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Arkham Knight on PC Won't Go back On Sale Until Spring?
In an internal email sent to EB Games staff members it is stated that, according to Warner, the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight will not be fixed until Spring 2016.
EB Games has already removed all PC versions of the game from stores but — as a result of this news — now intends to send all PC copies of the game back to Warner.
“As previously advised,” read an internal EB Games email, “we have stopped sales of Batman: Arkham Knight PC while Warner and Rocksteady work on addressing performance issues with the game. The latest information from Warner is that the updates won’t be available until Spring. Due to this we have made the difficult decision to recall all PC stock from stores to return to the vendor until an acceptable solution is released.”
“Spring” is vague, and refers to Australian spring which is only two months away, but the delay on a fix has been deemed significant enough for EB Games to return all stock back to Warner locally. That in itself, seems telling.
Rocksteady has released a small fix for the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight, but none of the major performance issues have been addressed. Sales of the game are still suspended on Steam.
We’ve contacted Warner locally, and will update if they respond with an official statement.
Rocksteady talks about fixes Batman: Arkham Knight - 06/29/2015 07:30 AM
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This release is an unfortunate mess, Warner Bros suspended future game sales of the PC version of Batman Arkham Knight, in order to address the game’s issues we already reported on yesterda...
Batman: Arkham Knight is having a very rough launch - 06/24/2015 08:05 AM
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Batman: Arkham Knight NVIDIA GameWorks Video - 06/08/2015 06:58 AM
NVIDIA has released a new trailer for Batman: Arkham Knight, showing the GameWorks effects that will be featured in it. Batman: Arkham Knight will support interactive fog and smoke, interactive paper ...
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#5123817 Posted on: 07/17/2015 07:55 AM
The problem is that nobody will buy the game whenever it is released.
The problem is that nobody will buy the game whenever it is released.
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#5123822 Posted on: 07/17/2015 08:03 AM
It would be too good to be true.
The problem is that nobody will buy the game whenever it is released.
It would be too good to be true.
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#5123824 Posted on: 07/17/2015 08:03 AM
i like that steam refunds just tore them a new @sshole =)
i like that steam refunds just tore them a new @sshole =)
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#5123830 Posted on: 07/17/2015 08:10 AM
On other hand AC unity is a good game... 9 month after his release and many patch... lol
I wish them the same for batman. XD
On other hand AC unity is a good game... 9 month after his release and many patch... lol
I wish them the same for batman. XD
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#5123833 Posted on: 07/17/2015 08:23 AM
Hopefully they get it fixed and re-released in decent shape
Steam keys for it are still available and currently heavily discounted to around $14 USD which is around $18 AUD while retail copies here for console & PC were $89 AUD at launch
Hopefully they get it fixed and re-released in decent shape
Steam keys for it are still available and currently heavily discounted to around $14 USD which is around $18 AUD while retail copies here for console & PC were $89 AUD at launch
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#5123839 Posted on: 07/17/2015 08:43 AM
I'm not sure if I want to laugh at them for bringing out such a buggy game, or actually taking their bite from the sh*tsandwich and trying to fix it without further sales... it almost looks like they screwed up, okay, but now they don't get their money and still try to work at it (more or less).
Not sure what to think about this.
I'm not sure if I want to laugh at them for bringing out such a buggy game, or actually taking their bite from the sh*tsandwich and trying to fix it without further sales... it almost looks like they screwed up, okay, but now they don't get their money and still try to work at it (more or less).
Not sure what to think about this.
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#5123841 Posted on: 07/17/2015 08:55 AM
I'm not sure if I want to laugh at them for bringing out such a buggy game, or actually taking their bite from the sh*tsandwich and trying to fix it without further sales... it almost looks like they screwed up, okay, but now they don't get their money and still try to work at it (more or less).
Not sure what to think about this.
They got what they deserved for releasing broken product. This shield happen to every Dev/pub who tries to release broken unfinished products, this is the only way they will learn, else they will continue to push out unfinished broken product, and take your money for something that is essentially broken.
I'm not sure if I want to laugh at them for bringing out such a buggy game, or actually taking their bite from the sh*tsandwich and trying to fix it without further sales... it almost looks like they screwed up, okay, but now they don't get their money and still try to work at it (more or less).
Not sure what to think about this.
They got what they deserved for releasing broken product. This shield happen to every Dev/pub who tries to release broken unfinished products, this is the only way they will learn, else they will continue to push out unfinished broken product, and take your money for something that is essentially broken.
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#5123846 Posted on: 07/17/2015 09:04 AM
Hopefully they get it fixed and re-released in decent shape
Steam keys for it are still available and currently heavily discounted to around $14 USD which is around $18 AUD while retail copies here for console & PC were $89 AUD at launch
Thanks for letting me know about the low price, I just bought the whole game + Season Pass for £19, was supposed to have been £66 for the same deal at launch. Figured it was a good time to buy now, I probably won't even play it until the fix is released, but I don't think it's gonna get any cheaper so thought I'd buy low! (Could have bought just the main game for £10, but figured I wouldn't ever see the Season Pass for less than £10, unless of course they release that for free as an apology to the gamers!)
Hopefully they get it fixed and re-released in decent shape
Steam keys for it are still available and currently heavily discounted to around $14 USD which is around $18 AUD while retail copies here for console & PC were $89 AUD at launch
Thanks for letting me know about the low price, I just bought the whole game + Season Pass for £19, was supposed to have been £66 for the same deal at launch. Figured it was a good time to buy now, I probably won't even play it until the fix is released, but I don't think it's gonna get any cheaper so thought I'd buy low! (Could have bought just the main game for £10, but figured I wouldn't ever see the Season Pass for less than £10, unless of course they release that for free as an apology to the gamers!)
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#5123854 Posted on: 07/17/2015 09:19 AM
The state of the game on release was incredibly poor but the aftermath has given me two concerns. If there are any future games in the series will we see them on PC at all? I hope so, this series of games has been amazing.
Will other triple A titles avoid the PC after this and the other recent high profile poor ports? It's the business equivalent of throwing a tantrum and taking your toys home so nobody else can play with them but it could happen.
Anyways just voicing concerns as someone who bought the full game and season pass. I pre-ordered both because I am a sucker for these games, I even loved Arkham Origins.
The state of the game on release was incredibly poor but the aftermath has given me two concerns. If there are any future games in the series will we see them on PC at all? I hope so, this series of games has been amazing.
Will other triple A titles avoid the PC after this and the other recent high profile poor ports? It's the business equivalent of throwing a tantrum and taking your toys home so nobody else can play with them but it could happen.
Anyways just voicing concerns as someone who bought the full game and season pass. I pre-ordered both because I am a sucker for these games, I even loved Arkham Origins.
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#5123855 Posted on: 07/17/2015 09:19 AM
No worries, I've been keeping an eye on gaming deals lately and found that. For less than 20 bucks it's hopefully worth the risk
No worries, I've been keeping an eye on gaming deals lately and found that. For less than 20 bucks it's hopefully worth the risk
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#5123859 Posted on: 07/17/2015 09:27 AM
This email was sent out to Australian retailers so it's actually September/November 2015 which is spring for them, so fall/autumn for us.
This email was sent out to Australian retailers so it's actually September/November 2015 which is spring for them, so fall/autumn for us.
Warner is not able to say in the email when the game will be ready, but notes that it won't be until the Australian spring - that's September to November.
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#5123890 Posted on: 07/17/2015 10:57 AM
Doesnt matter.Exactly what they gave us exactly what we gave them.
Into one day will be Goty at ~10-15 $.
Doesnt matter.Exactly what they gave us exactly what we gave them.
Into one day will be Goty at ~10-15 $.
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#5123905 Posted on: 07/17/2015 11:33 AM
The state of the game on release was incredibly poor but the aftermath has given me two concerns. If there are any future games in the series will we see them on PC at all? I hope so, this series of games has been amazing.
Will other triple A titles avoid the PC after this and the other recent high profile poor ports? It's the business equivalent of throwing a tantrum and taking your toys home so nobody else can play with them but it could happen.
Anyways just voicing concerns as someone who bought the full game and season pass. I pre-ordered both because I am a sucker for these games, I even loved Arkham Origins.
I don't think developers will avoid the PC platform, with consoles now being very similar to PC hardware the porting should be easier I would have thought. Also, PC hardware will continue to get stronger, whereas consoles will stay at the same spec for a number of years, so there's no reason to suspect that developers would avoid PC for fear of not being able to have enough hardware potential available to them to make a decent game. This whole Batman Arkham Knight debacle just seems to be result of a disorganised mad rush, at least that's what it looks like, I haven't been following if there have been any explanations for the debacle.
EDIT: those excellent value steam keys have come through to me now & I've added it to Steam, will be downloading it shortly - will probably test it briefly just to see what settings I can run it at, and then I'll leave it until they release the game officially again after they've fixed it.
The state of the game on release was incredibly poor but the aftermath has given me two concerns. If there are any future games in the series will we see them on PC at all? I hope so, this series of games has been amazing.
Will other triple A titles avoid the PC after this and the other recent high profile poor ports? It's the business equivalent of throwing a tantrum and taking your toys home so nobody else can play with them but it could happen.
Anyways just voicing concerns as someone who bought the full game and season pass. I pre-ordered both because I am a sucker for these games, I even loved Arkham Origins.
I don't think developers will avoid the PC platform, with consoles now being very similar to PC hardware the porting should be easier I would have thought. Also, PC hardware will continue to get stronger, whereas consoles will stay at the same spec for a number of years, so there's no reason to suspect that developers would avoid PC for fear of not being able to have enough hardware potential available to them to make a decent game. This whole Batman Arkham Knight debacle just seems to be result of a disorganised mad rush, at least that's what it looks like, I haven't been following if there have been any explanations for the debacle.
EDIT: those excellent value steam keys have come through to me now & I've added it to Steam, will be downloading it shortly - will probably test it briefly just to see what settings I can run it at, and then I'll leave it until they release the game officially again after they've fixed it.
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#5123908 Posted on: 07/17/2015 11:42 AM
heck yeah they got what they deserved. I am personally sick and tired of buying a game and it's unfinished. To me its like going and buying a car "Now follow me on this one" and they say it is a hell of a car and you have to pre order it. but you're not allowed to test drive it. And you take a chance and preorder it. well you walk out the dealers door when it arrives at the dealers get into your nice new car and put the key in and start it up. you have all kinds of check lights on. and it is stuttering bad and wont go past 50 but they advertise it at 200 mph potential. You walk back into the dealer and say what the hell the car is broke. they say no its just needs a few software updates. how would you feel? they just didn't produce a finished car. but promise to fix it with software updates. it is about all that money so true when the phrase MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL.
heck yeah they got what they deserved. I am personally sick and tired of buying a game and it's unfinished. To me its like going and buying a car "Now follow me on this one" and they say it is a hell of a car and you have to pre order it. but you're not allowed to test drive it. And you take a chance and preorder it. well you walk out the dealers door when it arrives at the dealers get into your nice new car and put the key in and start it up. you have all kinds of check lights on. and it is stuttering bad and wont go past 50 but they advertise it at 200 mph potential. You walk back into the dealer and say what the hell the car is broke. they say no its just needs a few software updates. how would you feel? they just didn't produce a finished car. but promise to fix it with software updates. it is about all that money so true when the phrase MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL.
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