March 17th, 2026
Q&A: Will there be an EXP launch of 1.2 for PS5 / XBox? (Part 3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHBFMoNs7xY&t=1356
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Mikael
There is a question that is actually worth answering here and an answer right above it.
Or below it, sorry.
A serious question.
Why can't PS5 or Xbox players play Experimental or the testing period of a version?
Is it a problem with software or power of a console?
And it's neither.
The software and the power of the console
should be you know fine i mean bugs and weird issues that would be the same between pc and consoles aside this 1.2 exp session will just land right on top of the tech improvements that we have had on exp thus far so if anything baseline optimization and performance should be
slightly better with a risk of that being untrue where the game just shits itself because it's exp the real problem is with certification for releasing software on consoles at all both Sony and Microsoft are very very
What's the word?
Very, I guess, strict.
What's the kind of word?
Whatever.
Jason
Strict.
Strict is fair.
I mean, you know, console platforms typically are more sensitive about the quality of product that can be on their platforms.
Yes.
Even if it's in like an experimental beta period.
Like, yeah, conservative.
Sure.
Mikael
Yeah.
So, and having a, because games do go on alpha and beta on console too, they do, but they do have very specific build-ups and development processes to reach that stage and also quite lengthy as far as we've gathered talks with both Sony and Microsoft, which is just not something that we have the feasibility to do in time and power.
So, EXP for now will stay console only.
There was another thing that I caught right here that I instantly forgot that I wanted to answer slash address Which is... ah, it'll probably pop back up
So that's why EXP is PC only and like I said the 1.2 EXP is going to land right on top of the ongoing tech EXP that is up right now and should be until I mean I think the transition is going to be seamless if you happen to be playing EXP as this countdown ends and the EXP goes into 1.2 at best you might face a crash or something yeah he did mean PC only oh sorry PC
only
Mikael
I didn't mean PC only.
And I actually remember what I wanted to say.
It's also the factor that instant bug reporting and tracking down what actually happens behind the scenes is so much easier on PC than consoles in our case.
So PC only.