Monster Hunter Wilds: Capcom responds to performance issues on PC

Capcom has responded to performance issues faced by PC players of Monster Hunter Wilds.

Monster Hunter Wilds was released on Friday, and almost as soon as the PC version was in the public’s hands, players reported issues with optimization, performance and more. The game which has received praise from fans outside of the performance issues, hit almost 1 million concurrent Steam players on launch night.

Now, Capcom has responded to the issues, and has provided some suggestions to fans as to how to fix their performance problems.

A post on Monster Hunter Status, the franchise’s official support account, reads “If you’re experiencing any initial issues with Monster Hunter Wilds on Steam, please try updating your graphics driver, turning off compatibility mode, and then readjust your settings.”

In the linked post on the Monster Hunter support website, Capcom has suggested several steps that could fix the issues, including updating drivers, adding the game’s folder and files to a player’s anti-virus exception list, and more.

“If you still experience issues, please also try the troubleshooting steps on the Official Monster Hunter Wilds Troubleshooting & Issue Reporting Thread posted on the Steam community page as they contain more detailed and additional steps that may help resolve your issue.”

VGC’s five-star Monster Hunter Wilds review, which was played on PS5 Pro, calls it “a victory lap for Capcom’s golden age”, concluding: “Monster Hunter Wilds is confident, bold, and one of the best Monster Hunter games ever, thanks to its ability to stand on the giant shoulders of Worlds and improve it in virtually every way.”