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No Man’s Sky suddenly got laggy [Quick Fix]
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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No Man’s Sky is an exploration survival game released back in 2016. The game is available on Windows PCs, Xbox One, and PlayStation consoles.
Years after the initial release, and after several updates, the game is stillaffected by various issues. Some gamers said they encounteredperformanceissues where the game suddenly started lagging on their devices.
One of the users even turned to Steam and created athreadabout the issue. The OP described the issue in the following manner:
The last time I played thegamewas last year and everything was silky smooth. I was quite happy withperformance. I’ve just started it again to check the latest updates and the whole thing is laggy as hell, even after turning settings way down and restarting. I’m currently going from 80fps down to 5fps with no warning, huge hiccups and lag spikes.
Many players from the gaming community responded to the thread confirming they also noticedperformanceissues. One of them encounteredmouse sensitivity issues and reported that textures not loading properly.
How do I quickly fix No Man’s Sky lag issues?
Some gamers suggestedupdating the video card driversor clearing the cache. Some players confirmed that clearing the cache worked for them.
It looks like this problem is mainly caused by your system’s hardware configuration.
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Alternatively, if the problem persists, you can uninstall the game, delete all the folders from your device with a dedicated tool such asCCleanerand then install the latest updates.
If you’ve successfully tried another method, please share it with us in the comments.
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Milan Stanojevic
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
