[2022] MOVED: Petition for restarting console patch support since the telltale mess.

The console isn't supported atm not because TFP don't want to, but because they Can't.

The telltale mess was definitely a mess- But one of the actions they took before finally going bankrupt was to officially release the console port as a finished game- No longer an early access/pre-access/whatever the console equivalent is. This change isn't reversible- The game is officially released on console.

The problem with being officially released is that both the Sony and Microsoft console storefronts have rules that explicitly prohibit developers from issuing updates to released games that would break save compatibility with existing saves- This is something that is allowed for early access titles as they are understandably in-progress products, But disallowed for released titles.

And therein lies the problem- Every major version of the game since like A12 or so(?) has broken save compatibility with the version before it.. The console is on A15/A16; PC is on A20, soon to be A21. So TFP literally cannot really bring the newer PC content to the console- It would break existing console saves, and so, The Sony/Microsoft rules say 'No.'


With that said, they are in the process of setting up for an eventual re-release of the console title that will be in-line with the PC version; But afaik this isn't really set to happen until the PC version is finalized to simplify the procedure.

Originally posted by Soapstone: I am not sure I understand that, i know that usually you can convert the game save to the current version but then unable to play it on prior versions, like say with minecraft, but I also know that i have seen games where once some new content or an overhaul to it is done, you get a message saying that you have to start a new game cuz save isnt compatible.

also why is the game considered "fully released" on console when it is on alpha 20ish now on pc and still "early release" on pc and features on console, arent even current with the current pc edition? doesn't that mean the game isn't really "complete" for console?

The latter first, I already answered: Because Telltale released it. Straight up, It was one of their attempts to get some income to stave off bankruptcy; Call the game released and hope there's a flurry of sales.

Whether it was a good move or not, Whether the game is actually complete or not, It's "officially released" on the console by Telltale.


I'm afraid I don't have access to the agreement developers make with Sony/Microsoft to get published on the store, so my depth of knowledge here isn't really up to the par I'd like. There might be exceptions to the rule; But I would presume 7DTD doesn't qualify for any or they would have done so instead of going around setting up for an eventual second release under their own company's name. Updating the existing console versions would be a lot less trouble and cost than what they are doing.

It might also be a situation where companies with a little more weight to throw around can get Sony/Microsoft to allow things that are otherwise not allowed- Which is a path not really available to a tiny indie studio.