Will Powers, the general public face of Crimson Desert within the west, has hit out at individuals accusing developer and writer Pearl Abyss of “hiding” console footage of the hotly anticipated open-world motion journey sport, and promised reveals are coming forward of its launch date.
Pearl Abyss has but to verify base efficiency figures for Crimson Desert on consoles, leaving PlayStation 5 and Xbox Collection X and S house owners questioning the way it will carry out on their platforms. With the disastrous launch of Cyberpunk 2077 nonetheless recent within the reminiscence, and the backlash developer CD Projekt suffered by not exhibiting off the sport on last-gen consoles forward of launch, some have expressed concern that Crimson Desert would possibly wrestle on PlayStation and Xbox, and so would like to know the efficiency targets earlier than pre-ordering the sport.
Powers, although, has gone on the offensive, taking to social media and to reddit to hit out on the doubters. In response to one particular person on X / Twitter who accused Pearl Abyss of “nonetheless hiding all console footage,” Powers said: “We’re not hiding something, and I am sick of having to repeat myself. I’ve repeated 100s of instances that we’ll reveal issues forward of launch to give individuals ample time to nonetheless preorder the sport for themselves. We’re saying this overtly… Allow us to prepare dinner? Please and thanks. /rant”
Powers later commented on the reddit thread discussing his tweet, clarifying his place: “Folks have the best to data to make an knowledgeable buy. Merely put, that is transparency, and that is what we’re promising. However individuals demanding data on their timeline is entitlement, and that wants to finish.”
That thread, by the way in which, is a combination of real concern and enthusiasm, with some explaining why they’re apprehensive about Crimson Desert on consoles, and others interesting for endurance. “I perceive it could actually get irritating replying and responding to all of the individuals asking for console footage however that is as a result of we have seen this earlier than with Cyberpunk 2077 the place they held again console footage till the final minute and gamers came upon that it was a large number,” stated one particular person. “I would not name it entitlement however extra like precaution and keenness. We’re all followers keen to get our palms on the sport. I am positive demanding a couple of minutes of console footage is not asking an excessive amount of particularly as the sport’s solely two weeks away from launch.”
The scenario with Cyberpunk was totally different, of course, given it launched on the final technology of consoles as nicely as the present (Crimson Desert is PC and current-gen consoles solely). However the backlash despatched shockwaves all through the online game business, and CD Projekt ended up having to subject a public apology for not exhibiting the bottom PS4 and Xbox One variations of Cyberpunk 2077 earlier than launch. Even now, over 5 years after Cyberpunk got here out, what occurred with that sport is driving the discourse.
The explanation I’ve not pre-ordered your sport but is straightforward. Not seen it run on a base ps console.
You solely present it on ps professional with PC.
you don’t have any points exhibiting it operating on PC simply not consoles.We nonetheless keep in mind @CyberpunkGame on consoles.
— Lukeyguy (@Lukeyguy_) March 4, 2026
“So from a shopper’s perspective, how late earlier than launch is an inexpensive date for them to reveal console footage?” one particular person stated. “The sport comes out in roughly two weeks, we nonetheless haven’t seen a lot of console not to mention the efficiency. I feel it’s honest that customers need solutions after we’re anticipated to buy a product,” stated one other particular person.
“Thanks for talking out on that matter. You appear to be satisfied that it will not be one other Cyberpunk console launch scenario so let’s consider that,” one other added. “I feel it is comprehensible that folks rightfully get nervous when devs share footage of just one platform whereas the sport releases on a number of. If it could be a catastrophe, you’d’ve simply made every part worse and the belief could be gone utterly although.”
“As quickly as I see the PS5 runs the sport nicely, you’ll have my cash. I’m actually bought [on] every part however efficiency,” one potential fan stated.
Final month, Powers stated the builders at Pearl Abyss had been doubling down on the “optimization part” in a bid to get efficiency as easy as doable throughout all platforms forward of Crimson Desert’s launch date. Crimson Desert is due out March 19 priced $69.99. Pearl Abyss just lately confirmed it doesn’t comprise a beauty money store nor microtransactions of any form.
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