Why do developers keep adding virtual cursors to console games? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

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It just feels lazy to me, like the developer couldn't be bothered adjusting the UI for consoles so they copied the PC interface and bound the mouse cursor to a stick. Some games do both at the same time, having menues navigable both with buttons and a cursor, but usually that makes all menus unreliable and unprecise as hell.

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[-] shinjiikarus@mylem.eu 5 points 1 year ago

I don’t think Hogwarts Legacy was designed for PC primarily and it’s full of cursor control on console.

[-] xeekei@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

But it also limits me to 4 spells at any given time even on PC, instead of giving me a bigger hotbar. So I guess devs just make middle-of-the-road interfaces that don't please anyone these days.