Bungie engineer explains lack of cross-platform play for Destiny

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Destiny's galaxy may be vast and currently well-populated with beta Guardians, but players aren't able to team up with heroes hailing from different consoles. While technical issues might seem like a likely culprit, Bungie engineer Roger Wolfson told Digital Trends the lack of cross-platform play is more about maintaining a consistent experience for everyone.

"Regardless of where the reality is, there's definitely a perception among gamers that better hardware means you have an advantage," Wolfson explained. "We don't want to have to enter that fray, so to create the best, most level playing field, both actually and perceptually, we separated it by platform."

Wolfson provided a hypothetical example of snipers aiming at each other while using two different consoles. The one playing on older hardware might see their target as two pixels, while the modern console's output could paint a target twice as wide.

Speaking of pixels, Xbox One users will be missing out on a few when their Destiny beta launches on July 23, but Bungie is still aiming for 1080p with the final version for all consoles.



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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/20/bungie-engineer-explains-lack-of-cross-platform-play-for-destiny/

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TroviPosted:

FaIIen
sde005 This game looks like garbage anyways. Not interested, never will be.

End-game will be mindless wandering like GTA V now is. At least in GTA V you can still progress a little bit, like get new cars and gear and just do PVP stuff.


You must not know who Bungie is then if you said this game will be garbage. Waiting for Advanced Warefare eh?


Fallen you made me laugh quite abit with that comment

Evo8Posted:

sde005 This game looks like garbage anyways. Not interested, never will be.

End-game will be mindless wandering like GTA V now is. At least in GTA V you can still progress a little bit, like get new cars and gear and just do PVP stuff.


You must not know who Bungie is then if you said this game will be garbage. Waiting for Advanced Warefare eh?

HaloPosted:

Latias I'm just disappointed the level cap in the full game is only 20.

You can reach level 8 (beta level cap) in only a couple hours of play.


I haven't played the beta yet but they will probably make it higher or harder to achieve in the final game (unless there is an achievement that is tied to it.) - If that does stay the highest level then hopefully it takes longer to get.

LoodPosted:

This game looks like garbage anyways. Not interested, never will be.

End-game will be mindless wandering like GTA V now is. At least in GTA V you can still progress a little bit, like get new cars and gear and just do PVP stuff.

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Homeland
Jaxs There should be a PC beta, but anyways I can't wait till this comes out.


It will probably come to PC next year. This game was made for PC (MMO FPS)


"This game was made for PC" If it was made for PC it would of been released on PC first, then develop for console at a later date like Elder Scrolls Online. PC players like you just make me hate a majority of PC gamers a lot more because you act like PC is the best hten cry and moan when a game doesn't get released for you.


How does getting annoyed that a game that was announced to be on pc and consoles make you hate people. It was supposed to be on pc, and they changed their mind later which is kind of bs. And the only other game console has on pc is gtav which was boring after a month.

DeadMousePosted:

I just want this game to be good.

LFAPosted:

Aslong as the game is good that's all that matters really

Watch_DogsPosted:

Homeland
Jaxs There should be a PC beta, but anyways I can't wait till this comes out.


It will probably come to PC next year. This game was made for PC (MMO FPS)


"This game was made for PC" If it was made for PC it would of been released on PC first, then develop for console at a later date like Elder Scrolls Online. PC players like you just make me hate a majority of PC gamers a lot more because you act like PC is the best hten cry and moan when a game doesn't get released for you.

TomPosted:

Doesnt matter to me. Just hope its good.

HomelandPosted:

Jaxs There should be a PC beta, but anyways I can't wait till this comes out.


It will probably come to PC next year. This game was made for PC (MMO FPS)


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