> 2) It just doesn't run on consoles. It's a very inferior experience, unless you're the type who can be happy with 2020 movies in .3gp format in your old Nokia phone. Having watched a video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5pHpQqhmR4) of how it runs on PS4, I now clearly see where all this hate comes from.
You need to factor in that the PS4 hardware is really outdated at this point in time, too.
That's irrelevant because it's being sold on that console. There is an explicit understanding that if it's sold for a console, it's going to work at a certified quality level.
Is there an objective certificate authority that get give a game such "quality level"?
There are gamers that play on xbox/ps and are happy with it (they are even in this thread, look it up).
So some expect miracles from a dated hardware (with HDD, which is unbelievable on a PC since almost a decade) - one can work magic with it (I mean Carmack-magician), but you need more time (like years) - is there a point in doing that if just around a corner is nextgen and a PC version works fine?
There are people that are happy with such version if you are not don't buy it but don't take the fun away from others that have lower expectations.
The game crashing consoles regularly is most certainly out of spec of any certification process. People have been reporting crashes as frequently as every half hour to every two hours.
This opens up liability to Sony, who have a high risk of many sales being converted to refunds, which both hurts their brand and is not great financially.
People can still buy the game in physical forms, but that at least absolves Sony from the sales side of things.
One suggestion elsewhere has been on Xbox where it may make sense to move the game to early access instead.
And again, regardless, the console version runs terribly right now. It should not be for sale on console hardware that can't support it, if the case is that the game requires better hardware. There's a reason minimum required specs exist on PC versions for example.
You need to factor in that the PS4 hardware is really outdated at this point in time, too.