PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds update improves shaky performance

One of the most popular games on Steam right now is getting a lot of welcome improvements.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has a new update that’s available now. With this patch, the online Battle Royale-like multiplayer shooter introduces a new sniper rifle and motorbike. The game also runs a lot better due to developer Bluehole optimizing the CPU usage and other rendering issues. After putting in some time with the game today, I noticed improved framerate during the lobby area that has dozens of players onscreen at the same time. This is the second major update for Battlegrounds, and it is the latest installment in Bluehole’s planned monthly update schedule. The $30 game entered the Early Access portal on Steam for unfinished games in March, and the studio plans to keep working on it for the foreseeable future before launching it as a final, finished product.