Cities: Skylines 2 Console Edition DELAYED AGAIN... Now What?

[@N0_FP5]

I'd rather have a refined game than an unfinished one. My only concern is that it will be to "much" for a console for later DLCs

[@Jane-Roe1126]

They completely dropped a game I was waiting to be released.

[@Transit1playz]

I would agree especially when other games would be installed after CS2 onto a console like GTA VI which will be huge and if CS2 is huge then I could see performance issues like lag

[@golemofiron7250]

Slow down! Make sure to put 2 o’s when you’re saying something is too much

[@VloneKid25]

I just want them to add the walking and driving feature and make it more interactable 😁😁

[@JonMiller1004]

As a console player myself i agree. i rather wait for a finished game then get an unfinished one.

[@CitiesByDiana]

the joke is definitely gonna be "We got GTA6 before CS2 on console"

[@Itsatrap365]

Real

[@Obamafriedchicken-hl8ne]

I love you cities skylines video there there always very entertaining ❤@CitiesByDiana

[@MrTopHat-gt7wd3dh8w]

CS2 is the new GTA6 for console players😂

[@maxtishyn]

@@MrTopHat-gt7wd3dh8w as funny as it is its actally truth LOL I forgot about gta6 because of how much im waiting for cs2

[@dazcadden6544]

I really appreciate this video mate, I've lost count of the number of times I've heard pc players saying a city builder should never be on console and it should be scrapped. Take it from me there are a LOT of console players who play cities skylines.

[@Sovietleader30]

It’s really high and I play on both and console is easier personally

[@cliviss2477]

I'm a console player, the reason I watch city builders on KZbin is because I want to play one. I'm intimidated by the PC tech gamble (will I buy the right thing? will the games I want to play run on the tech that I buy? would I be wasting money on an 'entry-level' gamer PC? etc). Would love CS2 on console but alas...

[@Cryptic-cy3xr]

I'm on console, the way they should make it up to us, is to release the top 25 to 50 PC mods, for CS1. That would be the classy thing to do.

[@Zayzanater]

OR JUST GET THE FUCKING GAME OUT

[@Cryptic-cy3xr]

@@Zayzanater that too

[@ravage2288]

@@Zayzanaterfacts 😂

[@Sgt_Hest]

Good, the game isn't ready for neither PC nor console, so they should complete the game first before taking the next step.

[@blackineese]

As a life long console player I am glad they are working on it to get it to work but at the same time they are taking the wind out of my sail. Like how did they not know that it was in that state Oct 2023?!?! My hope to play it was so high then disaster. With over 1000hrs on ps4/5 in CS1, it even made me stop playing it. Cause CS2 looked like it solved so many CS1 console problems and wanted to play it so bad. Also not about to buy a computer just for one game cause I already have a MAC for work. I keep getting the feeling that Unity was not the engine for CS2. but I'm no developer to know.

[@CruddyScarf]

I play on console and made a pre-order on boxing day last year for the deluxe edition I've been waiting rather patiently, but it has been disappointing seeing the release date pushed back once again Overall, I loved the first game and am looking forward to when they do eventually release the game

[@hcmfabrications]

Appreciate you taking up for us console players, mane!

[@A.IGaming11]

I've played Cities: Skylines on my Xbox One S, and let me say, I've enjoyed playing it so much even with no mods and no DLCs (thanks to Imperatur 😂) In my opinion, playing Cities: Skylines II is definitely one of my top things I would love to do, but I really understand the stresses and work that has to be done behind the scenes of Collosal. I can wait. And for everyone that might be impatient, would you rather a buggy, incomplete game that everyone hates and everyone abandons CSII for good, or would you rather a finished, polished game that everyone will remember as the true 'successor' to CS1? It would be remembered for years to come as the game studio that redeemed itself from its early mess. The game that is and will continue to be adored by many players, inspiring everyone to build any city they can imagine. Honestly, I can wait.

[@Cities-By-Maps]

I can wait too 😊 plus the wait is giving me time to plan my KZbin channel and what cities I'm going to build to then upload as content at a later date.😊

[@steph75231]

It seems Paradox has fallen from grace. This game was a gift to me. I knew not to buy too early, but I am appreciative. Disappointed is an understatement. I believe it should be fixed before releasing it on console. Paradox, come on!!

[@CoL_Drake]

to be fair paradox might have shoved it out to early but they not programming it they just the publisher

[@AutobotSimmer]

​@@CoL_Drake True, but people argue the publisher tells the developers they better be finished. The devs could say they need a delay but the publisher can decide too bad.

[@Mathdash_Real]

Yea the spell wore off for me, I just see paradox as another gaming corporation

[@andrewillemse2031]

I'm on laptop, but I feel for the console players not being able to play but in the end once it reach console the game will be much better in optimization and added DLC.

[@liamdrapes5421]

well i rather the have the console version of cities skylines 2 delayed rather then released in a very bad way anyways i preferre the game devs to take they time and get the xbox and playstion versions to a good place then announce more updates on the progress of the work i was looking forward to having the console version this year when ever it was coming out we will just have to be a bit more patient and just wait for paradox to give us more information as when they can

[@antman_648]

I can’t wait to get the GTA 6 before cities skylines ll on console

[@ruperttank6770]

What I cant work out is, we were less than 4 weeks away from release last October, how can it still not be ready for console when we were so close to the release date? I do get it that they want to release a working game rather than a broken one, but I was following the dev diaries last year and sooo hyped for CS2, it's such a let down, and every time there is news, it's to delay again. March 2025 is my guess about 8 months earlier than GTA6. Hopefully.

[@Zayzanater]

I know its so weird, how could they have put “4 weeks” and here we are almost a year later and NOTHING.

[@terrellrogers7645]

As a PS5 player the 2 things I’m concerned about that: 1- If it’s released on console I feel like certain features maybe sacrificed on the console version for it to work properly 2-If they can’t get it right CO may have to outsource it like they did with CS1 & Tantalus meaning more limitations then expected possibly

[@tsar_gustav]

Tbh, I wish Tantalus came back because with the CS1, CO was in fault of delays, not Tantalus. They were just waiting for stable patches and CO getting their shet together. Dealing with MS and Playstation shops is much more serious than Steam.

[@Casonissocoolz]

At this rate we get Hytale and 4j studios new upcoming minecraft styled game and ksp 2 xbox/pc before City skylines 2 xbox port

[@scarletteperkins7241]

I'mma be honest if Skylines 2 gets cancelled for consoles I would really like if at least some of Skylines 1 DLC was given away for free, but I doubt they'd ever do that.

[@rhysgarner8677]

Improvements have been made that have been well received so far. The game is heading in the right direction so they need to keep up the momentum with the PC version. I can wait a little longer for the console version

[@kieranedmunds2936]

I know CS2 could run well on at least my console (XSX) as I have a CS1 Remastered city which is sprawling at 245,000 and the game runs quite smooth

[@maartena]

Here is my take on this: Both the PS5 and XBox have a customized 8-core chip from AMD. Custom, yes.... but not "magic mushroom performance" custom. Some folks smarter than me have done the comparison, and came up with the Ryzen 7 3700X being the closest desktop CPU. Same architecture, same amount of cores, same Gigahertz. Both consoles run a x86-64 operating system (XBox runs a heavily modified version of Windows 10, and PS/5 runs a heavily modified version of FreeBSD), so the architecture is not completely unsimilar to a desktop PC. That CPU.... was designed in 2019. The PS/5 and Xbox were both released less than year later in 2020. I took that CPU, and compared it with various online benchmarks with my CPU: An 11th Generation Core i7 from 2021. The Ryzen chip from 2019 is roughly 33% slower than my CPU, which is looking at the time difference of 2 years in design is probably correct. Now what does that tell YOU in regards to CS II? Well, my Core i7 CPU from 2021 can handle a city quite well up to about 200k inhabitants.... but after 200k..... it really starts to struggle. The simulation is going down in speed, the temperature of my CPU goes up a degree or two, and you just know that it is working its silicone butt off. Bringing that information back to the Ryzen chip that the XBox and PS/5 have, the console will probably really start to struggle somewhere north of 100k. The CPU used in those consoles is perfectly fine for most games, as they are all relatively light on CPU requirements and rely heavily on the GPU.... but that is not the case with CS2. It needs a TON of CPU power to run the simulation, so in order to make it work well, and not get immediately trashed in the reviews like they did with the PC release..... they *HAVE* to make Cities Skylines II work on a CPU that is from 2019, and have it run WELL. They keep delaying because of "performance". And indeed, if the console builds they are testing with use the exact same simulation as the PC version, they have to make some major changes to that simulation so that a console wouldn't just melt into the carpet when getting close to 150k citizens. The CPU in consoles is customized for 3D games. Shoot-em ups, Racing games, lots of 3D action...... it is NOT customized for pure math jobs, which is RAW CPU power. So what is my take? IF they manage to change the code so that the simulation doesn't take that much CPU, they can bring that to PC, and that is going to be good for everyone. IF, however, the simulation needs the CPU, and it can't be changed so it uses less because whatever reasons...... they may as well abandon the console builds, because if they cannot improve the performance significantly...... The console community will tar them, feather them, and run them out of Tampere with pitch forks.

[@belendomar964]

I was already having a horrible day, and this just made it worse. Fucking thanks Paradox.

[@CoL_Drake]

be HAPPY its shit on pc i refunded it i WISHED it would still be delayed on pc so i had hope its not shit

[@bobwilber9386]

Hope that these console players get something good that we pc players didn’t get

[@alequi1234]

I’m a console player and I really enjoy my vanilla city, DLCs help a lot, but I genuinely love modded cities. I hope that in the future CS:2 comes out with no problems, I would prefer it to be that way, instead of getting the game early with a lot of problems.

[@Mr_Memez-pbn]

It's actually really frustrating how I've been waiting for four months to realise I may never play cities skylines II As I'll Probably forget about it by the time it's released

[@josetjr109]

I played Cities Skylines (1) exclusively on PS4. Played hundreds of hours, bought many add-on packs. Currently playing hours of CS2 on my gaming laptop bought in 2020.

[@solarsailcraftx]

Sim City should jump on this opportunity. If there were a Sim City to release on console, that would be a huge seller.

[@freedom7265]

I’m a console player. And I’ve been wanting to and looking forward to playing this game more than any other. So tired of rehashed FPS, sports and racing games. Same crap with a slightly different shine on most of those franchises (ie. CoD, Madden and Grand Turismo to name a few). I fine with delays as long as they provide a completed game in the end.

[@TAGSProle]

I'm livid by it being delayed, played cs1 on pc then xbox because having a child and new job etc and decided to sell my pc as it was growing dust. Loved cs1 on console and loved really pushing the base game to the limits and now hearing cs2 is not coming has really made me very angry. I only got a pc to play mod games like dayz arma mod and the occasional battlefield and now pc hasn't had that next big thing to draw me to spend £1000's on a new rig and cs2 isn't there yet

[@Booger6969]

The most cringe thing I keep reading is "whoever thinks a city building game is for console is crazy and should just buy a PC". I play both console and PC and that is the most toxic thing to say. But those same people are now mad because Grand Theft Auto 6 is going to be a console release and then a PC release a year later so karma works 😂

[@Itzkris102]

People that say “should just buy a PC” need to buy every console player a PC then

[@Styxiane]

I’ve always been a cs fan. I’m an Xbox player so I can’t get cs2 but I’ve managed to stay away from gameplay videos for cs2. I’m waiting to watch anything about the game apart from these update cidoes until the console version is canceled or released. However I am happy that they are taking their time to release a working game rather than a rushed game.

[@SamReaN]

I'm so desperate to play CS2 on console. It's so sad to see it delayed indefinitely. Even if it's just a basic game.

[@masterchief272]

It’s been delayed so much, i genuinely forgot it even exists. Even when it comes out, i probably won’t be interested in buying it anymore.

[@aaronfreiboth2031]

Thanks for the update. I'm a console player and I love watching you play with mods.

[@hamza-chaudhry]

I'm on a console player and I've watched you play Cities: Skylines many times more than I've played it myself

[@kenten2063]

To be honest, I just want them to go back to the first game. I want more dlc

[@jacobbio]

I’m 22 and was never introduced into the whole pc world and always stuck to console.

[@marco_grt4460]

I'm still waiting, i payed, i hope that was released in Spring and now i considering to retake the order to buy other things, a fricking year, will expire before i can play it

[@stephenbonaci4831]

Seems clear that CS2 was released when it was to make Paradox happy and take in the cash when they needed it, everything else be damned. It's also clear that everything since has been CO having to dig themselves out of that hole Paradox put them in. CO probably knew they needed at least another year, but now they have slowly dig out of that hole under the spotlight of the public. They've gotten the PC game mostly where it should be now. They've gotten the modding platform partially finished, and hopefully fully released in the next couple months. The console build seems to be in a similar timeframe, where it's getting close, but not quite there. The worse part is, it's easier to do all this work without having to release constant patches and updates in the mean time, so if Paradox had given them another year, they might have had everything pretty much ready for release around now. And without nearly as much drama.

[@mitchyrosa]

I might have a PC before I can play it on console 😢

[@mkrichey1]

I hope they can make the most of the chance that delaying gives and don’t just cancel it

[@housesparrow9066]

As a console gamer I am confused why they wouldn’t delay both platforms including PC at the first release as of how bad the PC release was

[@PlanespottingAus]

I’m a console player and I’m looking for a PC and last year I was so excited for the games release but it was delayed to this year and now it’s delayed again.

[@kieranedmunds2936]

The fact we haven't even seen a screenshot of the console version is alarming !!

[@LokoDennisTR]

I have never ever bought a game before it was finished, and worked as intended. This game is no exception, but it's coming close to be interesting now, and I'm considering buying soon.

[@Tr33BiRD87]

I'm a console player my ps5 does great with the first city skylines, and I've been so excited for the 2nd but as far as a PC I can't afford a $2000 computer, I would need 2 anyway bc my wife an I both play games 2gether

[@VloneKid25]

If they’re gonna delay the game again and forever they need to start giving us content on the 1st game again it still needs work.

[@gisellewong4057]

I'm a console player, and I've been waiting. Thanks for the video!

[@Rainbow_YTY]

I have been waiting for a long time for the game to release and this video is giving me high hopes that the game will turnout really good!

[@printabledocumentfile]

I am cs1 console player and i can’t wait for it to be released ;(

[@LeoDeStino]

So, since it hasn't a date, time to buy some dlcs for the first one

[@WholeWorld100]

Im a console guy still playing the old cities on ps4. I cant wait until they release cities 2 on ps5!!!!! Anyone know when its coming??

[@LifeisamazingGTA62025]

GTA 6/new games coming out next year ❤️

[@JonMiller1004]

I'm on PS and the PS5 can handle big games from Division 2 and Red Dead run like a dream even Horizon Forbidden West runs flawless. Fallout 4 took a long time to get mods on PS due Sony's terms of service. GTA 6 will release 1st

[@Taco_King00]

I'm still waiting on Alaskan road truckers for console aswell😢

[@charlesfabbrini7392]

Oh well, council players will live, they will get the chance to play GTA VI first before us PC peeps play so what's good for the goose, is good for the gander. Just my 2 cents lol

[@PauperJ]

Since it's delayed, how about a new Jurassic Park series, Dr. Dylan?

[@anthonycatanzaro1581]

Thank you for speaking for us console users

[@FunSizedJJ]

Don’t worry we’ll still be getting it before GTA 6

[@Itsatrap365]

Nah we that after GTA 6

[@PHSK1995]

biggest f you for console players is the Timer Plaza in cs1.... there is now a qr code to pre order on pc. very disappointed in how everything went. The short notice before release was extrem disappointing. almost every day they made dev videos and nobody knew what a sh*t show the game was at this moment. Its sad to see the gaming branch fall in that downward spiral. At the moment the best games are from smal studios or indi studios. The branch is killing itself because they swapped passion for profit. Triple As are 80%/90% not finished and the best part of them are the trailers. Sad to see as a gamer. But thats the way it goes. Maybe we need a new hobby and gaming was just a limited thing. I don't know. Makes me sad when i think about it. If you read until now... Thank you for your time and have a great day 😎🤘

[@natedog4983]

Realistically, GTA 6

[@chrisnaegeli8566]

Any idea when you are starting a new series of skylines 2

[@AutobotSimmer]

Console players could likely be the last straw for the franchise. I don't know if we can find it, but i wonder how many people have returned to the game on PC? Add was it because of mods? So paradox is panicking. They better ensure the console versions are much better before release. It's disgusting thet people are saying cancel console. However, remember LbU being reported to be delayed then oh canceled? So i csn see how people are making the assumption but there's a big difference; CS 2 is already partially released. Patadox got yoo confident in the fact they're the only good city building game, they took down SimCity, and are suffering the consequences. I'm still finding it fascinating thet the same publisher for CS2 & LbU decided rush out CS2 but cancel LbU. Going from 'it's fine ' to 'forget the project'.

[@yigithusnusatroglu8803]

I WANT STONEHEART I'M WAITING FOR IT

[@mikaellarsson5312]

Hey, sorry to might ruin your title. I would like you to go in and read the post for postned console launch again. It says futher down ”We expect to get a new RC, whitch will undergo a thorouhg review in August”. Yes a RC version is not a release version. But se it as a Alpha version close to a beta version. Sadly CO as seem by chosen words that they are even laying it out to other devs to work on it. We have to wait and se what happens in August but if that could work then i can see the game beign released around christmas not before. (Speculations).

[@ArchitectPlaysparkitect]

Better late then never

[@AllieThePrettyGator]

Well back to the drawing board...😔😒

[@Tigerpanzer6666]

i never had frame rate problems 14:13 its been mostly bugs

[@ChoccyMilkMan__]

Today October 3th, guys this game has been delay again

[@Tigerpanzer6666]

i still wish it came out 7:55

[@Maxmilian666]

Game is in tragic state and they delay the console release? And the problem/surprise is where exactly? Ppl want a shit release? I would just release the mess the game is right now and serve the console community with: you wanted it, here it is.

[@Itsatrap365]

Why don’t they just give us 50 tiles instead of giving us the whole map it would be better since our consoles won’t explode

[@90itwo8]

maybe these game makers are waiting for ps5 pro.

[@OmniShadesGaming]

I am very glad the console version is being delayed because the PC version is still pretty bad in my opinion and it seems like Paradox and Devs are too lazy and relying heavily on the community modders to fix their poor game.

[@_KILLER_KRYTOS]

oh finallly welcome back need more buddy build a goal like a mega citie or 1 mil populations

[@fabiandrong9821]

I hope it isnt a full Year

[@KaraKubed]

it’ll probably be 2026

[@Itsatrap365]

@@KaraKubedyour being to generous I will say 2037

[@kgv6483]

I am a consul player.

[@delroyclarke1989]

I reckon GTA 6 haha, totally true on what you said , i agree with you on everything

[@Epsy1090]

I think the biggest issue is integrating features into a way you can use them on a controller, when I watch people play I have a hard time imagining how I would be able to do it on a controller

[@knochenkotzer2461]

Cs2 already has controller support... Also, why would you use a controller lol?

[@bluezarkk3754]

They have got to have mods on console because now consoles run better

[@kinocchio]

What’s so difficult about this game for Xbox?

[@Itsatrap365]

They have all the tiles if the game was included with 50 tiles the game would have been released on the original release date

[@gici1700]

The game shouldn't even be out for PC either.

[@Tigerpanzer6666]

indefinitely means its never coming

[@Mohegan13]

I agree with postponing console indefinitely. Get it sorted on pc, get it to where it should be. Then focus on the consoles. Make it up by including some dlc as base. I am both pc and console and i would honestly rather wait.

[@Michael.Shayne]

Ugh another delay… oh well sounds like the game is cancelled for console. Guess I’ll wait for solar crown and gta 6.

[@MrTopHat-gt7wd3dh8w]

Good luck selling CS2 to console players after fucking them over for God knows how long history shows most people lost interest after the second delay

[@noworries272]

Hell, PC players are still waiting for CS2!! lol

[@vietimports]

not gonna lie, a forced console release has consistently ruined the pc experience over and over again. and im glad that microsoft is appearing to get away from the xbox and only focus on pc

[@Phlexlefebvre3000]

Console here

[@CoL_Drake]

i wish pc version would still be delayed ... i WISH had to refund this piece of garbage ... theyh ad more players playing cs1 before then now combinded so bad was it

[@josephgavlek3419]

KSP2 all over again

[@Casonissocoolz]

yeah

[@josephgavlek3419]

@@Casonissocoolz I was so ready for KSP2 sucks they dumped it

[@MKYCmusic]

Just give us a Mac version. Longtime cs1 player on Mac frozen out of the new game.

[@layelee]

This is not meant to dump on console players or anything, I'm just being realistic, I don't actually agree that console version should be ditched because I myself am looking forward to console version. But that being said, saying console doesn't take away from PC isn't true even if there are separate teams. I have this same issue when it comes to people making this argument for The Sims. That team still requires funding, funding which could have gone in to making the PC version better. Whenever we complain about The Sims, someone says "well there just wasn't funding or a budget for that" or "it sucks because they didn't have the time to work on that" which is usually somehow related to not having enough money to do it. Even though there could have been more money but it was diverted to other teams. I do want a console version of this game but there are some games that genuinely should be PC only. And the argument that console has zero impact drives me nuts because it is just demonstrably untrue, especially in an industry that relies so much on budget and crunch time.

[@jadedone7183]

They still haven't fix the pc version why come out of console are they going to release DLC as bug fixes for each one.

[@dugii12345]

better, the game is broken, let PC owners enjoy in broken game only 👍spare console owners of shiit game, ty!

[@Ajch3n1664]

Gta 6 is coming faster

[@vodac1206]

Yeah I've seen too many projects really shoot themselves in the foot making a console version that doesn't make any sense to exist. Honestly, I'm not broken hearted.

[@louiesix8]

😑💤

[@utopiate75]

I'm really sorry to say but this game's natural home is PC.

[@imjakedeason]

omg, pc game not being released on console... poor them 🤣🤣 The way I don't care

[@dazcadden6544]

I'll be saying the same when I'm playing gta6 on my ps5 next year... no pc version... oh dear never mind

[@Itzkris102]

Guys I don’t think imjakedeason cares