Cross Console Multiplayer, Why not?!!

Most people have made up their minds and having either a 360 or a PS3. Or for those rare gamers both. My question is why hasn't someone created a game that PS3 gamers can play 360 gamers on multiplayer matches. I know it can be done. There are muti-console games coming out that would be awesome if this multiplayer cross-console play was available. I really don't think you'll get console jumping because of that.

What are you thoughts?

Because MS and Sony don't want to.

I never saw the appeal of such an idea, it wouldn't change anything.

lol that would be hillarious

1 side playing for free while the other is on a subscription :lol:

Microsoft has the largest online user base. They dont need Sony's userbase to have decent matchmaking for most games.They dont want to contribute their large amount of players to Sony.

Sony would really, really like to have Microsoft's pool of users, but they dont want to contribute their userbase to bolster Live even further.

Basically, while they both gain something, they both lose something and only the gamers win. But theres no business in that.

There already is such a game. Final Fantasy XI is cross platform, on the same servers. People on PC, PS2/PS3, and Xbox 360 all play together at the same time.

Microsoft has the largest online user base. They dont need Sony's userbase to have decent matchmaking for most games.They dont want to contribute their large amount of players to Sony.

Sony would really, really like to have Microsoft's pool of users, but they dont want to contribute their userbase to bolster Live even further.

Basically, while they both gain something, they both lose something and only the gamers win. But theres no business in that.

XaosII

Because, XBL subscribers are generally better than the PSN players, and I can attest to that, being a mediocre XBL player, and then just destroying it on the playstation. The skill level is off, mainly due to the fact the people who pay for XBL are really into it, and PSN is just something you can do with your wifi and free PSN on the playstation. Also, they've tried this before with PC and XBL players. They took everyday PC gamers and had them play some COD with XBL MLGs. The PC gamers won every time. Each console brings it's own challenges, with, without trying to sound like a troll, PSN doesn't really offer a challenge with the online play.

lol that would be hillarious

1 side playing for free while the other is on a subscription :lol:

iMojo786_PSN

What's so hilarious about it? It's happened before.

would be a disaster because I have noticed 360 players are generally far more skilled then PS3 players.

would be a disaster because I have noticed 360 players are generally far more skilled then PS3 players.

Harisemo

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

would be a disaster because I have noticed 360 players are generally far more skilled then PS3 players.

Grawse

Because MS and Sony don't want to.

I never saw the appeal of such an idea, it wouldn't change anything.

IronBass

It would double the comunity size.

On topic, there are an off road game that supports it. Dust514 will also.

I dont want to play against PSN players. Maybe kicking their as* for a weekend would be fun but I like my level of competition to be as high as possible at all times, thanksshadow8585

:lol: Please

High level of competition in your Call of Duty games? Do you honestly believe people on PSN are significantly worse than people on Xbox? Its the same thing

oh god yes..that would be epic!..kicking the 360s team on an FPS would be so fun..trash talking..epic! lol.. i would support it.. call of duty match where PS3 gamers play against 360 gamers on a search and destroy. would love that

[QUOTE="Grawse"]

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

would be a disaster because I have noticed 360 players are generally far more skilled then PS3 players.

shadow8585

If you seriously cared about that, you'd be playing on the PC. Theres no such thing as a highly competitive game on consoles except for fighting games.

It would double the comunity size.PAL360

Which would only make a difference in unpopular games, and not a significant one.

In popular games, like Black Ops, you can find more than enough players anytime, the effect of the community being even bigger would be unnoticeable.

[QUOTE="shadow8585"]I dont want to play against PSN players. Maybe kicking their as* for a weekend would be fun but I like my level of competition to be as high as possible at all times, thanksBPoole96

:lol: Please

High level of competition in your Call of Duty games? Do you honestly believe people on PSN are significantly worse than people on Xbox? Its the same thing

They really are significantly worse, at the least the majority. Not that ps3 gamers are bad, just that playing on XBL is a greater challenge. Honestly, if you play ps3 regularly move over to an xbox for a day, see how you do. Same thing happened to me, I was halfway decent at COD on the xbox, with a K/D of 1.27. Then I jump over to the ps3 and my K/D skyrockets to 2.00+, it really is easier.

Microsoft has the largest online user base. They dont need Sony's userbase to have decent matchmaking for most games.They dont want to contribute their large amount of players to Sony.

Sony would really, really like to have Microsoft's pool of users, but they dont want to contribute their userbase to bolster Live even further.

Basically, while they both gain something, they both lose something and only the gamers win. But theres no business in that.

XaosII

I have noticed the slight skill gap between PS3 and 360 gamers while playing. On average though neither are particularly good.

The amount of stuff you can get away with in MW2/BO on the 360 is hilarious compared to the PC.

[QUOTE="PAL360"]It would double the comunity size.IronBass

Which would only make a difference in unpopular games, and not a significant one.

In popular games, like Black Ops, you can find more than enough players anytime, the effect of the community being even bigger would be unnoticeable.

It would be our own system wars :P.. well they can always disable the chat but i for one would love to see that and the ability to chat cross patform, cant imagine what would happen to the clan im in when they incounter a 360 team, trash talking at the highest level! .Epic! :P.. acivition hopefully they will be able to pull this kind of thing off in the future.hope the people on live actualy know how to play... too much Call of Duty talk make me want to play it lol

It would be our own system wars :P.. well they can always disable the chat but i for one would love to see that and the ability to chat cross patform, cant imagine what would happen to the clan im in when they incounter a 360 team, trash talking at the highest level! .Epic! :P.. acivition hopefully they will be able to pull this kind of thing off in the future.hope the people on live actualy know how to play... too much Call of Duty talk make me want to play it lolfinalstar2007

I like SW andmy actual games separated, thanks.

Anyways that's not happening anytime soon.

[QUOTE="BPoole96"]

[QUOTE="shadow8585"]I dont want to play against PSN players. Maybe kicking their as* for a weekend would be fun but I like my level of competition to be as high as possible at all times, thanksiMuhKhajiit

:lol: Please

High level of competition in your Call of Duty games? Do you honestly believe people on PSN are significantly worse than people on Xbox? Its the same thing

They really are significantly worse, at the least the majority. Not that ps3 gamers are bad, just that playing on XBL is a greater challenge. Honestly, if you play ps3 regularly move over to an xbox for a day, see how you do. Same thing happened to me, I was halfway decent at COD on the xbox, with a K/D of 1.27. Then I jump over to the ps3 and my K/D skyrockets to 2.00+, it really is easier.

Well I've played hours of Call of Duty MP on Xbox (I own a PS3 only yet all my friends own 360s), and I do just as well on both platforms. Consider this with your difference in KD. When you started on the Xbox, you didn't know the maps, you didn't know which guns were the best, you didn't know the best perk set ups. In the beginning you may have died a lot more because of these things, whereas you knew all of that when you played the PS3.

I do the same on both, and this is with me not being used to the 360's controller. I even played Halo 3 awhile ago and was getting in the Top 3 every match on TDM since knowing the maps aren't as big of a deal as CoD and their layouts are pretty simple.

[QUOTE="iMuhKhajiit"]

[QUOTE="BPoole96"]

:lol: Please

High level of competition in your Call of Duty games? Do you honestly believe people on PSN are significantly worse than people on Xbox? Its the same thing

BPoole96

They really are significantly worse, at the least the majority. Not that ps3 gamers are bad, just that playing on XBL is a greater challenge. Honestly, if you play ps3 regularly move over to an xbox for a day, see how you do. Same thing happened to me, I was halfway decent at COD on the xbox, with a K/D of 1.27. Then I jump over to the ps3 and my K/D skyrockets to 2.00+, it really is easier.

Well I've played hours of Call of Duty MP on Xbox (I own a PS3 only yet all my friends own 360s), and I do just as well on both platforms. Consider this with your difference in KD. When you started on the Xbox, you didn't know the maps, you didn't know which guns were the best, you didn't know the best perk set ups. In the beginning you may have died a lot more because of these things, whereas you knew all of that when you played the PS3.

I do the same on both, and this is with me not being used to the 360's controller. I even played Halo 3 awhile ago and was getting in the Top 3 every match on TDM since knowing the maps aren't as big of a deal as CoD and their layouts are pretty simple.

Yeah, man. I know from experience that it's just as competitive on both platforms.

I've always liked the idea of cross-platform play, but that won't happen... Would be nice if Dark Souls had it, lol.

[QUOTE="PAL360"]It would double the comunity size.IronBass

Which would only make a difference in unpopular games, and not a significant one.

In popular games, like Black Ops, you can find more than enough players anytime, the effect of the community being even bigger would be unnoticeable.

Many of those unpopular games are better than CoD, just not as popular.

[QUOTE="shadow8585"]I dont want to play against PSN players. Maybe kicking their as* for a weekend would be fun but I like my level of competition to be as high as possible at all times, thanksBPoole96

:lol: Please

High level of competition in your Call of Duty games? Do you honestly believe people on PSN are significantly worse than people on Xbox? Its the same thing

Many of those unpopular games are better than CoD, just not as popular.PAL360

[QUOTE="BPoole96"]

[QUOTE="iMuhKhajiit"]

They really are significantly worse, at the least the majority. Not that ps3 gamers are bad, just that playing on XBL is a greater challenge. Honestly, if you play ps3 regularly move over to an xbox for a day, see how you do. Same thing happened to me, I was halfway decent at COD on the xbox, with a K/D of 1.27. Then I jump over to the ps3 and my K/D skyrockets to 2.00+, it really is easier.

Episode_Eve

Well I've played hours of Call of Duty MP on Xbox (I own a PS3 only yet all my friends own 360s), and I do just as well on both platforms. Consider this with your difference in KD. When you started on the Xbox, you didn't know the maps, you didn't know which guns were the best, you didn't know the best perk set ups. In the beginning you may have died a lot more because of these things, whereas you knew all of that when you played the PS3.

I do the same on both, and this is with me not being used to the 360's controller. I even played Halo 3 awhile ago and was getting in the Top 3 every match on TDM since knowing the maps aren't as big of a deal as CoD and their layouts are pretty simple.

Yeah, man. I know from experience that it's just as competitive on both platforms.

I've always liked the idea of cross-platform play, but that won't happen... Would be nice if Dark Souls had it, lol.

I dont want it on an RPG! noo make it happen on a call of duty game! :P.. i want to test 360 gamers and see how bad they are

[QUOTE="BPoole96"]

[QUOTE="shadow8585"]I dont want to play against PSN players. Maybe kicking their as* for a weekend would be fun but I like my level of competition to be as high as possible at all times, thanksfadersdream

:lol: Please

High level of competition in your Call of Duty games? Do you honestly believe people on PSN are significantly worse than people on Xbox? Its the same thing

The community on Xbox isn't 90% larger than the PS3's though. Yes, it may be more, but not to an extent to where the number of good players on 360 completely overwhelms the number on PS3. And the PS3 players that are "Good" would still be good if the 2 platforms meshed together. Plus, if the 2 platforms mixed, the number that would grow more are the players that aren't good at the game, since they are the majority of each platform. The game may actually even become easier.

[QUOTE="Episode_Eve"]

[QUOTE="BPoole96"]

Well I've played hours of Call of Duty MP on Xbox (I own a PS3 only yet all my friends own 360s), and I do just as well on both platforms. Consider this with your difference in KD. When you started on the Xbox, you didn't know the maps, you didn't know which guns were the best, you didn't know the best perk set ups. In the beginning you may have died a lot more because of these things, whereas you knew all of that when you played the PS3.

I do the same on both, and this is with me not being used to the 360's controller. I even played Halo 3 awhile ago and was getting in the Top 3 every match on TDM since knowing the maps aren't as big of a deal as CoD and their layouts are pretty simple.

finalstar2007

Yeah, man. I know from experience that it's just as competitive on both platforms.

I've always liked the idea of cross-platform play, but that won't happen... Would be nice if Dark Souls had it, lol.

I dont want it on an RPG! noo make it happen on a call of duty game! :P.. i want to test 360 gamers and see how bad they are

There is no difference. Each platforms has good players and bad players. Unless the game otherwise specified that a player was playing on XBL or PSN, you would have no idea who was playing on which.

[QUOTE="BPoole96"]

[QUOTE="iMuhKhajiit"]

They really are significantly worse, at the least the majority. Not that ps3 gamers are bad, just that playing on XBL is a greater challenge. Honestly, if you play ps3 regularly move over to an xbox for a day, see how you do. Same thing happened to me, I was halfway decent at COD on the xbox, with a K/D of 1.27. Then I jump over to the ps3 and my K/D skyrockets to 2.00+, it really is easier.

Episode_Eve

Well I've played hours of Call of Duty MP on Xbox (I own a PS3 only yet all my friends own 360s), and I do just as well on both platforms. Consider this with your difference in KD. When you started on the Xbox, you didn't know the maps, you didn't know which guns were the best, you didn't know the best perk set ups. In the beginning you may have died a lot more because of these things, whereas you knew all of that when you played the PS3.

I do the same on both, and this is with me not being used to the 360's controller. I even played Halo 3 awhile ago and was getting in the Top 3 every match on TDM since knowing the maps aren't as big of a deal as CoD and their layouts are pretty simple.

Yeah, man. I know from experience that it's just as competitive on both platforms.

I've always liked the idea of cross-platform play, but that won't happen... Would be nice if Dark Souls had it, lol.

I think it would be a lot more enjoyable in games that require team work. If it was in a CoD game, I would really get tired of hearing "Oh look at all these PlayStation *******" and vice versa. A game like Portal 2 is great for this feature since its about working together rather than competing, which only builds hostility (on a video game for that matter).

Darks Souls would be awesome for this as well, getting invaded by some green phantoms or have Skittles the Tiger raid your game and murder you :P

[QUOTE="fadersdream"][QUOTE="BPoole96"]

:lol: Please

High level of competition in your Call of Duty games? Do you honestly believe people on PSN are significantly worse than people on Xbox? Its the same thing

BPoole96

The community on Xbox isn't 90% larger than the PS3's though. Yes, it may be more, but not to an extent to where the number of good players on 360 completely overwhelms the number on PS3. And the PS3 players that are "Good" would still be good if the 2 platforms meshed together. Plus, if the 2 platforms mixed, the number that would grow more are the players that aren't good at the game, since they are the majority of each platform. The game may actually even become easier.

[QUOTE="PAL360"]Many of those unpopular games are better than CoD, just not as popular.IronBass

Some of those great games are dead mp wise. Cross platform would give them a longer life.

Some of those great games are dead mp wise. Cross platform would give them a longer life.PAL360

Id make you a list of X360 games where the level of competition is high but that would take too long. Moral of the story X360 gamers would win 95% of cross platform COD (for example) games. shadow8585

Based on what exactly?

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OT: Why would this make any difference to anything? Usually the amount of people who purchased the game is enough to fill numerous multiplayer games, so who the heck cares?

[QUOTE="BPoole96"]

[QUOTE="fadersdream"] They don't have to be worse, the multiplayer community is significantly larger. therefore the likelihood of "great" players goes up. not because of system but because of volume. i.e. if 10% percent of each population is "great" but one population has 10 people and the other has 100 hundred people then there are 10x's the number of great players. with more multiplayer games and a larger mulitplayer community the level of competition increases. me as an example: I am really good at online competitive play on 360 (team fortress 2, Battlefield bad company 2), but I am only mediocre at single player ranked games on ps3 (batman AA and Little Big Planet each have community rank systems). i think this is because of the type of game and players per system.fadersdream

The community on Xbox isn't 90% larger than the PS3's though. Yes, it may be more, but not to an extent to where the number of good players on 360 completely overwhelms the number on PS3. And the PS3 players that are "Good" would still be good if the 2 platforms meshed together. Plus, if the 2 platforms mixed, the number that would grow more are the players that aren't good at the game, since they are the majority of each platform. The game may actually even become easier.

I understand. It just made it seem as if you saying the 360 community is that much larger than PS3's. I'd guess its only 10-15% larger which wouldn't make that much of a difference in the good/bad player ratio

[QUOTE="PAL360"]Some of those great games are dead mp wise. Cross platform would give them a longer life.IronBass

Makes sense, it wouldnt be a day/night difference but would help.

[QUOTE="PAL360"]It would double the comunity size.IronBass

Which would only make a difference in unpopular games, and not a significant one.

In popular games, like Black Ops, you can find more than enough players anytime, the effect of the community being even bigger would be unnoticeable.

It would definitely be another log thrown on the SW fire.

Example: Game X gets 9.0 for PS3, and 8.5 for 360.

Lems and Cows play said game and Cows are dominated.

Cows: "We have the definitive console version, lol."

Lems: "Yeah, but you guys totally suck at it, lmao."

Imagine the possibilities.

I dont want to play against PSN players. Maybe kicking their as* for a weekend would be fun but I like my level of competition to be as high as possible at all times, thanksshadow8585

It's not about getting more players, it's about giving the players new options and challenges.omho88

It would definitely be another log thrown on the SW fire.

Example: Game X gets 9.0 for PS3, and 8.5 for 360.

Lems and Cows play said game and Cows are dominated.

Cows: "We have the definitive console version, lol."

Lems: "Yeah, but you guys totally suck at it, lmao."

Imagine the possibilities.

[QUOTE="omho88"] It's not about getting more players, it's about giving the players new options and challenges.IronBass

[QUOTE="IronBass"][QUOTE="omho88"] It's not about getting more players, it's about giving the players new options and challenges.omho88

That's implicit in "more players" :3

There already is such a game. Final Fantasy XI is cross platform, on the same servers. People on PC, PS2/PS3, and Xbox 360 all play together at the same time.

evilross