Currently, fans are thoroughly enjoying Arkane Studio’s latest gameDeathloop, which launched earlier in the week. TheBethesda-published action title is ranking among the top PS5 games, beating out the likes ofHitman 3,Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and evenResident Evil Village. It’s also sitting comfortably alongside the likes ofGhost of TsushimaandMortal Kombat 11. It’s doing pretty well for itself, is the takeaway from this. However, there are some players of the PC version that are having issues with the game, which the publisher has now responded to.
A user who goes by the alias Never-asked-for-this jokingly posted on theDeathloopSubreddit recently about its “poor performance” being down to how amazingly detailed the hamburgers in the game look. Commenting below this, the community manager for the game has come forward to not only agree that the burgers look great, but to promise that the studio will be “actively investigating” the performance issues that have been plaguing the PC community, with updates to follow.
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The issue in question stems from the fact that the game experiences stuttering problems on the PC port. The problems reached such a state thatusers began review bombingDeathloopon Steam, with the reason for the stuttering being blamed on digital rights management, or DRM. Specifically, it is the anti-tamper software Denuvo which is being blamed as the culprit, with other games in the past using this software also suffering from in-game stuttering, drops in frame rate and other issues. Many in the PC community have taken umbrage to Denuvo being a part of the game and have made their voice heard with their reviews.
WhileDeathloopis currently a PS5 and PC exclusive, it would be in Bethesda and Arkane Studios' best interests to ensure that the game is running as smooth as possible so as not to sully its reputation when it gets ported to other consoles. The fact that the community manager for the game has made it clear that the studio is intending to fix the problem should hopefully mean a patch will be issued at some point.
Outside that, the game is enjoying tremendous success, with fans andcritics givingDeathloophigh scores. It would certainly be a shame to mar the game and studio’s reputations with a version that is running less than optimal due to DRM software. However, this is an opportunity to put things right, and then maybe those playing it on PC can review their opinion of it.
Deathloopis now available on PC and PS5.
