Planet Coaster is on consoles.

Planet Coaster: Console Edition hands-on — Controller compatible coasters

Planet Coaster seems like the kind of game that wouldn’t work on consoles, yet here we are. Planet Coaster: Console Edition is coming out this holiday season for Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. I’ve played an in-development version of the Xbox One version.

Surprisingly, it works. Planet Coaster has you building and managing your own theme parks. It requires a lot of menus, pointing, and clicking. Those kinds of interfaces can excel on PC, but they are trickier to pull off with console controllers. But Frontier Developments has created a way to still enjoy a relaxing Planet Coaster experience away from your PC.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.