Batman: Arkham Knight might actually run on your PC soon.
Warner Bros. has announced an interim patch for the problematic PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight, the final entry in the acclaimed action-adventure series from U.K. developer Rocksteady Studios. Currently in testing, the patch is due to arrive in the “next few weeks” and should address some — but not all — of the issues that have stopped most PC users from running the game. It’s a step toward correcting a major misstep, but it’s not a final solution.
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“The teams have been working hard to address the issues with the PC version of the game,” reads a post on the Steam community board. “We are happy to confirm that we are now putting the first interim patch into testing. If all goes well, we expect to issue the patch in the next few weeks. We’ll be sure to report back in the next two weeks on how the testing is coming along.”
The patch should reduce frame-rate hitches and improve performance on all graphics cards, provided they have the latest drivers installed. It’s also supposed to optimize system memory and VRAM usage. You can check the full list of patch features over on Steam.