Dust 514: F2P PS3 FPS -Connected to EVE Online -Closed Beta -Calling PS3 Players

[RagnaTheBroedge]

Registering. Didn't even have to read much or care for EVE, it looks pretty neat.
It's likely being used to study what kind of market they can reach with this kind of approach.

spoilers: a smaller market than if they were on pc and console

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[hgpucom]

I understand the whole integrated system.
I don't mind myself, I just think the exclusive nature of the game's odd.
I think it could work on the PC as well.

The thing, is I talk to every player on Dust and ask them if they Play EVE Online. My answers are usually no and never heard of it. You wouldn't make as much money selling merchandise to the same group than you would rather selling it to those that actually appeal to FPSs. More people play FPSs on Consoles than they do PCs

[RagnaTheBroedge]

More people play FPSs on Consoles than they do PCs

eh

[Chrono]

spoilers: a smaller market than if they were on pc and console

They're pretty much plastering Ads for an MMORPG PC game on a FPS PS3 game. For the most part, these FPS PS3 gamers aren't even aware of EVE's existence. They could potentially make some interesting numbers out of this.

[Harm94]

. More people play FPSs on Consoles than they do PCs

Ever heard of Team Fortress or Counter Strike? Or Planet Side?

[hgpucom]

Ever heard of Team Fortress or Counter Strike? Or Planet Side?

Ever hear of Halo, CoD or every other console FPS? I know plenty of people play CoD and BF3 on PC but it's not as popular as you would think vs Xbox or PS3

[Chrono]

Team Fortress 2 (PC)
Current: 47,814
Today's peak: 66,216

Counter Strike (PC)
Current: 15,261
Today's peak: 61,893

Halo and BO2 are for the most part, always over 100k players on both PSN and Xbox Live.


Edit: Please do not for a second think that I value console gaming over PC gaming or even enjoy CoD or Halo over TF2. I enjoy console and PC gaming equally and do not enjoy FPS games that much. I'm just grabbing stats.

[Harm94]

Ever hear of Halo, CoD or every other console FPS? I know plenty of people play CoD and BF3 on PC but it's not as popular as you would think vs Xbox or PS3

Halo, Call of Duty, and BattleField all started off as pc exclusives.

[TeslaCoil]

Ever hear of Halo, CoD or every other console FPS? I know plenty of people play CoD and BF3 on PC but it's not as popular as you would think vs Xbox or PS3

You ooz of console fanboy. Don't get me wrong I love both but statistically the rates for PC gamers in the market have surpassed console gaming which is pretty much a horse with one leg.

[hgpucom]

Halo, Call of Duty, and BattleField all started off as pc exclusives.

And look at them now-a-days. Gaming has evolved where Consoles generally becomes more popular with FPSs.

[Chrono]

Halo, Call of Duty, and BattleField all started off as pc exclusives.

Wrong about Halo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_(series)

And even if they started as PC exclusives, they still get more attention on consoles.

You ooz of console fanboy. Don't get me wrong I love both but statistically the rates for PC gamers in the market have surpassed console gaming which is pretty much a horse with one leg.

???

Team Fortress 2 (PC)
Current: 47,814
Today's peak: 66,216

Counter Strike (PC)
Current: 15,261
Today's peak: 61,893

Halo and BO2 are for the most part, always over 100k players on both PSN and Xbox Live.

[Legosuperman64]

I think he meant hgpucom, Chrono.

[Chrono]

I think he meant hgpucom, Chrono.

Whether or not it was directed at me does not make him right.

[Harm94]

Wrong about Halo.

Well Combat Evovled was on the PC and Halo 2 was made only for Vista. Damn I forget how hold the Xbox is. Curse you Chrono for proving me wrong. I still have some cards to play.

[Legosuperman64]

whoops, didn't read it too closely.