Following its recent release, Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls on PC has been plagued by various technical setbacks. Many Windows users are experiencing major issues, such as stuttering gameplay, heavy CPU usage, and unstable online matchmaking. With complaints piling up, the developers are preparing to deploy a targeted patch, while players themselves exchange a variety of do-it-yourself remedies across online communities.
PC launch dampened by widespread issues
The first several days after Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls made its debut have sparked intense discussion, primarily centered on negative performance reports from the PC playerbase. Gamers are pointing out persistent stuttering, irregular spikes in frame pacing, and regular network trouble impacting their experience in the game’s online features.
Insights shared by KineticNinja on Reddit suggest that frame timing issues stem from the way the internal FPS limiter has been implemented. Their research indicates that “consistent frame timing spikes every 30 frames” result from the game’s default frame cap. KineticNinja proposes a solution: instead of the in-game limiter, use external software like RivaTuner or the Nvidia Control Panel to set a 60 FPS cap, switch on ultra-low latency mode, and activate v-sync from the GPU control panel, making sure it stays off in the game’s video options. With these adjustments, their experience with frame drops was completely resolved.
Creative fixes circulate within the player community
Several members of the community have had success with simpler fixes. Utilizing the “set graphics automatically” feature in the options menu has, for some, yielded smoother performance than lowering settings manually—a result that surprised many and has been corroborated by further reports across social media. A post by Venom on X (formerly Twitter) recounted, “All I did was use the ‘set graphics automatically’ and it ran much better than potato mode.”
Another unconventional fix catching on involves keeping the Epic Games Store client open during gameplay, even when running the game via Steam. While the technical reasoning is not yet understood, several users claim this has helped mitigate lag, though it is not necessarily effective for everyone.
Official patch promises imminent relief
As a significant group of players continues to grapple with performance problems, official intervention now appears imminent. Today, developers announced via the game’s Discord community that an update carrying major fixes will deploy before the day is over. “This update includes PC performance and stability improvements, including reduced lag and fixes for frame drops,” they stated in the notification.
Developed by Arc System Works and now available on PC and other platforms, Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls is poised to receive this crucial patch—one anticipated to resolve the most prominent technical complaints expressed by early adopters. Players are hopeful these measures will enable fluid, uninterrupted gameplay true to the game’s fast-paced spirit.
While fans continue to support each other by swapping improvisational fixes, all eyes are now on the developers to fulfill their promise of resolving these performance issues. Until then, the community eagerly anticipates the promised performance update later today.