After one bad launch for Red Dead Redemption 2 with its PC debut on Rockstar and Epic’s shops in November, I had thought Rockstar would possibly take advantage of the second likelihood for a easy launch introduced by its belated Steam launch final evening. They haven’t. Along with the crashing and efficiency points nonetheless suffered by all gamers, the Steam launch appears to have even developed new points. It’s additionally extra clear fairly how frequent the outdated points are, now the game is on a retailer which has person critiques. Oh pricey.
Like Grand Theft Auto V, RDR2 on Steam runs Rockstar’s personal Games Launcher as an important step of the launch course of. The Steam launch brings a brand new Rockstar Games Launcher drawback brought on by having beforehand linked your Steam account to a Rockstar Social Club account you not have entry to. The game shall be connected to that Rockstar account, not letting you play for those who can’t log into it, and god aid you for those who journey a safety lockdown whereas making an attempt to recollect a years-old password.
Player critiques on Steam additionally complain about different crashes, Launcher screw-ups (apparently unplugging your controller earlier than launching then replugging after launch helps?), efficiency points, bugs, and disconnections from Red Dead Online. The game suffers these issues with the Epic Games Store and Rockstar Games Launcher releases too–they’re not particular to Steam–although it has turn into extra apparent how frequent they’re now the game is on a retailer with person critiques. Reports from individuals who select to put in writing Steam critiques aren’t the whole image, in fact, but it surely’s a wider view than taking a look at complaints on Reddit.
Rockstar have fastened a good few crashes and performance issues in patches since November’s PC debut. It clearly nonetheless wants extra work.
It’s a disgrace that, for a lot of, all that is spoiling what is basically fairly a powerful game. Our Matthew’s Red Dead Redemption 2 PC review known as it “the definitive version of the definitive Rockstar game, warts and all.” If you possibly can run it however may use just a few extra frames, Katharine’s performance guide would possibly assist.
Maybe Rockstar can go for a GOG launch subsequent, have one other crack at a very good launch. Then Itch if that doesn’t work out. Then Origin. Game Jolt. Uplay. Battle.internet. GamersGate. Ninth time’s a appeal?
Disclosure: As a resident of Edinburgh, I can’t assist however know individuals who work at Rockstar. At instances I’ve recognized of us for month earlier than discovering they work there. Rockstar supposedly make use of 600-odd individuals within the metropolis however the true quantity needs to be nearer to 60,000.
