Some Helldivers 2 gamers are reporting that they’ll now not play the sport on their computer systems geared up with older CPUs. The concern stems from the developer Arrowhead Game Studios’ and writer Sony’s requirement that customers play on methods that help AVX2 (Advanced Vector Extensions), which has been a characteristic in lots of CPUs since 2013. However, the requirement was not correctly enforced within the software program, permitting some gamers with older {hardware} to play the sport because it was launched for PC final 12 months.
As reported by Eurogamer, gamers on the Helldivers 2 Discord server have voiced their displeasure with instantly not with the ability to launch a sport they’ve paid for and have been enjoying. “600+ hours in a sport I really like simply to be locked out is making me so annoyed to the purpose I simply wish to ask for a refund as an alternative of fixing their errors,” mentioned a person.
Server moderator Birby responded to a few of these complaining and defined that “the AVX2 test within the script is experimental, and might throw false positives.” The moderator blamed customers for not following the acknowledged minimal system necessities. “I don’t prefer to have to inform individuals their 13 12 months outdated processor is old-fashioned,” mentioned the moderator. “You ought to by no means be stunned in case your out of spec machine can’t run the sport.”
Still, gamers with the older CPUs doubtless have PCs or laptops that aren’t upgradable, in order that they might want to put together to spend some huge cash on a very new system.
