Ps4 port? (not asking for it, looks like its happening)

im not really happy about this, there is a small sim community on console, none on wii. This will just make things harder for the biggest audience on pc.

 

Agreed.

I really like AC but I just don't feel they have enough official content and features for a console release.

 

A 16 man team will prioritize PC but still have their game released on PS4 and Xbone? Im sorry, but I dont think this will be good.

Sad news.
According to google translate its confirmed by Marco and it is in development already. I was hoping the page being a trollpage but by the looks of it it looks like a serious blog/magazine.

edit: ACCORDING TO @AC Support THIS IS FALSE

 

Oooook...time to move to another sim...
Ac should be PC only...damn...Kunos...sounds like trashing your souls for money...

 

Google translate was very clear on this one but its great news that it was false news.

 

Thanks for the clarification Luca

 

Ok lets take a step back and think this realistically.

If AC would be ported (as this spanish "fake" article implies, as I personally wait for an actual official word about potential console extravaganza before jumping into any conclusions) to other platforms. I think this would be a really good thing for us fans of AC.
It's not like Assetto Corsa is going to get worse for pc just because it's been made for other platforms. I know that previously the sentiment from Kunos has been that "if we can't make it the same as on pc, there is no point doing it." Which I agree. There is way too many sims/strategy games that are dumbed-down for consoles in the fear of not getting the sales from a"gamepad ***** who can only handle 4 colours and a cross at the any one time", and that is just patronising money hungry nonsense.
Look at Gran Turismo and what it did to sim racing by hitting the shelves for playstation in '97. It's more complex and simlike than any other driving game before its time for consoles, and it got instantly huge crowds of all kinds of users, from HC simmers to casual couch potatos.

Now... what comes to 16 people team making this all to happen. Not necessary. Just outsource the work to the point that only the code is in the hands of the Kunos team, and the end results are beta tested internally.
Is it just a flick of a switch. No... is it possible to even make AC the same as it is for pc for the consoles. No... (think modding, licence issues etc...), but I sure hope that the core and Kunos content can be made so that there is no discrepancies between platforms pc > ps4 > xbox one (forget about Wii U. It's run by two asthmatic mice suffering from bronchitis on an exercise wheel).

If you are worried about the amount of official content atm. in AC not being be enough for console crowd. It will take awhile to get anything release worthy for consoles, so there is time to throw in the Lambos, few Audis, and other announced, but not yet released vehicles/tracks. Plus it's the feeling that AC gives that keeps me driving, not the amount of cars or tracks. I still haven't even driven all the Kunos official content, and I bought this the first day of EA.

Positives from this move for us PC people. More money, more licenses, more staff, more speed, more fun, and if the rumours are true and Xbox one is going to have shared MP servers with PC, well I don't have to tell you what does a full MP scene means for a sim.

Only downside I can muster is, Kunos goes where Electric Arts has gone, and we get AC 2, 3 and 4 for playstation, before Meko finishes his porsche mod, but I just dont see that happening... so no point of discussing it.


Please let Assetto Corsa be the first SIMULATOR for consoles that actually matches its superior pc origins. (he whispers hopefully to the diety of sim racing Stefano "Kunos" Casillo.)

 

NOS and neons confirmed? Yay

So the moral of the story is: don't believe in everything you read on the internet.
Cheers, Captain Obvious.

 

I think what it comes down to is that the way kunos announces news always makes the fans lose their minds. Not sure how you do it but you have one hell of a marketing team as a result this means that we always want to know more. Hence people are searching everywhere to know more and we interpret more then we should, its like whenever you put a picture out we treat it like an english exam and try to see what you have licensed this time.

 

Marco Massaruto on Videogiochit.it -> Assetto Corsa scommette sulla VR. E arriverà anche su PS4 e Xbox One? -> http://www.videogiochi.com/news/201...-sulla-vr-e-arrivera-anche-su-ps4-e-xbox-one/

 

Yes...now I will sell again my soul to you kunos...

 

It's good to know that this is not in the works because that would necessary require to split dev resources to an unsustainable level.
Speaking of opportunities, in my (irrelevant) opinion, the kind of effort and expenses required for a console port (which does not only include the necessary conversion of the code but also modifications to the experience in order to appeal to a different public, testing etc.) would not probably be economically worth its cost.
If you consider that even bigger studios that have a great deal of resources are forced to sacrifice the PC version in order to optimize the Console version, you understand how hard it would be for a smaller studio to avoid the risk of upsetting both audiences at once.

 

Of course having the engine available and ready for other platforms could attract licence deals with other developers.

 

I just don't see the technical capability in PS4/XOne to run anything resembling Asseto Corsa. AC stretches the capabilities of high end PC which mean only a really limited version of AC would be runnable on the consoles. The only reason to run AC is because of the high quality interaction of realistic graphics with an advanced physics engine. The game play of AC is way down the list in comparison with console racing games. A physics/graphics limited version of AC with limited game play would have no market in consoles.

AC needs to continue to push at providing market leading racing simulation on high end PC's. It's not a huge market but there are a lot of people interested and spending money in the area. I came to PC simulation from GT5/6. I was attracted by the open market approach to hardware and software but have been blown away by the added capability. Trying to cross both platforms is a technical challenge for large software firms. Look at how long it took GTA5 to make it to PC or the problems Assassins Creed has had with port between Consoles and PC.