Monster Hunter Wilds performance presentation scrapped at CEDEC 2025 due to persisting developer harassment concerns
In a surprising turn of events, Capcom has cancelled its planned lecture on the performance and optimization of Monster Hunter Wilds at the 2025 Computer Entertainment Developers Conference (CEDEC). The lecture, titled "Making 'Monster Hunter Wilds' run smoothly! All about performance adjustments," was intended to address the technical performance issues that have been a source of criticism since the game's release in February 2025.
Reports suggest that the negative fan reaction to the game's performance and subsequent harassment of the developers played a significant role in the decision to pull the lecture from the conference schedule. Capcom has confirmed instances of slander, libel, denigration, intimidation, threats to harm or disrupt business, and harassment against its executives and employees.
Despite the cancellation, CEDEC 2025 will continue with other Monster Hunter Wilds-related sessions on topics such as UI art and narrative design. However, the optimization lecture will no longer take place. The conference is a major Japanese industry event, similar to the Game Developers Conference (GDC), where developers share insights into game development processes.
Lincoln Carpenter, a News Writer at PC Gamer, has been covering the gaming industry for 11 years and has been writing about games for sites like Waypoint, Polygon, and Fanbyte before joining PC Gamer. Carpenter's expertise ranges from Caves of Qud bird diplomacy to hitting dinosaurs with hammers in Monster Hunter.
Capcom has stated its commitment to continued performance improvements and has threatened to take legal action against severe customer harassment of its developers. Harassment could include defamation, abusive language, violent threats or acts, violating employee privacy, or other forms of targeted hostility.
The majority of recent negative Wilds reviews are centred on performance complaints, which persist despite texture streaming fixes in the latest Title Update. The cancellation of the lecture comes amidst an ongoing outpouring of negative sentiment about the game's performance issues.
The gaming community is encouraged to respect developers and engage in constructive criticism to foster a healthier and more productive gaming environment. Capcom's decision to cancel the lecture serves as a reminder of the impact that harassment can have on developers and the industry as a whole.
The cancellation of Capcom's lecture on Monster Hunter Wilds' performance optimization at CEDEC 2025 might have been influenced by the widespread criticisms and fan harassment towards the game's technical issues. Instead, focus remains on other Monster Hunter Wilds-related sessions, such as UI art and narrative design. Meanwhile, Capcom persists in addressing performance complaints and threatens legal action against severe customer harassment.
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