Will console players ever get to take part in PTB?

Unicorn
Unicorn Member Posts: 2,340
in General Discussions

Considering how buggy and weird the game tends to be for console players, I think allowing all platforms to take part in the PTB would help with inspecting the new changes and pointing out bugs.


Will this ever be a thing?

Is it dependent on Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo themselves to approve?

Comments

  • Midori_21
    Midori_21 Member Posts: 724

    Don't hold your breath, ptb on console is not sometihng they're working on doing.

  • Seraphor
    Seraphor Member Posts: 9,436

    No.

    It's a test build on a dedicated server. It would essentially be an entirely different game that would need adding to the PSN/Microsoft store, which would take approval, etc. There may also be fees involved.

    It's not worth doing for a test build that's only up for a week.

  • JPLongstreet
    JPLongstreet Member Posts: 7,151

    Won't happen, for the reasons given above plus the PTB goes through Steam which is PC only.

    They'd have to set up separate game files and run them through Sony/Microsoft/ Nintendo for certs, which can take up to a week normally. But the PBT gives what, two maybe three days of useful gameplay to analyze? Not worth it for this size game.