Part of the issue I always had with that 'study' was how limited it was. One game, guys? Really? That's the extent of your scientific method? Furthermore, they denied the gamers the option to try it for themselves, which irked me to no end. They simply 'decided' to segregate the two groups. I may mainly play console, and that might have meant I'd be getting my butt whupped... erm, worse than already happens in multiplayer games... but I'd rather the option was mine to do it or not.Rigs83 said:
Valve Details Steam Features for Portal 2 on PS3
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at the time, yeah, it WOULD have been fantastic for both companies. imagine if Nintendo had made the FIRST CD based home console for that generation. think the N64, but with better graphics, sound, and third party support.SteelStallion said:
basically, Ninty and Sony were going to get together and make a CD based console. Nintendo imposed too much over Sony, so Sony pulled out and made the Playstation.
And sure, let Microsoft compete. they'll lose and the rest of us get to enjoy Steam-y goodness on our PS3s (and vice-versa)
I really wish I had waited until they mentioned the PS3 bonus stuff before pre-ordering from Steam. This was one game I really wanted a hard copy of, but I couldn't be bothered to wait until I could get into town to pick up a copy.
Damn you Valve and your totally dependable awesomeness. I should have known better
Damn you Valve and your totally dependable awesomeness. I should have known better
I just unplugged my PS3 and psychically hugged it.
Fuck yeah, Sony. Looks like poor Mr. Xbox gets to continue sitting on the shelf, gathering dust while Mr. PS3 gets all the action.
Hell, even Mr. PS2 and Mrs. Gamecube get tons more action.
Don't worry Mr. XBox, Gears of War 3 will come out soon...
Fuck yeah, Sony. Looks like poor Mr. Xbox gets to continue sitting on the shelf, gathering dust while Mr. PS3 gets all the action.
Hell, even Mr. PS2 and Mrs. Gamecube get tons more action.
Don't worry Mr. XBox, Gears of War 3 will come out soon...
This is cool news. I look forward to more games having cross-functionality between the PS3 and PC in the future. Like Borderlands. I can see RPG's having more legitimacy in that, tho FPS's should work fine. What I can do with a mouse and keyboard I've seen plenty of players do just as well with a control pad.
Microsoft has stated many times they don't support cross-platform play because, and this is from an actual quote: console players are worse at FPS than PC players are.
That and MS would see Steam as a threat to XBLA and GFWL.
For good reason, as GFWL stinks and gets in the way of the game more than aids it.
Their loss, really. The PS3 still has plenty of potential to it. XBox reached its threshold long before Kinect came out. As it stands, Kinect is proving to be better with PC than giving that crappy console new life.
They told that when they announced Steam for PS3. Long before pre-orders for the PC began. It wasn't a secret.Jonci said:
Microsoft has stated many times they don't support cross-platform play because, and this is from an actual quote: console players are worse at FPS than PC players are.
That and MS would see Steam as a threat to XBLA and GFWL.
For good reason, as GFWL stinks and gets in the way of the game more than aids it.
Their loss, really. The PS3 still has plenty of potential to it. XBox reached its threshold long before Kinect came out. As it stands, Kinect is proving to be better with PC than giving that crappy console new life.
I don't put much credence in what they used for a test. As I stated in my previous post I have watched console players do just as awesomely on console as I do with mouse and keyboard on PC. More than likely the person they put on console was more a PC player and not as tested on console. It is just as well that they don't put cross-platform play into LIVE, as that will only give them an excuse to try to charge GFWL users for online play.Rigs83 said:
Or maybe that would be a good thing as publishers would drop GFWL from their games faster than a tap dance.
So, am I going to have to get a Steam account in order to play Portal 2? What if I don't want one? Am I stuck?
Left 4 Dead actually had code for splitscreen, if you plugged in an extra controller and typed some stuff in the console you could play co-cop with a friend on one computer. I guess there will be some kind of similar (unofficial) solution to Portal 2.theriddlen said:
Really? Because if they did offer a real life Portal gun you'd have to be an absolute idiot for not purchasing the game. What £40 for a good game and a real life portal gun. That would be insane, and anyone that denies they wouldn't go for it either is an idiot or chock full of so much pride that the pure stuck up nature of their being has blinded them. I understand Sony hasn't endeared themselves to your heart, but is it any reason to fuck em. Plus you can actually hook a mouse and keyboard to your ps3, Steam might also allow the same offer to happen for PS3, cross platforming is what we have been waiting for, and stop being so elitist.mjc0961 said:
You see Microsoft?
That's what you get when you flip Valve off by not allowing them to release DLC for free and limit what they can do with your console.
I'm buying this game on the PC anyway and was never not going to but I interpret this as a slight act of revenge for making pre-switch me pay for my L4D DLC.
That's what you get when you flip Valve off by not allowing them to release DLC for free and limit what they can do with your console.
I'm buying this game on the PC anyway and was never not going to but I interpret this as a slight act of revenge for making pre-switch me pay for my L4D DLC.