Topic: The PlayStation Fan Thread

@TheFrenchiestFry
Are you getting that info from what you linked?

Cause it says

In development as a PlayStation®5 (PS5™) console exclusive at launch and for PC which pretty clearly states it will only be console exclusive at launch, not full exclusive (which means PC day and date, otherwise why not say full exclusive). And "at launch" means the console exclusive status will change after launch, which pretty much guarantees other consoles.

Unless there's a different press release that's not what you linked?

@TheFrenchiestFry Considering it's like 4000 years before the main SW stuff (including High Republic), there's not much in the story that would have to be changed to prevent loop holes, right? I think this remake can be considered canon (like Jedi Fallen Order), even if they keep the story the same.

Never played KOTOR by the way...

I agree with JaxonH - it's pretty clear. If it was to be exclusively on PS5 as the only console, for evs, the words 'at launch' would not be in that press release.

It'll probably release on Xbox at some point, which is better than never at all.

@JaxonH and TIL that developers and publishers have a confusing as hell way of wording what "timed exclusivity" is

I think the blatant omission of mentioning other console platforms is what's throwing me off on this. In the case of Deathloop and FFXVI they were at least very transparent that it would come to other platforms at another time whereas everything I could find on this game only mentioned PlayStation and PC, and I genuinely took it as them saying "PS5 at launch, PC later, but on console it'll be only on PS5" especially given Sony's publishing it on console, and Aspyr have mentioned nothing outside the fact they're publishing it on PC. It wouldn't be unheard of considering the original KOTOR was console exclusive to Xbox but had a PC version, and same with stuff like Morrowind or other Sony games

Why didn't they just say timed exclusive lol what is this "console launch exclusive" wording. There's something super specific about the way everything is phrased, especially given Aspyr have repeatedly cited Sony is more than just a publishing partner on this particular project and are actually funding and helping develop it. Idk, we'll see in like 2026 or whenever this game's supposed exclusivity period ends

@Octane I haven't read much of the High Republic stuff but I think it's 800 years after Old Republic but 200 before the prequel trilogy, which I think has some form of confliction considering they keep specifying High Republic was supposed to depict Jedi in their prime, when Old Republic was already built on the premise that Jedi and Sith populated the entire galaxy, and there's next to no details on how Revan in the Disney canon is differentiated from Legends Revan. He was given a very short section in the Rise of Skywalker Visual Dictionary and that's basically it

@TheFrenchiestFry
They want it to appear as if you need a PS to play the game. I think that's the whole point. Intentional obfuscation. Pay for timed exclusivity, hide it behind "publishing for PS5" so people don't see it as paying to delay the Xbox version like with all the other games they pay to delay other versions of, and write it into the contract nobody can mention other versions until after the game has been out X amount of time.

I doubt it'll be more than a year. Not that it matters to me. It's releasing on PC also, which is awesome because it means hybrid functionality (assuming the writer they hired who by their own admission hates the original game doesn't screw it up, of course). But for those who do play on Xbox, as long as they know it's coming they can relax.

Hey Ps5 owners, does remote play with ps4 games/vita system work on PS5? I was looking at my collection and I realized I’ll need it.

@Ryu_Niiyama
Negative.

You can do remote play from a PS5 onto another PS4. But no Vita connection.

Nah, 'console launch exclusive' is pretty clear ..... They wouldn't specify launch if they meant it'd never come to XBox, after all! Anyway, as long as it's coming to PC, that's where I'll get it

@JaxonH ouch. Hmm. I may have to look for a Ps4 pro then. Darn. Thank you!

@BruceCM
Are you getting Steam Deck? I always assume most people on NintendoLife are hybrid gamers who like their portable freedom, but then I remember some ppl play docked only and don't care much about hybrid play, and only bought Switch for the exclusives and not portable multiplats.

I had this game on my iPad and played it with an mFi connected controller years ago. It wasn't the best way to experience it, but it was HD and, it worked. Also have it on Steam. But a graphics update would be nice. It's enough to get me to replay it.

@Ryu_Niiyama You can remote play on mobile or another PS4, but not Vita. Vita support is done.

@TheFrenchiestFry High Republic is 300 years before OG stuff. Yoda is in it, but that's it I think. High Republic isn't necessarily Jedi in their prime, just the inner systems. The outer rim is pretty much uncharted territory for them.

Old Republic is 4000 years before the the OG Star Wars IIRC, so I don't think there's much connection between the two.

@Octane I think that the High Republic stuff also makes it clear that it takes place before the sith were around, but I could be mistaken.

@VoidofLight Yeah, I think so. Haven't encountered any Sith in the books yet.

Honestly, in my eyes, the old republic stuff is more canon than the high republic, since it fits more from what the original trilogy and prequels are.

Nah, I'm happy with my PC for games there, @JaxonH .... I never even get out with my Switch Lite, either, so the only reason I keep that is for exclusives! I hope Steam Deck does well, though

@BruceCM
Honestly I play Switch Lite more at home than I do at work. It's just a more personal experience on handheld vs a TV. And, it's far more convenient to jump in and out. With a Lite beside me, I just grab it, hit the home button to wake it and I'm back in the game, then when I've had my fill, tap the power button to activate sleep mode again. That low barrier to entry + more personal experience results in me playing more often. It can be a chore turning on the TV, the PC (which has to be done with the power button on the system itself), switching tv inputs, switching the USB Switcher input for the headphone DAC, plugging in headphones, grabbing controller, maximizing Steam window, finding game and relaunching it, loading save, etc.

It's not as bad as it sounds. Usually it takes like 60-90 seconds to get everything going. But it's still a barrier of entry that oftentimes results in me just grabbing the Lite instead. That's why SteamDeck will be so useful. In and Out Burger at its finest.

With PS and Xbox having no interest portable devices let alone hybrid devices with gyro, publishing their games on Steam in lieu of the upcoming SteamDeck has been a Godsend. It's basically going to be a portable PS5 and portable Series X.

@VoidofLight In what way do you mean?

@Octane Actually, the more I think about it, the High Republic doesn’t screw much up, given the Jedi got cocky due to the sith being “obliterated”, and the high republic happens closer to the prequels, where the sith had been seemingly extinct for ages.