Originally posted by tixylix

I really do not understand why they made the game based on the EVE universe for console only. Not only that but it is now a PS3 exclusive so they've restricted their player base even more! I don't know a single person who plays a console FPS on the PS3, they all rather do that on the 360. 

The FPS genre plays best on the PC, the PC player base also has proved that they're more likely to get their debit or credit cards out to purchase in game items or a subscription. EVE universe fans are all on the PC right now and I bet most people playing EVE would rather play Dust on the PC or cannot play it on the PS3 at all because they do not have one.

What CCP are doing is just mental, the game will fail hard if they carry on in this direction, they need to open up for atleast the PC. The PS3 is coming towards the end of it's life cycle so the game will so so short lived if they do not do this.

 

EVE has been going nowhere fast for the past couple of years thanx to the focus on Dust, World of Darkness and the walking in stations BS. World of Darkness is now dead and Dust is a PS3 exclusive.... CCP need to fire whoever is making these decisions. 

why you say this?

Originally posted by Zhylaw
Stop arguing over whether it should have been on Xbox or PS3, the bigger issue is that it should have at LEAST been on a particular console + PC. TO have an MMO be console exclusive is dumb, to make this aforesaid console exclusive MMO be connected to a PC exclusive MMORPG (both by story and by actual game symbosis)  is just madness.

I would agree if it where not a proven fact (Hello Planetside!) that hacks and cheats kill competitive  fps on the PC.

Sure you have cheat detection on most major titels, but I doubt that CCP would really want to fight that fight with thier limited resources.

Apparently the Baidu forums (Chinese) are buzzing with speculation about a PC beta for Dust scheduled for 2013. This would fit in with a 1-year Playstation exclusive launch deal with Sony

CCP are relaunching EVE in China with a new partner, and PS3 ownership in the chinese market is apparently very low. Dust, being based on the UT3 engine and supporting KBM on the PS3, should be relatively easy to port to the PC

Interesting times, gentlemen. I would definitely play a PC version of Dust, even if it was a B2P rather than just a F2P.