Crimson Desert confirms that it fixes one of the game's most annoying issues

Crimson Desert Developer Pearl Abyss has confirmed that a patch is in the works to resolve the ongoing issues with controls after many players reported discomfort while playing. Although it is frustrating that this problem has plagued early on Crimson Desert experience for many players, it is good that the developer acts quickly to fix it.

Total, Crimson Desert has been quite polarizing so far. While there has been much praise for the game and its large, ambitious world, other areas such as the story have received much criticism. The controls have also left many players feeling the need to vent their frustrations online, with several cases of players needing to use multiple inputs for basic actions. For example, on the Xbox Series X/S, players press LB and A to interact with objects, which in most games of the genre would be a button press. Doing this constantly is annoying for players, and the fact that there is no in-game option to manually rebind the controls makes the problem even worse.

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Crimson Desert Controls Patch is on the way after player complaints

In a statement on X, developer Pearl Abyss confirmed that it was aware that Crimson Desert controller caused problems for players and said it is “currently preparing a patch to resolve this.” The studio also said it is sorry for “not providing keyboard and mouse players with a satisfactory gaming experience,” and reiterated that it “takes your feedback seriously.” It's not clear at this point exactly what form this will take, if it's improved inputs outright or if it will give players the ability to rebind the controls themselves for a more customized experience. There's also no indication of when players can expect these improvements to be released in a future patch for the all-new open-world RPG, but it's a positive sign that the developer is already on the case.

The decision to settle Crimson Deserts control problem is a change in tune from the developer. Shortly after launch, a Pearl Abyss employee described it as being “like riding a bicycle” and suggested that Crimson Deserts controls will come naturally to players once they have a little more time with the game. While it is certainly true that most players will adapt over time, it will still always be better to give players the choice to change the controls to something that suits them better. Giving players more customization in situations like this is very rarely a bad thing.

Crimson Desert players haven't been shy about sharing their feedback about the RPG with Pearl Abyss in these early stages. For example, many players want Crimson Desert had custom characters after protagonist Kliff has proven unpopular with some. Issues like clunky controls will always take priority over more sweeping overhauls like this, but it will be very interesting to see how much the developer can iron out in the coming weeks and months.