Anthemis a game that just can’t seem to catch a break. After a rocky launch, it was largely panned by critics, and stands as the worst-reviewed console game in BioWare history. It then got flak for its endgame content and theloot drop controversy, problems that were quickly overshadowed by reports thatAnthemwas causing PS4 consoles to experience a full system crash. For those holding out for a fix, BioWare claims to have identified “several causes” for the crashing issue, and will be deploying a fix in a patch next week.
This is according to Head of Live Service at BioWare, Chad Robertson. Robertson took to Twitter to state that there hasn’t been a single instance in BioWare’s own review of the problem whereAnthemhas bricked a PS4 console. However, he acknowledged that there was a crashing issue with “no risk of damage,” which is what will be fixed innext week’s patch.
While BioWare is likely working as fast as it can to deploy a fix for this issue, some may be disappointed that the patch isn’t coming sooner. It seems that the risk ofAnthemactually bricking one’s console is very low, but even so, some gamers may not be willing to take any chances by playing the game before the new patch is live.
Anthem’s ongoing technical issues could prevent lapsed players from returning to the game once it’s fixed, especially with a number of major releases coming over the next few weeks. Next week comes a similar online co-op shooter inThe Division 2that will be directly competing forAnthem’s audience, and this Friday will see the release ofDevil May Cry 5, which has earned near-universal acclaim from critics.
However, if BioWare is able to avoid any other major technical issues withAnthemin the future and can provide the game with quality new content, it could still change the narrative. But for now,Anthemseems like it has a long way to go if it hopes to be the big success BioWare and EA were hoping for it to be.
Anthemis out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
