Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim(PS3, Xbox 360) & Special Edition (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
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Corrosive said ...
mmm ok I think I will delete the patch file on my next play. I had no system freezes last night, but I did a tomb and it was mind numbingly different. At first I thought I had leveled up incorrectly which is something that can happening the Elder scrolls games as the game difficult increases as you level up, but after reading this I am pretty sure that the last dungeon I did pre patch was easier.
I am still really enjoying the game though in-spite of the bugs. Even the super hard tomb was exciting and challenging to get through
In our weekend article on the Skyrim PS3 lag issue, we analysed the performance of the game running from a fresh save compared to a crippled 65 hour game, and then put the new patch through its paces - and found it wanting.
Our best theory on why it happened at all came down to the notion of an unbounded game world with thousands upon thousands of objects having to be tracked as they moved from their default positions as the player moved through the game. It's an enormous undertaking to store all of this information, and of the three platforms Skyrim is available for, it's the PlayStation 3 that presents the most challenges from a memory management perspective.
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