Skyrim 1.4 Patch Will Finally Slay PS3 Lag
Bethesda is promising an end to Skyim’s PS3 lag (again) with the latest incoming patch. When asked via Twitter about the persistent PS3 lag, the company responded, “We’re addressing that in the 1.4 update later this month.”
Numerous Skyrim patches have been released to deal with the game’s bugs, including texture issues, gravity defying horses, and problems with lag as the size of a game save increased. 2011’s November patch, which promised to fix the lag issue, acted only as a temporary solution.
The question of whether or not the issue has finally been dealt with will finally be answered when the patch releases later this month.
I have pretty constant lag issues. Several times the game has stuttered in a very disorienting way. Other times, I just noticed that it doesn’t seem to run as smooth as its xbox 360 twin. In my opinion, Skyrim looks better on the PS3, but just doesn’t run as smoothly.
Another major problem I have encountered is system crashes, which either render my screen completely black and stuck, or simply freeze my screen (occasionally the music continues, but the screen never unfreezes).
My save file says around 6500 kb. I’m pretty computer lingo stupid, but i think that’s around 6 mb. Again, I could be wrong. Still, the other forums state that the lag problems seem to start when the save file reaches around 6 mb. That would be consistent with the time frame and problems I’ve encountered.
I have loved this game, but I’ve stopped playing until this patch comes out. If it doesn’t fix the issue I’m afraid I’ll have to take this to game stop or sell it on Amazon and get the 360 version. I’m sick of waiting for this game to work right.
Please, Bethesda, hear us loud and clear: thanks for a wonderful game, but please make it run more smoothly. We would appreciate it greatly.