Platform fighters have become one of the most popular sub-genres within the fighting game community in recent years. The success of franchises likeSuper Smash Bros.has seen many other developers and brands join in on the fighting game craze with games likeNickelodeon All-Stars BrawlandBrawlhallaseeing success. Among the litany of platform fighters, Warner Bros. Games’MultiVersushas gained popularity for its inclusion of anarray of iconic Warner Bros. characterslike Bugs Bunny, the Iron Giant, and Shaggy. Now, early reports are showing the game may boast exceptionally low input lag.Input lag is an important factor that fighting games that fans are often required to learn in order to excel at a game. The importance of timing inputs and each game’s input lag has been a major contributor to the popularity of rollback netcode among gamers. WithMultiVersuspositioning itself as a competitive fighting game, fans were excited to hear that the game would support server-based rollback netcode following its launch. Now, players in the game’s open beta are reporting thatMultiVersusfeatures lower input lag on PS5 than its competitors.RELATED:MultiVersus Players Complete Community Challenge in Only 3 Hours to Unlock Rick and Morty StageWithMultiVersuslaunching its open beta last week, initial impressions are coming in from fans with some claiming the game sports a major boon over its competitors. The PS5 version reportedly features an input lag of just over 31 milliseconds with the time equating to roughly a two-frame lag. The difference is notable especially when compared to other Unreal Engine 4fighting games likeMortal Kombat 11andStreet Fighter 5, which typically have four to six frames of lag.
MultiVersus' significantly shorter input lag will look to be a major plus for players looking to jump into the game’s competitive scene early. Warner Bros. Games and developer Player First have already confirmed upcomingbalance changes to strong characters like Bugs Bunny, as well as future planned features like replays.MultiVersusstaff has even hinted at future characters with the game’s director reportedly lobbying to seeRegular Show’s Mordecai and Rigby added to the game.
Less than a week into the launch of its open beta,MultiVersushas already seen huge success for Warner Bros. Games. The launch of the platform fighter sawover 100,000 concurrent players on Steam, good enough for 7th place in the 24 hours following its launch.MultiVersus' debut even topped other massively successful debuts from the publisher’s popular franchises likeBatmanandMortal Kombat.MultiVersus' early popularity bodes well for its success as a game and its reportedly low input lag on PS5 should prove as a good sign for its competitive future.
MultiVersusis available in open beta for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
