I could see them making it cross platform xbox/pc. Microsoft already has something to that affect with their 'games for windows live', or whatever
it's called.
But unless the company wants to host the game on their own servers, getting the PS3 and Xbox360 to play nicely is never going to happen.
It would be a two fold mess. First they would have to get xbox live to talk to playstation online, and that would be no easy feat.
Then they would have to somehow link their communities (so when your playing on your Xbox, you can find out that Joe on his Playstation has started to play as
well)
The only way they are going to spend the man hours on such a project would be if it made them money. But it would do the opposite. Both platforms greatly
benefit from the network effect (you yourself said your going to pick it up for the PS3 because you know someone else has it as well).
While linking the two networks would be a good thing for gamers, it would compromise a serious source of clout for both platforms, and I just don't see how
they would go for that.
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy
it's called.
But unless the company wants to host the game on their own servers, getting the PS3 and Xbox360 to play nicely is never going to happen.
It would be a two fold mess. First they would have to get xbox live to talk to playstation online, and that would be no easy feat.
Then they would have to somehow link their communities (so when your playing on your Xbox, you can find out that Joe on his Playstation has started to play as
well)
The only way they are going to spend the man hours on such a project would be if it made them money. But it would do the opposite. Both platforms greatly
benefit from the network effect (you yourself said your going to pick it up for the PS3 because you know someone else has it as well).
While linking the two networks would be a good thing for gamers, it would compromise a serious source of clout for both platforms, and I just don't see how
they would go for that.
-Terry
-----
"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy