News: The PlanetSide 2 on Playstation 4 MEGA THREAD

[Crator]

Looks like some PS2 players use a mouse+controller combo, without a keyboard. Is this game controller supported?

[Whiteagle]

Originally Posted by Crator

Looks like some PS2 players use a mouse+controller combo, without a keyboard. Is this game controller supported?

My god, if Sony were to make some sort of Gamepad+Pointer peripheral...

[Crator]

Originally Posted by Whiteagle

My god, if Sony were to make some sort of Gamepad+Pointer peripheral...

I guess. Seems they would still be separate though. Cause the players seem to be using the mouse for precision aiming while still using the directional pad to move around but when not needing precision aiming they simply use both hands on the controller, with the joystick.

[exile]

I assume that controller & mouse setup is so they can use the controller for flying.

[Baneblade]

Why do you care anyway? Do you want to play aim-assist-handicapside so badly as to argue in favor of prenerfing the console port into a CoD clone?

[Methonius]

This is probably going to delay so much shit for the PC version. That is if they don't have another team working on porting it over to console.

[MrKwatz]

Originally Posted by Methonius

This is probably going to delay so much shit for the PC version. That is if they don't have another team working on porting it over to console.

They have a separate team working on porting and maintaining the PS4 version, all engine optimization and content will be shared, with the PS4 only to be lagging behind the PC version due to patch certification.

[Methonius]

Originally Posted by MrKwatz

They have a separate team working on porting and maintaining the PS4 version, all engine optimization and content will be shared, with the PS4 only to be lagging behind the PC version due to patch certification.

That's good to hear.

[exile]

Originally Posted by Baneblade

Why do you care anyway? Do you want to play aim-assist-handicapside so badly as to argue in favor of prenerfing the console port into a CoD clone?

Whaaa? Is this aimed at me? I don't even understand the question. Who is talking about "prenerfing" what now? What does that even mean?

[Memeotis]

Originally Posted by exile

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I honestly don't know what it is, but most of these cross-platform advocates are so thick it hurts.

Essentially the logic of these guys can be translated into combining a motorcycle race- and a bicycle-race.

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Motorcyclist: Lol, this is going to be great. It's going to be so easy beating these guys. It makes sense they're in the race though, because then we have more people competing!

Cyclist: This is unfair, I'd rather just race against other cyclists.

Motorcyclist: Why are you complaining? If it means so much, then just get motorcycle instead.

Cyclist: I don't want to use a motorcycle.

Motorcyclist: Then you have no right to complain, because we gave you the option. So stop whining about how you can't win.

Cyclist: It's not about winning, it's about the conditions under which you win.

Motorcyclist: Fine, then quit, some of your other cyclist buddies has made the smart choice and started riding motorcycles.

*Cyclist quits.

Motorcyclist: What a noob. Oh well, now we can finally get this huge race going.

*Most of the cyclists that converted gradually begin to realize that they don't like to ride a motorcycle.

*Many more cyclists leave. Now only a fraction of the initial cyclist population remain.

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This is what will happen with cross-platform, or even they add KBM on console without cross-platform.

[Crator]

Originally Posted by Memeotis

I honestly don't know what it is, but most of these cross-platform advocates are so thick it hurts.

Essentially the logic of these guys can be translated into combining a motorcycle race- and a bicycle-race.

*Long scenario describing how a motorcycle will outperform a bicycle in a race against the two*

This is what will happen with cross-platform, or even they add KBM on console without cross-platform.

I'm not advocating cross-platform so I can own console players. I desire community and development synergy. That's all. This is a MMO which happens to have a 5 year development plan. That means lots of things change and development between the two platforms needs to work together.

[Memeotis]

Originally Posted by Crator

I'm not advocating cross-platform so I can own console players. I desire community and development synergy. That's all. This is a MMO which happens to have a 5 year development plan. That means lots of things change and development between the two platforms needs to work together.

The overall increase in the playerbase will be much larger if the platforms are kept separate. If I was to guess I'd think you'd only get a 5-10% increase in population by cross-platforming. If you don't I think you could get anywhere between 100-300%, for the simple reason that console players won't feel screwed over. Also, there's a limit to how much aim-assist can balance the scales. Something on the other end will have to give, and SOE would probably be forced to nerf KBM, like with Dust514. So you could potentially lose PC players on that account.

[Sledgecrushr]

I think Dust 514 is playstation only. Why cant we have a game that breaks all convention. To unify the playerbase would be another accolade for soe. And if they can actually pull it off with some style then ps2 would be the better for it.

[Memeotis]

Originally Posted by Sledgecrushr

I think Dust 514 is playstation only. Why cant we have a game that breaks all convention. To unify the playerbase would be another accolade for soe. And if they can actually pull it off with some style then ps2 would be the better for it.

Because both evidence and common sense suggest that it is simply not viable. It's a utopic vision where the stakes are too high. If it wasn't the case, I'd love to see a unified playerbase. There is a reason that games like CoD has never cross-platformed: because it would compromise both the PC and the console experience.

[Calista]

Higby doing a Gamespot interview on the topic....