Elden Ring on PC has frame-rate problems, Namco says

Bandai Namco addressed Friday’s players in a note acknowledging performance concerns. Elden RingWindows PC. Promised improvements are in the works. Nonetheless, stuttering, slow frame rate, and other distractions have given the otherwise critically acclaimed RPG a “mixed” reputation in Steam’s customer reviews.

“We will be constantly working to improve the game so that it can be played comfortably on various PC environments and platforms,” the publisher said. However, “for the PC version, updating your graphics card drivers to the latest version may significantly improve performance.”

You might not. Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry on Thursday noted that PC version 1.02 of Elden Ring “has a number of issues that will affect all hardware configurations on all graphical settings presets.” The report said that stutters of up to a quarter of a second — therefore dropping the frame rate for a 60 fps game into the 40s — are detected when “new effects, enemies, and areas appear on screen.”

Loading new game areas also apparently triggers “a second and more pervasive stutter,” Eurogamer added. While higher-end monitors with variable refresh rates can ameliorate these distractions, “leaning on the technology” isn’t an acceptable solution given that console versions of Elden Ring don’t have the same problems.

“It could be sensible to wait for further patches before investing time into the PC version of Elden Ring,” Digital Foundry concludes.

Steam’s user reviews are livid with complaints of even worse problems, and ad hoc suggestions for fixing them. A user complained of four crashes within the first hour, which was incongruous given that frame rates were limited to 60 frames per second and there is no support for ultrawide monitors. “This is unacceptable,” they said.

Bandai Namco confirmed that two separate issues are being addressed by Bandai Namco, the first relating to mouse sensitivities and the second relating to failures to launch Easy Anti-Cheat software. Concerning consoles, Bandai Namco acknowledged the problem in the PlayStation 5’s version. Elden RingHe advised the players to save their game manually and exit. Elden Ring From the System Menu.

Elden Ring’s official launch came at midnight on Friday. FromSoftware and George R.R. have received positive reviews earlier in the week. Martin’s high fantasy collaboration universal acclaim, resulting in Metacritic scores of 97 on PlayStation 5, and 95 on Windows PC and Xbox Series X. Elden Ring It is also available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.