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Is it going to be worth waiting for the pc port to finally get patched sufficiently, maybe with ultrawide, or should we just enjoy it now? I get the sense from digital foundry that if you're perceptive about performance problems then maybe it's worth waiting.

I suppose another option would be to just enjoy it on steam deck because that version already runs in a state that's closer to optimal.

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For general performance, the game is perfectly playable. It's capped at 60 fps, and there is still the occasional stutter (like, once an hour max for me). But if performance is what's been keeping you from picking up Elden Ring, I would say jump right in. The worst performance issues have been fixed, and it's easy to look past any other issues.

Regarding ultrawide: as far as I know, there's no official plan to add ultrawide support. So if you're waiting for ultrawide support, you may be waiting a long time.

My gear is better than the recommended specs. I have to turn off anti-cheating (i.e. https://www.nexusmods.com/eldenring/mods/90) to make it run smoothly, which disables online interaction.

Seems like it's down to luck whether EasyAntiCheat will wreck your performance or not.

I can run it at almost max settings without EAC, but even with minimum resolution and minimum everything else it runs like crap with EAC.

https://github.com/gurrgur/er-patcher

Been playing ultrawide and 144hz for a while. Mostly offline, but haven't been banned online, either.

I'm playing it on a base PS4. It's still fine. Even locked at 30 FPS, it basically looks like Dark Souls 3 but with a world the size of BOTW.

with a 12gb amd card and a 4ghz processor I can run the game at a pretty stable 2k/60fps with occasional dips to 50. It is a lot better than how it was at release.

It is probably worth it just to play it now, I think its the best game I have ever played.

Heck, I'm playing it on an 8 gig card (2070 super) and it runs fine at 2k/60fps (occasional drops to 40), and is flawless at 1080p or dropping settings to medium (which looks good nonetheless).

Flawless Widescreen and Special K can each do some of the things you’d really want from a top quality port, like ultra wide and >60FPS.

Yea the pc patch will be released just after bloodborne next gen version. So never

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