Exclusive interview with Gaijin Entertainment’s Producer Pavel Kulkov.
War Thunder is a game that has been in beta for a good year plus now and it has been well received thus far. The numbers don’t lie, in March over one million had played the game and just four months later three million players had tried out War Thunder. If you haven’t tried it out yet the game is still in open beta. If you don’t have a gaming PC, fear not as War Thunder will be coming to PlayStation 4 as well. Here’s our exclusive interview with Pavel Kulkov from Gaijin Entertainment.
Einfo Games Q: We are here to talk about the title War Thunder, can you tell us a bit about the game?
Pavel Kulkov A: War Thunder is a free-to-play, massive multiplayer online game about nonstop fighting between planes, ships, and tanks in one battle.
Einfo Games Q: With it being on the PlayStation 4 and PC, can people on the PlayStation 4 and a PC play together?
Pavel Kulkov A: Yeah, players on the PlayStation 4 and PC will be able to fight with each other in one battle. If you have a PC account you can continue to play on the PlayStation 4. It’s the same account, same battles and we have a special agreement with Sony; all updates on PC will happen on the PlayStation 4 at the same time. It’s the same version, same content; it’s really a true cross-platform gameplay.
Einfo Games Q: With everyone battling on different platforms, would that not create a kind of, unfair advantage?
Pavel Kulkov A: Well, if we were talking about shooters, probably, yes that would be true. But, with the PlayStation 4 it has the PlayStation Eye for head tracking. For aviation it’s really important, as a pilot, to look around left to right, it’s really important to look around.
Einfo Games Q: Is it still in open beta?
Pavel Kulkov A: Yeah, it’s still in open beta because we are still making design changes.
Einfo Games Q: When can people expect the full game to come out on PC?
Pavel Kulkov A: For the PC, we can’t say. Right now we are updating our game constantly with new planes and maps. And after release we will continue to update the graphics, content, and new modes.
Einfo Games Q: And when it comes out for the PS4, will that be in an open beta?
Pavel Kulkov A: For the PlayStation 4…we will not call it a beta, it will be a straight release. It will be a launch title, so you can download our game and battle against PC gamers; because it’s cross-platform you won’t have to wait for other PlayStation 4 players.
Einfo Games : Thanks for taking the time to be with here us today. If you want to try out War Thunder on PC you can go to warthunder.com and also it comes out on PlayStation 4 in November at launch.
