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Star Wars Outlaws Patch 1.3.0: PS5 Screen Tearing Issues & PC Launch!

Hold Up, PS5 Players! Star Wars Outlaws' Latest Patch Might Break Your Game!

Star Wars Outlaws: Patch 1.3.0 Causes Major Screen-Tearing on PS5

Star Wars Outlaws has been getting regular updates based on player feedback, which is pretty awesome.  Massive Entertainment has done a great job at listening! But the latest patch (1.3.0), has caused some serious problems. Even if the initial launch and the overall reception has fallen somewhat short of expectations; the recent success found by this amazing new release, as demonstrated through this very new patch update – that has demonstrated great improvements through several areas; despite issues faced here, especially with those PS5 players. Many gamers have found issues specifically for PlayStation 5 players experiencing really bad screen-tearing after installing the update.

The 1.3.0 Patch included some great improvements; improvements focused specifically on user requests and includes gameplay tweaks for stealth missions (involving various AI enhancements which had some issues) auto-saves, AI enhancements within the game's AI engine and speeder improvements and a bounty of additional bug fixes.

It is quite crucial to highlight some of the recent successes found in areas such as: additional checkpoints within various quests, player animation improvements; that's going to make those in-game experiences incredibly fun, that’s some great work, there! The full patch notes are here, just in case anyone missed them; many found significant improvements to certain Gameplay mechanics within that game.

But many PS5 players reported massive screen-tearing– which really messes up the game! Riannon892's video showing that serious visual glitch was definitely eye-opening; making some key aspects quite obviously unmissable; it is hard not to notice once brought to someone's attention. Other players had the same issues, confirming its presence and illustrating the widespread concerns this creates within this important portion of the fanbase, many found similar problems after playing the new update. And this demonstrates how quickly opinions might shift based on certain conditions; specifically the effects surrounding these very important updates which impacted some gameplay mechanics.

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Star Wars Outlaws on PC: A Smooth Launch Thanks to the Improvements?

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Even if PS5 players aren’t having the best experience with the new patch; that’s great news for PC gamers! The PC launch happens on November 21st on Steam; it is already showing great refinement in that game itself; and considering that most gamers had expressed serious doubts and skepticism concerning many of these improvements – even before release – there were far, far fewer reports than most of the pessimistic gaming fans initially suspected. It demonstrates exactly just why getting user feedback and carefully using this important input and integrating the comments might greatly affect not only that specific outcome, it could become a significant moment which generates huge amounts of trust!

Those other improvements—making the Wanted system better based on your progression and smarter combat AI— will really help this new version be even better!  And let’s be honest: those things affected every gamer.  That new patch, by all measures seems improved!

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Our Take: Hold Off on Downloading – A Fix Is Probably Coming!

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Massive Entertainment already probably saw all those screen-tearing reports.  The speed of updates for that existing stealth system, and improved AI suggests the ability to effectively act, showing they're not only incredibly talented developers; there’s great leadership! That ability alone will help to bring not only that sense of trust for fans to believe in this continued evolution; and they are doing great at showing why a new iteration in a major gaming franchise deserves another attempt for release. And even if that existing title is not going to be perfect, the clear willingness and capabilities should make fans anticipate what happens after the patch update.  Star Wars Outlaws might not be flawless, but this active effort toward improving the gameplay indicates why those prior concerns surrounding the initial title releases may turn around with those added efforts and commitment to continue supporting what seems to be an amazing new direction; with the continued development and support that Massive Entertainment continues.

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Conclusion: Keep Calm and Wait for That Hotfix, PS5 Players!

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It’s easy to feel annoyed that this patch added problems– those screen tearing issues for the PS5 players, however, remember Massive Entertainment’s continued responsiveness to complaints! It should be extremely evident that improvements will continue and that another improved version should already be under production to address these various complaints raised and addressed today! It's a minor hiccup that shouldn’t affect the future; those who anticipate continuing development for their favorite Star Wars games and titles should stay calm! Gamers should continue waiting – a better patch will soon be available, very soon indeed.

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