Peter Chubb: The current framerate (lag) issue that is hounding the PS3 version of Skyrim has users split. The reason for this is because some are still experiencing the problems after the update, while others are not. We have to wonder what is so different from one user to the next, and it cannot be the save file size, as there are inconstancies there as well.
A new Skyrim Switch 2 update delivers major visual upgrades, surpassing some console settings, but locks the game to 30fps and introduces noticeable input lag.
That's ridiculous, lol. I'm waiting for the guy that says its too cpu-intensive for the Switch 2. This game is old af and has been released like 17 times.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim lead designer Bruce Nesmith explains that the game's bucket stealth was an unintended feature of the game.
Lordbound is finally here.
I honestly haven't run into issues like everyone is saying where it's at the point of unplayable. I have had it slowed down severely about 2 times out of my 90+ hour of gameplay. I am running on a slim PS3 though so who knows.
either way the proof that there is an issue is there. I wonder sometimes how much time is spent on testing the game as bethesda.
Edited: ah just read a few comments saying ti runs better on slim PS3 then phat ones.
it lags slightly in towns that are FULL of people, and then it goes away. if thats game breaking to you than your crazy.
The issue I'm having is that around an hour of playing, it'll crash and freeze up requiring a hard reset. This last time, I got a message saying that I turned off the system incorrectly, and ran a backup restore that took about 30 minutes. I have a slim 160gb. Not much on lag though.
Context: 160 hours, Level 74, 19 mb save, have the platinum.
Only recently has it become "unplayable". "Unplayable" is exaggeration but it freezes often enough to seriously piss me off. I completed the final fort capture in the Stormcloaks" six times in a row because it continued to freeze and the game wasn't autosaving when I was fast traveling to Solitude immediately after the mission to do the final mission. The freezing has gone from maybe every 10 or more hours on average in my first 100 hours to nearly every hour and sometimes even after 10 minutes. The frame rate drops has gone from lasting seconds to minutes. I've encountered several problems. Corrupted saves, saves not loading from the title screen so I had to choose another one losing 30 minutes of progress, audio drops, lag in audio, dragons getting stuck in the ground, weird baby blue textures replacing the usual like a light show. Most of which were fixed upon quitting the game. The game since the 100 hour mark has been buggier than New Vegas.
The framerate issues are there and seem to be intermittent and entirely random. Since 1.2 i've encountered a lot more freezing as well. Usually when loading a dungeon. I'm at 127 hrs and I can't say it has got worse simply because it seems about the same. I actually finished the main quest earlier which was enjoyable.
The fact is even with its issues I still love Skyrim.