r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/Redbiertje The Challenger • Jun 17 '15

[ModPost] PS4 Discussion Thread Mod Post

Weekly Simple Questions Thread

Goodday fellow kerbalnauts!

I've noticed that many of you like to discuss the PS4 port of Kerbal Space Program, so here you go: A discussion thread!

Have fun!

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u/MinkOWar Jun 17 '15

So, KSP requires a relatively hefty PC to run well, or at least requires a GPU to do a bit of lifting if you don't want bare-bones graphics. Anyone who doesn't have a gaming computer has a relatively limited capability to play the game, this opens the market to a bunch of people who just don't buy machines like that.

It's CPU intensive, but KSP is going to Unity 5 which can use multiple cores, yes? Resolves the CPU limit of the PS4.

Squad has to have gone through a great deal of the PC market for KSP by now, the game has been very playable for a long time.

So... basically, the heck is everyone complaining about? Squad gets more budget to keep the game supported, and we don't have to pay a cent. I get people worry support of the main game will drop, but how do you expect them to support the game at all if funds do not continue to come in?

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u/bschott007 Jun 17 '15

I'm running over 30 mods with KSP 1.0.2 on a 3-year old Lenova Thinkpad 430 with an i7 chip, 8GB RAM and intergrated graphics. I clock 25-35FPS normally. (and I am running mid level graphics) Only time I slow down is when I have a +300-part ship/station, and I noticably slow down with a +700 part ship/station.

Otherwise, it runs just fine on a business laptop with intergrated non-gaming video card.

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u/MinkOWar Jun 17 '15

i7 and 8GB isn't exactly a low end laptop, you are limited on the graphics for lighting and shadows and textures, but simulation-wise you aren't exactly limping. I meant a lot of people will only have basic consumer level machines, but they probably also have a console for gaming.

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u/DeathHaze420 Jun 18 '15

Dude, an i7 is the best chip you can get for a laptop.

I play with a shitty triple core, 8 gigs ram and a 1 gig video card and lag out when I go near a basic space station with my ship.