Brief interview with Matt Higby, PS2 coming to PS4?

[Memeotis]

What do you guys make of this?

Interview begins at 10:05

[Tooterfish]

Planetside 2 on console? Sounds like free XP to me

[ringring]

There were hints of this a long time ago.

[Memeotis]

Originally Posted by Tooterfish

Planetside 2 on console? Sounds like free XP to me

I'm pretty sure they wouldn't make it cross-platform between PC and PS4. Because:

1. It would hold the PC back in the long-run.
2. PC gamers would have an unfair advantage.

[Hamma]

Ugh I hope not.

[Crefakis]

Plus you have Dust514 on the playstation platform which won't help.

[Memeotis]

Originally Posted by Hamma

Ugh I hope not.

What's so bad about it? SOE has already limited themselves by saying that the game is able to run on 5 year old hardware - if next-gen consoles are more powerful than that benchmark, then I don't see any problem what so ever.

[Hamma]

Console's have been consistently dumbing down PC Gameplay for years.

[TheMarz]

Remember the original cod where all you had was iron sights and no cross hairs for hip firing... Ohh the days

[Memeotis]

Originally Posted by Hamma

Console's have been consistently dumbing down PC Gameplay for years.

How so? I mean, I can understand overall restrictions in content due to aging console hardware and developers being devoted to providing the same amount of content across platforms, but I honestly cannot think of any features in PS2 that would be completely incompatible on console.

[Babyfark McGeez]

Well, that should tell you something then.

This would not surprise me at all. What better title to showcase what a brandnew console can pull off than (a polished and improved) planetside 2?

Besides we allready have aiming down sight.

[elementHTTP]

Higby is getting attacked by hair tentacle monster

[Rahabib]

Originally Posted by Hamma

Console's have been consistently dumbing down PC Gameplay for years.

• considering that its already on the PC, I doubt they would dumb down the interface on the PC, they would just create a new interface on the PS4.
• Also, the PS4 is a ways out, so you have a few years before you have to worry about it - IF it comes out, which I still doubt. Since it is Sony, its not a stretch to believe that something like this could come out, but given how Sony has avoided such integration in the past, its likely to be a PS4 only version.
• Finally, PS4 has the use of a mouse and keyboard, The PS Move (which isnt bad, its a good in-between), and a DS3. In Dust, most of the good players are using the mouse and keyboard.

[GTGD]

My only concern would be the hardware limitations in regards to future development in the game. But I'd welcome back Fodderside for sure

[Tooterfish]

Originally Posted by Hamma

Console's have been consistently dumbing down PC Gameplay for years.

Agreed. Other platforms routinely attempt to replicate the PC experience, but always fall short. A keyboard and mouse will not make up for the console's shortcomings, and any comparable technical specs can be attributed to 6 stagnant years of PC growth, thanks to console marketing.