Well, if you want to go that way then one of us will.
Will there be additional bug fix patches between update 5 and console release?
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Well, if you want to go that way then one of us will.
Which is even more puzzling because Odyssey is for last gen consoles. Not Playstation 5 or the Xbox Series X. LAST GEN. How in the Lord Braben hell is that supposed to work? I can't even imagine playing this game on a regular ol' hard drive.
I would interpret this bit as:
- Odyssey is more broken than we can fix in 5 patches, and certainly more broken than we hoped when we initially released it
- Whether to go for further fix patches to the PC version, or try to roll those into the console version, or do the console version and then fix the remaining bugs is a difficult decision (especially since the PC/console split is itself causing issues)
- We haven't actually decided what we're going to do yet, so we can't tell you
No, I don't think any more are coming bar show stopper hotfixes. The 5 updates were to steady the ship, and now FD are crunching behind the scenes with a slightly longer (a few months) reprieve.
Yep. You hear nothing because they have no idea how to fix it. If it actually launches on consoles at all I'd be a bit surprised right now.
The fact that this hasn't been stated clearly and has to be interpreted like this from vague comments in other contexts is a failure of communication on their part.
That said, due to all the things they are "actively investigating" I interpret it at best as a situation where things are too hectic and unclear to put together anything better than the previous roadmap, which already got a pretty negative reaction from the community. Despite it being a low bar to clear.
A lack of answer is an answer in itself.
They haven't answered the VR people for a week, and then told them VR was not developed.
They didn't answer the question from the OP's thread about planetary issue for weeks, and they acknowledged 2 issues and said it was difficult to fix.
It seems when they don't answer, it means it's an answer we don't want to hear.
So I fully expect to have little to no patch for a while, except for small patches and hotfixes.
They haven't answered the VR people for a week, and then told them VR was not developed.
They didn't answer the question from the OP's thread about planetary issue for weeks, and they acknowledged 2 issues and said it was difficult to fix.
It seems when they don't answer, it means it's an answer we don't want to hear.
So I fully expect to have little to no patch for a while, except for small patches and hotfixes.
Hey, if it were the Argosy we'd end up wandering the world as beggars - forgotten by everyone - then finally return to the beach where our ship was rotting away, and we'd sit down.... and the ship would fall on us.
Yeah, they will fix the icons of mini factions, commanders, and NPC-s by August, just wait and see.
This is the part of their communication that irks me the most, and it's gone on for years and years. A non-committal response that gave no firm answer (like, "it's hard to say right now because we don't know what issues we'll still be facing between now and console release," or even "that's something we don't have an answer to right now") would have been preferable to flat out ignoring the question over and over again, for weeks and weeks. It's really disrespectful, imo.
Doesn't the fact that we're all still here after they've done this "five times" mean that it really does work?
I like you're optimisme. But i really think that console launch and Horizon merge is a double or nothing for FDev. The challenge is real and FDev seem to understand it and take it seriously. If they make good progress in their investigations, we (including FDev) should see things more clearly next month. If not... well... we'll see.
(i can't give you +1 to avoid confusion for readers, but the heart is in it
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I wish I had the optimism you see in my postI like you're optimisme. But i really think that console launch and Horizon merge is a double or nothing for FDev. The challenge is real and FDev seem to understand it and take it seriously. If they make good progress in their investigations, we (including FDev) should see things more clearly next month. If not... well... we'll see.
(i can't give you +1 to avoid confusion for readers, but the heart is in it
Or will perish in the flame of hellters
Previous gen, you mean ? Last gen is precisely PS5 and Xbox X
Indeed, it's a possibility. But i pretty sure that FDev will find a solution. The real question is does the solution they'll choose will be acceptable for the players.
It's a good thing they saw a lot of questions about that, otherwise there really wouldn't be any reason to bring that up anyway.