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[Roadbeer]

shihku7, on 09 April 2013 - 12:42 PM, said:

The PS3 and 360, combined, have shipped 140 million consoles. That's a lot of hardware, ancient and inferior as it is.

When the PS4 comes out it will be behind PC gaming technology, of course. But think about how many people will actually be owning and using that PS4 technology versus the cutting-edge PC gaming technology you're talking about.

So, sacrifice quality for mass appeal?

The day I limit myself to 15 control options, is the day I kill myself

[Zeus X]

Consolitis, is a disease which ruins games.

It's symptoms are.

• clumsy and frustrating user interfaces
  
• super-large fonts (used to be seen on televisions from afar)
  
• extremely poor visual quality, characterized by low texture resolutions, low polygon counts by current generation standards, etc.
  
• poor control not optimized for the keyboard/mouse control scheme
  
• horrible handling of saving games, or limited save model
  
• lack of options (resolutions, audio settings, graphic quality, etc.)
  
• the inability to remap keys to certain actions
  
• platform-style gameplay suited for gamepads
  
• simplified game mechanics
  
• unoptimized performance not taking advantage of the latest PC technologies
  
• no support for mods, and no editors for customization
  
• Death

Edited by DCM Zeus, 09 April 2013 - 12:47 PM.

[Roadbeer]

l4Dl, on 09 April 2013 - 12:44 PM, said:

Would love to see this on the PS4.

The dev team would actually need to "optimize" the game. The excuse of "upgrade your PC" just wouldn't work.

I'am all for it, be a laugh to see them try and get 60fps on anything but a $2000 PC.

Weird, I get 70FPS on a system I built myself for around $1200.

NZXT Phantom Case: $99
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16811146093
Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H: $129
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16813128543
Intel i5-3570k Ivy: $219
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16819116504
Patriot Memory 16GB: $139

OCZ Vertex SSD: $149
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820227706
OCZ Agility SSD: $89
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820227810
Sapphire Radeon 7770 1GB: $119 x 2
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814202011
XFire Bridge: $10

I'm sorry, I lied... under $1100

Edited by Roadbeer, 09 April 2013 - 01:01 PM.

[DeathofSelf]

l4Dl, on 09 April 2013 - 12:44 PM, said:

Would love to see this on the PS4.

The dev team would actually need to "optimize" the game. The excuse of "upgrade your PC" just wouldn't work.

I'am all for it, be a laugh to see them try and get 60fps on anything but a $2000 PC.

My 4 year old PC would like to have a word with you

[SMDMadCow]

Dear OP,

Do you remeber Mech Assault and how bad it was? Why would you want that for MWO?

[Cferre]

[Apnu]

I'd rather PGI not waste resources on console ports right now. I want them focusing on game stability, servers, networking, and the rest of the check list. Oh and a stable CW out of the gate in September.

[New Breed]

As much as I hate to say it , it would probably be a better simulation.

In the sense controllers don't offer pin point accuracy. As long as they don't put some kind of aim assist in (reason why I think FPS MLG on consoles is a joke)

[shihku7]

SMDMadCow, on 09 April 2013 - 12:46 PM, said:

Dear OP,

Do you remeber Mech Assault and how bad it was? Why would you want that for MWO?

There's nothing about console games that require them to be dumbed down though. Not to MechAssault's level anyway.

Chromehounds and Steel Battalion 1 were not dumbed down console mech games IMO. Chromehounds would've been brilliant if FROM had supported it well, but FROM always abandons their games quickly..

Edited by shihku7, 09 April 2013 - 12:53 PM.

[l4Dl]

shihku7, on 09 April 2013 - 12:51 PM, said:

There's nothing about console games that require them to be dumbed down though.

Except the player market its aimed for

[DeathofSelf]

shihku7, on 09 April 2013 - 12:51 PM, said:

There's nothing about console games that require them to be dumbed down though.

LOL!!! Are you serious? Please explain how you fit a keyboards worth of commands on a PS or Xbox controller?

[Dr Killinger]

Microsoft hold the MW license. They'd never, ever let it onto a Playstation.

Also I'm sick of play being dumbed down and graphics being tuned down to console standards. The PS4 isn't even out yet and it's running on very outdated hardware.

[ThunderOverWater]

MWO on PS4 is a great idea, really. PGI may not have the rights, though.

4-6 weapon groups and 2 independent movement controls is all this title needs. Dual-shock has more than enough, though I'd probably still play with a mouse.

Edit: The newer methods of input like Move combined with Oculus VR would be a lot more fun than a keyboard and mouse setup. If they got that working well, it would be awesome.

The very emotional anti-console reaction in this thread is really funny.


Full disclosure: my last console was an NES.

Edited by colorado, 09 April 2013 - 01:06 PM.

[Ph30nix]

Walk, on 09 April 2013 - 12:08 PM, said:

Do not make the same mistake Diablo 3 did. They gutted the game in order to make it console compatible and that ruined the entire franchise. This game does not work on consoles, do not even suggest it, even at the very basics, there simply aren't enough buttons to make the game function properly.

ummm yea releasing ONE game from an amazing game series on a console "ruined the franchise" while yes console players are a large player base blizzard has done and will continue to do just fine without console games.

[Applecrow]

Console gamers don't deserve real games.

[SMDMadCow]

shihku7, on 09 April 2013 - 12:51 PM, said:

There's nothing about console games that require them to be dumbed down though. Not to MechAssault's level anyway.

Chromehounds and Steel Battalion 1 were not dumbed down console mech games IMO. Chromehounds would've been brilliant if FROM had supported it well, but FROM always abandons their games quickly..

I didnt say dumbed down, i said BAD. Nice reading comprehension there. Didnt Chromehounds need a $100 controller specific to ots game?

[Sable Dove]

Don't you like having bi-weekly patches?

Because if you put it on consoles, you'll be lucky to get a patch every 4 months. Patching on consoles is ridiculously expensive.

[DarkDevilDancer]

No ones gonna buy a PS4 after the terrible experience PS3 delivered, lets get this working on the PC where it belongs and not waste time on console versions.

[shihku7]

DeathofSelf, on 09 April 2013 - 12:53 PM, said:

LOL!!! Are you serious? Please explain how you fit a keyboards worth of commands on a PS or Xbox controller?

This doesn't make sense. No one plays MWO with all the keyboard's buttons. And many of the buttons in the game are so rarely used they could easily be nested in a pop up menu interface.

[Shumabot]

This game could never get certified for a console. They'd have to actually address bugs.