Star Citizen wordt niet aangepast voor consoles

De pc-versie van Star Citizen wordt niet aangepast zodat de game uit kan komen voor consoles, zo laat ontwikkelaar Chris Roberts horen vanaf het officiële forum van Roberts Space Industries. Er waren geruchten dat de game ook op PlayStation 4 uit zou komen, omdat er een PS4-devkit gezien was in het kantoor van de ontwikkelaar.

"Star Citizen IS a PC game. It will NEVER be dumbed down for a lesser platform. We will NOT limit the input options or supported peripherals to the lowest common denominator. We will NOT pass on features and technology just because they will only run on some hardware configurations," zo laat Roberts duidelijk weten.

"The PC platform is great because it isn't static," zo zei de ambitieuze ontwikkelaar. "It doesn't have rules or some controlling entity that decides what will and won't be in the eco system. If a cool new disruptive technology like the Oculus Rift comes along it can have a chance to gain traction and become the next big thing. Because of this Star Citizen will always be primarily a PC game and will embrace the best and newest tech."

Toch betekent dit niet dat er helemaal nooit een console-versie van de game uitkomt: "As for the next gen consoles, PS4 and Xbox One, we have NO CURRENT PLANS, but my stance remains open and is consistent with the many interviews I've given."

"IF the platform holders (Sony & Microsoft) allow us to update the code and data without restrictions and odious time consuming QC procedures, IF they allow our community to openly interact with each other across platforms then I would CONSIDER supporting them.

Toch verwacht hij niet zo snel dat aan zijn 'eisen' zal worden voldaan: "But this is a big IF as it's asking a lot. To their credit Sony seems to be the most eager to embrace indie games and the idea of openness, and they chased us down to give us some dev kits to play with but we've been very clear on what it would take to get Star Citizen onto PS4."

"And even then it would only be contemplated as a port from the PC, not the other way around plus we would require a financial commitment by Sony to make it happen. If some of the coolest features or peripherals don't make it because the PS4 can't handle it we would never gimp the PC version."

Al met al is de kans dus klein dat er daadwerkelijk een console-versie uitkomt van Star Citizen. Overigens is het nog onbekend wanneer de pc-versie te spelen valt.