Stellaris: Console Edition Is Getting A Free Next-Gen Upgraded Version Of The Game For Series X|S And PS5 Owners UPDATE: Coming on Thursday

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Hello Console Edition Community!

We know you’ve been waiting for news, well, we have some for you!

Today was the Go/No-Go meeting for the release of the current-generation of Stellaris: Console Edition. We are a go! We’re not quite ready to announce the release date yet (stay tuned for more info coming very soon), however we do have a bunch of things that we can finally talk about.

A lot of you have been wondering how much the Xbox Series X|S and PS5 version of Stellaris: Console Edition will be, and what will happen to your DLC purchases going forward.

The upgrade from last-gen Stellaris: Console Edition to the Xbox Series X|S and PS5 version will be free for existing players on their previous platforms, and DLC purchases from last-gen will carry over into this new current-gen version of Stellaris: Console Edition.

Limitations:

  • Purchases will only transfer within the same ecosystem (eg. Xbox > Xbox Series X|S, PS4 > PS5)
  • Only ownership of digital copies can be transferred. Owners of physical copies will need to buy a digital copy of the game (but they should be able to claim their purchased DLC after doing so)
  • Purchases will not be backwards-compatible (e.g. you cannot buy the PS5 version, then claim the PS4 version)
  • DLC purchases will also not be backwards-compatible (e.g. buying the PS5 version of a DLC does not give you access to the PS4 version of the DLC)

This current-gen version of Stellaris: Console Edition was never intended to be a way to make players buy the game again, but was always viewed as a necessary investment from our end that would allow us to continue developing Console Edition in the future, an investment that we wanted to make without punishing those who have been supporting us for all these years.

While we aren’t expecting there to be any issues with this, we are technically “releasing” 22 DLCs on “a new game” on two separate platforms – which is a fairly unique situation – so if there are issues that crop up during the release just drop a reply to one of our release posts and we’ll have people standing by to dig into it.

So, thanks for taking the time to read, and we’ll see you soon for the release date announcement for the current-gen version of Stellaris: Console Edition!

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Cool! Great game, works surprisingly well on console.

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Yeah, console players are well treated by Paradox and their games that are mostly made for a hardcore PC audience.

I want to dig into Stellaris at some point. I never managed to put the time to learn the basics but maybe with this update. They promise 4K resolution and probably 60 FPS gameplay, so it will finally look great on a big screen. We’ve had an FPS boost update but the game remains at 1080p at the moment.

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It’s releasing on thursday!

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