Helldivers 2 is locking out players who use older CPUs

Some Helldivers 2 players are reporting that they tin nary longer play the crippled connected their computers equipped with older CPUs. The contented stems from the developer Arrowhead Game Studios’ and steadfast Sony’s request that users play connected systems that enactment AVX2 (Advanced Vector Extensions), which has been a diagnostic successful galore CPUs since 2013. However, the request was not decently enforced successful the software, allowing immoderate players with older hardware to play the crippled since it was launched for PC past year.

As reported by Eurogamer, players connected the Helldivers 2 Discord server person voiced their displeasure with abruptly not being capable to motorboat a crippled they person paid for and person been playing. “600+ hours successful a crippled I emotion conscionable to beryllium locked retired is making maine truthful frustrated to the constituent I conscionable privation to inquire for a refund alternatively of fixing their mistakes,” said a user.

Server moderator Birby responded to immoderate of those complaining and explained that “the AVX2 cheque successful the publication is experimental, and tin propulsion mendacious positives.” The moderator blamed users for not pursuing the stated minimum strategy requirements. “I don’t similar to person to archer radical their 13 twelvemonth aged processor is retired of date,” said the moderator. “You should ne'er beryllium amazed if your retired of spec instrumentality can’t tally the game.”

Still, players with the older CPUs apt person PCs oregon laptops that aren’t upgradable, truthful they volition request to hole to walk a batch of wealth connected a wholly caller system.

This isn’t Sony’s archetypal unpopular determination made connected PC Helldivers 2 players. Last twelvemonth the institution had forced PSN relationship requirements for PC users, but past pulled backmost aft each the antagonistic reviews connected Steam.