Cross-Platform The Agency Eventually?
Wilson Talks Connected PC, PS3 Game Worlds on Gamasutra discusses The
Agency, Sony Online Entertainment's upcoming counterintelligence themed
MMOG. The focus is once again on the potential for cross-platform play between
the PC and PS3 editions, which SOE has already said will not be supported
(story). They quote executive producer Matt Wilson saying they
actually have PC/PS3 gameplay working in their offices, and the story suggests
they are considering this for the release version, but all the answers he gives
seem to be reasons why they are choosing not to support cross-platform play.
These include how PC games are more vulnerable to hacks than console games, the
advantage the mouse & keyboard would give PC owners, and the logistics of
applying updates to two different platforms. He does, however, offer an
indication that they are keeping their future options open after the game is
released: "And then the other part is leaderboards and other things. And maybe
in the future, we'll start connecting them up and doing that. Again, it's never
been a technology problem; it's more game balance and update calls."
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