

While the functionality is essentially the same for both Xbox One and PlayStation 4, there’s a slight variation where the PlayStation 4 gamepad can be used to navigate through menu tabs. The UI has also been revamped for console, heavily relying on the controller’s d-pad. But you can also angle it, and we feel that works a lot better than trying to mimic how it works on a PC,” explained Paradox game director Daniel Moregård.

“What the left stick does is it moves the camera around so you can move it left, right, up, down. Rather than using a mouse to move and rotate camera perspective, the console version of Stellaris utilizes a fixed camera that can be adjusted with the left stick on your controller. Stellaris: Console Edition Coming February 26 Stellaris: Console Edition is scheduled to release on February 26.

One of the main challenges came in transferring a game originally designed for PC play over to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 controllers. The process of moving a game as intricate as Stellaris from PC to console was no easy feat for the team at Paradox Interactive, as indicated in a recent interview with Polygon. The critically acclaimed 4X strategy game, Stellaris, is getting a console release on February 26.
