There\u2019s some bad news rumbling around for those who are foaming at the mouth for Dark Souls\u2019 arrival on PC.<\/p>\n
Producer Daisuke Uchiyama said at E3 that From Software \u201chaven\u2019t been able to step up into doing any specific optimisation for PC. It\u2019s more strictly a port from the console version.\u201d This means that the framerate issues from the console versions will most likely be present in the PC version as well.<\/p>\n
Nobu Taguchi of Namco Bandai America admitted that between From Software and Namco Bandai, they don\u2019t really have strong PC experience; the sudden request for a PC version was unexpected.<\/p>\n
This demand started with an online petition for a PC port which garnered tens of thousands of signatures in less than a month. Saguchi explained how that show of interest caused Namco Bandai to see if it was viable. \u201cAt that point that\u2019s when we brought it over to From Software to discuss the concept of \u2018are you able to create this PC version of the game that everybody is asking for?<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom Software being very community orientated said that \u201cWe\u2019ll try our best\u201d but one of the concepts they were fearing was that just bringing out a straight port wouldn\u2019t suffice at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thus the developer decided to expand the game with extra bosses and a new PvP mode being put in PC\u2019s Prepare to Die edition.<\/p>\n
While the framerate issues may persist, Saguchi thinks that the extra raw power of computers will help alleviate the problems, particularly high-end PCs. \u201cWhile the game hasn\u2019t been tweaked itself, because it\u2019s very difficult to tweak, but for people who play on the PC, which is arguably a lot more stronger format to work off of, it does improve the framerate issues,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s really inherent on the person\u2019s setup in terms of what kind of power the game can use. So it\u2019s a little bit more difficult to determine, it really kind of shifts along with the processor that you\u2019re selling.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s definitely going to be better than the console version,\u201d he added . \u201cIt\u2019s just that in terms of what PC gamers are maybe looking at in terms of what they usually play, it may not match up.\u201d<\/p>\n
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