{"id":1478346,"date":"2026-01-28T20:03:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xpf2PVQazoi6SjZmpnLVrR"},"modified":"2026-01-28T20:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:03:16","slug":"sorry-if-this-jinxes-it-but-the-latest-monster-hunter-wilds-performance-improvement-patch-seems-like-it-actually-improved-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/sorry-if-this-jinxes-it-but-the-latest-monster-hunter-wilds-performance-improvement-patch-seems-like-it-actually-improved-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Sorry if this jinxes it, but the latest Monster Hunter Wilds performance improvement patch seems like it actually improved performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>I&#8217;ll confess that when Capcom announced its multi-patch <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/capcom-says-monster-hunter-wilds-performance-improvements-are-arriving-next-week-but-more-pc-focused-fixes-will-be-coming-in-january\/\">performance improvement plan<\/a> for Monster Hunter Wilds, I was skeptical about just how much it would accomplish\u2014especially when the first of the regimen&#8217;s updates delivered the same mixed results as Capcom&#8217;s previous attempts to address Wilds&#8217; technical woes. The early details for this month&#8217;s PC-specific follow-up patch, which touted additional graphics and CPU options alongside the vague promise of yet more &#8220;CPU\/GPU optimization,&#8221; didn&#8217;t inspire confidence either.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m pleased to say that, for once, I was wrong to doubt. The Steam-centric patch arrived last night, and\u2014while I wish it hadn&#8217;t taken almost a year for me to be able to write this\u2014it certainly seems like a Monster Hunter Wilds performance improvement patch has finally, substantially improved performance. Sometimes when a patch note says &#8220;CPU\/GPU optimization,&#8221; it really means it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"cDdM6ydxrpR6E9BRcyS24j\" name=\"20250423095717_1\" alt=\"A hunter and palico toss cherry blossoms in the air in Monster Hunter Wilds.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sorry-if-this-jinxes-it-but-the-latest-monster-hunter-wilds-performance-improvement-patch-seems-like-it-actually-improved-performance.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Capcom)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Still, I&#8217;m going to ask that we all limit any sudden movements or loud noises. I don&#8217;t want to break the spell.<\/p>\n<p>After 11 months of Wilds patches producing reports from players saying their performance had inexplicably gotten <em>even worse<\/em>, seeing hunters sharing positive responses to the latest optimization fixes is downright refreshing. On Reddit, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MonsterHunter\/comments\/1qoyn8m\/early_benchmarks_they_fixed_the_game\/\">users are reporting<\/a> vastly improved frametime lows; <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MonsterHunter\/comments\/1qp8ljc\/what_the_heck_did_they_do_this_update\/\">others claim<\/a> &#8220;every performance issue I&#8217;ve had is fixed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The patch is even being received warmly on Steam, where Wilds&#8217; harshest critics have been happy to unload their grievances since launch. There&#8217;s been a massive uptick in positive reviews in the last 24 hours, with <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/profiles\/76561197987527499\/recommended\/2246340\/\">players saying<\/a> they can now &#8220;wholeheartedly recommend&#8221; the game.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"CzktWDTek9Awg943TZFY2H\" name=\"20250404072556_1\" alt=\"A hunter looks down onto the Grand Hub while perched atop a fossilized bone in Monster Hunter Wilds.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sorry-if-this-jinxes-it-but-the-latest-monster-hunter-wilds-performance-improvement-patch-seems-like-it-actually-improved-performance-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Capcom)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;After almost a year I can finally recommend this game after today&#8217;s performance patch,&#8221; <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/profiles\/76561199090678304\/recommended\/2246340\/\">says another reviewer<\/a> with a staggering 1,042 hours of Wilds playtime. &#8220;We all expected this update to be a nothing burger but it&#8217;s actually really good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Some players are even finding settings configurations to get <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MonsterHunter\/comments\/1qoyn8m\/early_benchmarks_they_fixed_the_game\/\">respectable performance on Steam Deck<\/a> (with some hefty concessions in visual quality, of course).<\/p>\n<p>Anecdotally, I was very pleased after knocking out a couple hunts to give the patch a test run: While fighting a few monsters during Windward Plains sandstorms and the Scarlet Forest&#8217;s lighting-intensive plenty season, my 4070 was able to maintain a smooth, 70+ framerate running DLAA without frame gen enabled, and without any of the hitching I&#8217;d come to expect prior to the update.<\/p>\n<p>Mileage will, of course, vary based on your own hardware, and you shouldn&#8217;t expect the game to suddenly run flawlessly if it was genuinely unplayable for you before. But after so many months without seeing Capcom make any real headway on Wilds&#8217; performance faults, it&#8217;s a very welcome change of pace.<\/p>\n<p>That said, the fact that it took this long doesn&#8217;t do much to dispel the sense that <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/in-2025-monster-hunter-fell-prey-to-profit\/\">Wilds might have been better off<\/a> launching this year instead. Better late than never.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"c2aa61c4-453f-49d9-a49a-15945c636ee1\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sorry-if-this-jinxes-it-but-the-latest-monster-hunter-wilds-performance-improvement-patch-seems-like-it-actually-improved-performance-2.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"c2aa61c4-453f-49d9-a49a-15945c636ee1\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/sorry-if-this-jinxes-it-but-the-latest-monster-hunter-wilds-performance-improvement-patch-seems-like-it-actually-improved-performance\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ll confess that when Capcom announced its multi-patch performance improvement plan for Monster Hunter Wilds, I was skeptical about just how much it would accomplish\u2014especially when the first of the regimen&#8217;s updates delivered the same mixed results as Capcom&#8217;s previous attempts to address Wilds&#8217; technical woes. The early details for this month&#8217;s PC-specific follow-up patch, which touted additional graphics and CPU options alongside the vague promise of yet more &#8220;CPU\/GPU optimization,&#8221; didn&#8217;t inspire confidence either. I&#8217;m pleased to say that, for once, I was wrong to doubt. The Steam-centric patch arrived last night, and\u2014while I wish it hadn&#8217;t taken almost a year for me to be able to write this\u2014it certainly seems like a Monster Hunter Wilds performance improvement patch has finally, substantially improved performance.&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/sorry-if-this-jinxes-it-but-the-latest-monster-hunter-wilds-performance-improvement-patch-seems-like-it-actually-improved-performance\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1478347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[23,748],"class_list":["post-1478346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-action","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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