Tekken 7 is finally out on PS4, Xbox One, and PC- with the latter platform getting it for the very first time. Given that, then, it is surprising just how good the PC port of Tekken 7 really is. There’s very little of the faff that surrounds PC versions of big multiplatform games, especially Japanese games. It’s a good version of a good game.

That said, there definitely are some issues. Nothing too major or game breaking, but they are there. Should you happen to run into them, we will help you out with this guide, where we have some basic remedies for some of the problems people have reported running into while playing this game.

But first, the specs:

MINIMUM:

Please be advised that the following methods are to be used at the sole discretion of the system owner. GamingBolt or its staff members take no responsibility for problems that may arise or issues that may occur from trying the below. Always remember that official support is always the best support. 

GENERAL FIXES

Generally speaking, some basic troubleshooting tips should always help you resolve whatever issue you are facing with the PC version of any game. The same holds true of Tekken 7 as well. If you are running into problems, maybe first attempt the following steps, and if they don’t work out, look into some of the more specific fixes we have below.

• Make sure the drivers on your PC are updated
• If you have two GPUs, make sure you are using the discrete GPU instead of the integrated one
• Set Tekken 7‘s priority to High in the Task Manager
• Turn off any background programs, including firewalls, chat clients, video recorders, and overlays
• Try lowering visual settings on the game to see if that improves game performance

CHANGING GAME LANGUAGE

To change the game language for Tekken 7, you need to right click on the game in your Steam library, go into Properties, and change the settings under the Language option.

LAG/DISCONNECTIONS

First, obviously, make sure your internet connection and bandwidth is enough to support online play. If you are not playing on a wired connection, you may want to switch to that. If you’re good on both of those fronts, then make sure the following ports are open for your router:

TCP: 80, 443, 3478-3480
UDP: 3478-3479

BLURRY IMAGE

• Go to user/AppData/Local/TekkenGame/Saved/Config/WindowsNoEditor/scalability.ini
• Open using Notepad, or some other plain text editor
• Paste the following into the file:
  [PostProcessQuality@2]
  r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0[PostProcessQuality@3]
  r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0
• Save and exit.
• Boot up the game. The blurring should be gone now.

FILM GRAIN EFFECT

• Go to user/AppData/Local/TekkenGame/Saved/Config/WindowsNoEditor/scalability.ini
• Open using Notepad, or some other plain text editor
• Paste r.Tonemapper.GrainQuantization=0 into the file
• Save and exit
• Boot up the game. The film grain should be gone now.

Note: Given that the wide range of PC hardware out there, the fixes mentioned here may or may not work for you. But it’s worth giving them a shot since these have worked for players who own the PC version of Tekken 7.