What would Console and PC owners think of Cross Platform play?

Us PC gamers would destroy the console players. Microsoft tried this already. They put average PC gamers against really good console gamers and the PC guys won.

arto1223

http://www.rahulsood.com/2010/07/console-gamers-get-killed-against-pc.html

They tried it. They took the BEST consolers and put them up against mediocre PC gamers. It was still a bloodbath. Imagine if they used some pro quake or cstrike players. Although the concept could work for NON SHOOTERS / RTS games, where speed isnt critical

[QUOTE="arto1223"]

Us PC gamers would destroy the console players. Microsoft tried this already. They put average PC gamers against really good console gamers and the PC guys won.

1q3er5

http://www.rahulsood.com/2010/07/console-gamers-get-killed-against-pc.html

They tried it. They took the BEST consolers and put them up against mediocre PC gamers. It was still a bloodbath. Imagine if they used some pro quake or cstrike players. Although the concept could work for NON SHOOTERS / RTS games, where speed isnt critical

I'm as accurate and precise in third person shooters, as I am in FPS. :P

[QUOTE="arto1223"]

Us PC gamers would destroy the console players. Microsoft tried this already. They put average PC gamers against really good console gamers and the PC guys won.

1q3er5

http://www.rahulsood.com/2010/07/console-gamers-get-killed-against-pc.html

They tried it. They took the BEST consolers and put them up against mediocre PC gamers. It was still a bloodbath. Imagine if they used some pro quake or cstrike players. Although the concept could work for NON SHOOTERS / RTS games, where speed isnt critical

i dont think speed is the problem, so much so as precision.

Throw those same group of people into a racing game, and it would be a bloodbath for the PC gamers. The more precise steering of the controller would own the less precise keyboard.

PC gamers would think "**** yeah!!" and console owners would likely be "I am cry", though that really depends on the type of games you're playing.

lundy86_4

[QUOTE="1q3er5"]

[QUOTE="arto1223"]

Us PC gamers would destroy the console players. Microsoft tried this already. They put average PC gamers against really good console gamers and the PC guys won.

markinthedark

http://www.rahulsood.com/2010/07/console-gamers-get-killed-against-pc.html

They tried it. They took the BEST consolers and put them up against mediocre PC gamers. It was still a bloodbath. Imagine if they used some pro quake or cstrike players. Although the concept could work for NON SHOOTERS / RTS games, where speed isnt critical

i dont think speed is the problem, so much so as precision.

Throw those same group of people into a racing game, and it would be a bloodbath for the PC gamers. The more precise steering of the controller would own the less precise keyboard.

Most of those I know who play racing games on the PC (as well as others who own consoles) use driving wheels and pedals much like they use joysticks in lfight sims. I've never seen anyone use a keyboard/mouse for racing or flight sims except those who's never played such games often. PC gamers tend to have the right tools for the right job aka pairing the best means of control for the right game. I'm not sure about some of the younger PC gamers. But, that's the way I've been from the time I started.

[QUOTE="arto1223"]

Us PC gamers would destroy the console players. Microsoft tried this already. They put average PC gamers against really good console gamers and the PC guys won.

1q3er5

Although the concept could work for NON SHOOTERS / RTS games, where speed isnt critical

Agreed.

[QUOTE="Nintendo_Ownes7"]

That happened twice once on Dreamcast with Quake 3 Arena it was cross platform play with PC.

The 360 also did that before with Shadowrun I'm not sure if it was available for more games yet.

DoomZaW

And if i remember correctly in both cases, the console were getting beaten the crap out of em

Yep, for QIIA at least, I was there on PC and DC. Eventually a mouse and keyboard was released for the Sega Dreamcast that evened the odds a little but most console gamers still got owned because the PC players had been playing QIIA for years already. I didnt play Shadowrun because you had to pay for GFWL at that time I think and it looked crap.

If there's one genre where the odds would probably be equal and even advantageous to the controller (not console vs PC), it's sports games. That's why I prefer the genre on consoles since in addition to having a controller as primary, that's where most of the sports games are.

[QUOTE="1q3er5"]

[QUOTE="arto1223"]

Us PC gamers would destroy the console players. Microsoft tried this already. They put average PC gamers against really good console gamers and the PC guys won.

markinthedark

http://www.rahulsood.com/2010/07/console-gamers-get-killed-against-pc.html

They tried it. They took the BEST consolers and put them up against mediocre PC gamers. It was still a bloodbath. Imagine if they used some pro quake or cstrike players. Although the concept could work for NON SHOOTERS / RTS games, where speed isnt critical

i dont think speed is the problem, so much so as precision.

Throw those same group of people into a racing game, and it would be a bloodbath for the PC gamers. The more precise steering of the controller would own the less precise keyboard.

[QUOTE="markinthedark"]

[QUOTE="1q3er5"]

http://www.rahulsood.com/2010/07/console-gamers-get-killed-against-pc.html

They tried it. They took the BEST consolers and put them up against mediocre PC gamers. It was still a bloodbath. Imagine if they used some pro quake or cstrike players. Although the concept could work for NON SHOOTERS / RTS games, where speed isnt critical

ronvalencia

i dont think speed is the problem, so much so as precision.

Throw those same group of people into a racing game, and it would be a bloodbath for the PC gamers. The more precise steering of the controller would own the less precise keyboard.

so basically the only advantage is that microsoft allows PC users to choose what input device to use, but restricts 360 users....

gee dont need to be a rocket scientist to realize that people given restrictions arent gonna be as good as the people with no restrictions.

whats gonna be the next painfully obvious test, people with 1 arm vs people with 2?

[QUOTE="1q3er5"]

[QUOTE="arto1223"]

Us PC gamers would destroy the console players. Microsoft tried this already. They put average PC gamers against really good console gamers and the PC guys won.

markinthedark

http://www.rahulsood.com/2010/07/console-gamers-get-killed-against-pc.html

They tried it. They took the BEST consolers and put them up against mediocre PC gamers. It was still a bloodbath. Imagine if they used some pro quake or cstrike players. Although the concept could work for NON SHOOTERS / RTS games, where speed isnt critical

i dont think speed is the problem, so much so as precision.

Throw those same group of people into a racing game, and it would be a bloodbath for the PC gamers. The more precise steering of the controller would own the less precise keyboard.

Maybe, but let pcgamers use mouse and KB with those racing games and it would propably be quite even

AdrianWerner

Keyboard and mouse with racing games? Uh, no. That's almost as bad as dogfighting in a flight sim with a controller. Actually, it's worse.

[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"]Maybe, but let pcgamers use mouse and KB with those racing games and it would propably be quite even

jun_aka_pekto

Keyboard and mouse with racing games? Uh, no. That's almost as bad as dogfighting in a flight sim with a controller. Actually, it's worse.

I would enjoy slapping the **** out of PC gamers

I would enjoy slapping the **** out of PC gamers

hkymike

I would enjoy slapping the **** out of PC gamers

hkymike

They need to do this already.

Not just for competative multiplayer but also for co-op. I know some friends who game on their PC and the only time we play co-op for anything is split-screen and that doesn't happen too often (they live pretty far)

No thanks. I like the challenge of playing other Keyboard & Mouse users.
I wouldn't mind playing co-op with some of my console friends, though.

[QUOTE="hkymike"]

I would enjoy slapping the **** out of PC gamers

AdmiralBison

[QUOTE="AdmiralBison"][QUOTE="hkymike"]

I would enjoy slapping the **** out of PC gamers

hkymike

Being a PC gamer, I would LOVE it! All my friends own an Xbox 360 and because I don't have one, I can't play online with them. I just don't know how console players will manage against PC gamers though, since we have an advantage with mouse and keyboard.

ps3 has leybpard and mouse support plus move would make things intertesting