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Crimson Desert Doesn't Work on Intel GPUs, But Pearl Abyss Is Working On It
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 70612" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2026/03/21/ss-653759c43cbc7900686a917d4b165f33b8cd334f-1920x1080-1774106981616.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>Crimson Desert might <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/crimson-desert-pc-performance-analysis" target="_blank">run pretty well on AMD and Nvidia</a> <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/best-graphics-card" target="_blank">graphics cards,</a> but developer Pearl Abyss forgot about the third GPU manufacturer: Intel.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/crimson-desert-offers-no-support-for-intel-gpus-developer-pearl-abyss-says-please-refer-to-the-refund-policy" target="_blank">Tom's Hardware</a> initally noticed the lack of suport, noting a FAQ entry that flat-out told gamers “If you purchased the game expecting Intel Arc support, please refer to the refund policy of the platform where the game was purchased.” Pearl Abyss has since walked back that FAQ entry, posting on Twitter that it was working on Intel Arc compatibility and to disregard the old FAQ entry.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>However, it does seem that Pearl Abyss had every opportunity to work with Intel to ensure Arc support for <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/crimson-desert-review" target="_blank">Crimson Desert.</a> In a statement provided to IGN, Intel told me "Over the past several years, we’ve reached out to Pearl Abyss many times to help test, validate, and optimize support for Intel graphics, providing early hardware, drivers, and engineering resources across multiple generations, including Alchemist, Battlemage, Meteor Lake, and Lunar Lake."</p><p></p><p>Intel also further committed to future game support, saying "Our teams remain committed to helping all studios deliver the best experience possible, providing open tools, documentation, and direct engineering support to make sure their games run well for everyone, including the tens of millions of players using Intel graphics."</p><p></p><p>Luckily, it does seem like Pearl Abyss is working on patching in support for Intel graphics cards, but the company did not release a time frame for the update.</p><p></p><h2>More Than Just Graphics Cards</h2><p></p><p>While the <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/intel-arc-b580-review" target="_blank">Intel Arc B580</a> is currently the <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/best-budget-gpus" target="_blank">best budget graphics card </a>on the market, the lack of support affects more than just the few people who bought one of these GPUs. It also affects a ton of people who are buying laptops with onboard graphics.</p><p></p><p>And while integrated GPUs have historically been less than ideal for playing games, Intel's recent <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/asus-zenbook-duo-2026-review" target="_blank">Panther Lake laptop</a> processors pack some seriously impressive graphics performance. Given how well Crimson Desert scales on other GPUs, it seems like a no brainer to let people play the game on mobile Intel chips.</p><p></p><p>Intel has also announced its plans to bring <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/exclusive-intel-is-making-its-own-handheld-gaming-pc-chips-at-ces-2026" target="_blank">Panther Lake to handheld gaming PCs</a> sometime in 2026, so it would be a further missed opportunity if Crimson Desert simply doesn't run on those devices. It does seem like Pearl Abyss is working hard to get the game patched up based on all the feedback its receiving, so hopefully it's able to build Arc support into Crimson Desert sooner, rather than later.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Jackie Thomas is the Hardware and Buying Guides Editor at IGN and the PC components queen. You can follow her </em><a href="https://twitter.com/jackiecobra" target="_blank"><em>@Jackiecobra</em></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/crimson-desert-doesnt-work-on-intel-gpus-but-pearl-abyss-is-working-on-it" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 70612, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2026/03/21/ss-653759c43cbc7900686a917d4b165f33b8cd334f-1920x1080-1774106981616.jpg[/IMG] Crimson Desert might [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/crimson-desert-pc-performance-analysis']run pretty well on AMD and Nvidia[/URL] [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/best-graphics-card']graphics cards,[/URL] but developer Pearl Abyss forgot about the third GPU manufacturer: Intel. [URL='https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/crimson-desert-offers-no-support-for-intel-gpus-developer-pearl-abyss-says-please-refer-to-the-refund-policy']Tom's Hardware[/URL] initally noticed the lack of suport, noting a FAQ entry that flat-out told gamers “If you purchased the game expecting Intel Arc support, please refer to the refund policy of the platform where the game was purchased.” Pearl Abyss has since walked back that FAQ entry, posting on Twitter that it was working on Intel Arc compatibility and to disregard the old FAQ entry. However, it does seem that Pearl Abyss had every opportunity to work with Intel to ensure Arc support for [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/crimson-desert-review']Crimson Desert.[/URL] In a statement provided to IGN, Intel told me "Over the past several years, we’ve reached out to Pearl Abyss many times to help test, validate, and optimize support for Intel graphics, providing early hardware, drivers, and engineering resources across multiple generations, including Alchemist, Battlemage, Meteor Lake, and Lunar Lake." Intel also further committed to future game support, saying "Our teams remain committed to helping all studios deliver the best experience possible, providing open tools, documentation, and direct engineering support to make sure their games run well for everyone, including the tens of millions of players using Intel graphics." Luckily, it does seem like Pearl Abyss is working on patching in support for Intel graphics cards, but the company did not release a time frame for the update. [HEADING=1]More Than Just Graphics Cards[/HEADING] While the [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/intel-arc-b580-review']Intel Arc B580[/URL] is currently the [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/best-budget-gpus']best budget graphics card [/URL]on the market, the lack of support affects more than just the few people who bought one of these GPUs. It also affects a ton of people who are buying laptops with onboard graphics. And while integrated GPUs have historically been less than ideal for playing games, Intel's recent [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/asus-zenbook-duo-2026-review']Panther Lake laptop[/URL] processors pack some seriously impressive graphics performance. Given how well Crimson Desert scales on other GPUs, it seems like a no brainer to let people play the game on mobile Intel chips. Intel has also announced its plans to bring [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/exclusive-intel-is-making-its-own-handheld-gaming-pc-chips-at-ces-2026']Panther Lake to handheld gaming PCs[/URL] sometime in 2026, so it would be a further missed opportunity if Crimson Desert simply doesn't run on those devices. It does seem like Pearl Abyss is working hard to get the game patched up based on all the feedback its receiving, so hopefully it's able to build Arc support into Crimson Desert sooner, rather than later. [I]Jackie Thomas is the Hardware and Buying Guides Editor at IGN and the PC components queen. You can follow her [/I][URL='https://twitter.com/jackiecobra'][I]@Jackiecobra[/I][/URL] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/crimson-desert-doesnt-work-on-intel-gpus-but-pearl-abyss-is-working-on-it"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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