Respawn Issues Apology for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor PC Performance Woes

The developers have been working on patches, which will be significantly tested so they don’t introduce new problems.

Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Manas Mitul | Updated: 1 May 2023 12:41 IST

Respawn Issues Apology for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor PC Performance Woes

Photo Credit: Respawn Entertainment

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is set five years after its predecessor, Fallen Order

Highlights

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor released April 28 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series S/X
The game suffers from choppy framerates, even during interior segments
A DRM issue is also reportedly locking players out of the game

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was released on April 28 across PC and current-gen consoles, with the former version getting bombarded with negative reviews on Steam on launch day. The reviews on Steam focus on the game's poor performance on PC, causing choppy framerates even during less-populated interior segments (Gadgets 360 can confirm performance issues on PC). While the day-one patch made things like cutscenes smoother, as per several players, Jedi Survivor was still unable to maintain a consistent 60 fps, even on the lowest settings. Developer Respawn Entertainment has now issued an apology, confirming that its team will continue monitoring performance “across all platforms” and release patches in time. For the record, the PS5 and Xbox Series S/X versions aren't devoid of performance issues either — just nowhere on par with the PC version.

“We are aware that Star Wars Jedi: Survivor isn't performing to our standards for a percentage of our PC players, in particular those with high-end machines or certain specific configurations,” the tweet reads. “For example, players using cutting-edge, multi-threaded chipsets designed for Windows 11 were encountering problems on Windows 10, or high-end GPUs coupled with lower-performing CPUs also saw unexpected frame loss.” While the response is certainly backed by an apology, it feels a little accusatory — as if it has to do with how a player has configured their setup. This is compounded by the fact that the game was originally slated for a March 17 release and was then delayed by six weeks to ensure polish at launch.

A note from the Jedi Team on the PC version of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor pic.twitter.com/C3bp78VICr
— EA Star Wars (@EAStarWars) April 28, 2023

Respawn Entertainment will now divert focus towards fixing the issues, but note that it will take some time for ‘significant testing,' so the updates don't introduce new problems. It is also odd how the developer deemed running Windows 10 on newer CPUs as the cause for the issue — to my knowledge, there isn't a significant downside to it. Plus, a quick perusal of Steam's Hardware Survey page will show that 73.95 percent of PC players still use Windows 10 as their primary operating system. The game's DRM has also been reportedly posing issues for PC players, locking players out of the game because the technology believes that the Star Wars Jedi: Survivor app had been open on multiple systems at once. Even the PS5 version is laggy and its HDR system completely destroys the image quality — to the point where things are cast entirely in black.

A more recent example of a broken PC port is The Last of Us Part I, which also opened to negative reception on Steam, due to crashes, choppy framerates, and odd overconsumption of the VRAM. Since launch, developer Naughty Dog has released a host of new patches and hotfixes, which have seemingly improved the performance a lot. Let's see how long Respawn takes to dole out their fixes.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is out now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X.

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Looks stunning
Intricately designed levels
Too many secrets to discover
Slice of life elements
Fast travel system
Strong combat
Customisable lightsabers

Bad
Terrible optimisation
Freeze frames

Read detailed Electronic Arts Star Wars Jedi: Survivor review

Genre Action-Adventure

Platform PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series S/X, PC: Windows

Modes Single-player

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