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CDiablo on 28 March 2014
walsufnir said:
ethomaz said:
That's the reason FFXIV is not on Xbone too.


Yeah, that's a big miss for the massive crowd of FF fans mediocre MMORPG gamers on Xbox.

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Goatseye on 28 March 2014
walsufnir said:
ethomaz said:
That's the reason FFXIV is not on Xbone too.


Yeah, that's a big miss for the massive crowd of FF fans on Xbox.

I know right?



Goatseye on 28 March 2014
Shaunaka said:


I believe you're the one that is short sighted.

MS has a policy in place preventing this for all games, while the negatives you mention aren't applicable to all game types. Hence, it is preventing games from being cross platform that might be cool.

I'm not gung ho about what I am saying here, but I think it's worth discussing.

I would LOVE to have been able to play Fifa against PC and 360 gamers on my PS3. There are possibilities that could work, but this policy is preventing these ideas from ever being born.

(but no doubt FPS for instance is a terrible idea)

They have all the right to prevent cross plat play. I don't think any Xbox gamers care anyway.

Plus here:

"There was a project that got killed at Microsoft. This project was designed to allow console gamers and PC gamers to interact and battle over a connected environment.

"Personally I wish it would have stayed the course. I've heard from reliable sources that during the development they brought together the best console gamers to play mediocre PC gamers at the same game... and guess what happened? They pitted console gamers with their 'console' controller, against PC gamers with their keyboard and mouse.

"The console players got destroyed every time. So much so that it would be embarrassing to the Xbox team in general had Microsoft launched this initiative. Is this why the project was killed? Who knows, but I'd love to hear from anyone involved - what happened?"



Seece on 28 March 2014
Shaunaka said:
Seece said:
I don't get why this is a thing, why are people on PC so eager to play with console gamers and vice versa?


Because this would have allowed PS4 gamers to go head-to-head with XB1 gamers? 

I think people are just pointing out that MS is being typically restrictrive again, whilst Sony is not.

Wait, are Sony saying they'll allow PS4 users to play against XB1 users?



 

Dgc1808 on 28 March 2014
sales2099 said:
Shaunaka said:
Seece said:
I don't get why this is a thing, why are people on PC so eager to play with console gamers and vice versa?


Because this would have allowed PS4 gamers to go head-to-head with XB1 gamers? 

I think people are just pointing out that MS is being typically restrictrive again, whilst Sony is not.

Ironically only MS tried this in the past with a dedicated effort where as Sony......had a one-time deal with Valve on Portal 2?

You are wrong. Unreal Tournament 3, Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XI (PC and PS2) and Portal 2. Counter Strike was also originally going to support this but because Valve couldn't update the game as frequently on PS3 as the could on Mac + PC, they dropped the feature. 

In any case, point is, SONY's allowed this since the PS2 days long before the Valve thing. It's been an option if devs want to go that route.



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ethomaz on 28 March 2014

Seece said:

Wait, are Sony saying they'll allow PS4 users to play against XB1 users?

FFXI can be played in PS3/PS2/PC/360 in the same world with people from different hardware.

So why not? MS allowed too... this new thing is for Xbone like Square Enix said MS didn't allow FFXIV even if they allowed FFXI in the past... Sony allowed both.



sales2099 on 28 March 2014
Dgc1808 said:
sales2099 said:
Shaunaka said:
Seece said:
I don't get why this is a thing, why are people on PC so eager to play with console gamers and vice versa?


Because this would have allowed PS4 gamers to go head-to-head with XB1 gamers? 

I think people are just pointing out that MS is being typically restrictrive again, whilst Sony is not.

Ironically only MS tried this in the past with a dedicated effort where as Sony......had a one-time deal with Valve on Portal 2?

You are wrong. Unreal Tournament 3, Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XI (PC and PS2) and Portal 2. Counter Strike was also originally going to support this but because Valve couldn't update the game as frequently on PS3 as the could on Mac + PC, they dropped the feature. 

In any case, point is, SONY's allowed this since the PS2 days long before the Valve thing. It's been an option if devs want to go that route.

Oh ya, 360 had that with FFX1 as well. Sony may have "allowed" a few games but MS actively invested in games like Shadowrun. It just didn't pan out. PC gamers master race and what not ;P



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sales2099 on 28 March 2014
ethomaz said:

Seece said:

Wait, are Sony saying they'll allow PS4 users to play against XB1 users?

FFXI can be played in PS3/PS2/PC/360 in the same world with people from different hardware.

So why not? MS allowed too... this new thing is for Xbone like Square Enix said.

Cause MMO's and a competitive FPS/TPS/RTS are two MASSIVELY different things?

Shadowrun (FPS), Lost Planet Colonies (TPS), and Universe at War (RTS). All 360/PC cross platform. PC gamers had a massive edge. It really depends on the genre.



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ethomaz on 28 March 2014

sales2099 said:

Cause MMO's and a competitive FPS/TPS/RTS are two MASSIVELY different things?

Shadowrun (FPS), Lost Planet Colonies (TPS), and Universe at War (RTS). All 360/PC cross platform. PC gamers had a massive edge. It really depends on the genre.

MS not allow any genre on Xbone... they did allow in 360... I just cited an example... War Thunder the same Sony allowed but MS not.



Angelus on 28 March 2014
JayWood2010 said:
I dont want PC/Console crossplay. M/KB has a huge advantage over controllers and it would make the game unbalanced for console players.


My thoughts exactly. Cross play with PlayStation could be pretty cool if it was ever allowed somehow (which likely will never happen), but PC....no thanks