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    Why can't console players participate in at least phase 1 of the PTS?

    My understanding of why the PTS is not extended to console players, is that the turn around time for changes is too long through Sony and Microsoft. If that really is the case, then just let us console players participate in just the first phase of the PTS. This way, we can identify issues the PC players may miss or ones that just affect consoles. One week of PTS is better than no PTS at all.
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    There are too many hoops to jump through to get licences and permissions for a console from Sony or Microsoft, PC is simple. Uplay is very straight forward and only requires user permission/choice.
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    They said it already in the past, it's harder to get permissions from sony for PTS.

    Ubisoft Massive has said the Public Test Server (PTS) for The Division is only coming to PC because it’s easier to provide updates on the fly.

    According to a recent forum post, another reason for a PC-only PTS is due to the possibility of unstable updates and other factors such as certification from Microsoft and Sony.

    “We must be able to constantly iterate and quickly react to community feedback,” reads the post. “Also, it may happen that updates deployed on the PTS are partially unstable or do not represent the overall quality of the game.

    “To deploy updates on a console, we need to go through a process called certification, during which the update needs to be tested and match a list of requirements in order to guarantee a high quality gameplay experience. Due to the very nature of the PTS, it would be very hard for us to release updates as regularly and quickly on console versions than it will be on PC.”

    https://www.google.be/amp/s/www.vg247.com/2016/09/20/the-divisions-dev-team-investigating-ways-to-make-pts-available-on-consoles/amp/

    old, but still good.
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    Originally Posted by CoopX-Box Go to original post
    My understanding of why the PTS is not extended to console players, is that the turn around time for changes is too long through Sony and Microsoft. If that really is the case, then just let us console players participate in just the first phase of the PTS. This way, we can identify issues the PC players may miss or ones that just affect consoles. One week of PTS is better than no PTS at all.
    Doesn't really matter if it's just the first week, the issue still comes down to Sony and Microsoft. The PTS wouldn't be happening tomorrow if consoles were to participate.
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