Xbox, PS3, and Steam 0

by Adam Blue • Editorial

I’m sure you’ve heard of the new Counter Strike game, right? Well, it was recently announced that the PS3 version will use Steamworks and allow cross-platform play on the PC. Not the Xbox version…the console that is directly related to the PC which runs the Steam program that people will use to play with others on the PS3.

Microsoft needs to jump on this.

There are so many odd choices made between MS and Sony about what their consoles can and cannot do. But whatever the reason, MS needs to get in the game (hardy-har) with Steam cross-platform play.

Quote from Joystiq:

Microsoft has to become “comfortable” enough to allow developers and publishers to implement such features, said Newell, adding that he hopes to see the companies’ restrictions “relaxed.” Newell made note of the (staggering) amount of free content that has been added to Team Fortress 2 over the years, stating that Microsoft’s policies prevent such content on Xbox Live.

Makes sense. And I guess this ‘openess’ of Sony is what allowed their servers to be hacked and down for quite a while. I guess there’s a give and take. But, cross-platform play would be fantastic. Did you know the Dreamcast started that?

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