Too early to celebrate: At launch, Destiny 2 cannot utilize all cores of a PC processor. A misunderstanding apparently led to the incorrect statement.
During the E3 gaming fair in 2017, Destiny streamer TeftyTeft told the audience at the PC Gaming Show that Destiny 2 can address all processor cores of a computer. “If you have an i9 Extreme, the game will use all cores [of the CPU].” Bungie had supposedly conveyed this to him.
However, this statement apparently reflects a misunderstanding. As Intel has now corrected, utilizing all cores at the launch of Destiny 2 is not possible, but may become possible in the future.
Intel corrects Destiny 2 misunderstanding
Destiny streamer TeftyTeft made a special appearance during the PC Gaming Show a few days ago at E3. He explained to the audience that he has interesting news directly from Bungie. “Bungie told me something very interesting regarding CPUs with many cores. They are optimizing the game engine so that it can utilize all cores of your processor. So if you have an i9 Extreme [CPU], Destiny 2 will address all cores of that CPU.”
It is noteworthy that the mentioned “Intel i9 Extreme” canhave up to 18 cores.
The website PCGamesN then spoke with Intel. It became clear that TeftyTeft’s statement is a significant misunderstanding. Destiny 2 has not been optimized for Intel’s mega-core processors.
The streamer probably drew the wrong conclusions from the conversation with Bungie. Intel corrected the statement and said, “It’s more about the engine itself. But not right now… It’s about laying the foundation for it.” When this support for all cores will work is currently unknown.
Bungie is working to improve the engine of Destiny 2 to support multiple cores. However, this is a “work-in-progress” and will not be available at the launch of Destiny 2. Bungie was apparently surprised by TeftyTeft’s statement as well.
What exactly the Destiny developers mean by engine optimization is currently unclear. Whether this only applies to Intel processors or if it also concerns AMD Ryzen models will perhaps be clarified in the coming weeks when there is an official statement.
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