Originally posted by Tyrael:

Originally posted by GunsForBucks:

"... snip And the validation time isn't very long either.... snip"

So what you are saying is that PC version will have to wait for console validation?

Even though the process may not be "very long"?

And they would have to validate/check post PTB in case of changes?

Note - not freaking out over it ... just trying to understand the process.

Nobody is freaking out but probably annoyed and think IG stopped game dev to work on cross platform but im pretty sure they had a separate team do it. At least I hope so or I'll be among the annoyed that all we did was fund a console port for an unfinished game.

But again im about 99% sure they had a different team do the crossplay

That is my understanding as well. The console part was outsourced.

But ongoing how will that change or will it? Will they be able to develop them together or will it be ...
Dev team makes beta update
goes on beta test track public
Wait for bugs to be worked out
Send final update to console devs to do the console port and validation.
Release both concurrently after console validation.

Seems the most logical and cost effective so you don't have the outsourced devs doing multiple console updates as the bugs are worked out for the computer version.

I would say conservatively that would probably be at least a month long process after the computer update is done.

IDK honestly and don't mind the extra time, but it would be nice to have some kind of expectation framework for the console port process.

Is a month too short? Would it be too long?