Crimson Desert Dev Promises Patch to Address 'Discomfort Many Players Have Experienced With the Controls,' Apologizes for Awful Keyboard and Mouse Experience

Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has told players it will address the game's widely criticized controls via an upcoming patch. In an online statement, Pearl Abyss said it was aware of the “discomfort” players are having with the controls, and confirmed a patch will address it. The developer did not say when this patch will be released, or detailed what it will actually do (most players are desperate for controller mapping and key binding support). Meanwhile, Pearl Abyss apologized to keyboard and mouse players for their experience playing the game (Crimson Desert recommends players use a controller instead of KB&M when you start, mindful, perhaps, of how fiddly its controls are). As IGN has reported, Crimson Desert launched big on Steam with nearly 250,000 concurrent players, but it currently has a "mixed" user review rating on Valve's platform. Much of the criticism from players revolves around the controls, which some have called clunky and unnecessarily complicated. There are some performance complaints too. For example, PS5 owners have come together to work out the cause of blurry visuals — an issue that’s also on the PC version. Despite these shortcomings, Crimson Desert s