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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Cross-Platform Play Dropped

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Based on beta testing of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Valve is dropping plans to support cross-platform play in the upcoming multiplayer shooter, reports Joystiq. "The beta has proved we want to update not just the beta, but the game itself post-launch frequently on the PC," Valve's Chet Faliszek tells them. "To do that we need to separate the platforms so one doesn't hamstring the other. So for that, we have removed the idea of cross-platform play -- essentially make all platforms stronger by not mixing them."

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Re: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Cross-Platform Play Dropped

Mar 6, 2012, 14:42

Fibrocyte

Cutter wrote on Mar 6, 2012, 14:09: Fibrocyte wrote on Mar 6, 2012, 13:23: Cutter wrote on Mar 6, 2012, 13:13: It's entirely a controller issue. MS and Sony have tried this too and to their great surprise gasp the console people always get utterly destroyed by PC players. So that's really not a whole lot of fun for them. So there's really no point in cross-platform play. So why don't they come out and say it, then? What do they have to lose by telling the truth? EDIT: If it were as simple as "PC players destroy all non-PC players" then they could simply add multiple server types: pure-console, pure-PC, mixed. They have a lot to lose because they're admitting it's an inferior platform all around. For gameplay, for graphics, etc. Not to mention you have to pay to multiplay on the Xbox. You are seriously on a considerable amount of drugs if you think console players with controllers can compete with PC players. I know that most PC players have an advantage over most console players. That's not the point. If they came out and said "we're dropping cross platform support because we've observed that PC players have an advantage over console players" then they wouldn't lose a single sale. This isn't news to anyone. So I'm just wondering if you have any good reasons for your theory, or if you're just console bashing to fit in with the Blues community?

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Comment [quote="Fibrocyte"Mar 6, 2012, 14:42][quote="Cutter"Mar 6, 2012, 14:09][quote="Fibrocyte"Mar 6, 2012, 13:23][quote="Cutter"Mar 6, 2012, 13:13]It's b[entirely]b a controller issue. MS and Sony have tried this too and to their great surprise *gasp* the console people always get utterly destroyed by PC players. So that's really not a whole lot of fun for them. So there's really no point in cross-platform play. [/quote] So why don't they come out and say it, then? What do they have to lose by telling the truth? EDIT: If it were as simple as "PC players destroy all non-PC players" then they could simply add multiple server types: pure-console, pure-PC, mixed. [/quote] They have a lot to lose because they're admitting it's an inferior platform all around. For gameplay, for graphics, etc. Not to mention you have to pay to multiplay on the Xbox. You are seriously on a considerable amount of drugs if you think console players with controllers can compete with PC players. [/quote] I know that most PC players have an advantage over most console players. That's not the point. If they came out and said "we're dropping cross platform support because we've observed that PC players have an advantage over console players" then they wouldn't lose a single sale. This isn't news to anyone. So I'm just wondering if you have any good reasons for your theory, or if you're just console bashing to fit in with the Blues community? [/quote]

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