Comments on: Developer Explains Why Early Access On PS4 And Xbox One Won’t Work

By: Plerpy

Plerpy — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:12:00 +0000

In reply to Guest. Down every week? I must have missed that while I've been playing online for the past year on PSN.

By: d0x360

d0x360 — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:11:00 +0000

In reply to Matt M.. Yea it's tricky. I was excited for early access to the forest but every update which is every couple of weeks my save file is deleted and I have to start over again. Blah

By: d0x360

d0x360 — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:10:00 +0000

In reply to GHz. It depends on how close to release. If release is a month or 2 away then a beta test is looking at server load and maybe some small last min bugs testers didn't find and small tweaks to weapon balance. If the beta is many months from release then they are collecting all of thr above plus looking for feedback from players so they can actually modify the game if that feedback is reasonable.

By: d0x360

d0x360 — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:08:00 +0000

This guy is out of touch. First off every console this gen and last has access to a web browser. Also he doesn’t think console gamers browse and post on forums? Is he crazy?

By: Matt M.

Matt M. — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:38:00 +0000

Early access is a joke, and it’s extremely consumer unfriendly. It does *not* need to spread into the console market, and I’d prefer it end in the PC market as well. Vote with your wallets and stop telling devs it’s OK to release half-completed games!

By: Anders

Anders — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:17:00 +0000

“I don’t think console users tend to browse forums and post feedback on their consoles, so early access there may be less about collaborating with users on the game.”
It’s actually happening with PlayStation first party games through the official SCE beta program on the official forums so it could be extended to indie games..

By: Console Samurai

Console Samurai — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 17:38:00 +0000

It’s true, if only consoles had some sort of connection to other systems. Something like a world wide network that would allow games to be delivered digitally in the same way that PCs do. Oh, wait………
This article makes no sense, consoles aren’t a closed ecosystem inherently. Maybe they were two generations ago, but that makes me wonder how aware of gaming this “game developer” is. The only reason developers are further from consoles (which i’m not entirely sure is true) is because they have chosen to be. There is no reason Early Access wouldn’t work on PS4, Xbox One, or Wii U. All of them have networking capabilities, all have the ability to play games. The only reason it won’t work is that some indie devs don’t want to do it. Simple as that.

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 15:05:00 +0000

In reply to GHz. Those were betas, which are near finished (on a technical front) games. You should check Steam's early access and what it means. Games on there are mostly broken games from less competent indie devs. I'm sure the PS4 will head in that direction though as their quality control is already diminishing with PSN being down nearly every week.

By: GHz

GHz — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 14:36:00 +0000

I thought that’s what MS was doing when they had us test out games like Titanfall, FH2, Halo MCE and Halo 5 MP which is still currently active. Weren’t they collecting data to better balance those games before there official release?