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Monster Hunter Wilds’ Promising Launch Undermined by Technical Issues
Despite launching strongly, Monster Hunter Wilds has struggled to maintain the momentum typically expected from one of Capcom’s flagship franchises. Recent financial disclosures indicate that the title underperformed during the company’s third fiscal quarter, falling behind even several older releases in its catalogue.
Among the factors dragging down its long-term performance, persistent technical problems on PC have stood out as a major issue. For many players, unstable framerates, stuttering, and poor optimisation significantly dampened the experience. After months of mounting frustration, Capcom’s long-promised fixes are finally beginning to arrive.
Capcom’s Staggered PC Optimisation Plan
Capcom has acknowledged the PC version’s shortcomings for some time and has been preparing a series of performance-focused updates scheduled across the first two months of 2026. The second of these patches has now gone live, and early reactions suggest it may be the most impactful update yet.
Rather than addressing issues piecemeal, Capcom is using this rollout as a structured optimisation effort for Monster Hunter Wilds, with each patch targeting specific performance bottlenecks and scalability concerns across a wide range of hardware configurations.
Noticeable Gains Across Problem Areas
For PC players who have endured nearly a year of subpar performance, the improvements are now tangible. The latest update introduces additional configuration options to better support lower-end systems and deliver broader performance gains across mid-range and high-end setups.
According to Eurogamer’s analysis, notoriously unstable regions such as Windward Plains and Scarlet Forest now show average framerate increases of up to 20 FPS in certain scenarios. Crucially, these gains were observed even without relying on frame-generation technologies such as DLSS, suggesting fundamental optimisation rather than surface-level fixes.
Community Response Begins to Shift
Player feedback has been similarly encouraging. On Steam forums, users report smoother traversal, reduced stuttering, and a far more stable experience during longer play sessions of Monster Hunter Wilds.
In a notable change of tone, one highly visible discussion thread has even encouraged players to reconsider or remove negative Steam reviews, framing the update as a genuine sign that Capcom is committed to addressing the game’s technical failings rather than moving on.
One Final Patch Still Planned
Capcom has confirmed that one more major PC-focused update is still scheduled for February 2026, with further optimisation as its primary focus. Whether these improvements arrive quickly enough to revive Monster Hunter Wilds’ PC sales and fully restore player confidence remains uncertain.
What is clear, however, is that for the first time since launch, the PC version of Monster Hunter Wilds is showing signs of becoming the experience players were originally promised.
