Update: The name of the game's producer has been updated. 'Getting to the moon in Kerbal is one of the greatest feelings in gaming.' Kerbal Space Program is an extremely popular and entertaining game that allows you to manage your own space program and fly ships, all from your computer. 'Playing this game shows people what a great achievement it was to put a man on the moon,' said Palacios. 'But he's comfortable with the joypad and playing on the big screen in his living space.'Īs you can see from the video, there are many considerations in play for would-be astronauts, ranging from orbital physics to manning spacecraft. 'My father does not like to play with the WASD keys and mouse,' he said. Palacios said that moving to consoles will open up KSP to new players.

Some of the top mods are brought into the full game by Squad and will be made available to console players. Kerbal Space Program has a highly active community and a big modding scene. Ed Lu is a former NASA astronaut whos flown in the Space Shuttle, Mir, ISS and Soyuz, hes spend hundreds of days in space and performed EVAs. The console versions will cost $40, the same as the Steam version. 'Apart from a few days delay for console update certification, we will always have parity,' said producer Jose Luis Palacios. Players can try different modes which focus on either simple Lego-style construction of spacecraft through to a full simulation of a space program, starting with little more than a shed.Īccording to Mexico City-based publisher Squad, the console and PC versions will be the same as one another, once the console versions arrive some time in the next few months. The home planet of Kerbal is loosely based on Earth, as is its surrounding solar system. It's a game of discovery in which players piece together all manner of spacecraft and send them out into the universe. Kerbal Space Program is a simulation that includes engineering, logistics, physics and exploration. The video above is the first time footage of the the Xbox One version has been released, captured today during a demo at DICE. Watch in 60 fps on YouTube | Subscribe to Polygon on YouTubeįour years after it first appeared on Steam Early Access, Kerbal Space Programis coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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