The phrase
"shoddy ports" refers to video games that have been poorly adapted or transferred from one gaming platform to another. This means that these games may have technical issues, bugs, or lack features compared to the original version, making them of low quality or not enjoyable to play.
Full definition
They come out with
shoddy ports of the game for the older consoles, then I hope that the most powerful console out has a base large enough for them to make their money back or they're going to have a problem.
A lot of the system's past titles have been
shoddy ports from previous console versions or new games that don't take advantage of the portable's full potential.
Yet 2012 rolled by and all Wii U was getting was Mass Effect 3: Less Content Edition and
shoddy ports of FIFA / Madden.
This is the most frustrated I've been with
a shoddy port in years.
It warms the cocles of my heart to see 2K Games putting so much effort into making sure PS3 owners get a version of BioShock that isn't just
a shoddy port.
Grim Fandango is barely even a remaster it's
a shoddy port released to get funds to finish Broken Age!
While I suppose we should be thankful that these games weren't just quick cash - ins for the recent movie release, and I do appreciate the fact that the Wii got a custom - made title rather than
a shoddy port of the PS3 / Xbox 360 titles, ultimately I couldn't get past the fact that we clearly didn't get the «A team» on this project.
They seem really dedicated to improving
the shoddy port, which is something that can't be said of many developers (FFXIII / XIII -2 are still extremely broken in some key areas).