Konami and Evil Empire have released update 1.001.004 for the console version of Castlevania: Curse of Belmont, adjusting the effective range of the "Life Steal" spell and fixing issues such as persistent black screens after loading save files. This update corresponds to the PC version 1.1.4 patch released a few days ago and does not add new levels, characters, or other new content.
General changes also include displaying the version number at the bottom of the title screen. The Xbox version has more fixes, with the patch further addressing issues where the game might fail to launch after disabling V-Sync, as well as failures to start on console when V-Sync is off after transferring save data from the Xbox PC version.
This update also resolves anomalies such as DLC being disabled after using the Xbox Quick Resume feature, and menu cursors continuously moving when virtual controllers are enabled.
The current notes still list several known issues. When using certain system languages, especially Arabic, players may be unable to continue after saving and returning to the title screen; disabling V-Sync and setting the frame rate to unlimited may also cause launch failures. Additionally, save files may still not load correctly when switching between Xbox Series X|S and Xbox PC versions.