Persona 4 Golden stuttering crashing lag fps drops fix – Witnessing performance issue while playing the Steam or PC version of Persona 4? Don’t worry we got you.
Persona 4 Golden – Fix Stuttering, FPS drops, Crashing and Lag
Persona 4 Golden is a RPG title that was originally released for PS Vita back in 2012. The PC version got released almost after 8 years. And so far the game has managed to garner some really good reviews from the community. Persona 4 proves that the age of the game doesn’t matter as long as it is enjoyable.
It is true that Persona 4 is an excellent title, but that doesn’t take away the fact that the PC port is not great at all. Just few hours after launch players have started complaining about performance issues like lag, fps drops, crashes, stutters, etc. Overall the situation is not looking good at all.
That is why we decided to come up with a basic performance guide that will show you some simple tweaks that you can try in order to fix the performance issues that you are having.
Check the System Requirements of Persona 4 Golden
Just because this is an 8 year old game, people are thinking that the game will run on their systems without any issues. But that is not the case. You should always check the systems requirements of games before you go ahead and make the purchase.
Minimum
- OS: Windows 8.1
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 | AMD Phenom II X2 550
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 | AMD Radeon HD 5770
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 14 GB available space
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-650 | AMD Phenom X4 940
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 | AMD Radeon HD 6870
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 14 GB available space
So as you can see, even though you do not require very powerful hardware to play this game, you do need either Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 OS on your system. Windows 7 users are out of luck here.
This can only be fixed if the developers decide to add support for Windows 7 at a later date. Until then the best option for you would be returning this game on Steam and get a refund.
Tweak Graphics Settings of Persona 4 (For people stuck at 30 fps)
It looks like the game is stuck at 30 FPS for a lot of people. Even people with high-end gaming rigs are facing this issue. This issue is actually related to the graphics settings of the game. You need to tweak the settings a bit. Here is what you need to do:
Graphics
- Rendering Scale : 100%
- Shadow Quality : Medium
- Shadow : On
- Anisotropic Filter : High
- Anti Aliasing : Off
Display
- Resolution : 1920×1080 (Native resolution of your monitor)
- Screen Mode : Windowed Borderless (Fullscreen is bugged and causes crashes)
- V-Sync : Off
Update your DirectX version (fix for crashes)
DirectX 10 users are witnessing very high amount of crashes while playing Persona 4. So if you are on Windows 8.1 and running DirectX 10, then go ahead and update it.
Here is how to do it:
- Go to the official Microsoft DirectX download page. Here is the link
- Choose language
- Now click on the download button
- Once the download is completed, open the “dxwebsetup.exe” file
- Follow the instructions
- Restart your PC
Here is a Microsoft DirectX compatiblity chart that will help choose the best version for your PC:
| DirectX Version | Details |
| DirectX 9 | Supported in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP. The oldest version of DirectX. |
| DirectX 10 | Supported in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP. |
| DirectX 11.0 | Supported in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions can be downloaded from the Windows website. |
| DirectX 11.1 | Supported in Windows 10, Windows 8 and 7. Can be installed in Windows 7 (SP1) but requires an update |
| DirectX 11.2 | Supported in Windows 10 and Windows 8 (8.1+) only |
| DirectX 11.4 & 11.3 | Only supported in Windows 10. |
| DirectX 12 | DirectX 12 comes preinstalled with every Windows 10 installation. It cannot be used with an older version of Windows. Updates can only be downloaded through windows update as there is no standalone installer available. |
Verify Persona 4 Golden on Steam
You can actually verify the in-game files of Persona 4 Golden to check whether your system is missing any files that might be causing the game to crash or freeze:
- Go to your Steam Library
- Right click on Persona 4 Golden
- Select Properties
- Click on the Local Files tab
- Click on Verify Integrity of Game Files
Unfortunately, these are all the methods we have for this moment. If these don’t work for you, I am not sure if any other method will. Persona 4 Golden PC comes with Denuvo DRM which is causing majority of the problems. It is very sad to see such a horrible port for such a good game.
We will update this article with new fixes as soon as we get hold of new ones. Till then, there is no other choice but to wait for the developers to release a patch.
If you think this guide had helped you then let us know in the comment section below. Also, If you are facing problems that are not mentioned on this article then also you can comment below. We will try come out with a fix. Good luck!
That’s all folks!
Last Updated on June 26, 2020
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