PC - Xbox 360 Multiplayer Crossover [Archive]

The Puppet Master

01-10-2006, 11:05 AM

From the advertisement we can all see on this website, we can pretty much conclude that Prey will appear on both the PC and the 360. However, I would like to know if 3dr and HumanHead have any plans to make it possible for PC and Xbox players to play together during multiplayer games?

Joe Siegler

01-10-2006, 11:06 AM

Good question, I don't know the answer to it, though. I'll ask.

Micki!

01-10-2006, 11:11 AM

The Puppet Master said:
From the advertisement we can all see on this website, we can pretty much conclude that Prey will appear on both the PC and the 360. However, I would like to know if 3dr and HumanHead have any plans to make it possible for PC and Xbox players to play together during multiplayer games?

I doubt it will happen... PCGamers would have a unfair chance against console players... Maybe singleplayer works fine on 360, but when DM'ing against a PC player, he wouldn't have a chance... A mouse can react SO much faster than a gamepad, and i'd like a fair battle, where no players will encounter any disadvantages...
Would be cool if it would work out well though...

Joe Siegler

01-10-2006, 11:22 AM

HH said this...

it was not planned and that the 360 version will run under Xbox Live, so it is highly unlikely.

hell-angel

01-11-2006, 01:56 AM

Well, that clears it up then. I also doubt MS wouldn't allow it since it's know that a PC gamer has the advantage and then people would not like the Console that much. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

George Broussard

01-11-2006, 01:59 AM

scorpian007

01-11-2006, 06:27 AM

Its unlikely it will work because of the Xbox Live infastructure being so locked down.

Would be cool though

hell-angel

01-11-2006, 08:16 AM

scorpian007 said:
Its unlikely it will work because of the Xbox Live infastructure being so locked down.

Would be cool though

Nah, like said before, to easy for the PC players in general.

Logic Bomb

01-11-2006, 12:36 PM

Not to mention how easy it would be for the pc users to cheat against the xbox users should they so desire. There's usually always at least a few hacks that get by.

hell-angel

01-12-2006, 01:50 AM

Logic Bomb said:
Not to mention how easy it would be for the pc users to cheat against the xbox users should they so desire. There's usually always at least a few hacks that get by.

True, but I guess that punkbuster would stop most of it. Still, no console vs PC warfare in this game. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Cerberus_e

01-12-2006, 05:16 AM

Logic Bomb said:
Not to mention how easy it would be for the pc users to cheat against the xbox users should they so desire. There's usually always at least a few hacks that get by.

That has hardly anything to do with differences between PC and Xbox 360, because cheaters can also cheat against PC gamers. The difference is the Xbox 360 gamers can't fight back. But then again, you shouldn't fight back, and most PC gamers don't want to fight back by cheating themselves either.

Karthik

01-12-2006, 09:21 AM

Dang, that's bad. The Dreamcast was able to let PC gamers to go up against DC gamers in Quake 3. Then there was NFS:U that allowed PC gamers go up against PS2 players.

Talos

01-17-2006, 05:55 PM

George Broussard said:

The Puppet Master said:
From the advertisement we can all see on this website, we can pretty much conclude that Prey will appear on both the PC and the 360. However, I would like to know if 3dr and HumanHead have any plans to make it possible for PC and Xbox players to play together during multiplayer games?

No. This is not going to happen. Not sure it's really even possible.

It is - see here: Huxley - Online PC vs XBox 360 (http://www.pcgames.de/?article_id=442880)
The text is in german but the basic message is: it's definately possible (according to the huxley producer)!

I'm not disappointed that Prey will not feature this mp aspect, since I think that equal opportunities would not be given...

colmtourque

01-23-2006, 12:29 PM

Karthik said:
Dang, that's bad. The Dreamcast was able to let PC gamers to go up against DC gamers in Quake 3. Then there was NFS:U that allowed PC gamers go up against PS2 players.

<risk of showing my ignorance here>
I thought that console games had to be slowed down in order to give the console gamers a chance.
How did that work?

Not trying to start anything here, I simply don't play consoles so this is only based on heresay.

ishak540m

05-15-2006, 03:02 PM

Is this a cross platform multiplayer game between Xbox 360 and PC?

Joe Siegler

05-15-2006, 03:04 PM

I'm pretty sure that's not a possibility, but I'd have to check on it.

Kristian Joensen

05-15-2006, 03:07 PM

Wasn't there already a thread abou this where George came in and stated that that wouldn't happen :confused:

Micki!

05-15-2006, 03:21 PM

Wasn't there already a thread abou this where George came in and stated that that wouldn't happen :confused:

Yes, i remember he said that it wasn't possible... The diffeences would be too great, to make a game fair... (that said, Mouse > Console Controller) :o

Not really sure if it was actually George though, but it was certainly an official word by someone...

FireFly

05-15-2006, 04:08 PM

"No. This is not going to happen. Not sure it's really even possible."

http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15118

ishak540m

05-15-2006, 04:21 PM

"No. This is not going to happen. Not sure it's really even possible."

http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15118

gotcha. Thanks.

Micki!

05-16-2006, 11:37 AM

Ahh yes, i remember that one...
But i was sure there was another quote with the "unfair" word in it...

I might be wrong of course... :o

crunchy superman

05-16-2006, 01:06 PM

Tim Sweeny said (http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=70056) it was Microsoft that wouldn't allow it.

". . . but on XB360 side Microsoft has chosen to keep the network completely closed so you won't have PC players playing on XBox Live. Kind of an unfortunate decision, but it allows them to secure their network and control it carefully which you kinda want in a console environment."

Kristian Joensen

05-16-2006, 03:03 PM

Well he is talking about Xbox Live, could it not be possible independent of that ?

qwerty

05-16-2006, 03:48 PM

in Huxley the PC players will play with Xbox 360 players

Joe Siegler

05-16-2006, 03:59 PM

Threads merged.

avatar_58

05-16-2006, 04:02 PM

Well it IS possible, as microsoft's plan for Vista is to include such an ability. I'm guessing they've locked the 360 for now until the day vista is released.

Although if you ask me it ought to be limited genre-wise. How fair is it to console gamers to face against keyboard and mouse players? Now sports, racing and other action games would be great....but not FPS games like Prey.

ColtonGrundy

05-17-2006, 12:14 AM

im so dumb I just figured out that FFXI was cross platform because I just decided to start playing with my 360. That seems to work out pretty well for that game but the thing is they use the PlayOnline Viewer to launch EVERYONES game and I think companies would have to develop a launcher similair to that technology to successfully go cross platform like that.

hell-angel

05-17-2006, 01:45 AM

hehe, that would pretty much ruin MP for console players then when they get their ass handed to them by PC gamers. :D :cool: