An edited version of a post I made elsewhere on the forum. Sorry in advance:
I've had it confirmed that Escape Mode is almost certainly not going to come to console. I don't like to rule things out completely but I think it's best to be over-cautious on this occasion.
We spent a good chunk of time exploring the possibilities with our good friends at Introversion, along with Female Prisoners, and in reality it just wasn't a possibility. We took all of the suggestions away and worked through the list, weighing up things like popularity, feasibility, value to player etc, which is how we came to the Community Update. The update includes one of the most popularly requested features (second only to Escape Mode), Sniper Towers, along with a building pack which contains floors, walls etc that you can't get on PC (another popular request).
Apologies in advance for the inevitable disappointment
Nat D11
I'll give people some time to mourn in here and then probably shut the thread down next week.