Why Quake Champions Isn't Coming to PS4 and Xbox One

The PS4 and Xbox One can't support Bethesda's vision for Quake Champions.

Quake Champions is strictly a PC game, one that Bethesda intends to have running at 120Hz with an uncapped frame rate. It may still come to consoles at some point, but it doesn't seem likely that you'll see the game on the current PS4 and Xbox One. Bethesda marketing boss Pete Hines told GameSpot.

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

They are gonna get the PC version right first then focus on consoles, just like the Xcom2 devs did.

[slavish0]

Ps4neo Scorpio announcement coming

[Erik7357]

Yea cause this game is totally demanding , any game on those would run on Xbox one and ps4. Well if they actually want the game to run at 120hz I could see them not wanting to release on ps4 or Xbox one but it still should be doable I think.

[24twelve]

There are literally thousands of factors to consider when creating games to run at a desired specification. PC players don't need so much tweaking as the hardware is usually (I say usually, for an active gamer) significantly more up to date than console hardware. You may argue that it takes more engineering to get it work on the vast array of different hardware components. However, more and more game engines have become a lot more streamline in hardware compatibility in recent years, resulting in much less engineering required.

On consoles it's pretty easy to engineer game engines to run on, since every PS4/Xbox One player has the same hardware. That doesn't rule out graphic performance, though. The lower end (not low, just lower than the average PC) requires some distinction, currently, on what you want your target to be - do you want 60 fps or graphic fidelity? There has to be a sacrifice of one, or you can opt for a balanced mark in the middle.

I imagine the devs want the game to look good and perform good. PC would be the perfect platform to showcase these aspects, because, as mentioned before, the average PC system can easily run most of the bells and whistles of the advanced graphic options. As the gamespot article says, it's not impossible that the game will come to consoles. It will just be a lot more work to get it right.

Just my opinion. Feel free to hate it, if you wish.

[kevnb]

Yes but people playing on console will be playing on TVs that usually have high input lag and with a controller. On pc most people will play with keyboard and mouse and a monitor which will give much less input lag.
They want the game to be fast and competitive, that's why it's a pc only game.

[FITgamer]

IDK from what i've seen so far I wouldn't want to play this game with controller. It's 2x as fast as Doom. It would be a pain.

[XXanderXX]

So arriving on Scorpio and Neo next year it is then

[fox007]

If it can't run on ps4 base it wont be on Neo full stop....

[XXanderXX]

So basically you are just giving up , am not.
I believe that the next set of consoles will be able to play this game , as for the one from 3 years ago not so much .

[ShadowKnight]

Can't wait to play this on pc

[AnubisG]

Well that's too bad.

[MurDocINC]

I can't imagine anyone would want to play this game without the speed and accuracy of a mouse. The game is designed to be very fast pace with levels that pose threats from every direction. It's not like other games that funnel your view down corridors.

[Activemessiah]

Having this on consoles just wouldnt work anyway.. M&K is the only way just like the old days

[XXanderXX]

yet in them olden days console were not capable of using k&m yet that day is almost here an most likely before this game release .

[evergrace]

But the average pc gamer has a pc similar to consoles.

[Ysmir6723]

The 970/i5 combo is the avg pc gaming rig today and has almost 4 times the performance of a console at the same settings.i wouldnt call the gtx 480,which is faster than the console gpus,avg for today.For todays pc standards,its not even a 2/10 gpu.

[Gaming_Cousin]

Having a 970 isn't the average of what people have. Get off of reddit

[Ysmir6723]

@Gaming_Cousin Never been on reddit.Of all the pc gamers i know,close to 200 at person,the worst combo i know of is 4690k/970.i have sli evga 1080s,5820k for my gaming pc and for my workstation Xeon E5-2697/PNY Quadro K5200 8GB/128 gb ram.

[ONESHOTV2]

yeah where did you get those stats. i guess i have an average pc like console as well right you can't judge the whole pc community base on those steam stats becuase not everyone participate in it sometimes i close it off becuase i down want any thing looking into my rig

[Brohan]

Yeah I call bullshit all around on this from the developer, publisher side.

[GrimDragon]

Sigh....quake....now those were some good memories. Along with unreal tournament.

[kevnb]

They want to make a shooter that will only work well on pc. I'm sure they could put it on console, but it probably won't be worth it.

[cd1]

I couldn't care less if this came to console or not. I loved Doom & Quake back in the day but have always disliked id/Bethesda's MP stuff. I really enjoyed the latest Doom campaign and was hoping the MP would grow on me - it didn't.

[fatsodubmo]

Doom was a really smooth 60 fps on ps4. What would be so much more demaning about Quake?

[TheColbertinator]

Quake staying where it belongs.

[ramza04]

The real reason its on pc: Mouse and Keyboard.

[Davemyrose592]

could care less, I really want a reboot of quake 1 in the same way doom was, that's what i want, I have so many multiplayer games I could care less for quake champions

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Is 120 fps even necessary?

[Ysmir6723]

Well,its far and extremely better than 60 fps.But i take 4k,90 fps instead 1440p 150-160 fps.

[audiocafe]

I feel like if it doesn't come out on PS4/X1, it will come out on the Neo/Scorpio. I'll be playing it on PC regardless though

[r3f1cul]

ehhh cant really say im disappointed ... that style of shooter is just archaic IMO ... very outdated... ive moved on, arena shooters like this just dont hold my attention anymore :/

[fox007]

I thought Sony said if it can't run on ps4 base then it wont be on ps4 neo because of alienating the ps4 base install base in other words there will be no ps4 neo exclusive games.....