New Prey update targets screen-tearing and stuttering on PS4

Along with 30+ fixes for all versions of the game

Prey has been sitting comfortably on my to-play list. I’m confident I’ll like it, but I’m also certain I don’t have much patience for weird technical woes and pesky bugs. Arkane has been working to get the game to a better place, and today’s update sounds like a significant improvement — especially on PS4.

Notably, the update attempts to remedy screen-tearing and stuttering on PlayStation 4, an issue Digital Foundry summed up as “the worst instance of irregular frame delivery we’ve encountered.”

The patch is live, so give it a try and let us know how it handles.

Version 1.05:

• [PS4 ONLY] Fixes to address screen-tearing/stuttering
• Player can no longer become blocked from rebooting Power Plant for the “Reboot” mission after killing the Technopath in Life Support.
• Fixed crash when mimicking bass guitar in the Yellow Tulip.
• Extra items gained through passive neuromods, such as organs and tumors from Necropsy or spare parts through Dismantle, will now properly stack in the player’s inventory automatically.
• Loading a save from a previous version of the game will no longer remove all quests and inventory, or break the HUD.
• Fix for some AI-related crashes.
• Various combat tweaks/fixes for mimics.
• Opening the TranScribe will no longer disrupt FoV settings.
• The light on top of a turret will no longer become detached when the player jumps and glides while holding it.
• Approaching areas with Coral should no longer cause the client to stutter and eventually freeze.
• Operator corpses from saves made on previous builds will no longer cause performance issues.
• Repair II and III increase efficiency with suit patch kits. Reduced suit damage from enemies on easy and normal difficulty.
• Increased wrench range and strength of melee aim assist. Wrench now always staggers mimics (interrupts attacks). Mimics stand further back to prevent players having to look down too much.
• Stun Gun now tells the player when a target is out of its effective range. Weapons will display a “Weapon Offline” when disabled by EMP.
• Hepatocytic Amp S-m186 chipset now properly only removes the negative effects of the “Drunk” debuff
• Player will now spawn in the correct location when traveling from Shuttle Bay to other locations.
• Fixed rare crash when level transitioning to Life Support.
• Reployers no longer lose collision when recycling them, and then loading a save where they were present.
• Player can no longer bypass ceiling collision by mantling GLOO.
• Danielle now voices the correct response to the player’s actions with the Cook during the endgame sequence.
• The fabricated coral detector chipset and the quest-given chipset now both function correctly to scan the coral when installed
• Fix for rare freeze/crash when in combat with Phantoms.
• The Luther Glass quest will no longer incorrectly complete and fail after the player has already completed the quest in Trauma Center.
• Lights are no longer sometimes incorrectly ‘on’ when the player enters the Cargo Bay for the first time
• Igwe will no longer be found in Cargo Bay when the ‘meet January’ call is triggered.
• Mimic’s wall jump attack animation is cancelled if they are stunned.
• Treasure Hunt now lists an objective and marker to return to Abigail’s workstation once all the maps are investigated.
• The nightmare in the Arboretum is now able to get into the greenhouse and use ranged attacks on the player from the doorway.
• Turrets can now be hacked properly if they’ve been previously controlled by the Technopath.
• If the player manages to fully GLOO the greater mimic while it is in mid-lunge toward the player’s face, the facegrab animation will no longer play and trap the player.
• Hitting a stunned Phantom with the wrench no longer breaks their animations
• Raised phantoms and operators will no longer become hostile to the player when attaching grenades to them.
• Various crash fixes
• Various text fixes.

Prey Update v1.05 – Coming for All Platforms Soon – Patch Notes [reddit]