Please PROPERLY address audio stuttering issue

[TaleraRistain]

Yeah that didn't fix jack. In fact, I think I'm stuttering MORE now since it had been more random the past few days and now it seems to be back to constant.

[Hatori_Elric]

for those having issues with stuttering, do you use a ps5 controller or have one connected at all? this was the cause of mine as even though the game was set to not use it at all, it was still trying to do so and caused audio issues for me until disconnected. i do not have a ps4 controller connected so not sure if that could cause issues as well, so try the same for that to be sure.

[TaleraRistain]

for those having issues with stuttering, do you use a ps5 controller or have one connected at all? this was the cause of mine as even though the game was set to not use it at all, it was still trying to do so and caused audio issues for me until disconnected. i do not have a ps4 controller connected so not sure if that could cause issues as well, so try the same for that to be sure.

No I use keyboard and mouse

[Breezelyn]

for those having issues with stuttering, do you use a ps5 controller or have one connected at all? this was the cause of mine as even though the game was set to not use it at all, it was still trying to do so and caused audio issues for me until disconnected. i do not have a ps4 controller connected so not sure if that could cause issues as well, so try the same for that to be sure.

I've heard a variety of answers from fc members, shout, yell chat, and friends...

Some have AMD processors, others have i9, i7, PS5, PS4 (as others have mentioned). At this point, I think it's something with the client/hardware that was updated or changed for Endwalker. I'm not a tech though, so I can't say for certain. But...it's widespread on a different PC setups, and even different consoles. There wasn't a sound/audio stuttering issue until 6.0 dropped on December 3rd. There was problems, but it wasn't as bad as the new patch put in today.

Something needs to be done; I wish to hear the game's sound, but the stuttering overwhelming me with sensory. The constant radio static during combat is too much for me to bear. I will have sound muted or very low until fixed. It sucks....but there's nothing I can do. I have also tried community and SE fixes that were listed. Nothing has worked, so it HAS to be something on their end.

[RafeNightstrider]

Thank you so much for this post. I've been having this problem since Endwalker's release and it's so bad that I can't do the MSQ. Frankly, it's very upsetting falling so far behind in the game when I was so excited for the new story, but because of the near-constant stuttering and lagging of the audio, I can't enjoy any of the voiced scenes, much less the music which makes this game so great.

It's very disheartening to see that Square has largely ignored this issue when there have been so many people reporting it being a major problem, and even after patch 6.01 nothing was done about it (with many that didn't have problems with the stuttering before the patch now reporting that they are experiencing it).

Square, please, please, please look into this. Or at the very least, acknowledge that it's a problem and address it as soon as you can so that we know that a solution is hopefully on the way.

[Aylin]

Logged in, noticed the issue was persisting.
Made the recommended adjustment from the patch notes annnnd...
it's still happening.

PLEASE PROPERLY ADDRESS THIS. The sound and music in this game is phenomenal, but having to play without my headphones on because the stuttering/popping literally is hurting my ears now is really, really disappointing.

[Solidus_Prime]

If any staff actually see this please note and communicate that this issue is also occurring in the new FF7 Integrade for PC. It is 100% unplayable at the moment. It's bearable in Chapter 1, then Chapter 2 cranks it up to x1000 and doesn't let up.

[Ohrion]

bummed after reading all this cause I rely so much on the sound to play and the stuttering has made it so I can't follow the flow of the fights. Went searching cause was hoping it would be something simple as "turn of this setting" and viola fixed, but knowing that isn't the case, gunna be really hard to look forward to playing for the few hours I'm able to every few days u_u)

thanks for compiling everything and really hope there is a patch for it soon.

[Adori_5w4]

Around half of MSQ was ruined because of this sound issue.
Stuttering, lagging, crackling... cutscenes with voice acting cut off before they finish,
All battles with music, All scenes that include it as part of the experience, Any & all sounds
All while lagging, stuttering, crackling, etc.
It is AWFUL

Please fix this!!

[Rabin]

My PC is unplayable owing to this stutter, crackle and pop. It seems worst when mobs are dying around me in a dungeon fight.

Today, I wiped and reinstalled my PC from scratch, only putting Windows 10, NVidia drivers and the base microsoft drivers in before a fresh download of FF. Same issue. Even with NO config files, running the game vanilla, in a tiny window, in Sastasha.

I added the motherboard sound drivers, still the same. Just cannot run it any cleaner than that. Please fix this.

I have the game on PS and PC, but can only play it on the console where the sound behaves.