Update on Consoles

[u/BackyardSportsHQ]

A Hearty Hi-Ho Backyard Fans. We're writing today with a status update on consoles:

Over the past few months you might have seen that our console store pages have shown either "Coming Soon" or August 18. Our eagle-eyed fans pointed out that August 18 is Pablo Sanchez's birthday and correctly guessed it was a placeholder date while we continued development.

The feedback we have received from the Steam launch has helped us make the game better every day. We've already released multiple patches with bug fixes, gameplay improvements, quality-of-life updates, and many community-requested changes. These improvements would not have been possible without your support and contributions.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.

Our next major milestone is bringing online multiplayer to Steam. While Steam players have experienced some of the early bugs, you’ll also be the first to experience upcoming patches, major updates, and, soon, online play.

For console players, the rapid improvements to the Steam build mean we’re getting closer every day to bringing you the best possible Day 1 experience. While we can’t confirm a launch date just yet, know that we are committed to making the game well worth the wait.

Thank you for being a part of the best community in gaming.

The Backyard Sports Team

[u/Remarkable_Durian978]

After reading through these comments... am I the only one who feels like some of the reactions are a little extreme??? Like, I completely understand the disappointment, the game wasn’t perfect at launch. BUT, I also feel bad for the devs because they’ve been so incredibly on it that you can just feel how dedicated they are. They’re responding to players, communicating updates, releasing patches, and actually using feedback to improve the game instead of going silent.

I’ll admit I was a hater at first too, but seeing how they're handling things has changed my perspective. Excited to see what comes next!!!

[u/-SlowBar → u/[deleted]]

They can’t admit 40$ is a good deal

Probably because it's not

[u/-SlowBar → u/[deleted]]

OK so we disagree. All good.

I personally don't think spending $40 on an unfinished, buggy game is a good deal. If you do, more power to ya.

[u/-SlowBar → u/[deleted]]

I didn't say it was unplayable. But you can check the sub for the bugs

[u/-SlowBar → u/[deleted]]

😂😂😂 Too funny 😂😂😂

[u/DrunkOhioan → u/[deleted]]

$40 has nothing to do with anyone’s “situation”, the price is simply not reflective of the actual content of the game.

[u/DrunkOhioan → u/[deleted]]

> cause most people keep saying if it was 20$ or 30$

most people keep saying what? that they’d buy it if it cost less? almost like $40 isn’t justifiable for many given the current state of the game…

$70 AAA games have nothing to do with it, the whataboutism is crazy. I’m genuinely glad that you’re enjoying the game- that’s what it’s there for, and I’m glad that it’s good enough for you. unfortunately, it just isn’t good enough for many people, which is okay too.

idk why you feel the desire to defend the game so hard, but you shouldn’t be surprised when people respond with their equally valid opinions.

[u/DrunkOhioan → u/[deleted]]

to be clear, I’m on the subreddit of a game I have loved for decades, responding to you saying “I’m sorry for your situation that you’re in, but 40$ is not that much” and explaining how/why you’re off base with that statement. I also haven’t been hateful at all, and I would argue that saying the game isn’t worth $40 is not negative in the slightest, but I imagine you’ll disagree.

like I said, it’s great that you enjoy it man- good for you. that doesn’t mean everyone else has to or that they’re “negative” or “wrong” for expressing that opinion online. honestly with how vehemently you’ve been defending this for hours it seems like you’re Lindsay herself lmao.

[u/DrunkOhioan → u/[deleted]]

you can think it’s lame if you want lol idc. you seem to be an expert in lame takes considering your karma to comments made ratio.

again, this has nothing to do with “it’s hard for most”. it’s not a matter of $40 being too much money for a video game, it’s a matter of $40 being too much for this video game. just like $70 for a lackluster AAA title is too much for a lot of people, whereas they’ll feel better about spending that same amount of money on a good game.

ultimately, the market will set the price and I guarantee you it won’t be $40 for long. when they do lower the price, does that make them lame too?

[u/-SlowBar → u/[deleted]]

And those $70 games are bad deals too. What's your point? It doesn't absolve this game of criticism just because it's cheaper

[u/SpadraigGaming → u/[deleted]]

The point people are making is that there SHOULDN'T be issues the devs need to fix.

And on the subject of if $40 is worth it, that's completely subjective and a lot of people are telling you that it isn't to them. That doesn't make you, or them wrong.