Being primarily a PC player, I'm totaly for it, besides the fact that it means i'll be playing against controllers, I think it could also extend the life of a lot of games.
Poll: Cross Platform Multiplayer?
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I wouldn't want to see games allow cross platform to the point of allowing console players to play against PC players, but only because the difference in control schemes would cause balancing issues. From what I heard about Shadowrun, the devs specifically neutered the Mouse and Keyboard controls by adding some jerkiness to make them less accurate, while at the same time allowing autoaim on the console version -- and they did all that just to make it more balanced.
However, I see no reason not to allow PC gamers to play against Mac and, assuming there is a Linux version, Linux players, and I see absolutely no reason why PS3 players shouldn't be allowed to play against 360 players. Wii players may be on their own, since the hardware is different enough that it generally requires a rebuild of the game from the ground up, rather than a simple port. We already see quite a bit of cross platform play on the PC. There really isn't a way to tell the difference between Mac players and PC players on TF2, at least not since item trading made it so that anybody who wanted it could have a pair of earbuds, and most open source games, like Nexuiz, allow for players on Windows, Mac, and Linux to play together, with no obvious difference on the users end. I guess the real question here is "will the console manufacturers be willing to allow this to happen" more than "is it possible" or "should it happen?"
However, I see no reason not to allow PC gamers to play against Mac and, assuming there is a Linux version, Linux players, and I see absolutely no reason why PS3 players shouldn't be allowed to play against 360 players. Wii players may be on their own, since the hardware is different enough that it generally requires a rebuild of the game from the ground up, rather than a simple port. We already see quite a bit of cross platform play on the PC. There really isn't a way to tell the difference between Mac players and PC players on TF2, at least not since item trading made it so that anybody who wanted it could have a pair of earbuds, and most open source games, like Nexuiz, allow for players on Windows, Mac, and Linux to play together, with no obvious difference on the users end. I guess the real question here is "will the console manufacturers be willing to allow this to happen" more than "is it possible" or "should it happen?"
I've heard about a game that tried that once, and apparently they never tried it again because the PC users wiped their ass with the competition.
In theory its a good idea, but in practice it's hard to get Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo to see eye to eye. There are technical problems too. Plus if a PC is involved the Mouse + Keyboard is generally superior.
I would love that. I have a friend who has similar taste in games as I do, but owns an Xbox 360 and it would be awesome if we could play online together. Sadly this idea of cross-platform multiplayer goes against the mindset of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. They're more about one-upping each other than actually providing good content to the consumer.
Oh boy, instead of calling people gay online over their playing skills, people would be calling eachother gay for playing the game on another console.
The wii cant be a part of this. There just gonna have to argue over which color Wii is the best.
Maybe, but if you own the console and the game, you should be pretty damn efficient with that controller, so I don't think it would matter at all.JourneyThroughHell said:
Collaboration between the big three isn't going to happen.
PC might act as a sort of "Neutral Ground" between Sony or Microsoft, but beyond that this just isn't going to happen. Nintendo is just going to flat-out say "FUCK NO". Their network can't handle the extra data, and their console is a total joke compared to the others technologically speaking.
That, and Nintendo has an "isolationist/anti-stalking" philosophy going on: Their "Friend Codes". That shit just won't fly in any matchmaking environment.
So for the sake of the argument, lets assume Nintendo doesn't exist.
Microsoft and Sony want to keep you in their territory for any number of reasons, the main one being that if a game becomes popular on one console for its multiplayer, more customers will migrate to the popular console/network. Since no sane customer is going to buy two copies of the same game (one for each console) we can assume the gamesw are mutually exclusive.
That means more royalties for their company, and (more importantly) less for their competition.
PC might act as a sort of "Neutral Ground" between Sony or Microsoft, but beyond that this just isn't going to happen. Nintendo is just going to flat-out say "FUCK NO". Their network can't handle the extra data, and their console is a total joke compared to the others technologically speaking.
That, and Nintendo has an "isolationist/anti-stalking" philosophy going on: Their "Friend Codes". That shit just won't fly in any matchmaking environment.
So for the sake of the argument, lets assume Nintendo doesn't exist.
Microsoft and Sony want to keep you in their territory for any number of reasons, the main one being that if a game becomes popular on one console for its multiplayer, more customers will migrate to the popular console/network. Since no sane customer is going to buy two copies of the same game (one for each console) we can assume the gamesw are mutually exclusive.
That means more royalties for their company, and (more importantly) less for their competition.
Sure... but I still think the controllers will make a noticeable difference.captaincabbage said:
Maybe that's just me.
Well, erm, okay. I use the 360 controller for shooters (and, therefore, buy them for the 360), the PS3 one for driving games and the PC one for Steam games.captaincabbage said:
Eh. Really, I think that those forced to play, for example, Killzone 2 with the PS3 controller against someone playing it with the 360 one are in clear disadvantage.
Again, that's probably just me.
Actually...Atmos Duality said:
Plus, when I played, it didn't require me to put in those "Friend Codes". Don't count them out yet.
OT: I'd actually like to see more of this happen. It'd be cool to kind of meld the gaming communities together.
They tried it with PC and 360, and even with average PC gamers vs "pro" 360 gamers, the 360 gamers got raped. Put, some games do already have it, like Lost Plant Colonies Edition. And for cross-console play, that would probably require an agreement between Sony and Microsoft that I doubt either would want.
That probably is just you. The 360 controller is a dual shock controller with some slight changes to the shoulder buttons, and the location of the D-pad and left analog stick switched. The controllers are similar enough that it comes down completely to personal preference; personally, I don't care for Xbox style controllers, and do much better with Dual Shock variants. The situation becomes a bit different when you include the Wii Mote/Nunchuck combo and the Mouse/Keyboard combo.JourneyThroughHell said:
I seem to remember Gamecube controller users kicking the butts of the people stuck with a Wiimote and Nunchuck at Super Smash Brothers Brawl, but I doubt there would be much difference between the Gamecube controller and the Classic controller, or the Gamecube contoller and the 360 controller, in a hypothetical situation where it could be connected to the Wii. The Gamecube controller is just different enough from the other controllers that I can see a multiplatform game doing better on the other controllers, but translating a first party Nintendo game to another controller shouldn't be too difficult, since the other controllers have the necessary buttons, just a more even placement of them.
The only problem I can see is the companies working together. If they could try it just once, they could actually make more than they would seperately.