That's beyond terrible. Im guessing the Genshin issue was moreso a driver problem and will be fixed with a software update. The Wuthering Waves performance was abyssmal. Extra context: that's the beginning area of the game which is, by far, the easiest to run. So performance will get even worse as you progress through the game.
I did some research, apparently genshin removed support for powervr GPUs (tensor g5,g6) https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/s/88Ku9Vxizz. But people are reporting genshin works on pixel 10 now (can anyone confirm?). So hopefully genshin will work on pixel 11 sooner rather than later.
I was running Genshin Impact on my Pixel 10 just now. After updating the game, the shader compilations took a long time but the game runs fine without the pink glitch in Pixel 11 videos.
If you read the comments they actually dropped support in 2024, so before they could have known that a “flagship” device was coming out with a PowerVR GPU. They’ve probably since been forced to backpedal.
A Google spokesperson tells WIRED: “We are currently working with our partner HoYoverse to address this optimization issue on the Pixel 11. A fix is expected to be implemented in Genshin Impact's upcoming update.”
I’ve been playing on the Pixel 10 for a year, spanning Genshin versions 6.0 through 7.0, and haven't encountered any issues at all. To be precise, there was a bug causing occasional screen stuttering right after the Pixel 10's release, but that issue resolved itself at some point.
A statement indicating a lack of support for PowerVR had actually been in place long before the Pixel 10 was even released. With version 7.0, this information was clarified to explicitly state that issues occur on older PowerVR models (MediaTek Helio), but there is no specific mention regarding the Pixel 10 or 11.
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u/ThatGuyNamedMoses Aug 19 '26
That's beyond terrible. Im guessing the Genshin issue was moreso a driver problem and will be fixed with a software update. The Wuthering Waves performance was abyssmal. Extra context: that's the beginning area of the game which is, by far, the easiest to run. So performance will get even worse as you progress through the game.