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PC gamers and Xbox 360 gamers unite?

tyler811

tyler811

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Is it or will it ever be possible for console and pc gamers be able to play the same game together? I know GFWL was suppossed to make this happen some years ago but has it happened yet or will it?
 
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For most games controls would break the cross-platform competitive play and make it unfair. Even co-op games would be unbalanced, though most people would probably not notice that or complain. So I don't see it ever becoming common - unless they make it so only people playing with gamepad on the PC can play against console players.

Out of current games, at least Blazblue has cross-platform.
 
Pia said:
For most games controls would break the cross-platform competitive play and make it unfair. Even co-op games would be unbalanced, though most people would probably not notice that or complain. So I don't see it ever becoming common - unless they make it so only people playing with gamepad on the PC can play against console players.

Out of current games, at least Blazblue has cross-platform.
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So my son cannot play CoD:Black Ops on his pc with his 360 friend online is what your saying. 🙁
 
masteryoda34 said:
I believe Portal 2 is supposed to offer PS3 <--> PC cross platform play.
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Microsoft wanted to do that with GFWL, until the compared consoles players and PC players. The guys with the pads were seriously out gunned. so they nerfed that. The only possible multi platform games I would see working are maybe, RPGs or racing games and platformers.
 
Is there any particular reason that they can't support and sell keyboard and mouse for consoles to work with games that need it?
 
Microsoft had a somewhat secret project to unify xbox360 with PC on some games, but it failed miserably because they had some competitive xbox360 gamers get their asses handed to them by middling PC gamers in some FPS matches. It didn't work and the project was ditched because PC gamers had a huge advantage.


maniacalpha1-1 said:
Is there any particular reason that they can't support and sell keyboard and mouse for consoles to work with games that need it?
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Because most people have their xbox360's in the living room and it's not very convenient to use a keyboard/mouse there.
 
Phokus said:
Because most people have their xbox360's in the living room and it's not very convenient to use a keyboard/mouse there.
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That's true, but at least people could put their keyboard and mouse on their coffee table, use it to play and thought it might be a little clunky, it works the same. Of course, the problem of the console itself retaining the same hardware throughout years of increases in PC power remains.
 
No, we would own them too hard 😀

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TBH this should have happened years ago, all games from all systems should be able to play with each other, save for FPS games there really is no issues

hell PS3 V xbox for FPS games would work as both are controllers. PC is the only issue there
for virtually every other type of game it makes no difference
 
some pc gamers (me for example) who can't be bothered with k+b and use a controller could join in too. as long as it was only possible to play with a controller pc side
 
tyler811 said:
Is it or will it ever be possible for console and pc gamers be able to play the same game together? I know GFWL was suppossed to make this happen some years ago but has it happened yet or will it?
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It's technically possible. There were several games way back when that allowed cross platform play, but the PC version HAD to go through GFWL. There are very few people I've run into on the internet who actually like GFWL. Even on those few games, the PC controls were generally nerfed (Shadowrun).

On a more recent front, Portal 2 will have cross-platform play between the PC and the PS3. It isn't a competitive multiplayer game, only coop, so it should work. Now that Valve has gotten that hammered out with Steam (Steamworks?) on the PS3, I expect more games to start doing this.

On the PC<->360 front, I see the main obstacle being Microsoft. They want full control of everything, and everything needs to be monetized. It also devalues their service somewhat, allowing XBL Gold players to play with people who play online for free. I think Valve has said that it's possible to have cross-platform multiplayer with the Xbox, but Microsoft is standing in the way.

On the PS3<->360 front, I don't see this happening any time soon. Sony and Microsoft would have to kiss and make up, which seems unlikely. Which makes me wonder what would happen if PC players could play with either 360 or PS3 players. Would consolers then be able to play with each other?
 
maniacalpha1-1 said:
Is there any particular reason that they can't support and sell keyboard and mouse for consoles to work with games that need it?
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Both the PS3 and 360 support them. Its just that software devs never added keyboard and mouse support to games. Only Unreal Tournament 3 on the PS3 does AFAIK.
 
Phokus said:
Microsoft had a somewhat secret project to unify xbox360 with PC on some games, but it failed miserably because they had some competitive xbox360 gamers get their asses handed to them by middling PC gamers in some FPS matches. It didn't work and the project was ditched because PC gamers had a huge advantage.
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But if you ask an xbox player, they will beat pc players every day of the week.

I just do not see how a game controller can give you the precision that a mouse can.
 
Because there's no need to. Console's are about everyone having the exact same playing experience and no need to code differently which makes it cheaper to code for. Why put in the extra work for an extremely small minority??? I certainly don't want to be playing on my couch with a kb/m. If it was so important, more console gamers would cry over it but they don't so it's not important. The ones that it's important to will buy the XIM. I remember Quake 3 on Dreamcast could play against PC players. It sucked now and it would still suck today because of the inherent advantage mouse gives you.
 
zerocool84 said:
Because there's no need to. Console's are about everyone having the exact same playing experience
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The thing with consoles, you can give a kid a console, and you dont have to worry about upgrades, malware, driver updates or viruses.

One morning my daughter asked me to look at her computer, she said it started getting pop-ups the night before. I turn her computer on, and within seconds images of nude women started poping-up on the screen. Not exactly the kind of stuff you want your 14 year old daughter to see.

For my sons birthday, I'am looking at spending about $200 - $250 for upgrades.

With a console, parents dont have to worry about that kind of stuff.

Consoles offer people a worry free gaming platform. I just think the overall gaming experience is better with a PC.
 
Texashiker said:
The thing with consoles, you can give a kid a console, and you dont have to worry about upgrades, malware, driver updates or viruses.

One morning my daughter asked me to look at her computer, she said it started getting pop-ups the night before. I turn her computer on, and within seconds images of nude women started poping-up on the screen. Not exactly the kind of stuff you want your 14 year old daughter to see.

For my sons birthday, I'am looking at spending about $200 - $250 for upgrades.

With a console, parents dont have to worry about that kind of stuff.

Consoles offer people a worry free gaming platform. I just think the overall gaming experience is better with a PC.
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To be fair, you should have loaded up her PC with all sorts of AV and pop blocking software to begin with. I don't think she would mind if there is a ton of stuff running in the background.

But I see where you getting. Xbox live is full of people who scream and shout all sorts of profanity.
 
Skurge said:
To be fair, you should have loaded up her PC with all sorts of AV and pop blocking software to begin with. I don't think she would mind if there is a ton of stuff running in the background.
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Her system was running anti-virus, but that does nothing to stop general mal-ware. A couple of passes with malware bytes fixed the problem.

But with consoles, you dont have to worry about mal-ware.
 
I hate talking to console gamers that think a controller is as accurate or MORE accurate than a kb+m for FPS. I always give them this scenario and it has silenced every single console backer. You guys should do the same to see the reaction:

Place ten or twenty numbers on a screen as shuffle them randomly. Then, move your cursor, and in order, click on each one like you were doing a connect-the-dots. Which one could you do it faster with?

This is why you can never combine consolers using a controller and PC gamers with a kb+m. Totally unfair. Heh, it's why there's auto-lock on games like GTA4 for the consoles; not necessary for PC gamers.
 
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M$ and sony have both tried it, but in developement the pc types just destroyed the console schmucks with kb/mouse vs controller so they both scrapped the projects.
 
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