ok before you post your screaming just hear me out for a second
consoles have USB ports nowadays, and we know that some consoles have mouse support (i believe PS4 does, although i'm not sure)
what if it was possible to simply make keyboard and mice specifically for that console's hardware (hardware are different for certain systems), and release them along with the game? it's dumb, but it could work
alternatively, you could find a way to recognize keyboard and mice instead of just using a controller
controllers could be used, it'd just be awful for building anything worthwhile, more for DMs and prison escape and other games that don't require building
you also have the wii u which could be perfect. brown townog sticks to move around, block kits and other things on the bottom, and it could control basically like a FPS (with configurable controls).
and for addons, it could go the following ways.
a. package a bunch of good addons and port them into the new version of the game, things like unlimited mining, new duplicator, new brick tool, a bunch of others, to name a few
or b. setup a addon downloading system like bethesda has, possibly reusing code from things like RTB or blockland glass
this could also be a chance to support crossplay, possibly linking the master server to all versions of the game, allowing for lots more players at the same time
then...engines.
torque basically isn't supported by anything anymore afaik, correct me if i'm wrong since i am
you could unity, but it would basically require remaking the game all together
and would probably/obviously (depending on the situation) require remaking of all addons based on how much coding gets modified (or if someone makes a conversion of one code language to another, basically)
it's a dumb thought, there's been a million threads, but what if this were to come true? would we appear on the front of the online stores like eshop and playstation store and get actual visitors with good servers?
who knows. it's just a thought, after all, don't take it too seriously
