ethomaz said:
You know the "cloud" is a standard dedicated server... it is nothing new and a lot games in PS3/360 already had it. |
It isn't a "standard" dedicated server in a couple of important aspects.
#1, it scales back and forth automatically thanks to MS. They need more servers, Azure fires more up. They need less, it doesn't. There is far less overhead and effort needing to be put in place here by Respawn, placing server farms all over the world.
#2, the cost. MS made it cheaper than any other option Respawn had.
So yeah, DeadBigFoot is entirely correct in assuming a Titanfall PS4 port minus the MS cloudy goodness would not be as good. It would be using your "standard dedicated server", which probably means EA's servers, which likely means garbage. It also means that in 2-4 years the game could become a $60 coaster since both EA and Sony have been shutting down dedicated server games lately.
Thankfully you can also buy the PC version and get the same MS cloudy goodness.
