Multi-console online play

LesPaul2510 · 01-23-2008

Does anybody agree with me here? I have a PS3, and I'm thinking about getting Call of Duty 4 after the math regents. But the problem is, most of my friends own a 360, (I sold mine in November after a month of owning it. I had the PS3 for over a year) so there's not many people to play with online except strangers. Now what I'm thinking of, although I doubt it will happen, is for online play accross all systems on non-exclusive games obviously. I know the 360 and the computer can do it, but other than buisiness wise, I see no reason it's not possible with the PS3 or even the Wii. What do you guys think?

Z3CH · 01-23-2008

There's too many potential problems with it. The most problems I see would be from a cnsole and a PC gaming together, but even two consoles together could be very unbalanced. Still would be pretty cool.

Pvt.Dirt · 01-23-2008

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Originally Posted by LesPaul2510

Does anybody agree with me here? I have a PS3, and I'm thinking about getting Call of Duty 4 after the math regents. But the problem is, most of my friends own a 360, (I sold mine in November after a month of owning it. I had the PS3 for over a year) so there's not many people to play with online except strangers. Now what I'm thinking of, although I doubt it will happen, is for online play accross all systems on non-exclusive games obviously. I know the 360 and the computer can do it, but other than buisiness wise, I see no reason it's not possible with the PS3 or even the Wii. What do you guys think?

Well to answer your question, no I don't think we'll see this anytime soon. I believe that they could never make a server strong enough to hold all of the users that will be using it at a time... it would be laggy as all can be. I also think that it would make things like Xbox Lives paying plan obsolete. If you could play the same games on the same server as other systems, why would you want to spend money on Xbox Live when you could buy a PS3 and play for free? If it's run on the same server, it will be just as laggy or slow on any system, making the payment totally obsolete.
Microsoft would be the headliner to all of this idea though. They're the only company(correct me if I'm wrong) to seriously experiment with multi-platform online gaming. Sony tried it, I believe with MLB the show, but it wasn't great at all. In other words, I believe this won't happen at all, or is a long ways off from reality.

OME6A · 01-25-2008

As a gamer, I think this is a great idea.

It will probably never happen though. Aside from Dirt's excellent point of paying vs. not paying, you also have the issue of games needing to be identical (PS3 COD4 maps are slightly different from the 360), and a universal online platform.

A lot would need to change in the online gaming model to make this possible. You'd almost need to have a third party in charge of the online portion for the different consoles.

murqq · 01-29-2008

id love to see it happen

as for cod, ive never seen any difference in maps?

OME6A · 01-29-2008

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Originally Posted by murqq

as for cod, ive never seen any difference in maps?

Helix said that the interior of some of the buildings are different. Like ok Crossfire, the middle building on the map, opposite side of the street from the bus. Not the one with the hole in the wall, the one below that. He said the ground floor in that one has a whole other room on the back of it.

murqq · 01-29-2008

he might be the weirdest person ive ever met after those comments

Negative Creep · 01-29-2008

Yes, I would like it... but it will probably never happen. For reasons already stated...