After several weeks, the patch for Batman: Arkham Knight PC is finally available to download...
NewsWell, the sorry saga of Batman: Arkham Knight's PC port still isn't over, but this is, at the very least, the end of the beginning. Nearly three months on from its initial release in June, Rocksteady has finally released an interim patch for a game deemed so broken that it was abruptly pulled from sale.
As its name suggests, the patch doesn't magically fix all of Arkham Knight's problems, but it does reportedly improve its in-game performance, fix some low-res textures and remedy some of its more glaring bugs. Here's the list of fixes, taken from the game's Steam page:
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)In addition to the above, we’re continuing to work on the following for future updates:
Adding support for SLI and Crossfire
Adding support for the latest DLC & Season Pass content
Adding support for additional updates such as Photo Mode
Continued improvements and bug fixing for a Windows 7 specific memory issue that occurs on configurations with 8GB of system RAM and some NVIDIA GPUs during extended game play
Continued improvements for Windows 10 specific issues on systems with some AMD GPUs
A further patch with more improvements is currently being readied, though when it will be out isn't yet known. A date for Arkham Knight's re-launch hasn't been announced yet, either. "Batman: Arkham Knight will be available on SteamOS, Linux and Mac in Fall 2015," its Steam page currently reads.
More on this as we get it.
