Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree criticized for performance on PC even by a Digital Foundry signature
Another critical element of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree seems to be the performance on PC, with various users arguing on the issue and even a Digital Foundry journalist.
After the great celebrations, some criticisms are also starting to arrive for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree , also regarding the performance on PC which does not seem very convincing, something which also seems confirmed by a Digital Foundry journalist.
The issue is also well highlighted in the Steam ratings : as we have seen, many of these are currently negative due to the alleged excessive difficulty of the DLC for many players, so much so as to make this new part of the game unbalanced even according to several rather expert users of the ‘original.
However, it is not the only element at the center of the controversy: the currently positive ratings are only 62% of the total, which is currently “average”, and the value clearly goes against the trend with the high marks assigned by critics .
There appear to be obvious performance issues on PC
Another feature that is highly criticized is the current performance on PC, and this seems to be a decidedly less subjective element than the previous one. Based on what many testimonies have reported, it seems that Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree suffers from a somewhat inconsistent frame-rate, despite having the cap set at 60 fps, with widespread stuttering .
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree criticized for performance on PC even by a Digital Foundry signature
I am already seeing people posting random things like affinity changes, hardware device manager tweaks and more to affect the performance in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.
A small hint: the problem is not in your PC, the problem is From Software being bad at their jobs.— Alexander Battaglia (@Dachsjaeger) June 21, 2024
The lack of support for ultra-wide screens is also a feature that is criticized, but in general it is the lack of fluidity even for those with configurations higher than the recommended one that is quite problematic.
The question also seems confirmed by Alex Battaglia , one of the journalists who are part of Digital Foundry and particularly specialized in the PC field: “I’m already seeing people publish random things like affinity changes, adjustments to the hardware management system and other things to improve the performances in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree,” Battaglia wrote.
“A little warning: the problem is not your PC, the problem is FromSoftware which doesn’t do its job well”, concluded the Digital Foundry signature, in a somewhat caustic manner.