Speaking with DualShockers, The Astronauts’ Adrian Chmielarz explained that the new Free Roam Mode being introduced to the Xbox One version of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter will, for now, seem to be exclusive to the Xbox One version of the game coming to the system later this month.
While Chmielarz stated that “the Free Roam mode needs to stay an exclusive feature on Xbox One for a while,” he did say that “later on we are free to bring the feature to PC and PS4.”
He specified that since the Xbox One version of the game uses the latest version of Unreal Engine 4, this means that “adding the Free Roam to the PS4 version is not just the full rebuild, fresh integration with the latest PS4 SDK, and certification, but also some serious testing and possible code updates.”
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is available now on PS4 and PC, and heading to Xbox One on January 19th, 2018.