"When I say 'Undecided' I bloody mean it!"
At 4:13 on the afternoon of August 3rd, Epic's Mark Rein, posting to his own forum, stated the following:
Some 'sources' have now managed to morph this into the 'fact' that Unreal Tournament III will be cross-platform PS3 and PC.
Strange, because at 4.29pm on the same day, Rein actually pointed out that:
Still this wasn't enough apparently, as the non-cross-platformyness as at 8:21pm, Flak (an Epic admin) had to reinforce the point with:
The mere fact that you can plug a USB keyboard and mouse into your PS3 and have Epic's forthcoming frag-fest make use of them is indeed 'a good thing'. However, extrapolating cross-platform PS3/PC in the face of denials is pushing a point. File under: "All cows are animals but not all animals are cows".
"I checked with Steve Polge and he said that YES we are supporting keyboard and mouse in Unreal Tournament 3 on PS3. He is confident we are doing it in a way that will be balanced without feeling "gimped" for either side. We'll also allow people to choose whether or not they want to allow mixed controller vs. keyboard/mouse games or not."
Some 'sources' have now managed to morph this into the 'fact' that Unreal Tournament III will be cross-platform PS3 and PC.
Strange, because at 4.29pm on the same day, Rein actually pointed out that:
"Cross platform play isn't decided yet. Please keep this thread about keyboard and mouse for PS3. There are other threads on cross platform."
Still this wasn't enough apparently, as the non-cross-platformyness as at 8:21pm, Flak (an Epic admin) had to reinforce the point with:
"It hasn't been decided."
The mere fact that you can plug a USB keyboard and mouse into your PS3 and have Epic's forthcoming frag-fest make use of them is indeed 'a good thing'. However, extrapolating cross-platform PS3/PC in the face of denials is pushing a point. File under: "All cows are animals but not all animals are cows".
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Bentley 7 Aug 2007 14:04
1/5
Hmmm, having played keyboard and mouse FPS games for years before defecting to PS2 and loving my TimeSplitters 2 dual-stick set up, I have to say I prefer it now... I played deathmatch Half-Life games on PC again recently and after a while my hands were withered up like an old crone. Some nice, sensitive analogue sticks and a sensible layout is actually a lot more comfortable. But at least k/b and mouse is an option.
Bentley 7 Aug 2007 14:04
2/5
Hmmm, having played keyboard and mouse FPS games for years before defecting to PS2 and loving my TimeSplitters 2 dual-stick set up, I have to say I prefer it now... I played deathmatch Half-Life games on PC again recently and after a while my hands were withered up like an old crone. Some nice, sensitive analogue sticks and a sensible layout is actually a lot more comfortable. But at least k/b and mouse is an option.
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Joji 7 Aug 2007 16:12
3/5
I have to say, they missed a real oppurtunity here and some other developer will do it instead. This is the reason I'm looking forward to Arkane Studios' The Crossing, a game that crosses PC, PS3 and 360 gamers together. I'm so glad someone is trying this and the game looks groovy. Unreal III etc, watch your back.
As for playing with kb and mouse, I'd find it hard to go back to hurting my wrist with mouse mats, as i get enough of it already just using a PC. A pad just levels things out and I can easily put plasters on my fingers to prevent blisters.
I still find it amazing the PC still has no standard game pad, as it of all things should offer that option. I wonder when MS will bother fixing this, as its always gonna hold up PC gaming? I did hear whispers of a PC getting a 360 style pad, but its all gone quiet.
As for playing with kb and mouse, I'd find it hard to go back to hurting my wrist with mouse mats, as i get enough of it already just using a PC. A pad just levels things out and I can easily put plasters on my fingers to prevent blisters.
I still find it amazing the PC still has no standard game pad, as it of all things should offer that option. I wonder when MS will bother fixing this, as its always gonna hold up PC gaming? I did hear whispers of a PC getting a 360 style pad, but its all gone quiet.
deleted 7 Aug 2007 17:50
4/5
Joji wrote:
I still find it amazing the PC still has no standard game pad, as it of all things should offer that option. I wonder when MS will bother fixing this, as its always gonna hold up PC gaming? I did hear whispers of a PC getting a 360 style pad, but its all gone quiet.
I think Games for Windows games all have to now support 360 Pad as standard, ie Tomb Raider: Ani, but i could be wrong on that one, but if i am it would be a good idea, i remember about 12 years ago buying a gamepad for pc with 4 face buttons and 2 shoulder buttons only to find out each button was on the same crcuit! and no seperate mapping could be done, i was gutted i later took it back and bought what was then king of PC game pads a GRAVIS Gamepad! Apparently Kingston bought them back in 1997, and as it would seem didnt put them to good use.
ajmetz 7 Aug 2007 21:23
5/5
Ahhh! But can you plug in a Phantom Lapboard?
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