Monster Hunter Wilds will get the patch to improve PC performance on January 18

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Monster Hunter Wilds will get the patch to improve PC performance on January 18

Eleven months after its release, Monster Hunter Wilds will get receive significant improvements to its PC performance.

Capcom has announced that patch Ver.1.040.03.01 is scheduled for January 28, 2026, at 2 a.m. (GMT). The patch features "optimization improvements for Steam-specific processes and options to reduce processing load". The PC presents have also been revised.

Capcom already plans to add further optimizations via the Ver. 1.041 update on February 18.

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