Killer Instinct bug means that PC gamers can only play as Rash

According to an article from Eurogamer, PC gamers who download the Game Pass edition of Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition are finding themselves only capable of playing as Rash from Battletoads.

Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition was added to both Xbox and PC Game Pass on the 25th of July. As the Definitive Edition of the game, it’s is supposed to contain all 26 characters from the first three seasons.

However, PC players are finding that their roster is limited to Rash. Just Rash.

Killer Instinct is aware of the issue. On the 26th of July, they sent out a Tweet asking for any players who were experiencing issues to come forward.

Hi there,

If you are having issues with KI:DE on @XboxGamePassPC please respond back answering the question below:

Which characters are unlocked and which characters are inaccessible?

We’re trying to track this issue down.

— Killer Instinct (@KillerInstinct) July 26, 2019

People responded in droves, confirming that Rash was the only character available for them. Killer Instinct replied to one Twitter user (@TheDuperghoul), who said that they previously owned the game on Xbox, but managed to fix it by downloading each fighter separately.

Ok great. Thanks for the info. This issue seems to be happening to those who have never owned any version of the game previously.

— Killer Instinct (@KillerInstinct) July 26, 2019

On the 27th, Killer Instinct tweeted out that anyone who was experiencing problems with the game should try uninstalling and reinstalling the game. However, this fix didn’t seem to work, with many Twitter users replying that they could still only access Rash.

As Eurogamer report, the bug still isn’t patched three days later. However, one Twitter user (@MattiaAlba) believes that the problem is that Game Pass are giving PC players the game’s Xbox files instead.

Just to sum up, maybe useful: We actually own the characters, we just can't download them since we own the console edition of the characters (which I assume, the character package is suppose to be working for both platform) pic.twitter.com/A6sjDCQSF6

— Mattia (@SpagottoB37) July 29, 2019

This means that PC players still have access to all the characters, they’re just not downloadable due to incompatible file types.

We’ll update when a fix is announced. For now, unless you’re really fond of Rash, it might be better to check out the other Game Pass games on offer.