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Valve: "We Would Like Cross Platform Between PC & PS3"

Alex from GamesOnSmash.com writes "On the recent episode of GTTV, the entire show was basically dedicated to Valve with announcements of new DLC for L4D, Portal 2 info and the unveiling of Portal 2's co-op.

During an interview with Eric, Product Manager for Valve, Geoff asked a question if Valve would ever connsider cross platform play between PC and PlayStation 3 owners in the near future."

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Wizziokid5429d ago

that would be awesome, I hope this does happen.

Lex_Yayo_4075429d ago

Yes it would. Valve is starting to open up more.

rockleex5428d ago

Want to play against mouse and keyboards.

If they do this, they should split the multiplayer into two parts.

captain-obvious5428d ago

im saving up for a new rig
so there is going to be cuts i'll get LPB2 and COD:BO when they first come out and i'll buy GT5 and MOH later down the road
im already saving and hopefully I'll get it by the end of this year

so yah the problem is i dont know if i'll get this game on the PS3 or PC
im still confused
but most likely get it on PC i really dont know

so yah
its super savings for me from now tell the end of this year
you guys wish me luck

WeaseL5428d ago

mouse and keyboard V Move would be a closer battle

Redempteur5428d ago

@rockleex
thank god the ps3 has upto 4 usb ports so you can use a beyboard and a mouse(usb) if you feel cheated
And besides if they do this it's not like you'll be foreced to play against pc player it's just another option for multiplayer

InfectedDK5428d ago

Amazing Valve!
Just make an icon showing PS3 only or PC&PS3 server so people who don't wanna meet others with keyboard and mouse can do that..
This is great. I'm looking forward to see what games will come.

nix5428d ago (Edited 5428d ago )

FINALLY I CAN COMMENT!!! THAT'S WHY WE NEED 'OPEN ZONE'...

but having said that - it would be cool!!! i need to start practicing so that i can beat Conloles and 5000 card guy!!! lol.

AND EDIT!!! YAY!!! FIIIIIIVEEEE BUBBBLEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS...

deafwing5428d ago

... can't the devs just create the ps3 version to use a mouse and keyboard and solve this silly argument all together?

MicroSony4Life5428d ago (Edited 5428d ago )

I think wont let it happen because of the hacking scare that they have been getting.

I can see where hacker would use this a some time of portal to hack the PS3.

RedDragan5428d ago

PS3 can already do Keyboard and Mouse.

It is up to the Devs to implement it into the PS3 games, UT3 did it.

Infact, PS1 did it. There was even an official Playstation Mouse sold by Sony, it is what I used to play X-Com in 1997 (I think it was 1997). So I see no reason why PS3 players cannot go up against PC players on an equal footing.

Plus.... a new release of the Playstation Mouse and a release of a Playstation Keyboard would be great money for Sony. I bet alot of PC-only gamers would make a move over to play Killzone 2 and Killzone 3 should Sony do an update for Mouse and Keyboard support.

nickjkl5428d ago

ps3 already has mouse and keyboard support

its usually how i type messages use the web browser tpye on home and navigate the xmb

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Pandemic5429d ago (Edited 5429d ago )

"We Would Like Cross Platform Between PC & PS3"

Consideration between PC and PS3 but no Xbox 360? Looks like they'll be left out to play by themselves.

Quagmire5429d ago

I'm sorry, I couldnt resist:

comp_ali5428d ago

that's because Microsft won't let them uses steamworks on X360. Just the PC and the PS3 version will have steamwors support.

DA_SHREDDER5428d ago

Now thats more like it Valve. Thanks Gabe.

Def Warrant5428d ago

I agree praise must be given when due.

ThanatosDMC5428d ago

Now if they can only hook my Steam account with my PSN... i dont want to have to pay twice for the same game after all.

TABSF5428d ago

Steam play

You purchase a game on PC and you get the Mac version Free
You purchase a game on Mac and you get the PC version Free

I would expect the game for PS3

pr0digyZA5428d ago

you would probably have the same account name and password I would think.

mistajeff5428d ago

oh man, steam play with ps3 inclusion would be so f**king sweet

ChickeyCantor5428d ago

But they still want you to pay for the work that went into the ps3 version.

mistajeff5427d ago

yeah but i'd gladly pay the extra $10 for the ps3 disc version if steamplay let me download a copy to my PC. especially for co-op-- i have people on both pc and ps3 that i'd play the hell out of co-op with.

il-mouzer5424d ago

@mistajeff

you can't be logged on the same steam account of different machines at the same time

plus, I sure do not want to cash out another 10euros to pay SONY for their frigging license, even though I don't want to play portal on my ps3

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JoelR5428d ago

@rockleex

you do know that the PS3 supports Keyboard and Mouse right?
UT and other games use it.

raztad5428d ago

This cross-platform talk is very interesting and somehow supports the speculation about a Steam powered PSN.

Regarding the cross platform itself, most likely they are talking about COOP, like in L4D and probably in Portal 2. I dont think it is even possible to do VERSUS, and it is not just DPAD vs Kb/m balancing, but uncapped PC framerates vs locked framerate on consoles. I wouldnt like to compete against some guys running at twice my framerate.

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xYLeinen5429d ago

Got pretty pumped when I heard this on GTTV today. This is actually something they can achieve as well compared to cross platform between ps3 and xbox 360 which got no chance what so ever.

Once they get steam on the PS3 I think we will see many changes that we did except and didn't. And if we got a fps cross platform provided by Valve between PS3 and PC we could finally settle the rivalry score once for all :p

El-Fenemeno12135429d ago

if they can achieve this, idk i can't describe it. Simply put i guess it would be amazing

dredgewalker5429d ago

That would be so cool, that means tons of other players to play with. I can't wait for this to happen! If Valve can make this happen I will never ever make fat Gabe jokes ever again!

-MD-5429d ago (Edited 5428d ago )

The PC players would completely destroy the console players.

Don't tell me they won't because I will bet you anything a mouse will beat a controller 10 times out of 10. However! Because of this I hope it does happen as I play all my Valve games on Steam.

Edit: @xYLeinen - No doubt there are some seriously skilled console gamers out there. Even I think I could take some PC guys myself with a controller but I was speaking on completely level terms. Skill for skill a mouse will beat a controller in speed and accuracy. The best PC gamer will no doubt beat the best console gamer. Not to mention almost all console games have auto-aim as default and people have become used to it.

Just watch a couple videos of pro PC tournaments on youtube and then compare them to.. say pro Halo tournaments or whatever the go-to PS3 fps is. The stuff PC guys pull off would seem RIDICULOUS to do on a controller. Shadow Run was proof of this. The guys on PC slaughtered the 360 guys hands down and because of this the game died off almost entirely on 360 shortly after release.

xYLeinen5429d ago

I thought that too.

But if you watch some guys from optic nation playing on their xbox 360 (MW2) I don't think it's certain that a PC player would win necessarily. They are pretty damn skilled and their reaction with a controller is pretty damn accurate.

So put the best PC players up against the best console players in a capture the flag match or so and I think the results would surprise you.

reaferfore205428d ago

You forget they can add KB+M support very easily.

JoelR5428d ago

Yes - it has been done before (see UT)
keyboard Mouse support is integrated into the PS3 OS and can be easily attached by the developer.

nix5428d ago

what about Move? that's way better than controller, any day.

Orange Juice5428d ago

Yea as said above they may just add KB/m support for the Ps3 like in UTIII for the people that fear imbalance. UTIII has proven to me however that controllers can indeed contend with KB/m if used correctly.
And maybe the Co oP will be cross platform in which case the KB/m argument wouldn't matter. This is good news to me personally having so many pc friends along with Ps3 friends.

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Steam Deck Launch Delayed

According to Valve: “The launch of Steam Deck will be delayed by two months. We’re sorry about this—we did our best to work around the global supply chain issues, but due to material shortages, components aren’t reaching our manufacturing facilities in time for us to meet our initial launch dates. Based on our updated build estimates, Steam Deck will start shipping to customers February 2022.”

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Sgt_Slaughter1329d ago

Totally understandable given the current climate, but also a big blow for hype for sure. I would not be surprised if there was a further delay down the road, given how unpredictable assembly lines are at the moment.

0rbital711329d ago

suits me cos i cant afford mine till after xmas haha

Teflon021329d ago

Literally what I just said out loud lmao. Mine was Q1 it said already. But this just makes it perfect for me if the earliest is Feb, mine will probably be April or later which is outside all the releases I care about

VenomUK1329d ago

It's understandable as all manufacturers are supply constrained of components. It just means that 2022 is going to be SO stacked!

roadkillers1329d ago

Why do people always say "current climate"? What are the origins of this highly corporate statement?

ActualWhiteMan1329d ago

Current Climate is 45 degrees Fahrenheit where I am HBU? 🤣

Sgt_Slaughter1329d ago

Just felt like using it, works for the context of the situation

blacktiger1329d ago

ikr, people are brainwashed

blacktiger1329d ago

oh lord this guy believes in climate bs

AmUnRa1328d ago

And some people dont want to see the truth and are brainwashed and think there is nothing wrong with the climate and dont want to see al the signs that indicate that there is defenitly a change in the climate worldwide.

blacktiger1328d ago (Edited 1328d ago )

by listening to others is not truth, seeing for yourself is truth. But people are used to so called television and media oh yeah and government but not with their own eyes ever! That's a hard fact. Ice melt, and you all believe it. Volcanoe hit and you all believe it, this has happened even in the Bible so what climate change for 10, 000 years?

Fishy Fingers1329d ago

Year on and we still cant easily buy consoles or GPUs. No surpised.

Orchard1329d ago

That's a bummer, but only 2 months, and understandable given how unpredictable HW is right now.

phoenixwing1329d ago

Disappointing but not really surprised. I'll still be waiting and keep my pre order

Eonjay1329d ago

Feburary seems to be the month everything is releasing now.

Si-Fly1328d ago

Until the next round of delays 🤣

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Valve Software: Gabe Newell believes brain interface will soon enable games to surpass reality

Valve's Gabe Newell believes that a brain interface for computers will make even more immersive games possible in the future that could surpass reality. He also thinks that this could be implemented very soon.

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Knightofelemia1618d ago

I would buy a machine that is set up to how Kirito and Asuna play games in Sword Art Online

Inverno1617d ago

The world of Sword Art is something I don't think any developer right now will ever bother attempting to create. I've seen .Hack too and the games both those anime show is something I wish someone would make. A real life simulation presented in a medieval fantasy-esque aesthetic would make me quit real life in a heart beat lol

Double_O_Revan1618d ago

Software might be really buggy though...

Profchaos1617d ago

Maybe and maybe the flying car bug was really just a prediction of flying car software failure.

ScootaKuH1617d ago

If reality moves at 3 frames per second that is 😉

Kabaneri1617d ago

That sounds cool but imagine the social consequences some people would get really attached to that alternate reality.

Lore1617d ago

Dwight in Second Life comes to mind

Extermin8or3_1617d ago

Automate farming systems abd have computers feed us through tubes and live theblife you want.... lol wait what if the Matrix Is real? :?o :p

AFKghost1617d ago

I really dont give a flying monkey doodoo about all this futurism bs. Its really just sad, old timers on their way out desperately trying to stay relevant when they should have been making good games for the last 20 years.

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Cyberpunk 2077: The Ultimate Review | Breathtaking

75 hours in and here's our review of Cyberpunk 2077 from a gamers perspective [Steam PC - No Spoilers]

Satisfy your RPG cravings in the beautiful world of Cyberpunk. Bugs and performance issues aside, the core gameplay is brilliant.

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masterfox1650d ago

a new update is up for Cyberpunk 2077 1.06 is out!, for some reason is pretty exciting to get updates for this game lol :D
...oh yeah about this review.....hmmmm .... well it says review in the article title alright, sorry I only wanted to post the news about the new update lol.