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Overwatch cross-platform play is being considered by Blizzard
- Thread starter Spring Drive
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Impossiburu
Neo Member
Being considered? I don't know, reads more like "maybe one day" to me.
bobbychalkers
Member
That would be cool to do between consoles. Its probably for the best if PC is left out of this though.
KZXcellent
Member
OH between CONSOLES. Yeah that works. As a PS4 player I welcome this.
Vital Tundra
Member
I mean, doesn't the console versions use Battlenet accounts? Don't see why it wouldn't happen between PS4 and XBO.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Sounds like a standard PR answer that doesn't say "No".
edit: Oh consoles, okay.
edit: Oh consoles, okay.
Lanrutcon
Member
Uh uh. Watching people play Overwatch with a controller is depressing after you see what the high level twitch gamers do with a mouse.
Please let me play my PS4 copy with my Xbox One brehs
Playing on console is just pure fun (unless you end up playing against a MLG group). Probably why I don't wanna play on PC cuz of how much more twitchy it is compared to consoles.
Playing on console is just pure fun (unless you end up playing against a MLG group). Probably why I don't wanna play on PC cuz of how much more twitchy it is compared to consoles.
TheAngryMonkey
Member
If consoles were allowed that'd be great. As it is now it's somewhat difficult to get Xbox games going, at least on Gaf
Liquid_Bike
Member
I makes sense on consoles especially with Neo and Scorpio coming out.
E_Darkness
Member
Only between consoles? Eh. I guess it makes sense because of k/m and consoles, but still.
"Being considered" means even less than "Maybe one day" to me. Or at most the exact same thing.
Grim Patron
Member
Pretty much.
gabrielt16
Member
I don't get the keyboard and mouse thing vs controller. I play on PC with a controller and I don't feel like I am at a disadvantage when playing with kb+m players
RealityPales
Member
Good. Slowly taking longer to find games on PS4
Revolutionary
Member
Cross-console would be more accurate. No way they'll mix in PC.
SkullHydra
Member
It would have to be cross console, as they're balancing the game differently on console than PC.
For non-ranked play, I don't see a problem
Sounds like a win-win for console players - larger player base and whatnot.
Adding PC cross-play with consoles is just asking for trouble. It isn't even slightly fair to matchmake PC vs Console players and mixed teams would just anger people.
At higher levels of play KB+M is objectively superior to a controller for twitch aiming / tracking. WASD is at least on par with a controller for movement too.
Adding PC cross-play with consoles is just asking for trouble. It isn't even slightly fair to matchmake PC vs Console players and mixed teams would just anger people.
At higher levels of play KB+M is objectively superior to a controller for twitch aiming / tracking. WASD is at least on par with a controller for movement too.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
Yeah, I don't see a problem either, except for the fact that controllers cannot stand up to KBM.
If someone on consoles wants to just play some casual games and then get put up against teams of PC gamers then they're just going to get their asses kicked.
RowdyReverb
Member
I could see Blizzard doing this
Overwatch has MMR so if you're playing on controller that means you're playing against people even worse than you on kb+m. It's not even a question which is better, the matchmaking is just somewhat hiding it for you.
Bots are better than you
Banned
Cross-platform for consoles? Yeah, please consider this, i have some friends who i'd love to play with. Also, no problems with controls in this case.
On the people discussing PC v Console cross-play, other than KB+M destroying controllers, there are lots of things preventing stuff like PS4+XBO KB+M and PC.
Console and PC Overwatch are completely differently balanced.
Console Overwatch also has lower FoV to work with.
From what I've played, console Overwatch has generally less skilled players than PC, due to lack of experience with games like TF2 and general team play FPSs.
etc.
Console and PC Overwatch are completely differently balanced.
Console Overwatch also has lower FoV to work with.
From what I've played, console Overwatch has generally less skilled players than PC, due to lack of experience with games like TF2 and general team play FPSs.
etc.
Sniffynose
Member
This would be awesome as an owner of 2 xbox ones and 2 ps4s I could have the whole family playing together
I'd say it's the lack of mouse aiming tbh, the controller has a wonky deadzone and acceleration on PS4, xbox at least has the elite where you can tweak that =(
I'd say it's the lack of mouse aiming tbh, the controller has a wonky deadzone and acceleration on PS4, xbox at least has the elite where you can tweak that =(
WooHooAlex
Member
I'd love to see cross platform play between PS4/Xbox
PC shouldn't be cross platform though.
PC shouldn't be cross platform though.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
A good McCree player on PC using a mouse is the scariest thing ever.
Eh even then I don't want control pad users on my team if I'm pubbing it on PC. And playing against pad users would be pretty boring too especially as someone like Tracer which would just be ridiculous. Keep consoles and PC separate at all times.
Ghost Dad the Whip
Member
Would have to be between consoles only because they recently stated that PC and Console will be balanced differently.
Nightmare452
Member
PC can already use controllers. I use the X360 controller on PC, and do fine (not great, and obviously m/kb beat my aim, but overall, I can compete and don't feel overwhelmed).
I don't see the big issue with allowing cross platform between pc and consoles. Just make it a separate playlist for cross-play and one for just console play. That way, everyone knows what they are getting into and no one can complain facing an unfair opponent.
But if they properly use MMR, the control pad users would inherently be rated lower and play with the lower rated PC players. Not everyone on PC is master with KB/M
No average control pad player is going to be matched with a "pro-team" of PC players if the system works correctly
People here are describing KB/M vs controller as if there is no overlap between playerbases. The best controller players will be competitive against most of the KB/M players. You guys are selling controller players short.
Iztok Mravlja
Banned
Overwatch may actually disguise the advantage of kb+m by design, as it isn't a typical shooter.
But for most FPS games, the difference is pretty clear.