Things continue to go from bad to worse for the Dark Knight,
as Warner Bros has taken decisive action and removed Batman: Arkham Knight from
sale on PC. The PC version of Rocksteady’s adventure has been plagued with
performance issues, accruing a ‘Mostly Negative’ rating on Steam. More than 6,000
of the 9,000 reviews currently live are negative, with users suggesting it's
“One of the worst PC ports of all time,” and “Even AAA developers are making
early access games now.”
“We want to apologize to those of you who are experiencing
performance issues with Batman: Arkham Knight on PC,” reads the statement from
Warner Bros. “We take these issues very seriously and have therefore decided to
suspend future game sales of the PC version while we work to address these
issues to satisfy our quality standards.
“We greatly value our customers and know that while there
are a significant amount of players who are enjoying the game on PC, we want to
do whatever we can to make the experience better for PC players overall.”
A quick visit over to Steam reveals Batman: Arkham Knight
has indeed been removed from sale, along with a number of other digital
storefronts. If you’re keen to pick up the Bats’ latest despite the performance
issues, however, you can still pick Batman: Arkham Knight keys up from various
key sellers.
The move comes after a pretty disastrous launch all round
for the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight, with the 30 frames per second
frame rate cap just the tip of the iceberg. Serious stuttering and memory leaks
are occurring even on the most powerful of systems, after Warner Bros
outsourced the PC port to Iron Galaxy Studios, a 12-person team responsible for
iOS and previous-generation console ports.
It's a double-edged sword for Warner Bros now. It's at least
taken a proactive move and removed a below-par port from sale, but it's also an
open admittance that the Batman: Arkham Knight PC port wasn't given the time
and attention deserving of a £39.99 title.
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