WWE 2K20 is out today and fans have quickly discovered something is not quite right with 2K’s latest pro wrestling sim. Now fans are sharing their WWE 2K20 bugs online with the hashtag #FixWWE2K20 to draw attention to what appears to be some serious gameplay and performance issues.

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Everbody wanted the old WWE games back, so 2K listened and brought us graphics from the N64. pic.twitter.com/X2cCzwuvF7 — Smark to Death Podcast (@smarktodeath) October 14, 2019



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“WWE 2K20 will be developed by Visual Concepts, who have worked with Yuke’s on the development of the series since WWE 2K14. As we’ve continued to invest in the WWE 2K franchise, we’ve seen the Visual Concepts team display incredible passion, talent and commitment to the future of the series. We thank Yuke’s for their years of partnership and are excited to see what the Visual Concepts team brings to the franchise moving forward.”

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A thread on Reddit compiled the extensive list of issues seemingly plaguing WWE 2K20 currently. Everything from a missing day one patch that was promised, along with several issues with multiplayer and matchmaking.But the most obvious and immediate examples of why fans seem to be upset with WWE 2K20 are from the way the game looks and performs. Here’s a visual comparison of WWE wrestler and character John Cena from WWE 2K19 and WWE 2K20. Notice how last year’s character model looks more defined and detailed than this year’s model.Source: Reddit Here’s another graphics comparison of wrestler Bianca Belair from WWE 2K19 and WWE 2K20. Notice how the animation for her hair twirl is much smoother and realistic in last year’s game.The last couple of WWE 2K games have had noted performance issues, but WWE 2K20 appears to be a visible downgrade when it comes to visual quality. For example, this gameplay footage which starts rough and somehow gets progressively worse.This cutscene from the story mode really does look like something from a previous console generation.I can't smell what The Rock is cooking, but I imagine it's not great.This is genuinely terrifying.It should be noted that this is the first WWE 2K title since 2000 that wasn’t developed by Japanese game company Yuke’s . Instead, Visual Concepts, which supported development on the WWE game franchise since WWE 2K14, took over full developmental duties for WWE 2K20.At the time 2K gave the following statement IGN:Even beyond the visual bugs, players are listing several different issues with WWE 2K20 that range from online multiplayer issues to claims of missing or removed features. An extensive thread on the many WWE 2K20 issues can be found on this Reddit thread Some players are wondering if a promised day one patch was even released for WWE 2K20. In an email to IGN, 2K confirmed that a day one patch for WWE 2K20 is currently live and should automatically download upon starting the game up. But despite the patch being live, there still seems to be persistent issues with the title.IGN is currently in the process of reveiwing WWE 2K20. In the meantime, check out IGN’s WWE 2K19 review here

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