This game destroys my PC.

[Mini]

Hey y’all,

I just bought P5, and I really like it so far! Just finished the first palace on hard, and I’m totally hooked. There’s just one problem; the game runs like garbage. Walking around the shopping areas is downright painful, and even during battles things like baton passes and all out attacks freeze the game.

Is my computer really less powerful than a PS4? Cause it is seriously embarrassing that I can’t run this game without issues.

[Mållgan]

Upgrade your PC.

[Hitori]

Your pc sucks, im running it at 4k with no frame drops

[Mini]

I’m kinda surprised I’m the only one having this issue. I guess it’s time to upgrade then =/

[Haruspex]

It runs on a Steam Deck like it was made specifically for it.

A mobile APU that maxes out at 15 watts runs it smoothly on max. In fact, it doesn't even stress it out. I lock the framerate at 40 and it runs at sub 10 watts for almost 6 hours of battery life. Stays cool too. The fan barely kicks on.

So if your PC is struggling compared to a 15 watt mobile APU, maybe it's time for an upgrade.

[Fëy]

Originally posted by Mini:

I’m kinda surprised I’m the only one having this issue. I guess it’s time to upgrade then =/

not really, i have a 1080 with a medium range cpu and have the exact same problems in some areas, its the game optimization for some cpus that is causing it, the game don't use not even half of my pc resources and lags as ♥♥♥♥, also the game pass version keeps poping a error inside the palaces if you let the network option on since day one.

[Senkugou]

Comments about PC being bad are just a bad shortcut. The game is just not optimized for every components, there's certainly a problem coming from the game and with specifics components. My computer is clearly above the recommended specs, CPU, GPU, RAM, (I5-12600k, RTX 3070ti, 32gb RAM) everything, but I still have massive freezes while I can run almost every game in my library at Ultra 144fps 1080p with a few exceptions like Cyberpunk, and I doubt Persona 5 is as much demanding as Cyberpunk.

[Mini]

Originally posted by Senkugou:

Comments about PC being bad are just a bad shortcut. The game is just not optimized for every components, there's certainly a problem coming from the game and with specifics components. My computer is clearly above the recommended specs, CPU, GPU, RAM, (I5-12600k, RTX 3070ti, 32gb RAM) everything, but I still have massive freezes while I can run almost every game in my library at Ultra 144fps 1080p with a few exceptions like Cyberpunk, and I doubt Persona 5 is as much demanding as Cyberpunk.

Right? I can run Cyberpunk just fine and fairly high settings, but this game still has issues.

[o_O]

What are your specs?

[Fëy]

and just to be clear the switch emulator version runs way smoother than the pc version on my pc

[Kaldaien]

Originally posted by Mini:

Hey y’all,

Is my computer really less powerful than a PS4? Cause it is seriously embarrassing that I can’t run this game without issues.

Probably

[Atom]

On some configs the game has some performance problems, the kind that really shouldn't be there.

Try setting process priority to high
forcing vsync in control panel and disabling in game
Try using dxvk. You'll get some shader comp stutters but probably much improved performance.

The latter is probably why Steam Deck runs the game better/more consistently than some recent desktop machines, but try the other options too.

[mdesaleah]

Optimization is a lost art.

Probably wont be fixed much due to people just not demanding it enough.

[Mini]

Originally posted by Atom:

On some configs the game has some performance problems, the kind that really shouldn't be there.

Try setting process priority to high
forcing vsync in control panel and disabling in game
Try using dxvk. You'll get some shader comp stutters but probably much improved performance.

The latter is probably why Steam Deck runs the game better/more consistently than some recent desktop machines, but try the other options too.

Okay I’ll try that. Thanks!

[Fadegurei]

what's your specs?

[Sminky]

The port is kind of a mess, i have found not loging on to theives guild, and setting PS5 to high priority in taskmanger has fixed my performance issues.