New Final Fantasy XV update adds support for AMD Phenom II processors, fixes performance degradation


Square Enix has released a brand new update for Final Fantasy XV. According to the release notes, this patch adds support for AMD Phenom II processors and fixes some bug issues with NVIDIA’s Ansel tech. Furthermore, this patch also – partially – fixes the performance degradation issues we’ve already reported.

Now the reason we’re saying that the performance degradation issues have been partially fixed is because these issues remain when the high-resolution texture pack is enabled. Without it, the game now runs completely fine, even after more than 30 minutes of gameplay.

As we’ve already said, this issue is re-producible. As such, we’ll share a video this weekend showcasing that performance degradation issue.

This update will be auto-downloaded from Steam, and you can find its complete changelog below.

Final Fantasy XV Patch March 22nd Release Notes

Additional functions

  • Content support for Twitch Prime members – Kooky chocobo now available to use in game.
  • Additional in-game option for switching over the Enter/Cancel buttons.
  • Additional in-game option for border-less full screen.

Bug fixes

  • NVIDIA Ansel bug fixes.
  • AMD Phenom II Processors compatibility fixes – FFXV Windows Edition boot up issues now fixed.
  • Several minor bug fixes.