Batman: Arkham Knight launched on June 23rd on PS4, Xbox One and PC. Only the former two were actually really playable at launch, with the PC version of the caped crusader’s final night of fun being a buggy, broken and sometimes unplayable romp. It’s stayed that way for weeks now, with Warner Bros. and Rocksteady alike promising hard work on a patch to fix the title.
It’s now near the end of August, and we’re just getting word on what to expect with the first, (note, first) interim patch for the Arkham Knight – which will only be ready in the next few weeks anyway (don’t you love waiting?).
This patch is at the very least set to fix some of the biggest issues with the PC port, which not only looked worse than the console versions at launch but ran even worse. The first interim patch is set to introduce some of the missing visual features, as well as optimisation tools, VRAM usage sliders and a lot more that really should’ve been there from the beginning.
- Reduced frame rate hitches
- Optimized system memory and VRAM usage
- Improved performance on all GPUs (requires the latest drivers)
- Min Spec AMD GPU is once again the Radeon HD 7870 2GB
- More Robust In-Game Settings, including:
- Added the ability to change settings for Max FPS to 30/60/90
- Added toggles for Motion Blur, Chromatic Aberration, and Film Grain
- Added a “High” Texture Resolution value
- Added Texture Filtering option
- Added an Adaptive V-Sync option (NVIDIA only)
- Added VRAM Usage Meter
- Added Mouse Sensitivity Slider & Mouse Smoothing Option
- Fixed low resolution texture bugs
- Fixed hitches when running on mechanical hard drives (HDD)
That’s a rather healthy dose of fixes for just the first of a suspected many patches, which makes me assume that the following ones will be all about optimisation. There’s still no actual date set for this patch, but it’s lining up nicely to old rumours suggesting that the game would only really be fixed in September. Perhaps the Arkham Knight will actually be up for sale afterwards again too.
But I think it’s going to be a while until PC gamers forgot about the utter mess that Warner Bros. turned Arkham Knight into on their platform, and rightly so. I was personally burned by it, and it’s made me hesitant about another other ports on the way from the publisher. We can only hope that Mad Max doesn’t suffer the same fate in the next few weeks.
Last Updated: August 21, 2015
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 21, 2015 at 09:10
They’re trying to fix something that’s internally broken. They just need to start over with that porting if they want to do it right.
FoxOneZA
August 21, 2015 at 14:00
THIS
RustedFaith
August 24, 2015 at 14:56
Yup another Nvida gameworks game.
Hammersteyn
August 21, 2015 at 09:17
Asking a PC gamer if he cares…
http://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/apB95EB_460sa.gif
RinceThis
August 21, 2015 at 09:17
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 21, 2015 at 09:18
This is excellent dude.
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 21, 2015 at 09:22
Now ask him his opinion on a COD gun being nerfed…
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 21, 2015 at 09:22
Now ask him his opinion on a COD gun being nerfed…
RinceThis
August 21, 2015 at 09:25
“So, are you excited… About the broken ass batman game?!”
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 21, 2015 at 09:27
Broken ass Batman you say?
RinceThis
August 21, 2015 at 09:28
Rump!
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 21, 2015 at 09:46
BUM!
RinceThis
August 21, 2015 at 09:28
Rump!
RinceThis
August 21, 2015 at 09:28
Rump!
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 21, 2015 at 09:27
Broken ass Batman you say?
RinceThis
August 21, 2015 at 09:25
“So, are you excited… About the broken ass batman game?!”
RinceThis
August 21, 2015 at 09:25
“So, are you excited… About the broken ass batman game?!”
RinceThis
August 21, 2015 at 09:18
Oh come on. By now PC gamers are so used to this shit it be like… http://i.imgur.com/qw3WypB.gif
Hammersteyn
August 21, 2015 at 09:21
Like they give a fuck?
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
August 21, 2015 at 09:21
Don’t flinch!! Don’t flinch!!
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 21, 2015 at 09:23
Can we mod the knives?
RinceThis
August 21, 2015 at 09:24
No, but you can change the hairstyle.
Hammersteyn
August 21, 2015 at 09:26
That’s what the knives are for
RinceThis
August 21, 2015 at 09:27
Well the hairdresser is doing a shit job!
RinceThis
August 21, 2015 at 09:27
Well the hairdresser is doing a shit job!
RinceThis
August 21, 2015 at 09:27
Well the hairdresser is doing a shit job!
Hammersteyn
August 21, 2015 at 09:26
That’s what the knives are for
RinceThis
August 21, 2015 at 09:24
No, but you can change the hairstyle.
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 21, 2015 at 09:23
Can we mod the knives?
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 21, 2015 at 09:21
“buggy, broken and sometimes unplayable rump” Fixed. 😉
RinceThis
August 21, 2015 at 09:21
Eish, you and rump…
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 21, 2015 at 09:22
You’re a rump!
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 21, 2015 at 09:22
You’re a rump!
Hammersteyn
August 21, 2015 at 09:24
Well Done……….no wait, that’s wrong
RinceThis
August 21, 2015 at 09:24
HAHA!
RinceThis
August 21, 2015 at 09:24
HAHA!
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 21, 2015 at 09:53
If that’s wrong I don’t want to be right!
Hammersteyn
August 21, 2015 at 10:07
Good!
RinceThis
August 21, 2015 at 09:21
Eish, you and rump…
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 21, 2015 at 09:21
“buggy, broken and sometimes unplayable rump” Fixed. 😉
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
August 21, 2015 at 09:23
I’ve gotten to the point where I’ve bought a ps4 simply because I hatethe state pc games get delivered in, I don’t want a post launch fix because data is expensive unda da Cee…
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
August 21, 2015 at 09:23
I’ve gotten to the point where I’ve bought a ps4 simply because I hatethe state pc games get delivered in, I don’t want a post launch fix because data is expensive unda da Cee…
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 21, 2015 at 09:23
They probably went the same route as EA by getting rid of all the decent programmers and only using those that come cheapest.
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
August 21, 2015 at 09:24
You mean the ones that cart tea around in the offices?
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 21, 2015 at 09:27
Pretty much
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 21, 2015 at 09:27
Pretty much
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 21, 2015 at 09:27
Pretty much
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
August 21, 2015 at 09:24
You mean the ones that cart tea around in the offices?
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 21, 2015 at 09:23
They probably went the same route as EA by getting rid of all the decent programmers and only using those that come cheapest.
R1ker
August 21, 2015 at 14:39
Luckily I learned after Oranges. I will wait a year anyway before getting this. Hopefully by then the GOTY edition will be out with all the DLC on a 80% discount on Steam.