Fighting Souls Releases Brand-New Update for August 2026

Following the important PC performance update, Arc System Works releases another major update for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls which continues to make quality of life improvements and other adjustments. While seeing plenty of excitement during preloaunch character reveals and even during the Open Beta, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls hasn’t had a flawless launch, especially for PC players, though new updates continue to launch aiming to fix the issues.

After seeing plenty of feedback and frustration, which even led to a review bombing campaign on Steam, Arc System Works has begun to address the performance issues currently plaguing the game. Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls received its first post-launch update back on August 10, with most of the patch notes highlighting various PC performance problems being addressed in some capacity. This included fixing frame rate drops, CPU load usage spikes, sudden performance drops, and plenty more. While not fully fixing the game on PC, many players noted a much better overall experience.

The latest update for Marvel Tokon is a bit more balanced in terms of what it offers. For PC players, this update continues to make improvements to performance, attempting to address sudden heavy processing loads during matches. In addition, PS5 players will note that a couple of frustrating issues have now been resolved, including a bug that reset various settings when restarting the game. Badge progress on the battle result screen is now saved correctly.

The update also makes a number of gameplay-related tweaks as well. A number of bugs have been addressed within this update, including issues with calling an assist not working after switching characters, camera positioning problems, as well as an issue when using Champion’s Cosmic Smash and unintended follow-up attacks. Certain character lessons have also been tweaked slightly, including Green Goblin’s Mission 1 and 5 requirements. Marvel Tokon‘s Deadpool has also seen a number of character lesson adjustments, including closing a loophole that allowed players to clear a mission by landing a Foot Dive after a grounded Death From Above.

As ArcSys works to stabilize the experience for players, fans continue to wonder what’s next for the game now that it is readily available. Phoenix Cyclops was previously revealed as the first DLC character, but dataminers have recently uncovered what they believe to be additional future content. The initial leak included 8 potential Marvel Tokon DLC characters, including some fan favorites like Gambit, Daredevil, and the entire Fantastic Four. Considering that Marvel Tokon is a 4v4 fighter at its core, the 8 heroes could be placed nicely into 2 teams, even if the non-Fantastic Four characters don’t really seem to have an obvious way they fit together.

However, it’s also worth remembering that even if characters are discovered in the game’s files, it doesn’t mean they’re likely to appear sooner than later. Marvel Tokon dataminers also discovered Rocket Raccoon and a Battle Pass feature, offering even more potential content down the road. Arc System Works should be familiar with Battle Passes at this point as Guilty Gear Strive recently added them as part of the big Season 5 update. In terms of characters, it’s harder to say when they could arrive, if ever, as ArcSys has been known to feature future content in its files. For example, Guilty Gear Strive fans found Jam mentioned in the files closer to launch, but wasn’t actually made playable until many years later at the launch of Season 5.

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls August 21 Update Patch Notes

PC Fixes

Performance Improvements

• Fixed issues where the system would periodically experience heavy processing loads during matches.

PS5 Fixes

• Fixed an issue where online battle settings, lobby avatar customization settings, and team building settings would reset when restarting the game.
• Fixed an issue where players could automatically forfeit their match if they did not press the Participate button within a specific window, even when still within the eligible time limit.

PS5 & PC

General

• Fixed an issue where badge progress on the battle result screen would not save correctly.

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue that allowed unintended follow-up attacks after landing Champion’s Cosmic Smash.
• Fixed an issue where Crossover would not activate if a button was being held while guarding.
• Fixed an issue where, under certain circumstances, an Assist could not be used again after a member change due to its cooldown not completing.
• Fixed an issue where the camera could move to a difficult-to-see position when Carnage’s Guillotine Axe hit an opponent at a high position.
• Updated the dash and backdash inputs (←← and →→) so they can only be performed after passing through the neutral position.
• Fixed an issue where Peni Parker’s Cyber Web and Assemble Assist Shooter could become invisible while retaining their hitboxes.
• Fixed an issue where the camera would not correctly switch when performing a Tōkon Finish in rounds other than the final round.
• Fixed an issue where, under certain circumstances, an opponent would remain in an attacked state and is unable to move during Spider-Man’s Web Slam.

Character Lessons

Green Goblin

• Updated the Level Up Mission 1 and Level Up Mission 5 requirements so that the Skyscraper mid-combo objective can also be completed while riding the glider.

Deadpool

• Fixed issues with the Level Up Mission 5 challenge “Burning Haymaker”:
• Landing Foot Dive after a grounded Death From Above will no longer incorrectly clear the mission.
• Landing Burning Haymaker while holding an Incendiary Grenade will now correctly clear the mission.

Episode Mode

• Fixed an issue where, under certain circumstances, a boss character would repeat the same actions after a timeout.

Arcadia Rumble

• Fixed an issue that could occasionally cause the multiplayer mode menu screen to freeze.

Open Lobby

• Fixed an issue where some sound effects could continue playing after leaving the Open Lobby.
• Fixed an issue where the network compatibility icon was not displayed correctly in Lobby Select.

Online Matches

• Made adjustments to improve matchmaking in both Ranked and Casual Matches.
• Fixed an issue where activities would not finish properly in Room Matches using certain rules.

Replay

• Fixed issues related to replays not saving or playing back correctly.

Ranking

• Fixed an issue where the Ranking screen could not scroll down under certain circumstances.
• Fixed an issue that displayed an incorrect phase number.

Trophies/Achievements

• Fixed an issue where the number of matches played was not properly counted toward unlocking “I Can Do This All Day.”

Additional Notes

Replay Data

• Due to a fix related to the replay functionality, previous replay data will no longer be accessible or viewable after this update.

PC Patch Size

• Changes and optimizations for the PC version have resulted in a larger patch size.

Shader Warm-Up

• PC players should run and complete the shader warm-up before playing for a smoother and more optimal experience.

PS5 Initial Setup

• New PS5 players may encounter a known progress issue where the game loops between selecting the game logo and system language during the initial boot. Please wait until the full game has finished downloading before trying again. The issue should then be resolved. A permanent fix for this issue will be included in a future patch.

Systems

Released

August 6, 2026

ESRB

Teen / Blood, Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact

Publisher(s)

Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Publishing