D-Bone
Jun 19th '07, 11:00 AM
Source: http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/13739/Team-Fortress-2-Wont-Feature-PCXbox-360-Interplay/
A couple of months ago, we reported that cross-platform multiplayer interaction for Team Fortress 2 was achieved at Valve?s offices and the developer confirmed that interplay between the PC and Xbox 360 version of the game was ?technically done.?
Team Fortress 2, which is included in the mega Half-Life 2 combo titled "The Orange Box," is an all-new version of Team Fortress, the legendary title that spawned team based multiplayer action games.
Unfortunately, Valve?s Doug Lombardi, who revealed that such a cross-platform multiplayer between PC and Xbox 360 was possible, has now confirmed that it won?t make it into the final game. Shacknews got a chance to preview the entire Orange Box package and got word about cross-platform interoperability being discarded:
In Valve's offices, team members regularly play cross-platform multiplayer games, but the studio's Doug Lombardi noted emphatically that such functionality will not appear in the final versions. He explained that it introduces more problems than it is worth, and if Valve ever decides to go that route it would be in a game designed for it from the start.
A couple of months ago, we reported that cross-platform multiplayer interaction for Team Fortress 2 was achieved at Valve?s offices and the developer confirmed that interplay between the PC and Xbox 360 version of the game was ?technically done.?
Team Fortress 2, which is included in the mega Half-Life 2 combo titled "The Orange Box," is an all-new version of Team Fortress, the legendary title that spawned team based multiplayer action games.
Unfortunately, Valve?s Doug Lombardi, who revealed that such a cross-platform multiplayer between PC and Xbox 360 was possible, has now confirmed that it won?t make it into the final game. Shacknews got a chance to preview the entire Orange Box package and got word about cross-platform interoperability being discarded:
In Valve's offices, team members regularly play cross-platform multiplayer games, but the studio's Doug Lombardi noted emphatically that such functionality will not appear in the final versions. He explained that it introduces more problems than it is worth, and if Valve ever decides to go that route it would be in a game designed for it from the start.