You may notice some stuttering when playing the PlayStation VR2 version of Beat Saber. To see how you can potentially fix these frame rate drops, you can take a look at this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.
Based on our experience so far with this release, the frame rate will drop when a wall shows up on screen. It is especially noticeable when you look at the blocks while trying to dodge the obstacle as you can tell that it isn’t moving as smoothly as before.
According to a Twitter post, a member of the development team at Beat Games has acknowledged the stuttering issue, especially from one of the levels that can be found in the Panic! At The Disco Music Pack. The development team is planning to release a patch that will hopefully smooth out the frame rate.
In order to manually update the PlayStation VR2 version of Beat Saber, you can do the following:
- Turn on your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console and then make sure it is connected to the internet.
- Next, you need to go to the home screen. A quick short cut to do so is to press and hold the PS logo button on the controller.
- In the home screen, move the cursor over to Beat Saber and then press the Options button.
- Finally, select the Check for Update option that appears in the small pop-up window.
If there is no update available, or the update did not fix the fps drops, then we recommend that you disable walls from appearing in the level. This should help fix the jitteriness when the walls move past you.
In order to do so, look to the left side before starting a level. You should see a list of customizations. From there, make sure that you are in the Modifiers tab. After, select the No Walls setting.
When you start the level, you should no longer see any walls appear in the song. As a result, the frame rate should remain consistently smooth.