When Among Us Is Coming To Xbox One
Since Among Us' skyrocketing success, many Xbox One owners are wondering when the game is coming to their platform, but Innersloth has some obstacles.
Among Us is arguable the most popular online game right now, and is playable on both PC and mobile devices. The Steam version cost $5, and it's free on the iOS App Store and the Google Play Store. Many Xbox players don't have access to a PC and would rather use their controller and headset to play, rather than use the joystick and touch-screen controls on their phones. This is why many Xbox owners are wondering if Among Us will be coming to Xbox One anytime soon. Innersloth hasn't exactly confirmed Among Us' port to Xbox One, but a little bit of information has been revealed during live streams.
Although there is no real confirmation from Innersloth about the development of Among Us on Xbox One, the creators have revealed that they want to eventually bring the game to other platforms. One developer stated that a port to Xbox One is something the team is thinking about, but there is one major problem. This problem is player communication, which makes sense. Among Us is essentially unplayable without any form of communication in-game. Among Us would have to use quick communication, like pressing the joystick or d-pad to say preset expressions.
Because of the player communication problem, it may be a while before Among Us sees an Xbox release date. Even on PC and mobile, Among Us only has text-chat and no voice communication. If players want to experience the game through voice, they have to use a third party app such as Skype, Discord, or TeamSpeak. On Xbox, players wouldn't be able to use these apps and would only have party chat, which would be hard to organize if somebody was playing with others they don't know. Players will have to wait and see what Innersloth's innovative communication method will be when Among Us launches on consoles like Xbox One.
When Among Us' Xbox Release Is Coming
Currently, there is no set release date, or even confirmation that Among Us is being developed or ported for Xbox One. Innersloth had originally stated that they would have liked to bring Among Us 2 to console, but now that it's cancelled, it may be a while longer until Among Us is released on Xbox. Chances are that Among Us won't even come out on Xbox One, and will instead come out on the next-gen Xbox Series X sometime next year. A console port of Among Us could take a lot longer than expected, especially with the small developer team working on more features and bug fixes for the game on its current platforms.
A port to Xbox One isn't even the highest priority for Innersloth, though. Right now, the developers want to focus on a friends list system for easier private games. However, Among Us has become the number one watched game on Twitch and reached previously 1.5 million concurrent players, so releasing the game on Xbox would mean much more success and a rapid increase in the player base. Adding Xbox One players to the mix of PC and mobile Among Us players would let more communities come together to experience the most popular video game right now.
As of now, Among Us is not on Xbox One and there is no telling when it will come to the platform. However people who have a computer or a phone should be able to universally play Among Us, because the game is not very demanding at all. The good news for console players though is that Among Us will definitely release on Xbox eventually because of the game's popularity. Even with this though, players may be waiting upward of a year for its release.
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