Cross Console Multiplayer, Do We Want it For The PS4 and Xbox 720

In Most FPS (First Person Shooters) their is some type of conflict in which one country is at war with another. The gaming community is no different. Usually it's PS3 gamers in a war of words with Xbox 360 gamers. Yes it's mostly fanboyism however, it would be awesome to put those words to actions (online gaming wise).

[Emilio_Estevez]

Won't happen. MS wouldn't allow a non-paying service such as PSN link up with theirs. It would be only natural for people paying to ask themselves why they are paying.

[xxLuckyStrike]

Then give PSN+ subscribers the option

[thugbob]

This is a good idea. I would buy PS+ for it.

[Joule]

"Cross Console Multiplayer, Do We Want it For The PS4 and Xbox 720"

Hell yeah we do, I want to beat all the xbot n00bs.

[news4geeks]

Don't worry, it's almost a given that sony are going to charge for PSN next gen with a service that will be at least on par with live.

Microsoft have proven that people will pay for something even when you get the same service and features elsewhere(Steam/PSN) for free. There will be several tiers of membership much like live but to play online you'll need to pay at least for the basic membership.

I'll stick with steam thanks.

[HappyTrigger]

"Cross Console Multiplayer, Do We Want it For The PS4 and Xbox 720"

Hell yeah we do, I want to beat all the sony droid n00bs.

[mastiffchild]

Well,the "noobs" on both consoles would get pwned so lets not kid ourselves(esp as most of the better gamers have both and a PC anyway) that any one platform has a monopoly on skills. ?silly thing to say-though because Xbox is built on Halo fans you might expect more good shooter players on Live purely because of that but then with MP puzzlers etc maybe Sony would have an edge? Either way, there's shit and good gamers on both and we know it well.

Also, Sony introduce a pay to pl;ay online service that I WON'T be playing console games online ever again-unless Nintendo sort it out properly. Why wouldn't we all go back to PC, Steam and a great free service superior to Live anyway? MS, also, knee they needed good reasons to keep people paying for Live and with Gears and Halo being their biggest exclusives is it any wonder they're VERY MP orientated? Sony don't have that exclusive MP must play as a result of their reluctance to be in a position where they rely a little more on one or two franchises staying big. They, in short,can't risk a p[aid for PSN yet.

Seriously, Sony need a free PSN to tempt us in with PS3/4 and Vita so no paid for service and if they do it's suicide imho. They just haven't got a shooter exclusive to them that tens of millions wish to play so badly they can get away with the con MS do-Halo is a uniquely powerful tool that MS abuse(I fell for it myself for a while but my moral stance no longer allows it-it's a rip off no matter what they say)us with-we should all, regardless of platform loyalty, stand up to MS and tell them we pay enougbh for our ISP and send plenty on Halo games and merch as it is-do the decent thing, add dedicated servers and drop the Live fee and if they're keeping it just to get map packs before PSN(and they'd get them jst as early(just at the same time) without the deal and Acti want the money!!).It's all to get us paying for Live but truth uis we'd get just as much and get it free if we all stood up and said enough's enough and if ?sony go the dirty route too I'llbe first o moan at them too. We already pay a lot for online everything and they don;'t merit a penny more freom us over and above the tons we already spend. Sodlive and PSNsubs,seriously, it's shit.

When I see people defending Live gold subscriptions my heart sinks and I think it's almost lie turkeys asking for Xmas to come four times a year, JESUS it annoy me these days and moreso cos i'm guilty of two years fees myself like a massive tool.

Why,when we buy the MP portion on the disk would companies then think we should pay again for that component? It's just wrong and no other group of consumers is so downtrodden they'd ut up with it.It also creates a lot of bad feeling which translates into piracy-I know a lot of people willing to chip/mod 360s because they feel MS cons the average gamer anyway.Just hope we all manage to stand up and be counted on this blatant piece of rip offery, tell them we had it up to here and that they can stick it-we're going where it's free-PC or even Wii and handhelds FFS.

[Washington-Capitals]

When someone like El Jugador can post a comment like that and get overwhelming agrees, just proves how this site is run by ps3 extremists. Its too funny.

[LOGICWINS]

@Dr- Unless XBL Gold becomes free with the next Xbox. Considering the PS3 is outselling the 360 right now, M$ might need to find a way to catch up...unless all they care about America.

[Jocosta]

Part of your comment is wrong, guess which part?

[MysticStrummer]

@Jocosta - The part about XBL Gold being free. That will never happen.

[TheKayle]

outselling 5 years later....lol....and still behind ...math is not an opinion Logicwins

[XRider]

So this is what denial looks like.

[2fk]

agreed it wont happen...its sony vs. microsoft they wont work together =/; but it would be awesome if they did cross console multiplayer

[slavish3]

it would be great for games to have a bigger community

[Nate-Dog]

I agree although to be honest I don't see PSN being free on the next console. (Yeah I know I'll get a million disagrees because people don't want it to happen but I don't think it will, Sony could make a lot of money with it and who knows, maybe they're waiting until then to give us proper upgrades such well a more reliable network and things like cross-game chat. I'd say Sony would be shooting themselves in the foot for promising PSN would always be free on PS3 if the PSN hack didn't happen.)

[princejb134]

that would suck, if psn was to be a charged service next gen, i think this will be the end of my gaming days

[slavish3]

ms allowed that with shadowrun pc vs 360. sorry get your facts straight.

[Pandamobile]

That's because it was a Microsoft product. Microsoft ran a lot of internal playtests between the PC and 360 platform a couple of years ago but ended up axing most of it because the guys on the 360s were just getting destroyed by even the casual PC players.

[Emilio_Estevez]

I am aware of PC to console on more than just that. What the article and my comment are obviously about is PS3 and Xbox360.

[EasilyTheBest]

I dont see this happening at all.
It defo wont be because of PSN being free and Live you have to pay for.
Theres absolutly NO WAY that PSN will be free the next time around.
Sony couldnt compete with Live at the start of this gen. Now they are practically equal so I cant see Sony being free again and losing out on the millions MS makes.
I know sum people seem to think that Sony loves them, but their a business just like that other company.

[newleaf]

Also with Sony security, why would Microsoft want to expose themselves like that?

[dragon82]

You are an idiot. Go troll somewhere else.

[Chaotic_Lament]

@dragon

You have no valid answer to newleaf, so you resort to childish name calling. Go troll somewhere else.

[gaden_malak]

It would be pretty epic to play PS v Xbox in such games.

[showtimefolks]

what valve did with portal 2 ps3 multiplatform games should be able to do cross platform with ps3/pc

I am sure its possible on xbox360 but i am not sure if MS will allow that since pc is free to play

for ps4 and xbox720 i think every MP game should be on xbox 720/pc
ps3/pc

that would be nice if we can do xbox720/ps4

[a_squirrel]

Not with pc. A mouse is as effective as autoaim, plus the fact you can easily get aimbots on pc.

[curtis_boy]

left ANALOG IS GREAT FOR MOVEMENT

left WASD sucks
right analog sucks for aiming

[Sayai jin]

No MS would not do it because Live is a closed network.

[XRider]

It would never work because Sony lacks the tools needed for social gaming. Text chatting just isn't going to cut it. Sony needs to catch up first when it comes to communication with other gamers.

[Pandamobile]

That would probably require collaboration between Sony and Microsoft which probably would not happen.

[vickysud]

i seriously dont understand what big fuss about collaboration b/w sony n ms..REM sony uses windows in their laptops..sony n ms hv good relationship outside gaming world and on to topic if this to happen both the systems should have identical specifications and depending on the services provided by sony n ms if they are kind to gamers by not thinking abt themselves n greedy for money I VERY MUCH SEE THIS HAPPENING

[Kamikaze135]

It would be nice if they let us have weekly or monthly competitions between players on both consoles. I can imagine all the PS4 players getting ready to put their top players up against the Xbox 720 players in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

[killerhog]

if the xbox 720 is more secure then im down for it. i just dont want to be put in a situation were im at a disadvantage because one console is plagued with deviousness

[Drake_Seraphim]

I wish this would happen. Then multiplayer would be much more competitive. PS4 vs. Xbox. Let fanboys duke it out in the ring instead of on fourms

[femshep]

won't happen but it would be pretty sweet

[SkittlesLikesPopcorn]

it would extend lifetime for games... multiplayer.

[Mr Tretton]

Never gonna happen.

[Dojan123]

Look to a dev with a big title (COD or BF) to try and force it with it's dedicated servers.

[LOOK_AT_THIS_I]

Would make a huge game even bigger. With all the money available from those games it would be a huge selling point over the other. Like someone said above, Imagine the clan tournaments or leader board battles that could occur.

What could push say Battlefield/Medal of Honor type series over COD.....cross platform play implemented on dedicated servers :)

[mendicant]

No.

[Bomberx]

As a 360 gamer I don't like this idea PS3 players will get owned Xbox 360 players are far superior and are in a different league

[Dart89]

Honestly how will they get owned both systems have stupid players??

[HeavenlySnipes]

I don't get why people say that. Where did you gather data to come to this conclusion?

[gcolley]

you think these guys are basing what they say on fact, have you forgotten where you are?

[cobra4]

This would brew up the most intense trash talking game sessions ever. Just imagine...

[boup7]

Despite everything else , could be pretty awesome !

[jukins]

unlikely microsoft will play nice. but hey why not do more cross platform with the pc.

[Der_Kommandant]

My mind can't imagine the Trash Talking

[a_squirrel]

Remember Sesame Street? The talking trash can!

[SSKILLZ]

I pray for the day this happens there's a lot of Hardcore ps3 gamers that would love to destroy all those xbox noobs real bad including my self and all my friends.

[CrimsonEngage]

Have fun trying with your inferior controller. Seriously, who uses the bumpers as the triggers?

[madjedi]

Learn the term opinion buddy.

[FlyShootRaceSims]

MLG?

[koehler83]

I would really like all platforms to move in that direction. PSN, Live, Wii U, Steam and OnLive all capable of playing with one another.

Won't happen. But I'd really like it to.

[TXIDarkAvenger]

I want it to happen too, Jesus.

[matey]

Most people will buy WiiU find out the power of it and its powerful UPad and not look back even big devs have already said it brings proper advancements unlike Kinect/Move the UPad allows 4 hardcore features and i cant wait give me F-Zero 16 players Online,BF3 64 players,F1 2012 full 24 cars online safety car ect and interactive pits,Mario Kart with full damage deformation and 16 players online im done WoW

[blumatt]

I'd say it's safe to say that everyone WANTS it to happen, but the likelihood of it happening is slim at best. It would be cool though. I'll say this. If you guys think trash talking is bad on CoD now, wait until there's an option for one team to be Xbox users and one team to be PlayStation users. Now THAT would be crazy. Poeple would NEVER shut the heck up!

[xxLuckyStrike]

in Team deathmatch u only hear your squad xbox vs ps3

*this eliminates all the fear of trash talking

[Dogswithguns]

Yah.... I do.

[CrimsonEngage]

It would be awesome indeed.

[Ninjamonkey82]

Imagine exculsive content for that crap tbh. Exculsive shotgun for xbox720 to help dominate your PS4 enemies. It would get very boring and drawn out very very fast.

[madjedi]

I would love for it to happen, so all of you 360 gamers saying they have better skillz and will own ps3 users would get killed just like you do on the 360.

I am wondering how many of the boastful 360 fps games here are cod heads or are too used to a shield like in halo, i'll take on battlefield or homefront players(even though almost everyone and their damn dog will camp or hide in corners and abuse the prone ability).

I think some of you people need to deflate your egos, running around with no recoil weapons or a shield isn't impressive to me.

[Ninjamonkey82]

Just used the xbox as an exsample m8, As with thios generation ill go for all consoles. Not a fanboy in anyway as for cod only cod you will find me playing is cod4 on pc esl.eu cba with console COD never have liked it.

Arma2 f**ks it right over imo also only ever been two good cod games for me codv1 and cod4.

Bfbc2 and HomeFront great games im a Bf2 Bf1942 vet tbh and camping never been my style. Though im not gonna run down the middle off an open street for a sniper to have a filed day ^^ thats just being stupid.

[gypsygib]

I'd love cross-platform MP, fanboys could talk with their skills not out of their asses.

[TXIDarkAvenger]

Sure why not? But as soon as its cross multiplayer with PC, I'm out if its playing competitively. PC in the FPS genre has a huge advantage over a controller unless consoles get keyboards n mouses but a majority with still play with controllers because they prefer it.

[gcolley]

please no k+m on consoles. all the same controls or it is a waste of time and like you said, console players prefer their couch over accuracy because it is just a game

[gypsygib]

For some reason I hate gaming on a keyboard. It's like gaming on one amazingly accurate analog stick and a d-pad.

[Jocosta]

Someone should start a petition website, just to see how many gamers would actually want this.

[matey]

I'll play WiiU BF3 64 players online with true evolution of traditional controls JAPENESE STREET DEMO ANY1 yeah so far only WiiU sounds interesting and with custom Power7 cpu/custom AMD HD 7000 series im going off what AMD said not IGN/N4G its not based on 4000 series even though that would make it 3/4 time graphically more powerful than ps3 its not,AMD are using there most up to date advanced graphics technology there words 4 the custom chip now thats the 7000 series so dont write its based off HD4000 ect not listening im going off what AMD have said period.

[Denethor_II]

It won't happen. To much money is involved. What about all the people that buy 360's just because their friends have one? Sony could just say "Well you can still join your friends on Xbox Live".

[Capt-FuzzyPants]

Yes I want to sgow my friends with 360's that the PS3 controller (and my raw skill) is better than theirs.

[JeffGUNZ]

I always wondered why they don't do that. It would be such fun to expand the audience and the community.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

It would, Multiplayer would never be the same hey read my comment and tell me what u think. I think I might have something here.

[Merivigian]

Please no. It would be the same thing when an American guy goes into a game with a bunch of English guys, but 1000x worse.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

lolzz

[AngelicIceDiamond]

I'm not gonna say it'll never happen but it won't happen anytime soon. I can see something like a download from from both the Xbox service and PlayStation service.

Serving as a very basic cross platforming service where you can see PlayStation players and Vise Versa and you can see number of games that are available to play via the basic unified network like Cod, homefront, (FPS) genre and Streetfighter and Mortal Kombat (Fighting games genre)

But I think FPS genre the Xbox Community will perform the best (Though I hate to admit it) and fighting games has to go to the PlayStation in terms of overall best.

[evrfighter]

Owner of both consoles. Ds3 controller works well but 360 controller easily handles better for shooters.

[DanSolo]

It would definitely be cool for some games!

COD and Battlefield being the obvious big 2 multi-platform games that there is no real reason why not to and no advantage to either console.

I think though if they do it, there should not be any distinguishing between the consoles... so unless someone specifically tells you what console they are on you don't know.... or else you'd get the idiot fan-boys arguing about which was best while comparing penis sizes at the same time....

If it happened you'd have to have a built in friends/clan system as you might meet some cool people from the other console who you want to play with regularly and can't add them to PSN/Live. A mate of mine has a 360 and it would be cool to play battlefield with him so I personally would welcome the option!

[maxmill]

Why? So i can hear more ppl call me a nigger 5000 times a second when i whip that ass?

Why do ppl even think im offended by it?

Plus xbots are absolute garbage

[darksied]

I want this to happen, for one reason only. I'm not talking about xbox live vs psn, or anything like that. I just want it so that games won't die as quickly. It's sad to see so few people playing on some multiplayer games. If they were linked, you would have more people to play with; that's the ONLY reason I would want this to happen. I would be in favor of it.