PlayStation 5 / PlayStation 5 Pro / How to fix lags.

Hello to everyone. Hello POE community.

I want to apologize in advance if you've found a solution to the console issue yourself or if there's a similar thread on the forum. I recently purchased the game and also encountered the problem of being unplayable on PlayStation/Xbox. I wasn't aware of the issues and bought the game completely blind. My method, which I discovered independently, will allow you to comfortably play POE even with massive on-screen effects. I've personally tested it and came to this conclusion logically. I have a PS5 and two PS5 Pros. The problem with lag, map loading, and other things, as well as the load on the console, is due to crossplay mode. After disabling this mode, playing becomes very comfortable without any obvious reasons on the console. I've tested it a million times on my consoles, and now I only enable crossplay when playing with friends after prior arrangement. The rest of the time, I have crossplay disabled and everything is fine. Most likely, crossplay is still underdeveloped, which is why it's putting a lot of strain on the console. In short, disable it, use it, and it would be nice to pass this on to the developers.
Till next time ;)

it didn't help.

This didn't help at all.

I already had crossplay disabled. I tried both have it eenabled and disabled, no change in stutter / rubberbanding.

I changed to server Stockholm, a new addition and a great one for me as I live in northern Sweden, but that didn't make it any better either sadly..

This is a engine / gamecode issue 100%. I never had any issue before "The Third Edict" season and this season (Abyss). Now it's unplayable and all my money invested seems like it's all for nothing in the end.
I know it's Early Access but not a word here on the forums or in the "news" from GGG that they know about this and care to fix it. 2 wasted seasons in a row after a perfectly working season 1 and 2 and now my $900+ invested inthe PoE2 EA so far seems like I threw money in a black hole never to enjoy again.

*FIRST priority* should be to make the game as smooth as possible while adding new features""

PS5 /Pro version gets worse and worse for each patch the last 3 months and not a single word from GGG. Seems like a scam at this point.

GGG, either fix the PS5 version ASAP or make a copy of all my bought Supporterpacks / MTX on my PS account to my PC account while you (*HOPEFULLY*) sort the consoleversions out!!

Or simply come clean that you don't care about consoles and make a full refund to all affected. That's how bad the situation has becomce.
We just want to play and enjoy your game as much as your precious PC audience...

Whoever is in charge of console development doesn't know how to properly test patches before relase on PS5/Pro, that's the sad truth.

Fix this NOW or full refund!!

I tried turning off cross play.. No it does not solve the problem.

I am done, literally not playable and not enjoyable - I can not see anything. 2nd Sirus loss as no effects are visible until I die. Three updates in and this is still an issue?!?

In addition, most items in the game are either unavailable or 5x the cost of the PC folk. Currently no upside to this treatment when combined with the unplayable state of the game on PS5.