Consoles performance is HORRIBLE, GGG should be ashamed!

I was the author of the thread that became the most popular one in the console section. And do you know what it was about? Performance, which was just at a horrifying level compared to other ARPGs released on consoles. Yes, we all understand that this is still a Beta.

GGG, can you explain to me:

HOW am I supposed to test your game if my FPS in Abyss drops to 15–20, and I can barely understand what’s happening on the screen.

HOW am I supposed to test your game if, when I open a Breach, my FPS drops to 5–7? And if I have a mod with 2 Breaches next to each other—do you know what happens? THE FRAMES PER SECOND GO BELOW ZERO, IT’S NEGATIVE FPS.

GGG, focus 0.4 should be on the technical state of the game. You should be ashamed to hand your audience such a broken technical mess.

It's shit since december. They had ages to at least improve it, instead they kept dodging and ignoring performance posts. Like the last reply was in january about peroformance issue in big thread :D. Shouldn't even release console ports the way they are, but they are greedy and wanted money so might as well release it for that reason alone. These times GGG are shadow of former self, no wonder Chris left. The bigger company grew worse it become. Not even talking about recent game share disable on PS5, can't play both accounts now with 1 key, worked since december. They didn't even talked about it and just straight disabled it.

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Maaduno#5029 wrote:

It's shit since december. They had ages to at least improve it, instead they kept dodging and ignoring performance posts. Like the last reply was in january about peroformance issue in big thread :D. Shouldn't even release console ports the way they are, but they are greedy and wanted money so might as well release it for that reason alone. These times GGG are shadow of former self, no wonder Chris left. The bigger company grew worse it become. Not even talking about recent game share disable on PS5, can't play both accounts now with 1 key, worked since december. They didn't even talked about it and just straight disabled it.

It's very sad to hear, because personally I think PoE2 might be a very good game. But for sure, if the performance will remain like this - I'm not seeing myself playing it. I thought that PC players enjoying it fully, but a friend of mine is having performance problems even on good PC.

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dissonance90#3107 wrote:

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Maaduno#5029 wrote:

It's shit since december. They had ages to at least improve it, instead they kept dodging and ignoring performance posts. Like the last reply was in january about peroformance issue in big thread :D. Shouldn't even release console ports the way they are, but they are greedy and wanted money so might as well release it for that reason alone. These times GGG are shadow of former self, no wonder Chris left. The bigger company grew worse it become. Not even talking about recent game share disable on PS5, can't play both accounts now with 1 key, worked since december. They didn't even talked about it and just straight disabled it.

It's very sad to hear, because personally I think PoE2 might be a very good game. But for sure, if the performance will remain like this - I'm not seeing myself playing it. I thought that PC players enjoying it fully, but a friend of mine is having performance problems even on good PC.

at least PC players has performance in known issues section

What console are you having problems with?

I have a Xbox Series X that I sometimes play on when I am not on PC, and I have not had any issues with patch 0.3 so far.

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LostSoulz289#8506 wrote:

What console are you having problems with?

I have a Xbox Series X that I sometimes play on when I am not on PC, and I have not had any issues with patch 0.3 so far.

Because you are probably in acts still, performance in acts is mostly ok.

Heartbreaking Experience on PS5 Pro

As a long-time fan of Path of Exile,Diablo, Last Epoch, I came into POE 2 with high hopes. Sadly, the current state of the game — especially on console — is not just disappointing, it's borderline unplayable.

The performance issues are relentless. Crashes are frequent, FPS drops are constant (especially during endgame content like T15+ juiced maps), and input lag makes the most basic gameplay feel sluggish. Getting stuck in environments like the Abyssal Depths isn't even surprising anymore — it's just part of the nightmare now.

What's worse? This is all happening on PS5 Pro, a console that's marketed for optimized performance. I've tried adjusting every available setting, but it doesn’t make a difference. The game runs like it’s in alpha.

It’s frustrating beyond words to lose progress and XP — not because of my build or poor strategy — but because the game simply can’t hold together under its own systems. The constant rubberbanding, crashing, and lag during fights have caused more deaths than any boss mechanic ever could.

The most disheartening part is GGG’s apparent silence. Since release, there’s been little to no visible urgency in addressing these issues for console players. We’re being left behind, and it's genuinely sad to witness a game with so much potential fall apart due to poor optimization and lack of support.

POE 2 should’ve been a new chapter — instead, it’s an embarrassment in its current state. I want to love this game, but GGG is making it incredibly hard to even enjoy it. Please fix this.

Today I had a case with almost fully frozen picture for almost 5-7 seconds in Abyss. I thought it was lag or disconnect. No, it was just 5-7 seconds per frame.
5 Spf.

Console performance in endgame has been awful since launch with no real updates or even a serious second thought.

GGG please give consoles some love and take a deep dive into the PS/Xbox performance!

(I know its only like 12 of us but we would really appreciate it :))

TBF there where some improvements, but it is still barely playable on console (even Xbox Series X) especially on higher tier maps. Abyss content is particularly bad and the whole screens often starts to flicker as soon as I approach an Abyss area.

I could live with this knowing GGG is aware of the issue and has plans to fix it. But the lack of communication on console performance does not give me hope they have any plan to fix it anytime soon. Console just seems to be lowest priority which is a shame as the game plays pretty well with a controller and trading in game was a big improvement for console.