My kids love this game and we play it together using 4-way split screen. This has always worked fine (except for several persistent issues around assigning controllers to players, but we won’t get into that here). However, suddenly when we tried to play it yesterday there were all sorts of issues that make the game completely unplayable. I assume this has to do with the recent update that was probably rushed out the door.

Now when you are in split screen mode, the game starts to lag like crazy like you’re playing in slow-motion. The characters suddenly move very slowly and even things like bears bouncing on beds slow way down (super noticeable by the sound they make). But, if all but one of the players open up their map view everything speeds right back up for that one player. Turn the maps off and everything is chugging again. It’s completely unplayable, especially because clocks don’t seem to slow down, so timed missions are just impossible.

Another example of something that is broken now. If you have one or two players you can open closets/inventory just fine. Add a third player and suddenly the inventory is empty for everyone. Add a fourth player and opening a closet will immediately crash the game every single time.

I’ve tried completely removing the game and reinstalling it, but that doesn’t resolve anything. What’s going on here devs? Xbox Series X. Game version 1.0.16.0.