'We are aware some players have experienced performance issues while playing XCOM 2, and we are looking into them and gathering more information from users.
Fortunately, there are a few things you can do in the meantime - including one particular off-the-beaten-track fix which damn-near doubled my own frame rate.įirst up, here's the full 2K statement provided to us, though it's essentially a repeat of what they've said elsewhere: Firaxis and 2K aren't giving anything away about what the problem is or when a fix will land, though they do tell us that they're 'aware some players have experienced performance issues' and that they're looking into it. It's a damn shame, crossing the line from ultimately meaningless visual sacrifices into actively annoying slowness.
I'm far from alone, as a glance at the Steam forums, official boards or Reddit will very quickly reveal.