Hi There I haven't been active on the Stadia Community Forums much but I am hoping to change that with every bit of positivity I can give back to the community. I'd like to start of by saying ho...
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Hi There I haven't been active on the Stadia Community Forums much but I am hoping to change that with every bit of positivity I can give back to the community. I'd like to start of by saying how much I commend Ubisoft for their continued support of our favorite gaming platform, Google Stadia. I can't remember being this excited for a gaming platform and its future other than when the PS2 launched way back when. And seeing how Ubisoft is providing nearly all of their most recent games with great support is just great. Not to mention how Ubisoft always seems to be at the forefront of innovation when it comes to technologies or hardware. Before we know it, Ubisoft will be providing their newer and later games with full support on integrating Stadia Features such as State-Share, Crowd-Play because StreamConnect is already on full display (Division2) in addition to their own Cross-Save Features. With all that said, I wish to bring you some more positive news concerning Watch Dogs: Legion as Ubisoft has pushed their latest Patch 4.0 to Stadia yesterday, along with all other platforms. If you didn't know, Watch Dogs: Legion had some seemingly random FPS dropping bug on Stadia when playing in 4K with HDR turned on. From what I gathered, people quickly found a temporary workaround with Opening and Closing the in-game Ubisoft Connect window. Or simply relaunching the Stadia Game Instance also took care of this issue for about an hour or two depending on your activities in the game. The FPS drops on 4K seemed to occur in waves. I had written up a reply to UBISOFT Support through Twitter DM's but then I also thought I'd give the new Patch that just released on Stadia a try to give a complete picture. Topic: Playing in 4K HDR enabled on STADIA. BEFORE the 4.0 Patch from Tuesday the 4th of May 2021: After launching the game and loading into the gameworld we are presented to a little intro to the Operative at hand. It's during this intro camera pan or cinematic encounter that the FPS already fluctuated considerably. Only for it to become more stable in about 3 to 5 seconds upon taking control of the character. The FPS drops then seem to smooth out naturally and gameplay commences. However, in a wider scope, the FPS seemed to drop during busy scenes or when traveling with a faster vehicle, which is understandable with new locations constantly having to render in and those Framedrops stable out and smooth them selves again a second or two later. The occurrence of the FPS drop that kept dropping worse and worse, making the game nearly unplayable only happened at certain outposts or enemy facilities the player could enter. It had been reported this issue surfaced in other places for other players as well. AFTER Patch 4.0 from Tuesday May the 4th: Immediately there is a considerable difference in performance when loading into the gameworld and watching the operator intro. There are no noticable frame drops during intro sequences to operatives this time around. Scene transitions from less busy to busier locations happen more seemlessly. Driving input seems to have improved also? Overall I am super thrilled about the latest update, because from the looks of things not only did the 4.0 Patch add the long awaited DLC Operative, it also added quality of life improvements across the board! I am happy to let you know the performance on Stadia has increased significantly after the 4th of May 2021 Patch! Do note, this is feedback after 2 to 3 hours of gameplay in 4K with HDR turned on after patch 4.0. Watch Dogs: Legion plays marvelously in 4K! Hope this feedback is useful