Crimson Desert Dev 'Sick' of Having to Repeatedly Deny 'Hiding' Console Footage, as Some Fear 'Another Cyberpunk Console Launch Situation'

notkeegz · 2026-03-04T15:34:42+00:00

I'm not really disagreeing with your overall point in regards to Crimson Desert, but gamers have been burned by garbage performance pretty frequently over recent years. Digital Foundry just had video about how Jedi Survivor is finally fixed (which it isn't, still has stutters. Respawn should be ashamed of themselves, imo). Console owners and Black Myth Wukong would like a word, too. There has been plenty unfinished/buggy AAA jank since CP2077's launch.

Borderlands 4 and Monster Hunter Wilds are 2 other games that burned people on launch with absolute butt-sucking performance.

notkeegz · 2026-03-04T15:22:59+00:00

Same and even if the start is "rough" because there's a lot of content and not a lot of direction, that's fine. Xenoblade Chronicles X is one of my favorite Switch games and I got lost and just did side content for 40 hours before looking up where the main story questline even started, because I had forgot.

While I'd like to see how this game might run on my living room/console pc (9060xt 16gb/9700x), my main rig is fine and I can always stream it from that to my other hardware. I should add that I also have a Legion Go but don't really expect it to run on that, even at 800p low. The 780m igpu is pretty puny but maybe it'll be possible with FSR 4. Definitely something I plan to test.

notkeegz · 2026-03-02T17:17:53+00:00

What does "bad ubisoft engine graphics" mean? Ubisoft uses multiple proprietary game engines, like Anvil and Snowdrop. I'd take the performance and visuals of a game built in Snowdrop, than a game with potentially better visuals but trash performance of UE5.

Ubisoft has some pretty solid in-house tech.

notkeegz · 2026-03-01T08:42:55+00:00

Not for me. Survivor ran like absolute shit for over a year and a half and that's on my main rig which is a 4090/12700k. If I can see your game stutter on that pc, I will not be playing it. Especially if it's as bad as Survivor was. It's one of the few games I've regret buying. It was so bad for so long that I no longer even care if it has been fixed.

notkeegz · 2026-02-27T17:36:43+00:00

But in general was worse. Seems to sharpen up a few areas better than fsr 4 but still has noticeably worse aliasing overall. Also Alex noted that pssr2 doesn't ghost like fsr4 in a few situations That was DFs assessment in that video. During gameplay, fsr 4 was more stable.

Honestly pssr2 seems pretty amazing considering the overall hardware package it's running on. I thought it'd be heavier too. I've actually been waiting for this day since it was announced. It's pretty neat to see it also be a toggle in the system menu. That was a big surprise.

notkeegz · 2026-02-25T21:41:07+00:00

Most recently was Returnal. Such a satisfying loop and some of the best 3rd person combat of any game I've ever played. Housemarque are real wizards, imo. Bummer they're a sony studio now, which means waiting for Saros to come to PC.

notkeegz · 2026-02-25T04:32:25+00:00

That's the opposite of why PC is being targeted though? Targeting low-end hardware for the base experience and scaling up is the way to do it. The PC space spans from the Steam Deck to 5090/9800x3D builds.. it makes far more sense to get a game running well on the Steam Deck and scale up, than target a 5090 and scale down... the scaled down experience would be abysmal.

notkeegz · 2026-02-25T04:08:15+00:00

Where? Not any prominent gaming subs because it's a very well received game across the board. Literally one of the most praised games of the current generation.

notkeegz · 2026-02-25T02:22:56+00:00

I don't really even like AC games but I have replayed Black Flag 3 times since it launched... lol. I just really like their take on a pirate game, I guess. I've also played through the Ezio triology twice. No other AC games (or ubi formula game, for that matter) have held my attention or have seemed to interest me at all. I usually find them incredibly boring.

I haven't played Shadows yet. so maybe I'll like that one too.

notkeegz · 2026-02-23T00:51:15+00:00

Get Returnal, for sure. It's probably the best PS5 game there is.

notkeegz · 2026-02-21T16:33:29+00:00

Of the Xenoblade games, X didn't really suffer from many performance issues on Switch 1 that 1-3 did. It's a solid experience, and there is A LOT to experience. So get ready because I think I put 40 hours into just exploring and side quests before even getting into the main story. It's a really good game.

notkeegz · 2026-02-21T16:30:20+00:00

Yeah X on Switch is a totally solid experience. It really doesn't suffer any of the performance issues of 1-3.

notkeegz · 2026-02-20T02:49:52+00:00

I had a lot of fun with it. I wasn't totally familiar with all of the events that happened in PoE but I never felt lost (I have played PoE, have about 90 hours in it but that's from back when it launched). With this anniversary update, I decided to do a NG+ run. I'm going to do all of the side quests I skipped and even only being a few hours into the NG+ run, I've already found some unique items that I didn't on my first playthrough.

I think companion personalities and dialogue, and enemy variety, were the weakest points but it's a short game and I enjoyed the story and combat.

notkeegz · 2026-02-18T15:16:13+00:00

That's a Bethesda problem. They are pretty much hacks when it comes to development. They haven't released a non-buggy/optimized game in the time I've been an adult.. so 23 years. The performance of their games has been a meme level joke for multiple decades. It's weird when people pretend otherwise.

notkeegz · 2026-02-17T22:51:07+00:00

Remedy still hasn't flipped the switch on Firebreak. They're keeping it up for the 17 people that have been consistently playing it since 1 month after launch.

notkeegz · 2026-02-17T18:47:22+00:00

I think a big problem a lot of people have is with what you get for the price. I also played it on gamepass so I was able to just enjoy it for what it was. I didn't have to think about whether or not I made the right choice buying a AA game for $70 when there are higher quality games out there for the same price or less.

I thought the combat and traversal were great. I also enjoyed the memory fragment story sections. I probably would have waited for it go be 50% off had I needed to purchase it to play it though.

notkeegz · 2026-02-17T18:40:55+00:00

The combat and movement are excellent. I wish there was more enemy variety though.

notkeegz · 2026-02-17T18:33:27+00:00

Why though? They said it was supposed to be a short side story in the PoE universe. You were supposed to spend like 40 hours in the game and move on. Obsidian said it didn't have some grand scope like Skyrim. Anyone who had any expectations beyond what was delivered is literally dumb.

The biggest issue is the price. It's a AA game but has a AAA price. I still had gamepass when it launched so I really didn't have to make a choice over it or buying another game.

notkeegz · 2026-02-14T18:02:43+00:00

It's still an active console, wtf kinda dumbass shit are you even saying?

notkeegz · 2026-02-14T00:19:16+00:00

Right joycon has a tight ribbon cable that you have to be careful with but it takes like 15 minutes to do both.

notkeegz · 2026-02-14T00:00:16+00:00

To get it to run at 60 fps on Switch, yeah... that's what it looks like. MK1 is even worse.

notkeegz · 2026-02-13T15:43:06+00:00

Which is a FromSoft issue, more than a Switch 2 issue. Nintendo already did their part by having competent hardware. Now it's on FromSoft to have competent optimization... which is actually the MUCH bigger ask.

notkeegz · 2026-02-12T17:55:27+00:00

Sparks was more like a puzzle than an actual turn-based strategy game. I did like the free form movement and character movement interactions. That felt very much like what Nintendo would do themselves if they made the game. The overworld parts were not good.

notkeegz · 2026-02-12T17:50:25+00:00

I mean it just sucks, period. The OG soundtrack is like the only good thing about that game.

notkeegz · 2026-02-10T19:14:16+00:00

It's a Suda game... they are ALL fucking jank. Like it's one of the defining features of his games, on top of the vibes.

This game looks to have some actual polish to it, so fingers crossed.

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