Sales of Batman Arkham Knight PC version have been suspended by Rocksteady Studios which issued an apology statement to the gaming community for the badly optimised PC port. The developers will re-release the game once the patch for the game is complete and the game is in stable condition. Part of the statement by Warner Bros. reads:
We want to apologize to those of you who are experiencing performance issues with Batman: Arkham Knight on PC. 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 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......
Additionally, the developers have also offered to refund the game to anyone who is dissatisfied and does not want the game as it's release might have been suspended to Fall 2015. Their official page is updated with the following statement:
Coming to SteamOS, Linux & Mac Batman: Arkham Knight will be available on SteamOS, Linux and Mac in Fall 2015. ABOUT THIS GAME: Batman™: Arkham Knight brings the award-winning Arkham trilogy from Rocksteady Studios to its epic conclusion.
Co-Founder Sefton Hill Assures the Gamers that PC Patch for Batman Arkham Knight is Their First Priority
The Co-founder at Rocksteady Studios, Sefton Hill made his way on to Twitter yesterday, sharing behind the scenes on patch work with the gamers and reassuring them that the PC patch was their first and foremost priority. He said that they are working on fixing the issues as soon as possible:
"Totally supported decision to suspend PC version. We have our best engineers at Rocksteady working like crazy to help fix the issues ASAP."
Totally supported decision to suspend PC version. We have our best engineers at Rocksteady working like crazy to help fix the issues ASAP.
— Sefton Hill (@Seftonhill) June 25, 2015
He also pointed out that challenge maps might be on their way for Batman Arkham Knight and that this does not mean that they will make PC patch a secondary priority.
"Thanks for the feedback! We hear you and are looking into it. Will keep you updated. (PC fixes come first) "
Thanks for the feedback! We hear you and are looking into it. Will keep you updated. (PC fixes come first) https://t.co/C3G5SKDArR
— Sefton Hill (@Seftonhill) June 25, 2015
The link below follows another tweet that says:
Big push for challenge maps/having allies playable in them for
#ArkhamKnight.@Seftonhill@GazDeaves@RocksteadyGames guys make it so!
Big push for challenge maps/having allies playable in them for #ArkhamKnight. @Seftonhill @GazDeaves @RocksteadyGames guys make it so!
— Tim Drake (@timdrake_3) June 25, 2015
The developers at Rocksteady are working hard to bring you the PC patch as soon as possible and we will keep you updated with any further news on the game. So stay tuned and share your views with us in the comments section.
