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Its not about platform..... when its your platform. Every time I see someone going on about cross platform wizardry, I wonder why we persist with these platforms when they are rapidly moving towards a mostly PC way of running things.
I'm sorry, cross platform stuff like this befuddles me. They're praising cross platform prowess as though the platforms themselves aren't the fundamental base problem in the equation. Get rid of these retarded platforms, unify all of gaming, and cross platform talk turns into unified platform play.
I'm sorry, cross platform stuff like this befuddles me. They're praising cross platform prowess as though the platforms themselves aren't the fundamental base problem in the equation. Get rid of these retarded platforms, unify all of gaming, and cross platform talk turns into unified platform play.
Time to step up your game, Microsoft.
I have a soft spot for CS since it was my first big online game. I'm looking forward to a real sequel and having it finally not feel like a Half-Life mod.
I have a soft spot for CS since it was my first big online game. I'm looking forward to a real sequel and having it finally not feel like a Half-Life mod.
Isn't this why Dust 514 which was suppose to run across 360, PS3, and PC is now only going to be on PS3 and PC?
So PS3 people will get their ass kicked my M&K PC players left and right, and 360 players will be on a theoretically even level all around. Unless you're really good with the DS3 controller, you wont stand a chance in hell on cross platform play.
Also, anyone claiming Sony 'doesn't care about platform' hasn't been paying any attention to Sony for several years.
Shadowrun was cross-platform on 360/PC, so it can be done on 360, Valve just insists that everything use Steam so they can control everything. Part of the reason I will not play any game that uses Steam, and part of the reason I'll continue buying any Valve game on 360.
Also, anyone claiming Sony 'doesn't care about platform' hasn't been paying any attention to Sony for several years.
Shadowrun was cross-platform on 360/PC, so it can be done on 360, Valve just insists that everything use Steam so they can control everything. Part of the reason I will not play any game that uses Steam, and part of the reason I'll continue buying any Valve game on 360.
Well if they're planning cross platform play with counter strike, doesn't this bring up Microsoft's old excuse of "PC gamers dominating console gamers"
It would be nice if Microsoft started getting a swift kick in the ass for being stubborn though.
It would be nice if Microsoft started getting a swift kick in the ass for being stubborn though.
MS stays out of this kinda stuff because they think if you don't have to have a xbox to play with yer 360 friends online then people wont buy a
xbox... silly really
Im all for cross platform communitys until i get unmercifully raped constantly by K&M snipers :/
xbox... silly really
Im all for cross platform communitys until i get unmercifully raped constantly by K&M snipers :/
@onered
Good idea, but a snowball has a better chance in hell than that idea has if working if only because everyone has such varying standards.
Take a look at the psn vs xbl debates. To some its ok to pay for online, to others such words are a sin and will get you cleansed with holy water on the spot if you dare say such a thing.
People are too different, that's why multiple platforms exist to begin with. Cross platform play is as united as its gonna get.
Good idea, but a snowball has a better chance in hell than that idea has if working if only because everyone has such varying standards.
Take a look at the psn vs xbl debates. To some its ok to pay for online, to others such words are a sin and will get you cleansed with holy water on the spot if you dare say such a thing.
People are too different, that's why multiple platforms exist to begin with. Cross platform play is as united as its gonna get.
Really happy to see this trend continuing. I just hope the PS3 version will sport K/M so that those players have a chance against their PC opponents...
@Renegade Panda
PS3 supports KB/M, so your first paragraph is stupid. Yeah, not many people might know that, but the option is still nice. Xbox 360 users on the other hand are stuck with their big ass controllers that are so big, it's bigger than my trucking face. That's right, come at me JimmyX!!!
PS3 supports KB/M, so your first paragraph is stupid. Yeah, not many people might know that, but the option is still nice. Xbox 360 users on the other hand are stuck with their big ass controllers that are so big, it's bigger than my trucking face. That's right, come at me JimmyX!!!
"Well if they're planning cross platform play with counter strike, doesn't this bring up Microsoft's old excuse of "PC gamers dominating console gamers"
It shouldn't because they'll be ranked matches. So if you're just as good with a controller as someone else is with a keyboard neither should be dominating.
It shouldn't because they'll be ranked matches. So if you're just as good with a controller as someone else is with a keyboard neither should be dominating.
@Novatide
I don't get it either, but I also hate yap-yap dogs. At least they aren't obsessed with cats around here though.
I don't get it either, but I also hate yap-yap dogs. At least they aren't obsessed with cats around here though.
@RenegadePanda
Yes, screw the guys trying to unite the players, stick with the company that insists on monopolizing the online infrastructure of every game and sticking a price tag on peer-to-peer play.
Yes, screw the guys trying to unite the players, stick with the company that insists on monopolizing the online infrastructure of every game and sticking a price tag on peer-to-peer play.
Cross platform between consoles and PC doesn't work for shooters. The mouse and keyboard advantage is too much.
However, you could always hook up a mouse and keyboard to a PS3 and play that way. So it could work in this case.
However, you could always hook up a mouse and keyboard to a PS3 and play that way. So it could work in this case.
Novatide: its Dale, he likes corgi's.... its his shtick.
Anyway, I'm all for cross platform games, problem is, they've trial runned this before... with unreal tourney.. i think.. it was xboxers vs. pcers... and the pc folk crushed them all the time. So, it will lead to sweet competition, and a metric fuckton of rage quits on ps3... because it takes mad skill to point and click a mouse on a PC OH YEAH I WENT THERE FUCK THE KIDS!!!!!!!!!
Anyway, I'm all for cross platform games, problem is, they've trial runned this before... with unreal tourney.. i think.. it was xboxers vs. pcers... and the pc folk crushed them all the time. So, it will lead to sweet competition, and a metric fuckton of rage quits on ps3... because it takes mad skill to point and click a mouse on a PC OH YEAH I WENT THERE FUCK THE KIDS!!!!!!!!!
MS approach to XBL is a bit of a double edged sword. Maintaining control of everything makes deployment and compatibility issues go away, and ultimately leads to a smoother user experience. However, that comes at the cost of options. It will be interesting to see if MS bends to the pressure and opens up their platform.
Damn it you PC Elitist, read the source article...
"[That's one] thing about the skill-based matchmaking: if you're really great with a controller, you'll be playing with people who are as good with their mouse and keyboard. It doesn't care about your input device."
"[That's one] thing about the skill-based matchmaking: if you're really great with a controller, you'll be playing with people who are as good with their mouse and keyboard. It doesn't care about your input device."
This sounds really nice! But I guess some people would find it good to be able to set up a PS3-only server, because of the supposed keyboard and mouse-advantage.
I have to say that this kind of progressive attitude makes me more prone to choose Sony when it's time for me to buy a new console.
I have to say that this kind of progressive attitude makes me more prone to choose Sony when it's time for me to buy a new console.
@max-
Really, Keyboard and mouse support for PS3 is a thing that people do? Do they just use keyboards and mice with really long cords and play it at a table in their living room, or do they use their PS3 at a computer monitor, pretty much killing any reason to not be a PC gamer?
Really, Keyboard and mouse support for PS3 is a thing that people do? Do they just use keyboards and mice with really long cords and play it at a table in their living room, or do they use their PS3 at a computer monitor, pretty much killing any reason to not be a PC gamer?
Meh, doesn't effect me much either way considering I tend to either not play online/only play with friends when I do.
But as far as their supposed "skill matching" regardless of control type...I can see that being gamed like well...every other ranking system I've seen in an online game. IE: PC players gimping themselves somehow on purpose to continue to kill people with a less apt control set up.
But as far as their supposed "skill matching" regardless of control type...I can see that being gamed like well...every other ranking system I've seen in an online game. IE: PC players gimping themselves somehow on purpose to continue to kill people with a less apt control set up.
I love jimmy's "consoles aren't mean to be computers" quote when Microsoft has been doing pretty much nothing this generation besides trying to turn the 360 into a computer.
Shadowrun, Universe at War & Lost Planet: Colonies all support crossplatform play between the 360 & PC, that was 3 years ago... The feature was dropped because the PC gamers thrashed the xbox gamers pretty consistantly. However, I fully expect cross platform play to return as a staple part of the Windows 8/Xbox Live intergration next year.
Clicked because I was expecting far more mouse and keyboard bitching than I'm actually seeing. Way to keep it classy guys, you spoiled my fun.
I wish Microsoft would allow Steamworks to be on Xbox Live, especially considering a new Counter-Strike is on the horizon. I don't think it'll happen, though. :/
@Ace829
Correct, though technically it was ported by someone other than Valve. The only Valve games not to appear on both the PS3 and 360 is Left 4 Dead 1 & 2.
On topic, having the connectivity across the platforms is great, I just hope there is equal civility as well.
Correct, though technically it was ported by someone other than Valve. The only Valve games not to appear on both the PS3 and 360 is Left 4 Dead 1 & 2.
On topic, having the connectivity across the platforms is great, I just hope there is equal civility as well.
Lol @ baby handed gamers whining that the greatest controller ever made is too big. Us MEN know what's up.
Yeah this should be the Norm. We will all be PC gamers in the future in a sense. I would love if PS3 and Xbox could play with each other. The next gen will hopefully make this more integrated and Microsoft will break their fancy gated community up a little.
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