This week marks the first big update to Monster Hunter Wilds since launch, in Title Update 1. In a new letter, Monster Hunter Wilds director Yuya Tokuda confirmed the team has been working on stability, and has some improvements already on the way for Steam users in Title Update 1.
In the message from the director, Tokuda said the Wilds team is continuing to identify stability issues and make improvements where it can, “especially” on the Steam version. “This will be an ongoing process,” Tokuda said. “Where we’ll aim to make continual steps forward in this area and respond to critical issues.”
For PC players, Title Update 1 will bring a few improvements to their Monster Hunter Wilds experience. A reduction in VRAM usage and an upgrade to the DirectStorage version of the Steam version should hopefully elicit an oveall stability improvement for those playing on PC.
“Thank you for your patience as we continue to address reported issues and improve the overall technical experience for players on all platforms,” Tokuda said. “Look forward to continued improvements in Free Title Update 1 and future updates and patches to come.”
Monster Hunter Wilds players on PC have been having issues since its launch in February. The newest Monster Hunter launched to “Mixed” reviews on Steam, spurring Capcom to publish a troubleshooting guide. At least one interstitial tuning patch has arrived between launch and Title Update 1, though it didn’t address performance at the time. As of this writing, Monster Hunter Wilds still has a “Mixed” rating on Steam, for both Recent and All reviews.
Still, Monster Hunter Wilds has been incredibly popular on the PC platform. In a recent Circana sales report, Monster Hunter Wilds was the best-selling game of February, and Steam accounted for more than half of Wilds’ total dollar sales. Capcom has also confirmed that Monster Hunter Wilds has surpassed 10 million sold, and cited a simultaneous launch on console and PC as one of the reasons behind it.
Monster Hunter Wilds Weapons Tier List
Monster Hunter Wilds Weapons Tier List
A commitment to PC performance and stability, both for this Friday and moving forward, could ease some concerns over whether the PC version will see continued tuning even in the face of such success. Plus, we’ll need all the performance bumps we can get for the potential return of everyone’s favorite water monster further down the line.
Title Update 1 for Monster Hunter Wilds arrives this Friday, April 4, 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
Eric is a freelance writer for IGN.
