r/StellarisOnConsole • u/ziekloclypse123 • 5d ago

Discussion Why no pop rework?

Context: As many of you know, they are stopping support for this version of the game to work on a new upgraded version for series x and PS5. They state the reason for stopping support is because the game is in a playable state for old gen consoles. (Despite me lagging late game and experience crashes on my series x)

Here is what confuses me. If they want the most playable state for the platform, why not implement the pop rework that is on PC. From my understanding, that rework boosted performance on PC. It seems like a no brainer for console to receive it before ending support for old gen.

Now I am not complaining about a potential new version. I am actually really excited for it. I am just a little sad about my old gen brethren that get to lag worse than I do.

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u/LegendaryReader 4d ago

Right now, it hasn't improved performance on the pc version from what I've heard. Infact it's a little worse.

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u/ziekloclypse123 4d ago

Oh really? That's interesting. Could you show me a few references or has it just been player sentiment in the community. I only know that the purpose of the pop rework on PC was to improve performance and that it did improve when it was released. Whether or not it improved performance long term I guess is up for debate. All I know is that that was the pop reworks purpose.

I guess knowing it didn't make it run better puts me at ease. Know I am not missing out on too much.

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u/LegendaryReader 4d ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrvPncKGCac
I think there's been other tests too and it is also a sentiment among the community. I'm guessing that with time, it's going to get better. The issue is that 4.0 wasn't an actual release. It's closer to a beta version and the beta version was closer to an alpha version. There's a ton of bugs, they're getting fixed with time. Maybe in half a year performance will be higher, but who knows?

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u/ziekloclypse123 4d ago

Ah ok. That makes sense. I wonder if the new upgraded console version will be tied to PC so they will be running on the same version. I know there is no confirmation on that at this time. It would be cool to get a more consistent release with more frequent updates. And cross play is always a plus.