Skylines 2 Developers Prioritize Fair Launch Over Optimization, Promise Performance Patches

Cities Skylines 2 developers considered delaying launch to improve performance, but decided against it to be "fair" to players less concerned with optimization.

Developers say current performance issues are not deeply rooted and can be improved, stemming mainly from rendering techniques like depth of field and global illumination.

Upcoming patches aim to reduce stuttering, optimize effects, and enable temporal anti-aliasing for a performance boost.

Developers believe 60FPS is not essential for a city builder, prioritizing smooth gameplay over high frame rate.

Reviewers have criticized performance issues but praised engaging simulation and gameplay of Skylines 2.