Platform: PlayStation 4. In Rust, there is one goal above everything else: survive. Conquer thirst and hunger, battle the elements, create weapons and stay safe against hostile forces including other players, scientists, bears, wolves or even succumb to fire, drowning or radiation poisoning. In the struggle for survival and supremacy, players can build tiny cabins in the woods to huge scrap metal fortresses in an attempt to stay safe, as well as craft a variety of weapons, bombs and traps. Developer Facepunch Studios first launched Rust on Steam in 2013 where it has long remained a PC exclusive, but that started to change in 2019. The studio announced that it would release a console version of Rust for PlayStation and Xbox systems in 2020. Rust, the competitive online multiplayer survival game that was first released in early access on PC in 2013, is officially coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (and PS5 and Xbox Series X/S via. Welcome to Rust. The only aim in Rust is to survive - Overcome struggles such as hunger, thirst and cold. Build a shelter. Protect yourself from other players. Those who purchase Rust Console Edition - Deluxe will receive: Rust Console Edition game Future Tools & Weapons skin pack (pre-order bonus only). Rust is a multiplayer -only survival video game developed by Facepunch Studios. Rust was first released in early access in December 2013 and received its full release in February 2018. Rust is available on Microsoft Windows and macOS. Console versions for PlayStation 4 and XBOX are in beta, and soon having a full release in May 2021.
Rust, a survival multiplayer game, released as an early access game on PC in 2013. Since then, it has become a popular game on streaming platforms.
Because Rust was limited to a PC audience, fans on other platforms were hopeful that the game would release on consoles. In 2019, Double Eleven, Rust's developer, announced that the game would come to PS4 and Xbox One in 2020.
However, development issues since then have led to a change in plans.
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Double Eleven, the UK developer of Rust, announced today in a blog post that the console version of Rust has been delayed. The game's initial release window was sometime in 2020, but it seems that 2021 is the expected new release for the console version of Rust.
In the post, Double Eleven writes that the COVID-19 pandemic caused difficulty for the studio:
'As a company in 2020, a year that has brought very challenging times for many, we've felt very fortunate to be able to keep doing what we love. We've always had some remote workers but moving the entire company home to keep everyone safe has presented challenges as we've found new ways to work with each other in the new normal that this year had in store for us.'
The planned release window is sometime in 2021, with Double Eleven hoping to 'restore trust:'
'We're sorry that we haven't been able to bring you Rust on console in 2020 as planned. We know from all of the messages that you're excited to play it and we hope that with the dawn of 2021 we can restore your trust as we edge closer to being able to share something with you.'
WHAT THIS MEANS
This news is just the latest example of the COVID-19 pandemic affecting development studios in the gaming industry. From The Last of Us Part II to Cyberpunk 2077, and even to Cuphead's DLC, it's clear that the push to remote working is causing issues for developers. Double Eleven noted that the studio had some employees working remotely before the pandemic, but shifting the entire studio to remote work caused development problems.
It's likely that 2021 is the new release window for the console version of Rust. It seems that, given the planned release of 2020, the console version is fairly close to being finished. The pandemic undoubtedly pushed this back, but it's fair to expect that Rust will be available sometime next year.
There is no word on whether Rust will release specifically on the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series of consoles. However, both platforms support backward compatibility for games released on their previous iterations of consoles. It's presumed that Rust will be enhanced on the next generation consoles thanks to their improved technology.
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Popular survival game Rust has historically only been available to PC gamers, but that's finally changing. The team behind the game has announced Rust Console Edition, meaning PlayStation and Xbox owners will finally be able to get in on the fun. The downside? Only the Xbox One and PS4 will be supported at launch.
The team behind Rust notes that the Console Edition is ‘based' on the PC game, but that there are some necessary changes that result in a ‘completely separate and unique console player experience.' The game has to be optimized to run on the lesser hardware offered by consoles, for example.
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The Double 11 team explained in a blog post:
When Is Rust Beta Coming To Ps4
To accommodate the game on these systems, some light optimisations wouldn't cut it! So the team needed to rip apart and rewrite major engine subsystems within Unity. Some of the systems we designed and refactored helped us a lot, improving the performance of the game over on consoles.
The team also had to work to reduce the game's load time from a massive 45 minutes to a more tolerable one-minute timeframe. Three years of work have gone into the console port and the result is, according to Double 11, a game with which ‘we could not be more happy with the results.'
Rust Console Edition players can expect regular updates to the port, including the addition of new content over time. However, the console version will have its own update roadmap separate from the PC game. The game is available to preorder now and will be released on May 21.
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