CoD6: Modern Warfare 2 - So excited I just might pee.

[taboo_]

Are the different console and PC versions able to play each other?

Gracious no.

If not, has there been much discussion about this or is there a good reason?

Oh yes, certainly. A few years back (with my knowledge of computer systems and networking) I would have said that it just wouldn't be possible. A console and a PC are just on such completely different infrastructures.

Then xBox came along. A console made by Microsoft, running on direct x technologies, with a whole Windows OS on it (Media Centre).

As such YES Microsoft did work on a project to allow cross platform gaming. This was some years back and the project was unequivocally abandoned.

Can anyone guess why? Here's a hint, it wasn't because of the difficulties in technologies or programming. CONSOLE GAMERS - stop reading here because what I'm about to say will prove your uselessness and very much disappoint you.

The project was abandoned because after they managed to get the two platforms talking to each other they got a room full of top Halo players - like I'm talking the kind of guys that can live off an income from gaming - and put them on the xBox. They then got a room full of VERY inexperienced FPS gamers - like I'm talking either REALLY casual gamers or people that just don't play FPS's - and put them on PC.

The result was that the PC gamers won. Every time. And not by a small margin, like I'm saying they absolutely obliterated the best Halo gamers in the world just because they were on a PC. So they had to abandon the project because it was clear that PC gamers are just far too cool and have too great an advantage by choosing to play on the far superior platform.

End of story.

[busa_bloke]

Gracious no.

Oh yes, certainly. A few years back (with my knowledge of computer systems and networking) I would have said that it just wouldn't be possible. A console and a PC are just on such completely different infrastructures.

Then xBox came along. A console made by Microsoft, running on direct x technologies, with a whole Windows OS on it (Media Centre).

As such YES Microsoft did work on a project to allow cross platform gaming. This was some years back and the project was unequivocally abandoned.

Can anyone guess why? Here's a hint, it wasn't because of the difficulties in technologies or programming. CONSOLE GAMERS - stop reading here because what I'm about to say will prove your uselessness and very much disappoint you.

The project was abandoned because after they managed to get the two platforms talking to each other they got a room full of top Halo players - like I'm talking the kind of guys that can live off an income from gaming - and put them on the xBox. They then got a room full of VERY inexperienced FPS gamers - like I'm talking either REALLY casual gamers or people that just don't play FPS's - and put them on PC.

The result was that the PC gamers won. Every time. And not by a small margin, like I'm saying they absolutely obliterated the best Halo gamers in the world just because they were on a PC. So they had to abandon the project because it was clear that PC gamers are just far too cool and have too great an advantage by choosing to play on the far superior platform.

End of story.

I suspected this but thought the net would prove to be the slow point.

Makes sense though I guess, the hardware on a console is frozen in time and processors/RAM/graphics on PCs keeps getting faster..

Thanks for the answer.

[Cap'n James086]

The game was Shadowrun (not a bad game if you got into it), it wasn't a successful game anyway but keyboard and mouse are far more precise than the controllers of the consoles. Clicky. If you want to try this out for yourself connect an xbox360 controller to your pc and play a FPS online, you will get destroyed. Consoles have LOTS of autoaim to make up for the lack of precision so if you play with a controller on a pc you will struggle to hit anything. It would be more realistic to allow PS3 vs Xbox360 but I doubt the 2 companies will want to play nice.

[Semi]

The result was that the PC gamers won. Every time. And not by a small margin, like I'm saying they absolutely obliterated the best Halo gamers in the world just because they were on a PC. So they had to abandon the project because it was clear that PC gamers are just far too cool and have too great an advantage by choosing to play on the far superior platform.

End of story.

So, console gamers have more skill, and PC gamers just take the easy option?

[Guil]

So, console gamers have more skill, and PC gamers just take the easy option?

That's like saying "If I play with crapper hardware, I'm more pro" :|

[padfoot]

No, it isn't.

[Cap'n James086]

So, console gamers have more skill, and PC gamers just take the easy option?

Trololol

Yes and no. It is harder to aim with a controller but because it would be no fun if everyone missed all the time, the auto-aim on consoles is way more than on pc games. Some PC games have none at all.

[ENKC]

Trololol

Yes and no. It is harder to aim with a controller but because it would be no fun if everyone missed all the time, the auto-aim on consoles is way more than on pc games. Some PC games have none at all.

"Some"? That's an understatement. Hardly any PC games feature auto aim. Seriously, name ones that do.

And while I'm here:

Shadowrun is a online only first-person shooter video game, developed by FASA Interactive for Xbox 360 and Windows Vista. It was later cracked to work on Windows XP[1], confirming speculation that it was intentionally limited to Windows Vista. The game features a buying system which is greatly inspired by the game Counter-Strike. The game is also inspired by the role-playing game of the same name. It is not set in the official Shadowrun timeline, but an alternate continuity invented by FASA Interactive. It was the first game to use Games for Windows - Live that allows for Windows users to play with Xbox 360 users.

I believe cross platform multi has even been attempted on Dreamcast, would you believe.

[Uni]

I be on the band wagoon

*unicycle of death* is ma tag

see yas on the field

[taboo_]

JUST over a year and I FINALLY got my first nuke. Up until a few months back it wasn't even worth trying - my internet was shit. However since the upgrade and relatively smooth rounds my game has improved 10 fold.

But today - after about 2mths of trying I finally had my first PERFECT round and my first ever nuke. sooooo stoked.

For months I've had (7kills)Harriers, (11kills) Chopper Gunner, and (25kills) Nuke. I've been playing mostly domination and have been able to pull off chopper gunners every few rounds.

This one opened on estate and an clean 7 kill streak. At this point I fkn hid and let the harrier get me a gunner. Still hiding I let my chopper gunner get me up to 19 kills then - as I realised what was happening - the adrenalin MASSIVELY punched me in the chest and I super human-ed another 6 B-E-A-U-Tiful kills against incredible odds.

Called it in with both teams on around ~115domination points each. <---- a very happy me.

[taboo_]

Fucking a little bitter about not even getting a "good on ya mate" by the game. My first nuke and first perfect round and not so much as a single title, emblem or accolade.

[PFLB]

There are no winners in war

[busa_bloke]

War is hell. Like cricket. Ask the Poms.

[sven]

Fucking a little bitter about not even getting a "good on ya mate" by the game. My first nuke and first perfect round and not so much as a single title, emblem or accolade.

Hehe probably because people have been glitching nukes since the game was released.... so not really that spec

But goon onya for getting one legit

[taboo_]

Cheers Sven, but up until the games release it was put across as being "hack proof" so I doubt that that's actually the reason, but fair comment none the less.

As I said to Scarface last night - I was just a bit bummed that this game rewards you for literally not even touching ur keyboard for a full round by giving you an accolade. you also get 56 emblems just for farting during a round but when you finally pull of something worth bragging about you get nada.

[sven]

Cheers Sven, but up until the games release it was put across as being "hack proof" so I doubt that that's actually the reason, but fair comment none the less.

As I said to Scarface last night - I was just a bit bummed that this game rewards you for literally not even touching ur keyboard for a full round by giving you an accolade. you also get 56 emblems just for farting during a round but when you finally pull of something worth bragging about you get nada.

IIRC you get an emblem/title for getting 10 nukes...


Oh and by hacking I mean friends on opposite teams using tac insert and killing each other