{"id":1115159,"date":"2026-01-30T09:50:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T09:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/dune-awakening-may-be-coming-out-on-pc-first-but-its-designed-with-a-controller-in-mind"},"modified":"2026-01-30T09:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T09:50:14","slug":"dune-awakening-may-be-coming-out-on-pc-first-but-its-designed-with-a-controller-in-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/dune-awakening-may-be-coming-out-on-pc-first-but-its-designed-with-a-controller-in-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Dune Awakening may be coming out on PC first, but it&#8217;s &#8220;designed with a controller in mind&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/dune-awakening-may-be-coming-out-on-pc-first-but-its-designed-with-a-controller-in-mind.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Porting a game from PC to console is hard, especially if the game in question is from a genre traditionally one native to the PC. 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