" totally unprepared for how hard it was on next-gen consoles," the source stated.Īnother source, said to be close to the game's production, said QA teams were told the consoles were "not nearly as easy to work with as expected," and were told to focus on finding console bugs. According to the source, Rocksteady found getting Batman: Arkham Knight to work on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One "impossible for months," which is why "the game got delayed so many times." Additionally, the source confirmed that principal developer Rocksteady Studios did not work on the PC version porting duties was outsourced to Iron Galaxy Studios.ĭifficulties developing on new consoles were cited as a major factor in shifting priorities away from the PC version. chose to ship the game because they believed it was good enough. Shortly after release, the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight was revealed to be carrying noticeable issues ranging from sporadic freezes and frame-rate stutters to audio glitches and texture degradation.Īccording to the sources, Warner Bros. GameSpot has contacted Warner Bros for comment and clarification. The identity of these inside sources, and their claims, could not be verified at the time of going to press. "It's been like this for months and all the problems we see now were the exact same, unchanged, almost a year ago." "I will say that it's pretty rich for WB to act like they had no idea the game was in such a horrible state," said one unnamed quality assurance tester, which Kotaku claimed had worked on the game. has not indicated when the game will be available for purchase again.By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's
This resulted in the game's Steam store page being bombarded with negative user reviews as well as demands for refunds. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One console versions of Batman: Arkham Knight was released to critical acclaim, but the PC version was panned for its lackluster technical performance even on high-end PC gaming systems.
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"The Batman: Arkham fans have continually supported the franchise to its current height of success, and we want to thank you for your patience as we work to deliver an updated version of Batman: Arkham Knight on PC so you can all enjoy the final chapter of the Batman: Arkham series as it was meant to be played." If desired, you can request a refund at (Steam refund policies can be found here: ) or the retail location where you purchased the game. If you purchased your copy of the game and are not satisfied with your experience, then we ask for your patience while these issues are resolved. We are continuously monitoring all threads posted in the Official Batman: Arkham Knight Community and Steam forums, as well as any issues logged with our Customer Support ( ).
"Thank you to those players who have already given valuable feedback. 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. 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 want to apologize to those of you who are experiencing performance issues with Batman: Arkham Knight on PC.
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