I am glad they post this on MMORPG.com it is pretty interesting even though I dont play EVE or DUST.

And to the ppl who say console players and PC players hate each other:  that is just silly.  A vocal minority might have opinion on which is better but even few of them hate anyone.  At most, there is some mutual jealousy.

Originally posted by afropuff420

"My only problem with the game? PS3-only. We can't have our cake and eat it too, can we?"

Kills it for me again and again. I was so hyped when I heard the original concept. I think this is the biggest mistake ever. Oh well - on to other things.

Amen.

I would much rather prefer that mmorpg.com would stop, PLEASE, reporting on games which are, for one, 'one platform only' unless they TRULY fit the 'mmorpg' genere, which this does not.

Second, Why are you reporting on this, its not a mmorpg at all. (Kinda wondering about many of the recent 'picks' but meh, maybe its time for a namechange, mmo.com? Sony&EAsLittleWhore.com, not sure which fits.)

Originally posted by Kiljaedenas

Originally posted by Gdemami

 

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Originally posted by mCalvert

Why do you keep annoying us with this console news?

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Agreed, it is no MMO either.

Should be posted on FPSGuru but here.

 

Not an MMO? Really? Let's see...

-long term character development through skills, equipment, etc

-multiple players online at the same time, an individual arena may be something like 20 vs 20 or whatever but there could be hundreds of those going at the same time

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No it's not an MMO because 20v20 isn't massive, regardless of how many maps are running concurrently. If they have a couple of hundred on a map, then I'd consider it an MMO, like Planetside or Planetside 2. Otherwise it's the same as playing CS, BF, or any other online muliplayer FPS game.

Releasing Dust 514 as a PS3 exclusive is a enormous risk by CCP.

If this game fails it could mean the WoD will remain vaporware.

Originally posted by SunwolfNC

Originally posted by afropuff420

"My only problem with the game? PS3-only. We can't have our cake and eat it too, can we?"

Kills it for me again and again. I was so hyped when I heard the original concept. I think this is the biggest mistake ever. Oh well - on to other things.

Amen.

Me too

Originally posted by Vegetto

Here's one logic: Maybe they think that if they released DUST 514 on PC, then EvE players may opt to play that instead of EvE, thus disrupting the population.

However, this fails when you consider the same applies no matter what platform it's released on, as whoever is playing DUST is potentially not playing EvE.

I think that's the thinking though, that you're traditional EvE player would rather stab their eyes than play a console FPS. So they potentially open a new untapped market, whilst also retaining the EvE players.

Still, console players are very fly-by-night, the simple comparison of a console gamers shelf of two dozen games he currently plays, against a few on a PC gamers hard-drive, only perhaps two of which he currently plays.

Dust is different from Eve. same IP, samd timeline, but still different. By having it on the PS3, and Free to play, you basically are advertising Eve IP to people that may have never known it exist, which gains more account sells as well as a few months of subs from these players.

People that do not have a PC probably will not buy a PC when they have already a Console and feel good with it.
The only thing that would make sense is if EvE was ported to the PS3.

Originally posted by mCalvert
Why do you keep annoying us with this console news? Twist the knife why dont you.

I even had a beta/alpha whatever invite--but I don't own any console game, much less a ps3.

Came here to make sure that folks were as annoyed as I am about the PS3 thing.

Leaving satisfied.

Dust 514 was meant to be a PS3 and Xbox 360 release, but something went wrong with Microsoft ( maybe they demanded an exclusive or wanted CCP to pay them huge amounts to use the Xbox Live service. I don't know) but Sony wanted to work with CCP for the PS3 platform and it was a far better deal from what I can gather.

So CCP went with Sony and PS3. Makes sense to me at least and also the PS3 is better suited for this FPS MMO anyway due to it ability to browse the internet where as the Xbox your tied to Xbox Live and Games for Windows. For all its popularity the Xbox is just not as flexable as the PS3.

"EVE Online players and DUST 514 players will enjoy a type of symbiosis."

Good luck with that CCP. The PS3 gamer and EVE gamer are apples and oranges, the maturity gap will be huge between the two communities. You're are fools for not making it Pc too. Think of the game you could of had if it were built from the ground up with DX11. You could of had something near to Planetsides scale with today's Pc tech power.

Frankly, I am disgusted at this website for betraying it's purpose and selling out. This game is not a RPG. It is most certainly not a MMORPG. It is not even a computer game. Its is a console FPS.

It does not belong here.

^your right there m8, but its made by CCP who created one of the most hardcore mmo's out there and is older then wow and still makes profit :)

But even without a fps or console game, its amazing CCP is doing a project that takes so much time and recources for a console that dies within 1 year....
A new playstation and Xbox are going to be launched not long from now and then you get a whole new platform again...

i just doesnt make sence and its a lose / lose situation for CCP in any way or shape, maybe...maybe if it was made for PC it would have been a diffrent story...
But even then, why would you play Dust when you can play Planetside 2 :P
PS2 just looks fracking epic compared to Dust.

And like some1 else mentioned, why the fuck dint they made WOD #1 priority ?
WoW is on major decline summer is ending lots of wholes on the market atm, i bet they could have finished WoD this summer if they dint spend all that mapower on Dust -_-

Ahwell maybe they see something or know something we dont ?
Still a waiste of time tough...

There is a obvious reason why its not on Xbox. Xbox requires payments, CCP wanted to give free access to the game on consoles. Thus giving to the Xbox would require people to pay to play it anyways. Anyone who lets their time run out will be unable to play.

I think they just want to keep it active... puting it on PS3 makes more sense than Xbox. Also on PS3 there is less competition for FPS's.

Also unless PS4 and the new Xbox change their ideas about the CD-key encryption allowing each game to only be on one system. they are gonna see a sharp drop in sales. i believe CCP expects this so they arent worried about its release.

This is a PS3 game and does not belong on this site.  The fact it is here really shows the site is catering to CCP.  

As others have already mentioned, this is a trainwreck about to happen, and was a bad idea from the start to target a crowded FPS console market, but CCP is in too far now to pull out.  If it destroys them, it wouldn't be the first time a company has gone under due to over ambitious poorly thought out projects.