Elite PS4

[Beachlight7]

Couldn't see a thread on this. But Just wanted to express my hope that seeing as PS4 is basically a PC (AMD CPU and GPU with 8GB GDDR5!) I will get to play Elite on a new console rather than having to buy a new PC.

 

[SAB380]

There is a thread in the private backers forum as David Braben said in a recent public interview that he'd love to bring the game to the new generation consoles as well.

This immediatley caused a bunch of 'OH MY GOD, IT GOING TO BE DUMBDED DOWN FOR CONSOLES!!!' teeth nashing before everyone took a deep breath and calmed down.

I think there is a good chance down the line we could see this on consoles.

But Frontier will also be working on the Mac version, stage 2 release of planets and stage 3 of player avatars so not sure when they'll get around to consoles.

I'll have the next gen consoles but I don't want to wait until 2016 to play on a PS4 or Xbox720 personally

 

[Cmdr Andy B]

There are threads out there but they can be very hard to find as you can't search for 3 letters, this is from a link posted in the PBF by Cristari

David Braben, Frontier Developments [on the PS4]


We see the arrival of new consoles like the new PlayStation as a great opportunity - the console is a key showcase for game technology.

At Frontier we have our own game engine and tools used for all of our games, and we pride ourselves at getting the most out of each machine.

When a film company sets out to make a feature film, they imagine the viewer watching in glorious surround sound in a cinema. Clearly the people creating it want it to be watched in the best possible setting that shows off all their creative work, and the same applies to a game.

Graphics and audio are moving ever closer to Hollywood-quality visual effects, and we will take full advantage of those capabilities, but it also goes beyond that.

As network connectivity gets ever better, control and input capabilities get ever more sophisticated, then so do the opportunities for our games like to shine and transform the players' experience and immersion. For example, our 2014 game Elite: Dangerous is an unashamedly high-end PC and Mac game, but I have every expectation it will come to new consoles, too.

People have regularly talked about consoles being "killed" by mobile devices. In practice, these are all just different venues for our games, and with careful thought can be integrated into the same game.

It is great to see the next generation of consoles being announced, as mobile devices have become ever closer in performance to the six or so year old current console designs and the new wave of machines will once again push consoles out in front.

I've highlighted a line that may be of interest to those who hope for a tablet/smartphone app to access game data

 

[breakpointUK]

For example, our 2014 game Elite: Dangerous is an unashamedly high-end PC and Mac game, but I have every expectation it will come to new consoles, too.

didn't DB state that the game would be made for 'average' spec PCs? (was mentioned in one of their early videos)

Personally I don't mind that consoles get ED, as long as:-
The game is the same, very often Xbox gets exclusive content
I can log in to my Commander I have been playing on for the last 2 years on PC
It supports Multi-platform online gaming (a big ask)
The next gen consoles support keyboard/mouse

 

[Cmdr Andy B]

For example, our 2014 game Elite: Dangerous is an unashamedly high-end PC and Mac game, but I have every expectation it will come to new consoles, too.

didn't DB state that the game would be made for 'average' spec PCs? (was mentioned in one of their early videos)

Personally I don't mind that consoles get ED, as long as:-
The game is the same, very often Xbox gets exclusive content
I can log in to my Commander I have been playing on for the last 2 years on PC
It supports Multi-platform online gaming (a big ask)
The next gen consoles support keyboard/mouse

i think that quote could be better interpreted to read 'made to run on average PC's,' that's not to suggest it wont run better on high end gear, just that mid-range can cope with it.

to give you a bit of perspective, a friend bought a £120 graphics card from PC world a little over a year ago that was marked as for a 'casual gamer,' this thing runs NFS: The Run on ultra without a problem.

 

[breakpointUK]

i think that quote could be better interpreted to read 'made to run on average PC's,' that's not to suggest it wont run better on high end gear, just that mid-range can cope with it.

to give you a bit of perspective, a friend bought a £120 graphics card from PC world a little over a year ago that was marked as for a 'casual gamer,' this thing runs NFS: The Run on ultra without a problem.

I plan to do the Alpha with my current system and then upgrade just before Beta (as that is 2 months before release)

If its terrible during the Alpha I know I will need to replace the whole system, if it runs ok at 1920x1080 then I will just replace the gfx card

my current rig is...
AMD A8-3800 APU with Radeon HD Graphics (quad core @ 2.40 per core)
12GB Ram
64bit OS
530GT Nvidia card

 

[Cmdr Andy B]

I plan to do the Alpha with my current system and then upgrade just before Beta (as that is 2 months before release)

If its terrible during the Alpha I know I will need to replace the whole system, if it runs ok at 1920x1080 then I will just replace the gfx card

my current rig is...
AMD A8-3800 APU with Radeon HD Graphics (quad core @ 2.40 per core)
12GB Ram
64bit OS
530GT Nvidia card

some comparison details on that processor can be found here if you're interested, it's worth a look as it shows you get more bang for your buck out of an A8 than you do from an intel i7.

dont expect to need an upgrade to my core system as i already have an FX 8350 with 16gb ram but i am thinking of getting a better graphics card for it.

 

[TheDoctor]

For the love of God why does every PC game need a console port?

Will the world end if console gamers don't get a game on their platform?

The whole PC gaming platform has suffered due to console ports, any multiplatform game all look samey due to the devs programming to the lowest tech specs.

The PS4 also has a very different hardware philosophy, it has a fairly underpowered processor with a graphics processor doing all the heavy lifting.

Also Sony and MS operate in a closed development enviroment, you need to pay them to become a "preferred" developer, they charge for every update you need to put out there, the update also needs to be approved by their QA dept and they demand £10 per copy of game sold.

How can anybody even consider this is beyond me.

 

[jabokai]

I plan to do the Alpha with my current system and then upgrade just before Beta (as that is 2 months before release)

If its terrible during the Alpha I know I will need to replace the whole system, if it runs ok at 1920x1080 then I will just replace the gfx card

You want to be careful judging performance based on Alpha (and even Beta) - I've tested games at those stages and the performance has been dire at times, but it ran fine on the same hardware after release. Not saying that's always the case, but it's happened more than once which leads me to suspect that optimisations and removal of debug crap seems to make a difference at the end.

 

[Aussiedroid]

Let Elite be 'ported' to whatever system can run it! As long as it ported to the consoles and not the other way around

Frontier would need to be very careful about how they tackle it though.

So this would be as long as the development, the quality & content remains as we expect as PC gamers and not 'dumbed down' to suit specific markets, licencing or console specs.

Besides, could you imagine the backlash from the PC community if development changed to prefer console market standards over PC game freedoms and quality?

There have been so many games that have alienated their core player base only to find their gaming community lost and the game becoming a failure.

So to the OP .. sure hope you get your PS4 version but hope that its not at the expense of us PC gamers recieving the best experience.

 

[Philip Coutts]

The most important point is that this is a PC game, written for the PC. There have been issues in the past with console games being ported across to PC's in a rater lacklustre way but that is really down to lazy developers cashing in. Remember this is a kickstarter and the primary focus was always on a PC game followed by the stretch goal MAC version. I could see it being ported to the PS4 or xbox720 and frankly the more the merrier. That said consoles have become turgid in recent times re-hashing FPS, Sport and racing games every year and making a bundle of cash. A game like ED being ported across would be a welcome break from those type of games

 

[Theor]

I honestly don't see the problem if its a port from PC to console (which it would be).

 

[Davidtq]

along with most others Im looking for a pc game primarily. I have no problem with it later going on to consoles.

 

[fikuserectus]

I would rather not play Elite with console people. I vote NO for Elite: Dangerous on any consoles. Console people tend to be less educated and often "talk trash". Not only would this dumb down the game but also the entire Elite: Dangerous environment.

Now it is settled. Move on.

 

[GreeceyChops]

I would rather not play Elite with console people. I vote NO for Elite: Dangerous on any consoles. Console people tend to be less educated and often "talk trash". Not only would this dumb down the game but also the entire Elite: Dangerous environment.

Now it is settled. Move on.

I *really* hope this post is a joke.

 

[N7 Special Forces]

I would rather not play Elite with console people. I vote NO for Elite: Dangerous on any consoles. Console people tend to be less educated and often "talk trash". Not only would this dumb down the game but also the entire Elite: Dangerous environment.

Now it is settled. Move on.

I agree with GarethR, I hope you're joking. Also very elitist of you. Oh you get to end the thread cause you said so? Oh so cool!

 

[devilhunter]

I would rather not play Elite with console people. I vote NO for Elite: Dangerous on any consoles. Console people tend to be less educated and often "talk trash". Not only would this dumb down the game but also the entire Elite: Dangerous environment.

Now it is settled. Move on.

Its fair to say that is the most ridiculas post on the whole forum

 

[TheDoctor]

Actually the poster has a point.

I stopped playing on Xbox live and PSN due to the whole trash talking teenagers who think swearing is cool.

And the official Xbox forum is almost as bad.

I certainly won't be buying a next gen console.

 

[Cmdr Andy B]

Actually the poster has a point.

I stopped playing on Xbox live and PSN due to the whole trash talking teenagers who think swearing is cool.

And the official Xbox forum is almost as bad.

I certainly won't be buying a next gen console.

even pc games suffer from it, if voice chat is included please for the love of my eardrums give us an off switch!

 

[Xepha]

I would rather not play Elite with console people. I vote NO for Elite: Dangerous on any consoles. Console people tend to be less educated and often "talk trash". Not only would this dumb down the game but also the entire Elite: Dangerous environment.

Now it is settled. Move on.

No, no, no. We need the masses of dumbed down, trash talking "console people" with their swathes of disposable income to pay for our superior version of the game on our private non-proletariat servers...

That's how it works isn't it?