How to Fix Console Lag in ARC Raiders (PS5 & Xbox)

ARC Raiders is the kind of game where timing is the whole deal. When your shots feel a half-beat late, or your character corrects position right as you’re trying to commit to a fight, the experience stops being tense-in-a-good-way and starts being unfair.

Console latency is especially annoying because you can’t make complex adjustments to your console’s network settings, nor can you change them at any time. What you want is a simple, reusable solution. So let’s first find the root cause of the problem, then clean up the network connection in a logical order.

ARC Raiders Console Latency — Symptoms and Causes

Network latency doesn't always have obvious symptoms; often it only causes minor effects during gameplay, such as:

1. Inputs feel delayed — you press a button and the action happens a moment later.
2. Hits don’t register or look like they “miss” even when they should.
3. Players or enemies rubberband, teleport, or move jitterily.
4. Abilities, weapon fire, or pickups trigger late.
5. In-game ping is high; voice chat may be choppy.

So, what causes latency when you play ARC Raiders on PlayStation and Xbox?

Latency when playing ARC Raiders on PlayStation and Xbox is usually the result of multiple factors: the physical distance to the game server and your ISP’s routing or congestion increase round‑trip time (ping); packet loss and jitter make data arrival unstable; weak Wi‑Fi or interference, other devices on your home network using bandwidth, or console background downloads can add delay; additionally, router NAT/port settings or double NAT and using a VPN/proxy introduce overhead, while server load, low server tick rate, or the game’s netcode design can make actions feel slow or out of sync.

How to Fix Lag in ARC Raiders on PS5 & Xbox (Step-by-Step)?

A general and simple way to fix ARC Raiders console latency you can try is HYPEREV. Although many gaming routers also advertise that they can solve game latency, HYPEREV addresses the network nodes — that is, route failures on the path to the ARC Raiders servers. Because ISPs may choose poor nodes or there may be temporary network faults, your data transmission can be obstructed; this is the key point of latency, and traditional gaming routers cannot solve this problem.

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HYPEREV, on the other hand, uses GearUP’s intelligent multi‑line technology to simplify network optimization into a one‑click operation. It can:

• Plug-and-play, one-click acceleration
• Mobile app control with a visualized network interface
• Support connection optimization to ARC Raiders servers worldwide
• Support simultaneous acceleration for multiple consoles and PC devices
• NAT optimization and basic network acceleration

If you want to learn more about HYPEREV, I think this tutorial video or clicking through to the official store can help you:

Why Console Delay Is Harder Than It Should Be

1. Consoles are closed systems: you don’t get the same tools as on PC to check what’s wrong, and most players don’t want to act like a network technician just to play a few matches.
2. Wi‑Fi is the usual culprit: think of your Wi‑Fi like shared air. If someone in your home starts streaming or uploading, those big data bursts push your small game packets back, making your game feel laggy even if the internet speed looks fast. Quick fix: plug the console into the router with an Ethernet cable when you can.
3. Routing problems happen on the internet itself: even if your home network is fine, the route your game traffic takes across the internet can change (often at busy times). You didn’t change anything, but the path your data follows did, and that can make matches feel slower or stuttery.
4. NAT and session setup can break stability quietly: NAT controls how devices talk through your router. A strict NAT, two routers doing NAT (double NAT), or messy UPnP behavior can make matchmaking and party chat unreliable. You might not see an error — you’ll just notice worse performance. Simple steps: check your console’s NAT type, enable UPnP or put the console in the router’s DMZ, or remove a second router if you have one.

ARC Raiders Console Latency Q&A

Q1: Can PlayStation and Xbox both use HYPEREV?
Yes. HYPEREV is plug-and-play with no setup required and supports all major consoles, including PlayStation and Xbox.

Q2: Is ARC Raiders console latency always caused by the network?
Yes. The primary cause is network connection issues. Console hardware is generally standardized, so performance optimization problems on the console itself are unlikely to cause stuttering.

Q3: Can HYPEREV be used as the main router?
Not at the moment. HYPEREV currently does not have dial-up/ISP login (WAN) capability, so it must be connected to your main router. Any ordinary router will work.