Why Consoles?

[Blitzkrieg_HOSS]

I'm honestly curious why you want to have the game on consoles.
It's a big risk for RTS games as it dumbs down the general gameplay due to controller and engine limitations. Not to mention if console players will even be interested in the first place.

[TheZeisonSha]

Why not? Not that many RTS games around for console players.

[Raagun]

Yeah why try to reach target market of PC RTS players if you can try to find "possible" market on consoles and screw PC players.
I AM target market for RTS. But the moment I heard "for consoles" I got such red flag.

[redeyedraven]

RTS-games on console were actually perfectly fine since the original Command&Conquer (though the C&C-games on consoles lacked a few qoL-features). Heck, even KKND 2 was on the Playstation.

As I recall, nothing about console-releases of RTS-games made their PC-counterparts worse. Quite the opposite. It was cool to have those games on consoles, while the PC-versions handled better.

[Kane]

Originally posted by TheZeisonSha:

Why not? Not that many RTS games around for console players.

I wonder why..

[wojter322]

Could anyone explain me how does making a console port would affect pc version?

OP claim that it will "doumb down the gameplay due engine and controller limitations", but how? Isn't the PC version being ported to console, not the other way around?

I saw some video showcasing gameplay with controller and they made cool, different UI to operate units without cursor, but I didn't see some other changes that would affect overall gameplay.

I belive there are some precentage of console players that would find playing RTS with controller interesting, as they usually smash the buttons and these "stick" things in shooters, race, football or fighting games.

[BolzenHolz]

Just to throw it in, anybody remembers Command & Conquer 64? The version of the game which had 3d unit models and textures instead of the 2d sprites like in the PC version?

There were some strategy games out there for consoles (besides C&C, i remember a kinda underwhelming Age of Empires 2 port for PS2,Universe at War, some console exlusives which nobody seems to remember and Halo Wars).

In the past i had many times the same opinion that console versions are inferior to the PC versions. Well, RTS games are even today a niche genre so the developers/publishers try to release the games both on PC and consoles just for a bigger market (we could discuss if this is even worth the whole work, if you have the costs for the ports for XBox and/or PlayStation in mind).

As long the games dont have crossplay (like Universe at War had, which greatly flopped due the forced use of Games for Windows Live AND the pay to use multiplayer) i dont have nowadays a problem with it when both versions are separated.

I just wonder how is it possible to play a micro-intense RTS games on console....

[ÐåŕķMệşşịäħ]

Originally posted by Blitzkrieg_HOSS:

Why Consoles?

Because they got a publishing deal with Deep Silver who obviously told them what to do. The publishers dictate a lot of things once you accept their multi million dollar assistance. If you ever watched their kickstarter video you'd know that they said they wanted "your support so they could stay independent so they could come up with an uncompromised version of their game." Turns out that didn't happen even though they received 3x the original amount of money they were asking for from backers. They basically lied to their backers about staying independent so it was to be expected.

The main reason they sell games on consoles or multiple gaming platforms is so they can reach a bigger audience which then makes them way more money. There's hundreds of millions of people that own consoles. Also, I'm sure they're hoping that there will be a lot of unlucky buyers that will get screwed when it comes to getting refunds. That way they can keep their money.

Originally posted by Raagun:

...But the moment I heard "for consoles" I got such red flag.

Agreed. I was skeptical once I heard it was being released for consoles. The game was clearly dumbed down.

[Hershcream]

i really dont see this Dumbed down thing people are talking about be CLEAR with your comment dont be ambigoues.

Honestly the game plays and handles like old school Company of heros games with almost exact UI layout

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All 10 console RTS fanatics must be thrilled

[JDPUK]

Originally posted by FULL*FRONTAL*ALCHEMIST:

All 10 console RTS fanatics must be thrilled

+1

[± The Last Templar ±]

Originally posted by FULL*FRONTAL*ALCHEMIST:

All 10 console RTS fanatics must be thrilled

Ever thought they might actually like to try an RTS game?

Consoles are much more mainstream than PC so why not try to get more interest into the genre than help be the death of it.

This whole console vs PC is very childish, as another person posted, what difference does it make to the PC version, details, not just some buzz word.

[JDPUK]

Originally posted by °The Eyehole Man°:

Originally posted by FULL*FRONTAL*ALCHEMIST:

All 10 console RTS fanatics must be thrilled

Ever thought they might actually like to try an RTS game?

Consoles are much more mainstream than PC so why not try to get more interest into the genre than help be the death of it.

This whole console vs PC is very childish, as another person posted, what difference does it make to the PC version, details, not just some buzz word.

I'm a console player as well, have a Switch, PS4 Pro and X, though when it comes to RTS and strategy games PC/mouse, EVERY SINGLE TIME! I'm sure many gamers use both platforms, though for this type of game, they'll go with PC as well, if they can. That all said, I hope IH sales well on all of the platforms.

[Scottx125]

Originally posted by TheZeisonSha:

Why not? Not that many RTS games around for console players.

There's a reason for that. Because console players tend NOT to buy RTS games.

[Armored Baron]

$$$

[Witch ~]

urgh, great. Consoles are going to hold everything back