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The latest Just Cause 3 patch seems to have made the game run worse

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Just Cause 3 is a forgettable bit of fun. It didn’t quite reach the highs of the last game featuring Rico and his acrobatic exploits.

“Just Cause 3 is genuinely fun most of the time,” we said in our review, “but it’s the periods where it’s not that hurt it most. Add to that some mystifying design decisions around progression and upgrades, and you’ve got a game that attempts to go bigger than its predecessors while forgetting some of the elements that made them so good in the first place. A fun, albeit flawed game.”

One of its biggest flaws though, is its performance, especially on console. Both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of the game suffer from performance issues, unbearably long load times and a wildly fluctuating framerate. The new patch for the game, released last week in preparation for the impending Air, Land and Sea DLC, seems to have made those problems even worse:

Here’s what the patch fixes:

  • Reduced initial loading time and in-game loading screens by 20-50%
  • Fixed several memory leaks resulting in crashes
  • Reduced a number of random crashes
  • Improved streaming of game world
  • Some performance optimizations related to hitches and stuttering
  • Implemented DLC system in preparation of the Air, Land and Sea packages

Or at least, that’s what it says it’ll fix. According to reports, the latest Just Cause 3 patch doesn’t do a thing to increase performance, and in some cases can make it far worse. The general consensus is that if you can avoid it, don’t install the latest patch. Most are complaining that the game is still an un-optimised mess on all of its platforms, 4 months after release.

Here’s a look at how the game is running on PS4 since the 1.03 patch has gone live.

Last Updated: March 7, 2016

15 Comments

  1. Generic ZA

    March 7, 2016 at 13:43

    Kinda sad to hear they made it worse … this game has potential!

    It had promise especially the zip line (but you can only do that so many times), I finished the main story line but it does become a bit repetitive too, granted there are some funny in game moments and a lot of Easter eggs.

    Think I’ll give the DLC a skip though.

    Reply

    • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

      March 7, 2016 at 13:59

      I enjoyed it too! But just every now and then it feels like it could be a bit better, like aimlessly walking around between the cities, or looking for that one bloody billboard that you passed without noticing…

      Reply

  2. Commander Admiral Chief

    March 7, 2016 at 13:52

    MY EYES!

    Reply

    • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

      March 7, 2016 at 13:57

      HA!! Almost hurts as much as esrever text, hey?

      Reply

      • Commander Admiral Chief

        March 7, 2016 at 13:58

        ¿???? ?o ??pn? ??? ?q no? ‘ouunp ?

        Reply

        • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

          March 7, 2016 at 13:58

          NOOOOOOOOO!!!

          Reply

        • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

          March 7, 2016 at 14:06

          What did you do to me!?

          Reply

          • Commander Admiral Chief

            March 7, 2016 at 14:10

            ?u?????? ?no???? ???u? ??? ?npqns o? s? ??? ?o ??? ????dns ???

          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            March 7, 2016 at 14:16

            Does subduing with a flashbang count?

          • Commander Admiral Chief

            March 7, 2016 at 14:24

            ¿s??? ?u?p??? u??? p??u?q?s??? u??q ???? no? ???? ???? ?? s?op

  3. Commander Admiral Chief

    March 7, 2016 at 13:53

    A pity. JC2 was a magnificent truckload of fun!

    Reply

  4. Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

    March 7, 2016 at 18:46

    🙁 This hurts me right in my feelings gland.. 🙁

    Reply

  5. Stephen

    March 8, 2016 at 12:33

    Total BS, I own the game and this patch did improve everything it said…. these people are just mental

    Reply

  6. Stephen

    March 8, 2016 at 12:34

    I bet 90% of these noobs don’t even update half there system, they probably thing oo I updated my graphics card there done…

    that or half them never even do….. if you don’t update your pc properly of cause it wont work

    Reply

  7. Stephen

    March 8, 2016 at 12:35

    Well I’m playing on pc, this video is ps4 and sht, must be mainly consoles and certain people “very small amounts of people”, because I own it on xbox and dont have a problem

    Reply

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