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!

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PlusnetPosted:

Zyphr I want this rumor to be true...


We all do...well, most of us do.

PlusnetPosted:

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.

MazurPosted:

Soulful
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...


I agree with that, I'd rather play a regular game rather than a modded one.


thank you, it's so much more fun playing normally!

MazurPosted:

mailafatkid
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...
mw2 was fun because everyone could be cheaters remember the infinite clip lobbies good times lol


yeah no those weren't that fun. it's fun to be in a modded XP lobby but when you're trying to play on Live it isn't that fun at all...

ZyphrPosted:

I want this rumor to be true...

yayPosted:

Tuba
Emazing-Lights This is a great idea. They'll be able to send out patches for the games a lot faster.


downside: exploits will probably be patched immediatly

Downside? Fixing game breaking glitches is not a downside.

GossipPosted:

seems like a great idea

I_Sold_A_FatkidPosted:

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...
mw2 was fun because everyone could be cheaters remember the infinite clip lobbies good times lol

MazurPosted:

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...

DLTPosted:

Tuba
Emazing-Lights This is a great idea. They'll be able to send out patches for the games a lot faster.


downside: exploits will probably be patched immediatly


Most developers can hot-fix the exploits almost instantly anyway so there won't be much difference.