Planetside 2 for Consoles

[Marinealver]

To be honest it feels more like a council game that has been ported to PC.

I won't be suprised if it gets released later on the Play Station 3.

[Storn]

NO! Mouse and key board will own a console player.

[Drakkonan]

I can't believe people actually voted yes....

[PredatorFour]

Originally Posted by Storn

NO! Mouse and key board will own a console player.

Not if your on foot and im in a mag Basically opens up the game to a potentially massive market if they do this. They are after making this game a massive success, putting it out on a console would help them.

[PoisonTaco]

No. Too many bottlenecks. The hardware can't handle it, the business model can't handle it and content updates can't handle it.

Hardware is a given, we all know the limits of a 6 year old system and the control challenges.

The business model is a big one. Current systems don't have the infrastructure to properly support a F2P game. Microsoft requires $50,000 for every patch and I'm sue SOE could get a good deal for PSN, but even then it's not built for F2P games. Not to mention every update to PS2 would have to go through a certification process. That means every little change SOE wants to make has to go through Sony QA testing. That's a process that can take up to three weeks.

Consoles do not work for a game like Planetside 2. Unless you get a completely open system, PS2 will have a hard time finding a home on a console.

[brighthand]

think about this:

Name ONE PC game that HASN'T been gimped, or had its potential limited due to development accross platforms?

...This is why I strongly oppose bringing the game to consols. Even if the PS4 and xbox NEXT's hardware would no longer be an inhibiting factor to the game's graphics, the target audience that comprises the majority of the console players still will saverely restrict the developement of the game due to a fear of extra complexity, etc. (btw Although I have been a long time PC gamer since the original 2D, 8-bit Castle Wolfinstein on apple IIc, I also game on PS3, and am not going to pretend that the majority of my fellow console gamers tastes don't differ from the average PC gamer).

For you guys who are advocating a console version of PS2, I have some advice for you: SAY NO TO DRUGS. (You guys in CO might have a harder time doing this, given the recent legislative developments concerning the use of marijuana in your state).

[HydroBIG BANG]

dont like sitting close to the screen,just plug in a controller,problem solved.

[Memeotis]

Originally Posted by PoisonTaco

No. Too many bottlenecks. The hardware can't handle it, the business model can't handle it and content updates can't handle it.

Hardware is a given, we all know the limits of a 6 year old system and the control challenges.

The business model is a big one. Current systems don't have the infrastructure to properly support a F2P game. Microsoft requires $50,000 for every patch and I'm sue SOE could get a good deal for PSN, but even then it's not built for F2P games. Not to mention every update to PS2 would have to go through a certification process. That means every little change SOE wants to make has to go through Sony QA testing. That's a process that can take up to three weeks.

Consoles do not work for a game like Planetside 2. Unless you get a completely open system, PS2 will have a hard time finding a home on a console.

- Current hardware, sure, but the next gen is right around the corner
- Dust 514 is a F2P MMOFPS game on the PS3
- Content updates? Even if these were an issue, I'm sure they could be altered from the PC version

[xuur]

as part of the current game...yeah, I think I have to vote no.

[Coletrainn]

LOL, this is the most unrealistic proposal I've ever seen.

There is no way they could get PS2 to run on current console hardware, I doubt it would even run that well on the new Xbox or PS4.

[Sifer2]

I vote no. Not because I don't want console gamers to have it. But because when a shooter is multi-platform they have to make cuts to get the game to run on consoles. And the PC version would likely suffer because of this. It's very rare to get a shooter these days that makes the extra effort to be better on PC. Battlefield 3 is the only one I can think of.

[PredatorFour]

So whats the difference between using a PS 4 when it comes out, to using a PC from 2/3 years ago to play ?? None at all. Sure its not going to max out the graphics but it will still be able to play it well and look pretty decent.

Funny how many people moan about how much they would own console players with a keyboard + mouse. In reality if you have a squad of mouse + keyboard players against a squad of pad players theres no advantage at all. It doesnt stop them using cover well and shooting just as quick, its just skill at the end of the day isnt it ? Plus a pad gets 360 degree strafe not just a-d-a-d-a...

[Rago]

You got to be Kidding, this Hardware Hungry Beast does not Run on Consoles.

And basically No i would not buy it.

[Ghoest9]

Why has this waste of thread been necroed?

There will not be a consol PS2 for a long long time - because there cant be.

Sony has an exclusive partnership with CCP to make a MMO FPS for consols.

[Memeotis]

Originally Posted by Ghoest9

Why has this waste of thread been necroed?

There will not be a consol PS2 for a long long time - because there cant be.

Sony has an exclusive partnership with CCP to make a MMO FPS for consols.

I chose to revive it because after having played PS2 on PC, I have come to believe that PS2 would be great on console.

I played on PC for a long time, but for the past years I've played on console and it has made me realize how much more fun vehicle gameplay is on console, and that the infantry gameplay is equally as fun, unless you are playing a high-paced FPS.

Also, I think you are confusing the CCP-Sony relationship. Dust 514 has become a Playstation-exclusive because Microsoft bailed. Their partnership does not mean that CCP will have a monopoly on MMO FPS games on the Playstation.