• Optimizations to improve global CPU and GPU performance throughout the game
• Overall improvements to texture and environment loading
• Improved shader compilations times
• Fixed a crash that could occur after changing custom controller settings
• Fixed a crash that could occur in Photo Mode when saving images in 4K
• Fixed a crash that could occur when playing on Ultra graphics preset with DLSS enabled
• Fixed a crash that could occur when using a mouse with a high DPI
• Fixed a crash that could occur when entering Options > Graphics
• Fixed multiple crashes affecting players with Intel GPUs
• Fixed an issue where players could lose the ability to aim or shoot immediately after exiting menus
• Fixed an issue where the Flashlight tutorial would not leave the screen if ignored
• Fixed an issue where exiting Photo Mode could cause the player to throw an equipped item
• Fixed issues where players could see outside the game world in some locations
• Addressed issues where screen tearing could still occur with V-Sync enabled
• Fixed an audio issue that could occur when using a USB audio device alongside Spatial Audio Plug-Ins
• Added support for players using third-party audio drivers
• Fixed an issue where changing graphics presets (Options > Graphics > Graphics Presets) in-game would not save
• Fixed an issue where the Speedrun timer could roll back after a crash or when quitting to desktop
• Fixed an issue where scrollable menu descriptions could not be navigated with a mouse scroll wheel
• Updated the QTE button UI to correctly display when using Xbox controllers
• Corrected several in-game, menu, and text-to-speech translation errors
• GPU Performance HUD more accurately displays usage when launched, CPU Performance HUD now more accurate
• Corrected an issue where the Aiming Mirror settings did not affect motion sensor aiming
• Fixed an issue where settings would not Reset to Defaults if players had any of the menu drop downs still open
• Fixed an issue so that scrolling in Photo Mode does not affect the in-game camera
• Fixed an issue where the game could reset a user’s Monitor setting when launching the game
• Fixed an issue where the shader loading could be shown as complete before it actually was
• Fixed an issue with Corsair and Logitech device LEDs turning off on start-up
• Display settings are now saved per device and not shared through cloud saves
• [The Suburbs] Fixed a crash that could occur in the sniper fight
• [The Suburbs] Fixed an issue where Sam would appear wet during a cinematic in a dry area
• Added a new Very Low graphics preset (Options > Graphics > Graphics Presets)
• Added a new AI Quality setting in the graphics menu (Options > Graphics)
• Added a new Dynamic Lights Quality setting in the graphics menu (Options > Graphics)

AMD

• Fixed an issue where the game could crash while shaders were building on AMD hardware
• Fixed an issue where FPS could be impacted while enabling the GPU Usage monitor (Options > HUD > GPU Usage)

Steam

• Fixed a crash affecting players missing a Steam user folder

Steam Deck

• Overall improvements to performance while playing on Steam Deck
• Addressed a memory leak issue that could cause crashes
• Fixed an issue where certain button prompts would be misaligned
• Fixed an issue where changing (Options > Graphics > Graphics Preset) could trigger an intense lighting effect
• Fixed an issue where in-game HUD did not match Steam Deck Performance Overlay FPS value
• Fixed a crash that could occur during loading screens
• Effects Density now defaults to Very Low instead of Low
• [Lakeside Resort] Fixed a crash that could occur at the start of a cutscene
• [Pittsburgh] Fixed a crash that could occur at certain checkpoints
• [The Outskirts] Fixed an issue where locked FPS could make it difficult to move pushable objects