Marvel Tōkon's PC launch has devolved into chaos, with players debating whether a bizarre workaround actually solves the game's performance problems. The fighting game, developed by NetEase and published through Epic Games, launched with widespread frame rate drops and stuttering on PC. Players have begun claiming that opening the Epic Games Store before launching the game reduces these issues, though the community remains sharply divided on whether the fix works at all.
The workaround suggests that simply having the Epic Games Store client running in the background improves performance. Some players swear by it. Others report zero difference. A few claim it made things worse. The lack of consensus points to a deeper problem. Marvel Tōkon's PC performance appears inconsistent across different hardware configurations, drivers, and system setups.
NetEase hasn't officially acknowledged the Epic Games Store trick as a legitimate fix. The studio has remained largely silent on the performance crisis, offering no patch timeline or explanation for why opening a launcher would impact game stability. This silence has only amplified player frustration.
The situation highlights the precarious state of fighting game launches on PC. Competitors like Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8 faced their own technical stumbles, but both teams communicated fixes quickly and transparently. Marvel Tōkon's developers have offered neither clarity nor solutions, leaving players to crowdsource their own remedies.
For a competitive fighting game where frame-perfect inputs determine victory, performance problems aren't cosmetic annoyances. They undermine the entire experience. A player on a system that runs the game smoothly has an undeniable advantage over someone dealing with stutters and lag. This creates competitive imbalance alongside the PR disaster.
Whether the Epic Games Store workaround genuinely helps remains unanswered. What's clear is that Marvel Tōkon needed a rock-solid launch on PC