Cross format multi-player gaming.

UT3 was bold in the sense that they did attempt this without gimping the PC players' version like shadowrun did. They failed however as UT3 wasn't exactly amazing...
 
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Pc and xbox/ps3 doesn't work because of different controller accuracy.
Xbox and ps3 won't happen because neither sony or microsoft would benefit.
There isn't that much to say really.
 
Shame it would never happen, would like to see a console come out with proper KB+Mouse support though.
just got a 360 for BC2,since iv no mates that still play pc games whereas all them bar 1 play on live, i do miss keyboard and mouse!
 
Nymins said:
I am aware that Shadowrun has it, but PC users still had a massive advantage over the 360 users. Kinda begs the question why there hasn't been another FPS cross-platform game since.

Blazblue is the only type of game genre were it would work and players would have an even playing field. 2D fighting would be fine cross-platform. Totally different story to FPS.
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Didn't stop the 360 gamers beating the PC gamers in a gaming competition I saw. The advantage of PC is overblown but I'm not undermining it. It's better but just not as big an improvement as people think. The true problem is people going from kb/m to controllers and not being used to the controller. When I first started PC gaming I sucked because I was used to the controller but the mouse is still better. The perfomance is fine on a pad but people just need to get good with it.
Like Kree said Shadow run had it and I've seen 360 players win tournemants against PC guys.
 
Its already available on PC vs X360 with the following 3 games (all free to play online vs 360 players if you own them on PC):

Lost Planet Extreme Colonies Edition (£12.99 on Steam right now)
Universe At War (Can be bought for £1-2 online brand new new)
Shadowrun (Under £10 online)

Lost Planet is by far the best of these 3 games and now available digitally for PC. You can use mouse+kb or 360 gamepad on all these titles but it does not offer much advantage anyway as the gameplay is tweaked to your control method.

The main reason you do not see many PC vs X360 games is that the cross platform play has to be coded into the game at the very beginning so you have to know you want to spend the extra time/money on that before starting to build the game.
 
They did something similar with Final Fantasy XI didn't they (although that was PS2/360/PC interoperability)? Although that's an MMO. I suppose it's whether or not the developers are willing to pony up for their own servers to do it.
 
Dancula said:
I think Final Fantasy XIV (is that right for 14 in roman numerals ha) is PS3 and PC cross platform.
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Yep FF 14 players will play on the same servers on both PS3 and PC, they did the same with 11 on PS2 and PC and that worked fine.
 
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