"There will not be cross-platform play at launch," answered Epic VPMark Rein. "The biggest challenge in doing cross-platform play is synchronizing the builds such that the build on the PC is 100% compatible with the build on the PS3. Unfortunately (or fortunately) when you [put] games on [a] console you have a lengthy certification process to go through each time you release anything new."
And there in lies the problem, said Rein -- to enable cross-platform play, any updates or patches would have to be held back on the PC to await certification for the PS3. "Our PC fanbase is of ultimate importance to us," Rein said. "They are our bread and butter. We can't let them down or compromise their experience in any way to accommodate cross-platform play."
Which isn't to say it won't be possible further down the road, but don't hold your breath. "This doesn't completely rule out adding this feature at some point in the future after the game has settled down and we've been through a few updates, but even then the likelihood is small," Rein said.
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"There will not be cross-platform play at launch," answered Epic VPMark Rein. "The biggest challenge in doing cross-platform play is synchronizing the builds such that the build on the PC is 100% compatible with the build on the PS3. Unfortunately (or fortunately) when you [put] games on [a] console you have a lengthy certification process to go through each time you release anything new."
And there in lies the problem, said Rein -- to enable cross-platform play, any updates or patches would have to be held back on the PC to await certification for the PS3. "Our PC fanbase is of ultimate importance to us," Rein said. "They are our bread and butter. We can't let them down or compromise their experience in any way to accommodate cross-platform play."
Which isn't to say it won't be possible further down the road, but don't hold your breath. "This doesn't completely rule out adding this feature at some point in the future after the game has settled down and we've been through a few updates, but even then the likelihood is small," Rein said.