Blizzard still hasn’t fixed that devilish Diablo 4 memory leak

To say Diablo 4‘s launch is a hit can be an understatement, with the RPG’s servers coping simply positive regardless of the flocks of avid gamers already taking part in a number of days early after buying the sport’s ‘Final Version’. After all, the actual take a look at will come as the remainder of the participant base arrives after the early entry interval, however early indications counsel Blizzard’s determination to run a Server Slam occasion to determine any issues earlier than launch day was a smart one. We’re noticing some gremlins, or extra appropriately, demons, within the system, although, like this irritating reminiscence leak situation.

Blizzard’s repute was very a lot on the road with Diablo 4, because of a number of unpopular selections, like axing the Overwatch 2 PvE mode, main many to lose religion within the World of Warcraft developer. Troubled launches and stunning PC optimization have plagued a number of current triple-A video games, together with Star Wars Jedi Survivor, so Blizzard appears to be like to have performed a blinder with how clean Diablo 4’s launch has been. It hasn’t all been excellent, although, with some gamers experiencing reminiscence leak issues.

If you happen to’ve not encountered reminiscence leak earlier than, it’s a situation the place reminiscence is allotted however not de-allocated by a program. If this occurs too many instances, the method can expertise main points. In the course of the Diablo 4 beta, our guides workforce observed a devilish reminiscence leak situation if you happen to had the sport set to its prime graphics settings, inflicting the sport to crash. Now, gamers over on Reddit have observed the identical drawback in early entry, with stutters and freezes the unlucky outcome.

No repair has been introduced but, and we’ve not had time to check totally ourselves, so we’ll simply need to hope Blizzard pulls its finger out and will get an answer within the pipeline. Some customers have reported that reducing the graphics settings, together with textures, to medium and restarting your PC can clear up the issue, however we will’t affirm that for certain.

Aside from this small however annoying situation, we’re having a blast exploring Sanctuary with Diablo 4. Awarding an ideal rating, our Diablo 4 review mentioned the motion RPG takes the “finest components of its predecessors, stitching them collectively to create an ever-changing, ever-evolving chimera that we will’t wait to play for years to return.” Take a look at our information to the best Diablo 4 settings to ensure the one demons you’re going through are on-screen enemies you may obliterate with sword or spell.