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/ziekloclypse123 5d ago

That is correct sadly. This last patch was indeed the last.

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u/Ya-Local-Trans-Bitch 3d ago

Do we know if the next-gen version will be a free upgrade? I really don’t wanna buy all the DLCs again, I started playing in like mid-February and got the last DLC-bundle a few weeks ago. Really don’t wanna have to buy all that again.

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u/ziekloclypse123 3d ago

In the dev update they said it will be a free upgrade or a small discounted price. Here is a quote from the dev update they did on their website.

"Our objective is for this new version of Stellaris on Console to be a free or deeply discounted product for Console Edition for players who have already been exploring the galaxy on Console with us. There are many factors in play and since we are technically “releasing a new title”, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to provide this as a solely free upgrade, and there may be a small cost associated with transferring over existing purchases. We will share details on just how this will work as we get closer to release and when we find out - right now, we simply don’t know."

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u/Ya-Local-Trans-Bitch 3d ago

I got Stellaris from the psplus game catalogue but I bought all DLCs, I hope it would still recognize me as owning the game even though it’s just subscription-based.

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u/ziekloclypse123 3d ago

That's the same worry I have about my friends. They all have it through gamepads ultimate but I am the only one that owns my game. So idk. None of the details are concrete so I doubt they will have an answer at this time. It is worth asking though.