How come PC games are more wide open (MMO’s) but with current gen consoles, the maps etc, aren’t as expansive?

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How come PC games are more wide open (MMO’s) but with current gen consoles, the maps etc, aren’t as expansive?

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I don’t think MMO’s are the best example, because the reason MMO’s were more popular on PC is because they’re traditionally better played with a mouse and keyboard. When you have all those different abilities and menus to deal with, it can be hard to map everything to the controller.

Consoles *can* be as expansive as you mentioned however with ESO being a good example, and FF XIV being another good example of a pretty expansive world. Whether on PC or Console the game isn’t loading the entire map when you play.