So, I finished Alien Isolation this past week (Loved it!) and decided to go back and try The Evil Within. I have it on PS4 and have the latest and only patch. I stopped playing at Chapter 3 and that's where I picked up up again. So, I have to say, it really feels broken. I can't believe how choppy and sluggish the controls feel. I've heard a lot of mention of Chapter 3. Is this the worst of it? I mean, if I get past Chapter 3, is the game more stable?

Have you tried checking if any file is being downloaded in the background? For me the game gets terrible framerate when it's downloading or preparing files.

Nope, nothing in the background. Although, I've never had any other games drop in performance because of background activity.