Unreal Engine 3: Cross Platform play between PS3 & PC confirmed

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/813/813075p1.html

IGN's GameSpy provides multiplayer gaming technologies such as matchmaking, in-game and out-of-game messaging, persistent player communities, and competition systems. Its services are used by the world's top ten publishers and are currently featured in over 500 games. Today GameSpy and Epic Games announced a partnership to incorporate GameSpy's technology suite into Epic's Unreal Engine 3. The tech will immediately be available to any publishers or developers that license the engine.

The partnership pertains only to the PlayStation 3 and PC platforms, and will enable cross-platform play between the two.

"Over the past months we have fully integrated a broad suite of GameSpy online technology in Unreal Engine 3 and have built a fantastic working relationship with Epic," said Jamie Berger, senior VP of consumer products and technology for IGN Entertainment. "We look forward to extending that relationship with a number of new technologies customized for Unreal Engine 3 to be introduced over the next 12 months."

GameSpy technologies available to license immediately include:



Matchmaking

"Comrade" is in-game middleware and desktop technology that enables seamless in-game to out-of-game community features, such as instant messaging, in-game voice communication, and friend rosters

"Sake" will allow developers to store data securely online, enabling gamers to build extensive player profiles and maintain game statistics

"ATLAS" is an advanced statistical system for dynamic leaderboards and tournaments within the game and on the web

Future feature sets developed by GameSpy will all be incorporated into the Epic Partnership. Unreal Engine 3 games that have already licensed GameSpy's tech include Codemasters' Turning Point: Fall of Liberty and Ubisoft's Brothers in Arms: Hells Highway.

Seems that Epic is angry at Microsoft

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sony copying another companies ideas once again99adgil

didn't Sony do cross platform first with FFXI?

and i'm still wondering where it says that UTIII has cross platform play.

Yea dis iz a definate buy fer me, ever since I heard bout UT3 for the PS3 I wanted. I've loved UT since I was a little kid and I can finally play it on my console with KB/M support, CPP, Co-op & mods we should be hella hyping this.G-Legend

Yeah man. I've only ever played like 45 min of an Unreal game and I fell in love with it. When I get my new PC I'll probably get bother for the PC and PS3 so I can compare and because I can use both at the same time doing different things. Can't wait to play. I'm really loving the Keyboard/Mouse support as well. Epic is the chit!

[QUOTE="G-Legend"]Yea dis iz a definate buy fer me, ever since I heard bout UT3 for the PS3 I wanted. I've loved UT since I was a little kid and I can finally play it on my console with KB/M support, CPP, Co-op & mods we should be hella hyping this.-oG-ShAdY

Yeah man. I've only ever played like 45 min of an Unreal game and I fell in love with it. When I get my new PC I'll probably get bother for the PC and PS3 so I can compare and because I can use both at the same time doing different things. Can't wait to play. I'm really loving the Keyboard/Mouse support as well. Epic is the chit!

haha why am i not surprised OG quoted me :P All I need to do now is to find a USB KB/M for this game.

this is great news! jackle2071

this isn't true...

Epic guys said maybe later, but not now....it's debunked.

http://www.psu.com/Rein-discusses-UT3-Sixaxis-and-cross-platform-play-News--a956-p0.php

that's from an interview with Epic from PSU