Arizona Sunshine locked feature to certain i7 CPUs

Vertigo Games' VR horror shooter Arizona Sunshine has just been released on Steam, however, there has been confusion online about the fact that the single player horde mode on the game was locked to 5th, 6th, and 7th generation Intel Core i7 CPUs.

As well as confusion on Reddit there's a post on the Steam Community discussions that expresses concern about this too, with user Atomp saying: "The single player horde mode seems i7 locked? I have two machines one an i5 4690 another an i7 6700 and have two Vives, one (i7) has single player horde mode the other (i5) does not! Can't think of why this would be.... Why is this when both machines seem to run the game at full specs fine? Could use some developer feedback here."

Developer feedback is exactly what they got, as in the comments Vertigo Games responded saying, among other things, that "working with Intel allowed us to create even more content than we originally planned, including these modes and the physics systems in the game, making Arizona Sunshine one of the richest VR experiences possible. We want to give 5th, 6th, and 7th gen Intel Core i7 owners first glimpse into these additional modes, but they'll be available March 6 2017 to everyone who owns the game."

Another statement by Vertigo Games said the following: "Thank you for all your feedback on the game. We developed the game to be as immersive and engaging as we could. While we love to hear about the things that delight you, we also take to heart the things that we can do better. It's clear from your feedback many of you are not happy with the previously undisclosed modes being available only on certain higher end PCs. You are most important to us, and we hear your comments. We are unlocking these modes immediately to all players, and we hope you enjoy them."

"We have recommended and still recommend using the Core i7 in order to maintain a constant 90FPS with advanced physics. We also realise that these chips cost money. We created bonus content that was not advertised as a reward for those of you who took us up on our recommendation."

"We wanted you to feel it was worth it, but we also wanted everybody to be able to play these modes eventually. These surprise game modes were meant to be a reward for those players with high-end VR systems who were looking for the most immersive experience possible."

"You are most important to us, and we hear and appreciate your comments. We are unlocking these modes to all players immediately via an automatic update, and we hope you enjoy them."

You can buy Arizona Sunshine on Steam right now with 15% off, now costing £25.49. A launch trailer has also been released, which is included below. Have you run into issues with the single player horde mode?