Callisto Protocol Devs Rush Out Patches For Busted PC And Xbox Versions, Promise More Updates - Kotaku

Space endurance fearfulness shooter Callisto Protocol has present received 2 large patches aft immoderate versions of it were panned for show issues astatine launch, and much fixes are connected the way. After releasing the latest update to code framework complaint drops and different problems with the Xbox Series X/S edition, Striking Distance Studios said it’s listening to subordinate feedback and continuing to enactment connected improving the crippled wherever it can.

“We are listening, moving hard connected updates, and volition person details to stock connected much upcoming improvements aboriginal this week,” tweeted the improvement squad successful a refrain that volition dependable acquainted to anyone who’s bought a blockbuster crippled astatine motorboat successful the past 5 years. “Thanks for your patience.” Director Glen Schofield reiterated that sentiment successful a separate tweet, adding, “We privation you to play the crippled arsenic intended.”

While our professional Ashley Bardhan didn’t tally into galore issues connected PS5 erstwhile playing for her Callisto Protocol review, players connected PC and adjacent Xbox Series X/S haven’t been arsenic fortunate. Many review-bombed the PC mentation connected Steam implicit claims of mediocre framework rates, bugs, and predominant crippled crashes, particularly erstwhile ray-tracing was turned on. “More similar ‘Stuttering Protocol,’” joked immoderate players. Many of these issues were besides corroborated successful Digital Foundry’s show investigation breakdown of the game.

A PC spot that went retired shortly aft launch appeared to code astir of the framework complaint stuttering issues, but players connected Xbox Series X/S were reporting akin problems. Today’s latest update for the console mentation is aimed astatine fixing immoderate of the framework complaint and crashing issues players person reported truthful far, but complaints astir ray-tracing connected the Series X mentation whitethorn instrumentality much time. “We are alert of issues with ray-traced reflections that we are addressing,” the workplace wrote. “More accusation is coming this week.”

Despite the speedy updates and responsiveness from the developers, Callisto Protocol’s motorboat issues erstwhile again rise questions astir the authorities large games are released in, and whether the crippled was rushed out. Schofield came nether occurrence earlier this year for promoting workplace crunch successful a tweet helium aboriginal retracted, with Bloomberg reporting that astatine slightest immoderate developers astatine Striking Distance Studios felt unit to enactment overtime.

Callisto Protocol is besides 1 of the archetypal third-party games to bid a premium terms of $70 connected PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, contempt inactive lone costing $60 connected PC. It besides has a afloat suite of paid play walk DLC coming, including caller decease animations for the main quality and further communicative content. While not a unrecorded work game, it surely has the feeling of a crippled that won’t rather beryllium finished until a fewer months from now erstwhile a escaped update adds a caller crippled positive and hardcore trouble mode, and much patches person addressed the remaining bugs and show shortcomings.