The Agency dev says gamers don’t really like cross-platform play

We’ve heard a lot about the possibility of cross-platform play in Sony Online Entertainment’s The Agency (PlayStation 3, PC). This time, it’s senior game designer Kevin O’Hara‘s turn to sound off on the matter. Long story short, he thinks that contrary to what they say on Internet forums, gamers don’t really like cross-platform play.

We’ve heard a lot about the possibility of cross-platform play in Sony Online Entertainment’s The Agency (PlayStation 3, PC). This time, it’s senior game designer Kevin O’Hara‘s turn to sound off on the matter. Long story short, he thinks that contrary to what they say on Internet forums, gamers don’t really like cross-platform play.

“We’ve been doing a lot of research on it though and we’re finding that players actually don’t like it. They say that they want it because it sounds cool to play with your PS3 buddies with your PC,” said O’Hara. “But in practice no matter how balanced you make it there’s a perception that inherently it’s unfair.”

This echoes some of executive producer Matt Wilson’s earlier statements. Talking about the problems that SOE is facing with regards to cross-platform play, Wilson said that “there’s always a dynamic of ‘It’s not fair!’ for whatever reason.”

There’s still a bit of good news for those who really want to try some cross-platform action in The Agency, though. Even though the feature is not likely to make it to the game’s final release, they’ll still try it out during the beta phase.

“In beta we’ll try it a little bit and see how we like it but if nothing else the majority of servers will be either PS3 or PC, maybe with some crossover servers,” said O’Hara.

• The Agency may still get cross-platform play support

Via VideoGamer