Update: The latest Steam Update (1.03) for The Evil Within is now live. It features minor bug fixes and performance enhancements, including:
- Performance optimizations on Higher end GPU systems
- Fix for “The Power of Three” achievement unlocking incorrectly after upgrading the same weapon three times
- Count-based achievement progress persists when loading earlier saves for some trophies.
Original Post: If you boot up The Evil Within tonight on your PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, you’ll notice that a new title update for the game has been released. The 1 GB update covers minor bug fixes and optimizations.
I have the game on PS4 but the framerate is so terrible sometimes , please make a new update to make it at least a stable 30 frames a second without drops. PS4 is next gen!!!! We deserve better. Please!!!
Just excuses from the developers about framerate patch updates for framerate issues on Ps4. The framerate is still terrible and ruins the whole console experience. Resident evil 6 maintained a 30fps experience most of the time and that was action based and similar in many ways to this game and that was last gen. May I suggest that the developers fully play the Ps4 version of the evil within and then give us what we are asking for instead of us having to send in video clips on YouTube for them to decide what needs tweaking. If it was minor framerate issues we as a gaming community could tolerate it. Patch verion 1.02 barely scratches the surface c’mon don’t mug us off and please sort it out or us Gamers who only bougt the DIGITAL version of the game Myself being one of the majority are stuck with an unfinished product that we cannot enjoy or get our money refunded or exchange it for another game. PC owners have the version we crave so why can’t we the Ps4/Xbox One have the same experience after all we are in the next gen era now.
Reworked PATCH 1.03 with vastly improved Framerate 60 FPS please and no obtrusive BLACK BORDERS.
Sorry i ranted a bit in last message it’s just that the Ps4 is a next gen platform and I would enjoy the game so much more if it ran much more consistently. It is so frustrating in most sections even when there are no enemies the Framerate suffers as is the case even when your character is using the Lantern light function when lit in non lit area’s, this does hamper the gameplay especially in combat as your reactions are slower than they should be when running away or reloading. Please Fix the 30fps issue that would make my Christmas. Cheers.
It is indeed ridicules to ask us to upload videos with framerate issues… A proper organisation uses gametesters. The game is unfinished and it is your fault… so why not figured out yourself?! I (and a lot of others) have paid a lot of money for a broken game. I have it on PS4 and with this kind of graphics it has to be 60FPS, but you even can’t make it a stable 30FPS. That’s a shame! Also the black bars, controls, cameraposition are not the best. The game can be so good, but because of some mistakes it is no fun. Please fix jt or give us a free game like Ubisoft did with their Unity problem. Like I said we paid a lot of money, but we still can’t find an good proper answer for the problems. Please!
I totally agree the development team should have sorted out these issues with framerate, camera etc long before release. Stuff deadlines just give us a quality experience and not an unfinished game. Capcom sorted out Resident Evil 6’s Camera and framerate issues because they knew the gaming community were very disappointed with what they released so why are we still waiting nearly three months down the line ? This will not go away.
I think we must keep in mind that this is Tango’s first big project .and I think they will solve Fps issues in nearest future, the black bars are just a minor problem for me . but frame drops are a BIG trouble . to be honest I really think that the game had chances to be the game of the year ., but technical issues took that chances away.But if Tango respect their loyal customers I think they should solve this concern. I myself even left my last playthrough for platinum on PS4 with hope that soon I’ll be able to play with no fps issues
I have now deleted my PS4 digital version of the game because I just can’t ignore it’s failings. In it’s present state it is an unplayable mess. Originally I bought the Retail disc but took it back to the store pre 1.01 and 1.02 patch release as I read on lot’s of gaming web sites that the PS4/Xbox One versions had the framerate problems so I thought I would purchase it again further down the line in hope that it would be much improved. Sorry but it is not. So I will now wait again in hope. My issues are :
1. Framerate. Locked at 30fps
2. Camera needs work. An Option should be included to adust settings
3. Borders removed. if PC doesn’t have them why should we ?
In it’s present state it’s barely playable. Please don’t ignore our feedback. We demand a finished game. Thankyou
PS: i copy paste this from a review website, and I totally agree:
When you’re in stealth or aiming modes, the camera pulls in close, shrinking your field-of-vision. The means you have less information when you need it most.
Yes that is exactly the problem with the current position of the camera in the game. Enemies can creep in because of your field view is limited. I died so many times. Makes you wan to scream and give up. I will wait for Resident evil remastered or revelations now because i’m not attempting to play Within till it’s fixed.
Well no reply on these issues maybe bethesda is looking into it or has not read these blogs._. Please respond because it seems we are not getting straight answers on these issues.
At this time there’s no new information to share on game updates. When we have new updates to share, you’ll find info here on the blog.
Happy Holidays!
Yeah, Happy Holidays ! not being able to enjoy a broken “Evil Within” the game that doesn’t like next gen consoles. It’s all well and good saying Updates to share, you’ll find them here on the Blog, that really solves our issues with the Game on Ps4. Even if you said we are working on it and a new patch is on it’s way, that is more comforting than your response. Sounds to me that it won’t be sorted then. Thanks Bethesda, and Merry Christmas !
title update with stable fps for next-gen consoles as a christmas gift would be great
Hey guys and gals . Been reading your posts in the hope that there may be a fix for my limited edition The Evil within. Been playing it hard for about a week. I have no internet to dl any patches. All of a sudden the game has decided to freeze/lockscreen at the start of level 8. When I started level 8 the first time the sound went but I continued to play thinking just a minor bug, as ever I died, then when I went to restart/reload the game froze on ‘press any button’ screen. Any ideas ?
Lol as to previous post. Xbox one is the console….iam using.
Well well thanks gstaff. I tried the hard reset as u mentioned for a previous post and guess what . It worked lol
Good to hear.
I have spoken some people and we think we have a case to sue them. Gonna make work of this.
Still we don’t get a proper answer?! Same as Brian I work for a dutch game magazine. Soon there will be an article about Ubisoft/Bethesda … It’s about lazy producers. Merry X-Mass!
Consoles are just too weak with tablet CPUs that are weaker than 7 year old PC CPUs and GPUs weaker than 5 year old PC GPUs.
Don’t expect too much from consoles just be happy you are able to play the game at all.
I recently tried the game with the new patch and it runs a lot better than it did before.
I also like that they included the option to remove the black boarders
At 4k res (3820×2160) I can still get around 50fps at max settings.
Proof below
http://www.imageupload.co.uk/images/2014/12/26/TEW-1.jpg
I usually play at 1440p (monitor’s native resolution) so I get a constant 60fps unlike before when I was getting in the low 40s.
LOL 7 years old ))) dont make me laugh . of course consoles have hardware much much weeker than high-end PC . but lets be honest the game itself also have outdated graphics that looks like 2008 just horrible optimization – the one and only reason why the game runs bad on consoles. name me another game that runs as bad as this on ps4 or BOX 1 – there is none )) AC:unity dont count ( the whole game is broken )
Hi Guys please remove the black bars on PS4 and Xbone. Its the most annoying thing about the game, It is not cinematic at all. I hope you patch this issue in 2015.
Let’s face it, this game was more optimized for PC and it’s obvious that Bethesda/Tango have not been able to translate these mechanics to Console versions. If they could remove borders and up the framerate then this unfinished PS4/Xbox One version would not be the mess it is now. But I would assume it will never get sorted because they know we are right with our judgement of the game’s failings so if miracle’s do happen in 2015 let’s hope a decent borderless reworked patch 1.03 is forthcoming. Over to you Bethesda !!
Well a New year is upon us and still no response from Bethesda ?
maybe the team are still on festive hol’s ? or they don’t intend to change what we ask for ? Here’s hoping we get a response soon.
My specs for the PC are equivalent to the suggested specs that bethesda has put out. UNFORTUNATELY I get serious frame drops that reaches close to the mid 30s.with black bars on I get a stable 50-60. I dont understand this, its llike the black bars were added as a lazy way to address performance issues. Please fix
LA.. DI.. LA..DI.. LA.. DI…LA.. STILL NO COMMENT FROM B..E..T..H..E..S..D..A ?? it’s obvious they are to BLAME otherwise we’d have a working Game that would not be putting them to SHAME !!!!
Why shouldn’t we all have the best, and not this awful sodden mess…. PS4 ~ XBOX1 we should all complain as ONE…
Forget the New DLC that’s coming soon (PS4/XBOX1) owners, because in the unplayable state of Evil Within, how will New DLC improve the Frame rate ? or fix Dodgy Camera posistioning ?
The only Gamers that benefit from the new DLC are P.C owners, because they already have the version we console owners should have had by now.
This is just not good enough and feels as though the development team have taken our Money and run…. And then want us to get excited over New DLC and expect PS4/XBOX1 to pay for it. I don’t think so… C’mon Fix the Game then we all WIN !!!!
The Silence from bethesda/tango say’s it all !
Please give us a response on these issues.
We will post information if and when there’s info to update. Right now there’s no substantive information to share.
That’s still not the response we need to hear. Either bethesda/tango are doing an update to fix the issues or not, you must know, or are you just going to avoid the complaints on here because that is what you are doing, it’s easy to say we will post information when there is some to update. The development team of Tango Gameworks and Bethesda have known for weeks what we are asking for to be fixed on console versions. 1. A much needed Consistent 30 frames per second update 2. Game Camera settings need an adjust option 3. Black borders removed this is not the Snes or Megadrive era. We didn’t all buy physical copies of this game so digital versions we are stuck with and cannot trade. Roll on Resdent Evil remake and Dying Light !!!
Covering some of the topics below
There’s no active plans to adjust the frame rate beyond 30 fps on consoles. If we have new performance optimizations, we’ll let everyone know. As noted previously, it’s great to see/hear specifics of where you’re having issues to allow us to investigate to see if there’s a possible fix.
We’re not planning any adjustments to the game’s aspect ratio/FOV on consoles. This was something we could easily experiment with on PC, but have no active plans to implement on console.
The Frame rate needs adjusting throughout the “Whole Game” as to flow at an even keel. Were Console versions properly tested ? Were the Console versions even completed by the development teams ? Like it has been mentioned in previous comment’s the Camera system causes major issues. You must have encountered this before release. As for experimenting on PC version with intrusive Borders and removing them what you are basically implying is that PS4 and Xbone are bottle necked. So that is why the development team won’t implement it. But a constant 30 fps/camera fixes is not impossibe to fix is it after all yo managed that on PC or was that experimental as well. I suggest you boot up PS4/XBOX1 and look more closely. Thankyou.
We are happy with 30 FPS we just want a maintained consistent 30 FPS.
I’m very disappointed in Bethesda. You just sold us a broken game and you are not gonna fix it? What kind of company are you?
– PS4/XBONE is next gen, so it has to be at least a stable 30FPS … But because of the horrible graphics, the PS4/XBONE version also can be 60FPS. But you probably worked with the wrong engine and have you ever heard about optimizing?
– Black bars? What the hell, it’s 2014/2015 … But we all know why we have these terrible black bars, because if not … we have like 10FPS!
– Camera is horrible, zoom in when it’s not needed, etcetera
– No Southpaw control setting? A lot of people can’t play it right now.
And you still have no plans to fix those issues? That’s not okay! Really NOT okay and I think people gonna think twice when you produce a new game. Fix it or give people a free game or something?!
Exactly Brian, Bethesda has no plans whatsoever to fix the game, so whether we like it or not we are all stuck with a broken Game, terrible framerate, bad collision detection caused by bad Camera issues. Borders that make it seem as though you are playing it on a Nintendo DS Screen.
Bethesda, 30 FPS is the normal standard applied in most games nowadays unless the game is optimized to run at 60 FPS, what we are left with is way below that standard.
In patch 1.01 you tweaked the games mechanics to make it more solid then in patch 1.02 the Frame rate was improved…
Where has it improved ??
It’s no different yet you add an experimental patch 1.03 to PC version running the same Engine and it removes Borders and fixes Frame rate.
So all we have asked for is the same frame rate improvements the PC got and you more or less say “Sorry but we have finished for now just enjoy what we have left you with because at this present time we can’t be bothered to fix it…”
Well it is very disappointing and yes we deservre compensation if what we ask for isn’t fixed soon.