Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was released last year, and many fans were happy with its graphics, combat mechanics, and story. That said, like any other title, it had its issues, and a major pain point for many was Denuvo DRM. Thankfully, its removal has now been confirmed by EA in the recent Patch 9 update for PC and other improvements have been made.
Denuvo is an anti-cheat and anti-tamper technology that developers often use to stop piracy, particularly for single-player games which could otherwise be prone to cracking. However, the consensus online is that it can be intrusive, even lowering the performance of some titles. The latter issue is a point of contention, though one good confirmed example is Tekken 7.
Patch 9 details for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
There have been a handful of performance, quality-of-life, and general fixes in Patch 9 of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. We’ve listed them below, as sourced from EA’s website:
Performance Improvements:
- Framerate improvements for various hardware configurations.
- Fixes for several sources of framerate hitching for smoother gameplay.
- Ray Tracing has been optimized for CPU usage and should now scale better for high-end GPUs.
- Fixes for performance related to using a mouse as gameplay input.
Quality of Life:
- The “Optimizing Game Files” screen has been optimized, and you can now see speed increases from multiple CPU cores.
- Mouse and keyboard functionality has been improved across a variety of menu screens, including the first-time user screens, title menu, game menu, and workbench.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed collision issue where players could fall through elevators at low framerates.
- Fix for a conversation-related crash when walking away from NPC characters.
- Fix for various intermittent crashes.
General:
- Denuvo DRM has been removed.
After this patch, you should have a better in-game experience with improved performance. However, this update is only for the PC version of the game; an update for the PS5 is scheduled, which will add the functionality of transferring saves between the PS4 and PS5.
This should help you pick up the game across the two consoles. If you’re moving from the PS4 to PS5, the graphical fidelity should make the gaming experience even better. However, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is also coming on PS4, so it’s a win-win for all. Speaking of PS5, the PS5 Pro was just announced.
If you’re wondering whether it’s worth upgrading to the PS5 Pro from your PS5, we’ve got you covered with our PS5 Pro vs. PS5 article. In case you’re interested in building a PC rivalling the PS5 Pro, we’ve got you covered there as well.
