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Overwatch 2's eighth season went live on Tuesday and things aren't exactly going smoothly for everyone. Some are complaining about performance issues, particularly concerning frame rates on PlayStation 5. On Blizzard's own forums and Reddit, players are suggesting that even the menus are lagging on the console.

"I play on PS5 with 120 Hz monitor and settings for that output, but randomly either in [fights] or walking back from spawn, even on menus, I am dropping down to what seems like single digit to low double digit frames per second," a player who goes by Sartell wrote. Others claim that Overwatch 2 is "unplayable" on PS5 at the minute, with some claiming that frame rates are dropping to below 20 fps. The problem doesn't seem to be as prevalent on other platforms

I encountered the same issues in a brief test on PS5. It took a few seconds for my character to complete a full rotation, which can practically be a kiss of death in such a fast-paced shooter. It was almost like playing GoldenEye 007 at 12 fps all over again.

In the current list of known issues, which was last updated on Tuesday, Blizzard notes that "We are investigating reports of performance issues for some platforms." Engadget has asked Blizzard when a fix might be ready.

The performance issues are a pity in general, but even more so given that new tank character Mauga is a blast to play. As such, PS5 players may need wait for a hotfix before they can properly check out the latest hero, unless they're content with enjoying the action as though it were a colorful slideshow. Otherwise, downloading the PS4 version of the game could work in a pinch.

Overwatch 2 players say that frame rate drops are making the game 'unplayable' on PS5

Some Overwatch 2 players say the game is 'unplayable' due to severe frame rate drops after season eight went live on Tuesday. Blizzard is looking into 'reports of performance issues for some platforms.'

www.engadget.com

 

[Godot25]

"It's Microsoft strategy for moving Overwatch players to Xbox"

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

"It's Microsoft strategy for moving Overwatch players to Xbox"

you are out of line, but you are right. "First or best or better on Xbox".

 

[Punished Miku]

It's fine. MS had a clause inserted that if Blizzard doesn't hit certain revenue targets then they must prioritize Xbox and PC versions until they can afford staff for PS optimization.

 

[balls of snow]

Can confirm it was on and off for me just now. The framerate dips into single digits man. But when it was fine on my end, my echo was smoking fools left and right it was hillarious.

 

[Doom85]

I’m on PS5, switched to framerate mode, and aside from the very beginning of a match, I no longer had issues. Funny enough, I wasn’t even aware Overwatch had a Resolution or Framerate preference option.

 

[DrFigs]

Yeah it was almost unplayable yesterday. I tried switching to resolution, framerate, balanced mode, and nothing worked.

 

[BouncyFrag]

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