Here’s how it goes: PC game is released, doesn’t work for a bunch of people, people start screaming for a patch. But just what’s required in releasing a patch? Allow Treyarch to explain.
Posting on the official Call of Duty forums, Treyarch Community Manager Josh Olin goes into great detail on just what a PC developer has to do to get a patch [[link]] out. Basically, there’s listening to be done, then more listening, then testing, testing and more testing.
Olin also says that, as tough as it may be, PC gamers suffering from [[link]] a dodgy game should realise that a patch normally takes at [[link]] least two months to appear, and sometimes longer in trickier, more complex situations.
Which is why it took so long for Bethesda to get the Fallout 3 patch out. And why Grand Theft Auto on PC still doesn’t work properly.
Anxious and impatient PC gamers can read the full report at the link below.
*** The PC Patching Process Explained! *** [Call of Duty]