![]() ![]() We spent a lot of time and effort making next-gen look shiny and all that, but we did have to be careful with console parity so we can maintain cross-play. We couldn't just go off and say, 'oh, we're we're on next-gen, who cares about current gen!' We knew we were developing across five platforms we are at that kind of crossroads in console generation life. We had to be really mindful about what we were developing on. So we have to keep that kind of thing – like enemy counts and whatnot – the same across the board. "It wouldn't work, because we're cross-gen and cross play. We couldn't go, 'oh look, on next-gen you can kill 500 zombies but our current-gen is only 10," says O’Driscoll, speaking to the need to keep the experience consistent across PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. "We needed to maintain a certain amount of console parity. "You're gonna notice on next-gen we've got HDR options and things like things like that, and lots of different options for high-end PCs, but it's kind of… okay, this is kind of important." The more I thought about it, the more it became clear that there’s just no good reason to buy Back 4 Blood on Steam either way.Matt O’Driscoll, who served as executive producer of Turtle Rock's asymmetrical monster hunter, now working as lead producer on Back 4 Blood, tells me that as excited as the team was to get its hands on the new tech it had some bigger considerations to keep at the forefront of its mind. At first it seemed like a simple choice: if we want to play it early, we should buy the deluxe version on Steam, but if we’re willing to wait until launch, we can just play it for “free” on Game Pass. ![]() Eager to play, my friends and I debated where to buy it for a long time. This all came to a head with the release of Back 4 Blood, a Game Pass game that offered early access to anyone who pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition. ![]() Related: Back 4 Blood, The Good Life, Destiny 2: Beyond Light PC Coming To Game Pass This Month At this point, when a new game comes out, I’m not as sure as I used to be that I should buy it on Valve’s storefront. Between the growing library of free games on Epic Game Store and the incomparable selection on Game Pass, I’ve started to spend less and less time on Steam. But I’ve been stuck in a dilemma for a while now, wondering if Steam should really be my default store. ![]()
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