Stutter Rap
This week saw the launch of Arkane’s highly anticipatedDeathloop. The super-stylish shooter did not disappoint the critics, and has received rave reviews across the board for its inventive gameplay, slick visuals, and engaging, old-school FPS combat. Some PCDeathloopplayers, however, are less than pleased, complaining of frequent “stutter” issues on the Steam version — a problem that seemingly has affected enough users to garnera “Mixed” ratingon the Steam platform.
Publisher Bethesdatook to Reddit last nightto address the problem, letting players know that it is aware of the complaints and is currently looking into possible causes and fixes “as a priority”. Fans in the Reddit thread point to the much-maligned Denuvo anti-piracy software as the problem — much as it has been for other PC titles such as Capcom’sResident Evil Village— but, while definitely a snug theory, this cannot be officially confirmed as the reason as of this writing.
This PC stutter problem is one of the only low points surrounding theDeathlooplaunch, with a week that has been packed out with praise and plaudits. As such, it is very likely that the developers will shift into top gear to find a fix for the PC issues, in order to keep the positive press rolling andDeathloop‘s chaotic murder party going. We’ll be sure to let you know if/when any information on a new patch is forthcoming.
Deathloopis available now on PS5 and PC.
