It's been an interesting launch period for Crimson Desert, the highly-anticipated RPG from Korean developer Pearl Abyss. The average critic score seemed to fall short of fan expectations, currently sitting at 80 on OpenCritic.
This is by no means a bad score, but the stock price of Pearl Abyss cratered 40 per cent seemingly in response to the mixed reception. The response from players has also been divisive, as the game currently has a 'Mixed' review score on Steam.
Crimson Desert has also been in the headlines for a very strange reason: the game has zero support for Intel Arc GPUs. This isn't old technology, Intel began releasing its Arc line in 2022. Although AMD and Nvidia are far more options, the complete lack of support for modern technology is very surprising.
"Crimson Desert does not currently support Intel Arc graphics cards," reads the game's website. "If you purchased the game expecting Intel Arc support, please refer to the refund policy of the platform where the game was purchased for available options. We apologise for any inconvenience caused."
This statement was not present on the website until after the game launched, resulting in an unwelcome surprise for Intel Arc...
