Counter-Strike: Global Offensive details: PC-PS3 play; Competitive & Casual modes
Valve's Counter-Strike revamp will support cross-platform play between the PC, Mac and PlayStation 3 editions. So PS3 players don't look ruddy fools, they'll be able to play with keyboard and mouse.
Valve mentioned last week that it hoped to have cross-platform multiplayer in its downloadble Counter-Strike revamp Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and, lo and behold, it's now official. Between PC, Mac and PlayStation 3, at least. A whole host of other details have spilled forth too.
CS: GO players on the PlayStation 3 will be able to play with their chums on PC and Mac, Kotaku reports, as with Portal 2. So they have a chance of holding their own against their PC counterparts, the PS3 version will support keyboard and mouse. If you want to play worse than you would with a controller, though, it also has PlayStation Move support. Sadly there's no word on whether the Xbox 360 edition will join the cross-platform party too, but we live in hope.
Kotaku also details CS: GO's both Competitive and Casual modes, where the former's more like classic CS and the latter's intended to ease new players in. In Casual mode, players don't need to pay for weapons or armor, round and bomb timers are longer, and can chat with and spectate players on both teams. Not so in Competitive. There, you'll still need to save up and buy your gear, and communication and spectating are locked down. Of course, you'll still be able to tweak things if you run your own server.
Valve intends to run many servers of its own though, to offer a tightly controlled and consistent experience. Only these servers will be ranked. Player rankings will be used for matchmaking in Competitive mode, while Casual matchmaking will go by your friends list.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is headed to PC, Mac, Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in the first quarter of 2012. It'll initially launch with seven maps, tweaked versions five classic 'de_' bombing maps and two 'cs_' hostage scenarios. A PC beta is slated to begin in October.
Here's the debut trailer:
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Valve's Counter-Strike revamp will support cross-platform play between the PC, Mac and PlayStation 3 editions. So PS3 players don't look ruddy fools, they'll be able to play with keyboard and mouse.-
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I'm assuming it's using an updated version of the source engine.
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Graphics are definitely not BF3, but the gameplay is really the important part of CS. Plus, it's important for the game to run on as many people's computers as possible for it to be a success to low-income high density populations which use network cafes instead of personal computers for gaming.
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I always wondered how a fps game would work with a light gun, would people be able to build muscle memory easier, for example: awp twitch shots. imagine also using that light gun with you sitting on a computer desk with a pc monitor, where you can almost aim directly at what you want to shoot at. would it be better than a kb& mouse hmmm
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I for one am REALLY looking forward to CS:GO. As a gamer who largely plays on consoles now, i look forward to a real hardcore shooter with no vehicles, regenerating health, kill streaks, death streaks, overpowered perks or other ridiculous things that have creeped into shooters over the years.
For the people comparing CS:GO graphics to BF3 graphics....keep in mind that you are comparing an arcade game to a full game, and (most likely) a $20-$30 game with a $60 game. -
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The cross-platform play worked with Portal 2 because of what kind of game it is.
If Valve goes along with it for CS:GO, then we'll truly see how bad players are who use a game pad compared to a mouse/keyboard.-
You know they are supporting keyboard and mouse on the ps3 right? And no one argues that gamepads are more effective than the keyboard and mouse. console players just don't care
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It's also on Shacknews. In the article that this thread is about.
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It's also in the article preview in the root post, inches above this one.
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But other than that, it's shrouded in mystery.
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Bout time someone was pushing better FPS controls on the consoles.
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Excellent reading comprehension skills. A little more work and you could pass the first grade.
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I'm expecting them to not give console players any help. They have the option of using a mouse and keyboard if the controller isn't working for them. For a lot of people, the controller will probably be fine.
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Didn't a lot of servers for that one Unreal game that let PC and PS3 players play together get filters to block PS3 players?
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When is the release date?
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Early next year. (But watch out for Valve Time!)
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Uh huh. Where do I give kredit kard and when
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Slightly old but interesting video here: http://www.nationalesl.com/us/cs/news/168291/
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I would love an capture and hold mode with respawning...but that's just me.
Hell, it'll likely have mod support...maybe I should just mod it in along with a few other things if I get a chance and the time.
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