Whooo.

Hopefully it will get a far warmer reception over here.

Also £30 with the headset from play.com spot on! It's like a cheap game and a free headset. FTW.

Archon @ Mar 10th 2009 6:17AM

I only pre-ordered it for £8 (!) because of the AWESOME free headset... Now with Killzone 2 on the menu... I don't think I'll play SOCOM that much...

bca @ Mar 10th 2009 8:23AM

it seems to me that this patch has improved the game. no more join/leave hitches/hiccups. menus are better, stats work, etc..

Paul @ Mar 11th 2009 1:03PM

Hey - the patch is working, 2 days so far and im lag free. everything is working. everything seems to be smooth. less wait time too. my only complaint is grenade throwing.
in closing, like so many others. i felt this was a waste of 60 bucks. But, i bought the headset bundle which is now sold seperatly for 50 bucks. Headdset and socom for 60 is a great deal. In a way, this game only cost 10 bucks for me. im more than happy with it now and the continued improvements.