


The private beta felt largely good to play, but was beset by constant crashes on PS5 via backwards compatibility. RustĪfter the game’s different pre-release betas were over, one of which I accessed by buying a more expensive edition (more on that later), I was intrigued to see how the final product would end up. A version of Rust that I could play without my pensioner knees screaming at me sounded ideal, even if I was always a little dubious about how good it could honestly be. Doesn’t help that Rust is pretty much a second job at the best of times. I love Rust, but when I work at my PC all day and then boot up a game on Steam, it can feel like there’s little separation between work and play. It’s been a long road to Rust arriving on PS4 and Xbox One since its announcement way back in 2018, but, sadly, it’s got an even longer road ahead of it before it’s really worth buying.Īs someone who’s racked up a few hundred nihilistic hours of Rust on PC, I was looking forward to playing the game in more comfort than being hunched over my keyboard like the gremlin that I so typically am. Rust: Console Edition is one of the biggest games of the year, a port of one of Steam’s most popular, life-consuming misanthropy simulators that you can play from the comfort of your couch.
