Eurogamer:
"We first looked at Evolve late last year when the game was still in its alpha phase, finding a new take on the team-based multiplayer shooter that felt fresh and fun to play, built upon the first multi-platform outing we'd seen for the powerful CryEngine middleware. However, while graphics and gameplay shaped up rather nicely, the experience was hit heavily by server issues and inconsistent matchmaking, leading to extremely long waiting times between matches, not to mention irksome disconnections during play."
Back in 2016, Turtle Rock announced that support for its 4v1 monster-hunting shooter Evolve would end but fans wouldn't let it die.
From NME: "Evolve: Stage 2 had its multiplayer servers shut down back in 2018, but today players are once again able to matchmake and join peer-to-peer multiplayer games.
Several months ago, peer-to-peer functionality was lost for Evolve Legacy, which was the only way fans of the series could play with friends. Upon a multitude of players reaching out to publisher 2K, the issue was eventually fixed earlier in July. It seems 2K have gone a step further now, and reinstated peer-to-peer and matchmaking functionality for Evolve: Stage 2 after four years."
Yes so far because it's just the servers alone coming on and the console version never had the free-to-play update.
I imagine if they find people playing the PC version and enough players are enjoying it then they'd probably reconsider opening console as well but I wouldn't count on it.
The game was epic as a monster. Hunters were really boring to play as to me.
Evolve is an asymmetrical multiplayer experience born at the tail-end of the wrong era, in the multiplayer world.
Great idea but poorly executed and destined to fail from the begging. Only thing I’m grateful towards this game is that it’s the one that convinced me to never buy a game blind again.
Shadowrun for the Xbox 360/PC would of been a better example of a great online game that launched At the wrong time.
Visuals look very nice, but the game looks like it would get old pretty quick imo.
drops to 18 FPS....why the hell to push 1080p when you can't hold stable 30 fps? Sony needs to stop forcing devs to get 1080p at any cost. 18 fps is ridiculous... played beta in the supposed 900p on XO and it looked great, actually I thought it was 1080p, switched to it from destiny and seemed the same, super sharp and I have a big ass sony tv.
"Both PS4 and Xbox One target 30fps gameplay, but it's the Sony platform that enjoys full 1080p resolution. Evolve is set to be our first look at CryEngine running on PS4, having previously acquitted itself rather well on Xbox One and PC with Ryse: Son of Rome."
"...with the PS4 game offering up a native 1080p image against 900p on the Xbox One, while the quality of the effects work remains unchanged." That's still good stuff.
I'd get the PC version, for 60FPS, if Evolve were cross-play with PS4. I want to play with friend more than I want 60FPS, but I'm still hopeful for cross-play. C'mooooooon Turtle Rock.