Paradox seems poised to bring PC-ass-PC-strategy-game Crusader Kings III to the PlayStation 5, as a rating for the release has been leaked by Taiwan’s ratings board, as spotted by Gematsu. The title has currently only been classified for Sony’s next-gen console, suggesting it may be skipping the PS4 – although we’ll need to wait for an official announcement for confirmation of that, as it is also listed for Xbox One.
Exactly how this hyper-hardcore title is going to work with a DualSense remains to be seen, but presumably the developer will also support mouse and keyboard. “Crusader Kings III is the heir to a long legacy of historical grand strategy experiences and arrives with a host of new ways to ensure the success of your royal house,” the blurb reads.
Converting this to console is going to be a real challenge, so it’ll be interesting to see how the developer deals with its tiny font sizes and controls. That’s not stopped series like Civilization VI from making the transition, however, so there’s definitely an untapped audience for the developer to explore here.
[source gamerating.org.tw, via gematsu.com]
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When you said "test your eyesight" I thought you meant Barnard Castle was going to be in the game.
Well that’s bizarre. I absolutely love Paradox’s grand strategy games but I wouldn’t even think of playing them with a controller!
What's a "PC-ass-PC-strategy-game"?
@AdamNovice This is very good 😂
@Throb A PC-ass-PC-strategy-game, of course!
This game is amazing!! Been playing on PC for months now and it's addictive, immersive, tells some great stories of your own making and life sapping. If you're looking for something different, get all over this. A true classic 10/10
hopefully will have mouse and keyboard support. played alot of sims 4 with a wireless keyboard and mouse on ps4, worked pretty well
@KingPev See, I can’t really get into it the same as Europa Universalis IV. It’s a great game but it probably needs another couple of years support before it’s on that level. I’ve played wayyyy too much EU4 though, including a world conquest as Mali of all nations 😂
I’m not a PC player, but surely having a 4K TV that is much bigger than a monitor would offset such issues?
@thefourfoldroot Not when you sit a lot further away.
@get2sammyb
But that’s the point. A monitor is smaller but closer, a TV much much larger but further away. So is there really that much of a difference in most cases?
Some games you just should (remote) play on a tablet
@nessisonett ah I'm looking at getting that too. Have you got most of the DLC ? There's that much.of it it overwhelms me and it puts me off buying it. I'll buy it on your recommendation, no pressure 😉
@KingPev
Totally agree with you that this game is amazing.
Simply the best game of the year as far as I am concerned.
Can't wait for it to come to the PS5.
@KingPev I’d easily recommend it on the condition that you can find a decent chunk of the DLC at a reasonable price. Most of it is really good but there’s a couple of packs that aren’t great so probably look up a few opinions on which DLC to get and which to skip. Sometimes Humble Bundle do a bundle with loads of DLC in it which is how I got mine so hopefully they do that again!
Call me when they bring over Victoria 2.
@nessisonett @KingPev I'm the opposite. I have tried countless times to get into EU4 and just can't. I think I prefer the RP elements in Crusader Kings.
I love this game franchise so much. I have over a thousand hours logged on CK2 on Steam. I would play this on console as long as they had mouse/keyboard support cause I cannot imagine how you would manage the sheer amount of menus otherwise. I'd love to plat this on PS5. I never thought I would get a CK plat. lol
@thefourfoldroot I had the same problem with another game I can't recall now but the text just doesn't scale properly and it stays super tiny. Unless they give you an option to change the menu resolutions I don't know how feasibile it is. The game is 90% menus. lolol
@nessisonett I'll buy it then and blame you when my wife moans at me for playing it 24/7 🤣🤣
@Iroha yeah it will be great to see how it performs on PS5 but they managed it superbly with Civilisation VI
Nice. I really enjoyed Civilization on Playstation. Definitely gonna get that.
Ooh. Wonder if it will have mods?
I hope a PS Vita version.
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