The classic board game, Catan, is set to arrive on the PlayStation Network soon. This will be an original version of the game (not a port of the XBLA title), and is helmed by Game Republic, developers of Genji and Folklore. The download is scheduled to hit Japan on December 18th for 1200 yen. The game will expand to other territories, although a release date has not been set.
Pre-orders are now live for Dovetail Games' Catan – Console Edition for Nintendo Switch. The weeklong pre-order comes with a 10% discount.
Neil writes: "Over the course of a couple of decades, Catan has made a bit of a name for itself in the tabletop community. Now though it's set to hit the virtual world as Dovetail Games and Asmodee Entertainment announce CATAN for Xbox and PlayStation."
I just hope people actually play. I loved Catan on 360. It will love and die by voice chat. I said it back then and I’ll say it now. Party chat is the best worst thing invented. Everyone will just sit in a party instead of work as a team and interact with players of the game they are in. Catan is a board game. There’s a reason there aren’t really single player board games. The social aspect is the lifeblood.
Actually solo play and automata rules in board games is a huge market, now more than ever. Most big crowd funded games need to have 1 player rules included.
I get what you're saying Catan definitely needs the social interaction to shine but you definitely missed the mark saying there aren't many 1 player games
Oh I agree. It kinda takes away what I love about the hobby but it's the only way some people get to enjoy it
It's a strange new way to play the friendship-ending board game, acting as more of a digital alternative to the physical version than a replacement, writes Screen Rant
