Quote Originally Posted by Hatori_Elric View Post
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.