How STALKER 2 works on Xbox Series X | S with update 1.1 – tests and player reviews

On December 19, update 1.1 for STALKER 2 was released. This is the biggest update since the game was released, which fixed almost 2000 different problems. In addition to fixing minor bugs, the update partially revives the A-Life system, optimizes performance and makes balance changes.

Player feedback on performance

After the release of update 1.1 for STALKER 2 on Xbox Series X | There have been conflicting reviews from players. Some Reddit users note that the game has started to run worse, while others say, on the contrary, that performance has improved.

Reddit user

WeezyWally

I’m sorry to say, but this patch has significantly degraded performance on the Xbox Series X. I was so excited to continue playing during the holidays, but now that there are more NPCs and mutants, the frame rate drops to 40fps or less when there is active action. It’s a great game despite its issues, but I’d advise staying away from it if you’re sensitive to poor performance.

This is NOT the patch I was waiting for and I already have over 30 hours in the game. I’ll wait until the end of next year to finish the playthrough, but for now I’ll continue with Indiana Jones.

Reddit user

Esmear18

Has anyone noticed more stable performance after this patch? I didn’t expect the game to run at higher FPS, but frame lag now at least seems to be minimal?

Performance tests

Tests have appeared that show how STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl works after update 1.1.

According to tests, in the “Performance” mode the range of frame rate variations has become wider. If earlier FPS dropped to 40 and rose to 50, now during the test you can see that it reaches 55-57 frames per second in open spaces without NPCs, and drops to 35-39 frames in difficult moments. The resolution is the same: from 864p to 1152p with upscaling to 4K.

In quality mode, as previously there were no problems with FPS stability, there are none now. The game runs at 30 frames at 1440p when upscaled to 4K.

The game has one mode available – 1080p at 30 FPS with native resolution from 648p to 864p. It works stably as before.

Please note that update 1.1 for STALKER 2 caused some players on Xbox consoles to crash their saves.