The highly anticipated Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was released last week to eager fans around the world, but PC players have been left disappointed with its performance issues on the platform. However, video game company EA has released a patch that it says should improve the game’s performance on PC, with further patches in the works.
EA Addresses PC Performance
After receiving criticism from PC players who found that the game struggled to achieve even 40fps on high-level hardware, EA has issued a patch that is supposed to improve performance. The new patch for PC versions of the game has one bullet point, which states that it includes “performance improvements for non-raytraced rendering.”
The tweet from EA Star Wars further read: “Today a patch has become available for the PC version of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and tomorrow (5/2) we’ll also be issuing a patch for Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. We are hard at work on patches that will further improve performance and fix bugs across all platforms.”
Long List of Bullet Points for Console Versions
Meanwhile, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions have a long list of bullet points to improve performance and fix bugs. These will be coming to consoles on May 2. EA has also promised to continue improving the game’s PC performance with further patches.
A Positive Launch Overall
The PC performance is the only real snag in what has been an otherwise positive launch for Jedi: Survivor. The new Star Wars game has been selling incredibly well in the UK, and it has been praised for expanded variety in combat mechanics, lightsaber styles, and elements of Star Wars lore.
YouTuber SkillUp even commented that the game is “a superb Star Wars game that gets into the nitty-gritty of the struggle of what it takes for a Jedi Knight to begin the journey toward the rank of Master.”
Final Thoughts
Fans of Star Wars games and the Jedi story will undoubtedly overlook the performance issues and rejoice in the more refined combat mechanics, expanded variety, and overall storyline. It seems that they can eagerly anticipate even more improvements to the game’s performance over the coming months as EA releases further patches to address any bugs or performance issues.
