Bioshock Xbox 360 patch causing problems?

If you’re planning to enjoy a round of 2K Games‘ FPS that involves big men in diving suits and little girls with a macabre sense of fashion, Bioshock (Xbox 360, PC), on your Xbox 360, then you might want to sit up and pay attention. It seems a patch for the game that was recently released is causing all kinds of havoc on gameplay after its automatic download and installation, rendering the once silky-smooth experience into a glitch-filled and lag-infested ride. Ouch.

So what’s the deal with the patch? No one knows for sure, but it’s certainly causing panic amongst those who want to resume their Big Daddy-hunting, Little Sister-rescuing jaunt in Rapture. One player speaks of the update itself not having a blade pop-up or notification before it installs – it just does so on its own volition as soon as you sign on and slip the Bioshock disc in.

From then on, it’s a nightmarish sequence of events – repeated sign-offs from Live, darkening screens, and the worst of the bunch, utter lag on gameplay, even while walking through empty corridors. Not a very good update, this.

What’s the official word on this patch, then? Nothing from 2K Games yet, unfortunately. And to be fair, there are cases of users installing the patch and being able to play the game with no hitches at all. As tempting as it may seem to update, though, it’s probably better if you held off from doing so, at least until the guys behind the critically-acclaimed shooter can come up with an explanation for the patch (as well as a patch for it). A patch for a patch!

If you’ve already installed the patch, simply clear your Xbox 360’s cache to get Jack back in top form. Go to the Systems Blade, then Memory. Highlight the Hard Drive and hit Y. Then, press X, X, Left Bumper, Right Bumper, X, X. Choose Yes to perform System Maintenance, and every downloaded patch will be cleared (including the one for Bioshock). After that, it’s merely an issue about avoiding the patch download.

Downloadable patches are always welcome, if they resolve issues that detract from the full enjoyment of a game – but not very much when they actually become that little annoyance. Here’s hoping that 2K Games has a plasmid for this little quirk soon.

Thanks to nosushi4you for the tip!

If you’re planning to enjoy a round of 2K Games‘ FPS that involves big men in diving suits and little girls with a macabre sense of fashion, Bioshock (Xbox 360, PC), on your Xbox 360, then you might want to sit up and pay attention. It seems a patch for the game that was recently released is causing all kinds of havoc on gameplay after its automatic download and installation, rendering the once silky-smooth experience into a glitch-filled and lag-infested ride. Ouch.

So what’s the deal with the patch? No one knows for sure, but it’s certainly causing panic amongst those who want to resume their Big Daddy-hunting, Little Sister-rescuing jaunt in Rapture. One player speaks of the update itself not having a blade pop-up or notification before it installs – it just does so on its own volition as soon as you sign on and slip the Bioshock disc in.

From then on, it’s a nightmarish sequence of events – repeated sign-offs from Live, darkening screens, and the worst of the bunch, utter lag on gameplay, even while walking through empty corridors. Not a very good update, this.

What’s the official word on this patch, then? Nothing from 2K Games yet, unfortunately. And to be fair, there are cases of users installing the patch and being able to play the game with no hitches at all. As tempting as it may seem to update, though, it’s probably better if you held off from doing so, at least until the guys behind the critically-acclaimed shooter can come up with an explanation for the patch (as well as a patch for it). A patch for a patch!

If you’ve already installed the patch, simply clear your Xbox 360’s cache to get Jack back in top form. Go to the Systems Blade, then Memory. Highlight the Hard Drive and hit Y. Then, press X, X, Left Bumper, Right Bumper, X, X. Choose Yes to perform System Maintenance, and every downloaded patch will be cleared (including the one for Bioshock). After that, it’s merely an issue about avoiding the patch download.

Downloadable patches are always welcome, if they resolve issues that detract from the full enjoyment of a game – but not very much when they actually become that little annoyance. Here’s hoping that 2K Games has a plasmid for this little quirk soon.

Thanks to nosushi4you for the tip!