KSP 2 on PS4 and Xbox One?

[yashasmaka]

If you look at the end of the KSP 2 announcement trailer it says the game is coming on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. KSP 2 is probably never going to come to 8th generation consoles (let’s hope that it does), but that means the game’s systems and functionality (colonies and interstellar travel) were designed around the weak laptop cores from that generation and since the game is primarily CPU limited there is definitely a ton of room for optimization until the final release if it is ever going to ship to consoles and for many PC players to enjoy.

Edited December 23, 2023 by yashasmaka

[The Aziz]

The plans have changed. The old gen was barely enough to keep up with KSP1, with 2 you'd see a bonfire. PS4 is already a decade old. The current gen is with us for 3 years now. By the time the game reaches consoles, roughly estimating, PS4 will be 13 years old. That's not gonna happen.

[Chilkoot]

You gotta remember, the original announce trailer came out more than a year before the SX and PS5 were released so they announced support for what was available then.  Fast forward 3.5 years, and we're deep into next gen lifecycle.

In more recent announcements and interviews, IG has been really clear that previous-gen consoles are not going to happen.   I mean, we may be approaching PS6 by the time console support ships.

There are still going to be problems squeezing the game into current-gen CPU's, but you should not be concerned about it being hobbled by playability on doorstop-grade hardware

[stephensmat]

And if we get a console version, there may not be Keyboard or Mouse support, or mod support. That's a big part of the game play.