Crimson Desert's DLC Delay Is the Right Call for an Open-World Game That Hasn't Stopped Changing

Crimson Desert has only been out for a little over six months at this point, and in that time, developer Pearl Abyss has continued changing and tweaking the game in significant ways. When Crimson Desert first launched back in March, the discourse surrounding the game was incredibly divisive. Players were initially met with an open-world action-adventure formula that required a steep learning curve, a baffling control scheme, and a barrage of bugs on the PS5. It wasn't an easy start for Pearl Abyss' ambitious open-world adventure, but an ongoing series of patches have helped solve some of the game's problems.