POE2 PATCH killing my PS5

So, I’ve never had this problem before. I like to play this game on PlayStation with a controller. Normally, I use my computer. I know the performance isn’t the same that’s clear but sometimes it’s just relaxing to do a map or two, sit in my chair, and look at my big TV while playing for an hour or so.

I’ve never had this problem before. It usually runs fine, maybe with one or two minor issues at the beginning of the game’s release.

But now, I’m using a Deadeye build with a lot of lightning bomb rotation and when there's too much lightning on the screen, the PlayStation starts going nuts. This has been happening for the last three days. It’s not so bad while just leveling, but at the map game itself is going crazy. I’m going to show a little video so you can see it, so maybe be careful out there.

The only thing that works is reloading the game, going back in, and playing, and the issue is gone. It happens when there are too many explosions on the screen. What I’ve found out is that other PC players have the same issue, but their systems just crash, and they have to reboot the game. On PlayStation, it makes a crazy sound, and you have to reload the game. It doesn’t happen with any other games, and I’ve tried a lot of games with similar spell effects. This issue only happens in POE2, with this expansion, or TLC, or chapter.

So be careful out there. sorry for this bad video but recorded with a phone while playing


https://vimeo.com/1115407421?share=copy

I use a PS5 Pro and the game is totally unplayable on ACT 4, sound and performance issues.

Loading times are quite hilarious too.


The PS5 console QA team must be the most ignored guys ever because this is the only explanation.

The only game that literally can't run properly on PS5 Pro in the whole Sony library is this one.

Right there with you. Performance was not stellar before yesterday’s patch, but I could play and enjoy. After yesterday’s update it was nearly unplayable. I suffered through a few maps before giving up. Ran slightly better this morning. Ps5 Pro as well.

I also use PS5 and I do notice major lag issues during normal acts due to all the effects of mobs, especially when dealing with the abyssal rift spawns. Most of my deaths have been due to lag as while the game pauses during solo it will pause and then unpause at random times. And simply trying to load into towns the graphics of the map have a 5-20 second delay loading in while I am able to walk around and interact with NPCs / the stash so I basically walk around with a huge black screen and the names of npcs listed that can be interacted with.

I have only partied a few times and the times I have, the game lags like crazy especially if the other players have a lot of minions.

I play FFXIV and ER: Nightreign with zero performance issues so I know it's not my internet connection or anything. It's definitely a problem with either the PS5 client for PoE2 or the PoE2 server.

Also a few cases where the game crashed but the client was stuck and I had to Home out and manually shut down the game app.

The game is a joke on ps5pro, don't get why it got released in this state even for earlie acc, I have it on both PC and PS5 but I like couchgaming. Sadly with craches, loadingtimes from hell and frames dipping down to 15 with every upscaling option tested is unplayable.

If you turn the Audio Settings to LOW the lags are a bit better, at least for me

if you turn the Ambient Sound Level to Zero, the static Nois is gone!