“I Dunno if It’s a Patch or a Full Game LOL” – Fans Surprised by the 25GB ‘The Last of Us: Part 1’ Patch That Made It “Runs Smoother Than Before”

This year was supposed to be magnificent for The Last of Us fans. It all started with the TV adaptation. While the games have been sensational hits, the stakes were high when it was reported to be adapted into a TV series. However, not only did it live up to the expectations but also broke the everlasting curse of video game adaptations.

The developers saw this as the perfect time to introduce the highly-rated PlayStation exclusive to the PC, and it was ported a few days post the series ended. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a disaster. Laden with bugs, the PC port of the 2013 BAFTA Game of the Year broke many hearts.

Players were extremely dissatisfied and flooded the PC game with negative feedback. Naughty Dog did release an 8.6 GB patch to control the situation, but it didn’t fix everything. Finally, they came up with another update, that eliminated the problems. However, the gigantic size of the new update left everyone stunned.

Naughty Dog released the largest update for The Last of Us: Part 1 PC Version

The new Patch 1.0.4 for the PC version of The Last of Us Part 1 is over 25.17 GB. The size of this update would undoubtedly surprise anyone, as many games are as big as just this update. Additionally, this PlayStation classic’s PC port was already 100 GB. Now the file size gets even bigger after adding this additional data in the form of the update.

This new update focuses a lot on CPU and GPU optimization. There are improved textures and resolution for the Low and Medium graphic settings. Fans have been facing issues like the water turning black in Low settings, which won’t be there anymore. Further, they added other graphic settings and also included better descriptions of the graphic setting for better explanation.

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Aside from multiple graphical issues, the game was dealing with problems like crashes and freezing. Naughty Dog came up with many updates which resolved issues like the screen freezing up when trying to skip the cutscene. Also, the game won’t crash anymore while quitting to the Main Menu or dying after combat. Further, they also improved the translations for the Menu Settings.

How did fans react to this enormous update?

Fans calmed down after they were finally able to play 2013’s Game of the Year on their PC smoothly. Although, there were some fans who claimed that there were still slight issues with the game, what caught the most attention was the size of this new update.

What do you think about this update that Naughty Dog introduced for the PC version of The Last of Us Part 1? Do you think this has finally solved the issue? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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