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Daybreak Announces PC/PS4 Cross-play & XBox One Version

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited January 2016 in News & Features Discussion

imageDaybreak Announces PC/PS4 Cross-play & XBox One Version

In celebration of its fifth anniversary, Daybreak Game Company has announced that DC Universe Online will now feature cross play between customers on PC and PlayStation 4 beginning the week of January 25th. In addition, a new XBox One version is in the works and will be available sometime later this spring.

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  • GrrlGrrl Member UncommonPosts: 354
    Hell yeah!! I'm glad that they listened to us. Thanks! Im pretty excited to get to play with my son on the cross platforms!
  • tawesstawess Member EpicPosts: 4,227
    well that is one way to sell a cross-server merger. =P

    Still good news.

    This have been a good conversation

  • barasawabarasawa Member UncommonPosts: 618
    PC + Console cross platform gaming is only something a lot of gamers have been vocally demanding for at least a decade.

    Lost my mind, now trying to lose yours...

  • PemminPemmin Member UncommonPosts: 623
    awesome
  • synokesynoke Member UncommonPosts: 2
    Too bad I don't play this game no more. The sub isn't worth it and the DLC packs are way too quick for me to afford.
  • OhhPaigeyOhhPaigey Member RarePosts: 1,517
    Cool. I don't play the game though.
    When all is said and done, more is always said than done.
  • MadFrenchieMadFrenchie Member LegendaryPosts: 8,505
    barasawa said:
    PC + Console cross platform gaming is only something a lot of gamers have been vocally demanding for at least a decade.
    It works well here..  Would I want the Battlefield franchise to feature cross platform?  Heck no.

    The amount of headache that would cause DICE, trying to balance for joystick vs. mouse aim..

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  • KilrainKilrain Member RarePosts: 1,185
    I just wish Microsoft would pull their heads out and allow the same. Thinking about selling my xbox one and getting a PS4 because of this. (not this game specifically, but because cross play is a good thing to allow)
  • SpottyGekkoSpottyGekko Member EpicPosts: 6,916
    Interesting...

    Yet another game has PC/PS4 crossover. This is going to start hurting XBox soon, because PS4 is pulling ahead it seems. Always more fun when your game is more populated. It means busier worlds in MMO's and shorter queues in match-based play.
  • inmysightsinmysights Member UncommonPosts: 450
    This is just amazing, been waiting for this FOREVER!!!!

    I am so good, I backstabbed your face!

  • roscuro987roscuro987 Member UncommonPosts: 28
    a promise that was made 5 years ago, i guess its never too late!
  • FrodoFraginsFrodoFragins Member EpicPosts: 6,050
    barasawa said:
    PC + Console cross platform gaming is only something a lot of gamers have been vocally demanding for at least a decade.


    I thought the console makers were the ones nixing it in the past for games like Defiance.
  • Righteous_RockRighteous_Rock Member RarePosts: 1,234
    DMKano said:
    barasawa said:
    PC + Console cross platform gaming is only something a lot of gamers have been vocally demanding for at least a decade.


    I thought the console makers were the ones nixing it in the past for games like Defiance.

    Sony and Microsoft have been against PS/Xbox players on the same servers forever. They still are against this today.

    If I were Microsoft I wouldn't want my players to have to deal with shit servers like PS4 and PC players deal with. The xbox live experience has always and still does to this day have more stable smoother operating servers. I've played on them all, Microsoft xbox live servers are better. I will gladly give up a few fps or higher resolution for better performance on the server side.
  • ReizlaReizla Member RarePosts: 4,092
    Since when does Mickey$oft allow cross-platform servers for XBOX1?
  • GhavriggGhavrigg Member RarePosts: 1,308
    Reizla said:
    Since when does Mickey$oft allow cross-platform servers for XBOX1?
    They don't. This said cross platform for PS4/PC, and Xbox version is in the works, so they'll do their own thing. 
  • Tenaka30Tenaka30 Member UncommonPosts: 84
    edited January 2016
    Righteous_Rock said:

    If I were Microsoft I wouldn't want my players to have to deal with shit servers like PS4 and PC players deal with. The xbox live experience has always and still does to this day have more stable smoother operating servers. I've played on them all, Microsoft xbox live servers are better. I will gladly give up a few fps or higher resolution for better performance on the server side.

    Why would linking the servers mean the XBOX1 players would have to "deal" with PS4 servers? They'd be linked not running on PSN. If one side was down you'd see less players on. As for the same servers as PC, no choice there. Even if XBOX1 and PC aren't linked you're still going to be playing on the same hardware.
  • jmcdermottukjmcdermottuk Member RarePosts: 1,571
    FrodoFragins said:
    barasawa said:
    PC + Console cross platform gaming is only something a lot of gamers have been vocally demanding for at least a decade.


    I thought the console makers were the ones nixing it in the past for games like Defiance.
    Typically it's been for FPS games because after looking into it MS realised how OP mouse aiming was vs controller. For typical MMO's I'm not so sure it's a problem. In the case of Defiance, regardless of whether you count it an MMO or not, it's a shooter so console players would be at a disadvantage.

    You can read an article about it here http://www.gamesradar.com/pc-gamers-destroyed-console-gamers-in-tests-says-voodoo-pc-founder/
  • fivorothfivoroth Member UncommonPosts: 3,916
    SpottyGekko said:
    Interesting...

    Yet another game has PC/PS4 crossover. This is going to start hurting XBox soon, because PS4 is pulling ahead it seems. Always more fun when your game is more populated. It means busier worlds in MMO's and shorter queues in match-based play.
    Microsoft doesn't allow cross play with ps4. They are fine with cross play with PC. Some of their future games are designed for cross play between PC and Xbox e.g. Fablw legends.

    i do agree that Microsoft and Sony should stop being ducking idiots and allow cross play on consoles. I am not sure about cross play on shooters though. Shooters shouldn't cross play with PC. Ps and Xbox is fine though.

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  • fivorothfivoroth Member UncommonPosts: 3,916
    Ghavrigg said:
    Reizla said:
    Since when does Mickey$oft allow cross-platform servers for XBOX1?
    They don't. This said cross platform for PS4/PC, and Xbox version is in the works, so they'll do their own thing. 
    Wrong. Microsoft allow cross play between PC and Xbox. Get your facts straight. They even design some of their future games with that in mind,

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  • Po_ggPo_gg Member EpicPosts: 5,749
    edited January 2016
    Ghavrigg said:
    Reizla said:
    Since when does Mickey$oft allow cross-platform servers for XBOX1?
    They don't. This said cross platform for PS4/PC, and Xbox version is in the works, so they'll do their own thing. 
    Even moreso I think MS went into it with a cheshire cat grin :wink:
    DCUO is (was) the "flagship" mmo of Sony, made for the PS3 (even PC was more like an afterthought, at start it was a pain in the butt to play with keyboard and mouse), with numerous times released data of the majority plays on PS3 (and PS4 too since its launch).
    But, it's not SOE anymore, it's DGC :wink: so yep, I think the real question is not how MS went into this (with a grin I'm sure), real question is what was the Sony folks' reaction...
  • ReizlaReizla Member RarePosts: 4,092
    Ghavrigg said:
    Reizla said:
    Since when does Mickey$oft allow cross-platform servers for XBOX1?
    They don't. This said cross platform for PS4/PC, and Xbox version is in the works, so they'll do their own thing. 
    Ah yes, my bad - wasn't totally awake yet when I was reading it :s
  • fivorothfivoroth Member UncommonPosts: 3,916
    jmcdermottuk said:
    FrodoFragins said:
    barasawa said:
    PC + Console cross platform gaming is only something a lot of gamers have been vocally demanding for at least a decade.


    I thought the console makers were the ones nixing it in the past for games like Defiance.
    Typically it's been for FPS games because after looking into it MS realised how OP mouse aiming was vs controller. For typical MMO's I'm not so sure it's a problem. In the case of Defiance, regardless of whether you count it an MMO or not, it's a shooter so console players would be at a disadvantage.

    You can read an article about it here http://www.gamesradar.com/pc-gamers-destroyed-console-gamers-in-tests-says-voodoo-pc-founder/
    Yeah for shooters it's a complete no no. Mouse is significantly easier. Controller requires more timing skill and precision. Which is said cause shooters on PC need the population boost. I recently read an article, in the uk 90% of the latest cod sales were on ps4 and Xbox. So tiny population for PC. 

    Can you imagine if Microsoft allowed halo on PC and Xbox? Not that's ever going to happen as then ps fans may be able to try's halo and Microsoft can't have that -_-

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  • PhryPhry Member LegendaryPosts: 11,004
    Looks like crossovers are mostly going to be PS4/PC only, already several games out there that do this very well, the main one being FFXIV:ARR, i think one of the factors is that the PS4 supports keyboard/mouse use natively, the XB1 apparently, and this is kind of weird, doesn't support keyboard/mouse at all, its forever on their 'to do' list.
    I think its fairly inevitable that we'll see more and more games being PC/PS4 linked, not because the PS4 is a more powerful games machine than the XB1, but i can imagine that does have some impact, but because there are far more PS4's out there than XB1's, either Sony and MS stop being so proprietory, and allow their consoles to have a less restricted access when it comes to games, or MS will find itself increasingly frozen out on Console as the majority, and perhaps the best games will inevitably be PC/PS4, of course that is probably what Sony wants, but i think for the future of gaming online, they both need to compromise.
  • fivorothfivoroth Member UncommonPosts: 3,916
    Phry said:
    Looks like crossovers are mostly going to be PS4/PC only, already several games out there that do this very well, the main one being FFXIV:ARR, i think one of the factors is that the PS4 supports keyboard/mouse use natively, the XB1 apparently, and this is kind of weird, doesn't support keyboard/mouse at all, its forever on their 'to do' list.
    I think its fairly inevitable that we'll see more and more games being PC/PS4 linked, not because the PS4 is a more powerful games machine than the XB1, but i can imagine that does have some impact, but because there are far more PS4's out there than XB1's, either Sony and MS stop being so proprietory, and allow their consoles to have a less restricted access when it comes to games, or MS will find itself increasingly frozen out on Console as the majority, and perhaps the best games will inevitably be PC/PS4, of course that is probably what Sony wants, but i think for the future of gaming online, they both need to compromise.
    No one is going to attach a mouse and keyboard to a console, how do you even do that? I am going to sit on a desk or something? the people I spoke to on ffxiv all use controllers if they are playing on ps.

    Both Microsoft and Sony are against cross play with other consoles, both are open to cross play with PC. 

    So so far we have only seen cross play with ps4 exclusives because they don't have to deal with Xbox. None of the big games have cross play. Microsoft going to have cross play with some of their future exclusives.

    PC is the one that tends to benefit from cross play because PC tends to have low population for a lot of the big blockbuster games. 

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