Why Are PC Video Game Ports So Bad?

Why do so many games struggle to make the transition from console to PC?

[scoutdy]

Ironic, They make them on computers but they don't work good on them.

[trentmaffeo]

Honestly the modding community these days are doing much of the porting work and getting no money lol








Such an amazing people that exist on this planet man...

[Hirens.]

Why did the console peasant cross the road?

To render the buildings on the other side.

[williamhuynh]

"Did I just dip below 144 FPS?!!?!" - True Masterracers
"How am I dipping below 1 FPS? Now thats just crazy." - Me

[divineroot.]

That's the reason GTA 5 took extra 2 years before it is released on pc.

[outsider]

This video misses the most important aspect of making a bad PC port. The developer has to decide that its OK to release a bad PC port. And why not? People bought the last bad port. Fan boys defended it.

[JawingSalamander]

There is an old Japanese proverb:
"Play PC games on PC. Play console games on console."

[navneetkaushik]

Finally a man who understands developer's problems

[manu_solano]

Ps4/XB1 gamers playing CP2077: So that’s what it feels like

[bryan]

Who still remebers the original Dark Souls PC port?

[jellyfrosh]

Meanwhile basically every single port to PC in the last 2 years has been a mess.

[db]

00:04:42 that looks like the most comfortable gaming setup EVER

[OllysCoding]

Solution:

When developing a game, chose an engine which offers the following -

Builds to all platforms
Supports multiple graphical APIs
Has dynamic input which can be mapped without changing code
Keep high-poly and high-res versions of your models and textures before scaling for console.


Problem Solved.

[FeBloody]

I miss the old times when games were made for pc
A complete game with minor DLC and full price
Now we buy 40% of the game with tons of DLC

[helioramos]

Dark Souls 2, seriously? If you think DS2 is badly ported then good luck trying to play DS1

[CommieG]

"Why Are PC Video Game Ports So Bad?" Because the publishers don't really care about quality.

[sthaloman]

Everyone is talking about DirectX, but did everyone forget about OpenGL and Vulkan

[JosiahClement]

Watching this because of the "The Last of Us" port for PC.

[KingChristo]

I swear I think linus photoshopped his arm to make it look like he has muscle in the thumbnail

[BaltaBueno]

4:42 I hope that TV doesn't fall on you while you're sleeping lol