Tekken 8 is, I’m advised, an excellent combating sport. Not that I would know an excessive amount of about this kind of factor, as my reflexes are actually outdated and haggard sufficient that I may very well be overwhelmed by a well-trained canine that licks the buttons on command in something that requires fast-paced controls. Sigh.Â
Anyway, what I do find out about is Nvidia GeForce driver updates, and the notes for the newest launch verify that Nvidia is conscious of an ongoing crashing difficulty within the sport. Listed within the launch notes for the newest 552.44 Nvidia driver is the admission, beneath “open points”, that “Tekken 8 might randomly crash throughout gameplay on GeForce GTX 10-series graphics playing cards”.Â
A fast Reddit and Steam neighborhood search reveals many gamers complaining of random crashing and arduous locks whereas enjoying the sport, though it should be stated that whereas a good few are reporting utilizing 10-series playing cards, the crashing points aren’t based mostly round them solely, as many are nonetheless reporting issues with quite a lot of {hardware}.
South Korean gamers have already complained about crashes stated to be linked to Intel’s Core i9 processors, and whereas that difficulty does not appear to be restricted to Tekken 8—and motherboard producers scramble for a possible repair whereas fingers are pointed by either side—these of you with a high-end Intel chip or an older GPU might now not less than have some rationalization for the mysterious crashing points within the sport, though a correct repair in each instances might take a while.
What this driver launch does do, nevertheless, is add Sport Prepared help for 2 large upcoming PC releases: Ghost of Tsushima, launching Could 16, and Homeworld 3, releasing on Could 13.
Within the case of GOT, the sport will characteristic DLSS 2 and DLSS 3 help with Body Era together with DLAA, and Nvidia Reflex for diminished system latency. Homeworld 3 alternatively will get DLSS 2, and, err, not a lot else Nvidia feature-wise by the look of the motive force notes. It is Sport Prepared not less than. That a lot we all know.
Effectively, there’s not a lot worse than discovering out your favorite sport of the second has a stability difficulty that is but to be fastened, though on condition that Nvidia is conscious of the problem, hopefully it will not be lengthy till a driver replace banishes crashing woes for not less than a portion of customers. Within the meantime, some samurai antics and mild 3D RTS clicking is extra up my avenue. You younger ‘uns take pleasure in your combating video games, you irascible scamps. I will be within the nook, scowling with approval.