Rumor - Next gen consoles may allow developers to self patch games
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The giant issues that stem from the current generation of consoles if that EACH time a developer wants to publish a new patch they are required to submit it through the hardware makers internal QA department. While this at first implies better quality overall what happened was up to two month wait times for game NOT published by AAA studios. A example of this being that a CoD patch would be pushed through in the length of a week while a lesser known and played game like Phantasy Star Universe was plagued with month plus wait times for the patch to reach players.
The entire process means it is quite expensive to publish patches on these platforms. The rumor going around is that on the PS4 and the next xbox developers will be able to self-publish patches due to the devices both having been built with the well established PC x86 architecture. Keep checking back for details on their rumors here at TheTechGame!
Yin This really needs to happen. Waiting two weeks to a month for a patch is ridiculous. It could help fix games before people lose interest in the product.
It is, I really hope this is added. It will create more freedom for the game developers.
Mazur looking back on previous games that have been hacked to crap, patches are the best thing for a game. it's not fun to play with a whole bunch of cheaters...
Yea, it's sad how many people can't play the game legit.
Last time I checked, this website supported modding and hacking. You should leave and not come back.
It supports modding, not hacking. Modding is not it's main concern anymore. It's been trying to get away from that. It's more of a gaming community now. I don't like modding and hacking either. We that don't like it belong here just as much as anyone else. I hope the developers self patching games helps keep modders away as well. Something that needs to be erased.
Mazur looking back on previous games that have been hacked to crap, patches are the best thing for a game. it's not fun to play with a whole bunch of cheaters...
Yea, it's sad how many people can't play the game legit.
Last time I checked, this website supported modding and hacking. You should leave and not come back.
This really needs to happen. Waiting two weeks to a month for a patch is ridiculous. It could help fix games before people lose interest in the product.
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