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Batman: Arkham Knight patch is live, but you still can’t buy it on PC
After briefly appearing then disappearing then reappearing again, it looks like the interim patch Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment promised for the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight is officially live, but that does not mean the game is for sale again. The Steam Store page for the game is still missing a buy button, and there is a message that says “Sales of Batman: Arkham Knight have been temporarily suspended while Warner Brothers works to address performance issues.”
So far “temporarily” has clocked in at just over two months, but with the recently released patched, the game may actually be almost at the quality is should have been at launch.
“Good news,” Warner Bros said in an update on Steam yesterday afternoon, “testing for the interim patch has been completed and it is now available for those who already have Batman: Arkham Knight for PC.”
The new patch addresses a number of Batman: Arkham Knight’s most serious issues. The new changes include (via Steam):
Reduced frame rate hitches
Optimizations for system memory and VRAM usage
Improved performance on all GPUs (requires the latest drivers)
More Comprehensive In-Game Settings
Fixed low resolution texture bugs
Fixed hitches when running on mechanical hard drives (HDD)
Reports have been somewhat promising so far, with most players claiming that the game runs better than before, even if it is still not perfect quality.
“I tried changing the settings to low and it still dropped frames but the drops were smaller so I guess there’s still a long way to go,” one Reddit user said. “Gonna be honest I’m not sure if the drops are because a [GeForce GTX] 970 can’t handle the game or it’s still not completely fixed.”
Warner Bros notes that it is still working on making improvements to the game, and issues it plans on addressing in future patches include support for the game’s downloadable content, which is still not released on PC, as well as support for SLI and Crossfire, improved performance on Windows 7 and Windows 10, and more.
There is still no word yet on when consumers who did not buy Batman: Arkham Knight for PC at launch will be able to purchase the game.
Image courtesy of Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
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