The design decision to make this game on PS3 is questionable indeed. Developing a multiplayer game on a platform with lacking CPU (not GPU) performance is probably causing the game to bottleneck heavily. Just google "BF4 multiplayer CPU" and you will understand what I mean. Same bottleneck will apply to a PS4 port probably.

When will we see a PC beta of Dust 514? I know I am ready, are you?!

I can think of no dumber thing that CCP could attempt to do.... than bring Dust to the PC.

They would literally have no way to ensure the server's status.

I think a port to PS4 would make much more sense given our established community, but either way Dust needs to go x86.

Whhhhhhhhhhhhhat are you talking about?

Consoles are SOOOO much easier to program for, that it's almost not even funny.

First thing you have to realize, is that consoles have a locked down environment, meaning... cheating is much easier to detect, because anything outside of the norm is instantly flagable.

On a PC, however, there can be background programs that cause slight unintended interference, so searching for deviation of the norm is not as clear cut.
Not to mention that when using a PC, you now have access to tools that can show you where the server for your game is. This basically means that someone could find the server and disrupt communications to it, possibly slowing down connections to and from, or even finding specific people connected to said server and just punking them down when targeted.

You also have to program to be compatible with multiple types of computer cores single, double, quad, etc... then, single and multi-threading, then choose which demographic will be left out of what features, potentially forcing some groups to have to use lower quality graphics in order to keep speed up.
This also must be done with the graphics cards.
While the core programming usually works fine across all systems, if there is a performance issue such as (for example) a certain type of card causes massive tearing when running your specialized events, then you have to launch a very specific patch to assist that card with proper rendering... unless it's in such a minority that you just don't care..

On a console, the graphics don't have to be incredibly advanced, because people know "it's a console". While on the PC, you have to hyper-diagram the upper end of all textures so that the eyeball huggers (who don't play the game well BTW cause they're staring at everything) can have their pretty princess moments and proclaim about the graphics etc.

PC also have to be worried about data forgery hacks etc. while consoles don't really, because the normality system usually catches such things.
PC's also have to have their own cheat detection system based around what they have in the game, and how the items are naturally used.... this means you can copy some other shooter's anti-cheat code for the core, but you still need to make your own checks for everything unique that you add to your game.


Now.... lets's look at the Developer pool...
How many people are there? And if Consoles are faster and simpler to program for, how long will a patch or update on the PC take?

What staff can they afford to watch the anti-cheat programming as it works to determine if a new hack was created, or if it's junk data?

When will we see a PC beta of Dust 514? I know I am ready, are you?!

Who wouldn't want to see DUST on another platform, with multi-threaded processors, 10x memory, GPU's that exceed CPU performance, fast HDs?

Commies.

Who wouldn't want to see DUST on another platform, with multi-threaded processors, 10x memory, GPU's that exceed CPU performance, fast HDs?

Who wouldn't want to see DUST on another platform, with multi-threaded processors, 10x memory, GPU's that exceed CPU performance, fast HDs?

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Whhhhhhhhhhhhhat are you talking about?

The fact that moving the game off of the PSN effectively removes it from many of the people who play it right now who aren't PC gamers.

The stated intent of this game back in 2009 was to bring console players into New Eden and allow both PC and Console gamers to cooperate in the same universe. I think that's one of the best facets of this game, and moving it to PC would just be a cop-out.

I more than support a platform upgrade, but I think that should be on the PS4 in recognition of all of us who have made Dust profitable on PS3 right now. I think we have "proven ourselves worthy" of being heavily considered in terms of the next platform Dust moves to.

And I"m not saying that in terms of money spent. We've done a lot of things in this game as it is right now, made a lot of neat stories to tell. We've seen Corporations rise and fall, some of them clans that came over from other games.

Some of those clans have even stuck around after 2014's FanFest, and some are even coming back now that CCP Rattati is at the helm.

I want this world to stay in the hands of the players who helped make it what it is right now, and where it is is a MUCH better place than it was 8 months ago. Much of that is owed to the decision to give Dust to Rattati, but some of the credit also goes to all of us who stuck around, all the people who are coming back, and all the new people that braved the Academy and the first couple stomps and have put the effort in to learn how to play the game.

Who wouldn't want to see DUST on another platform, with multi-threaded processors, 10x memory, GPU's that exceed CPU performance, fast HDs?

I just wish you guys (royal "you" -- this is probably above your pay grade) would start talking about the long-term plans. Don't develop a port in a secrecy bubble.

Who wouldn't want to see DUST on another platform, with multi-threaded processors, 10x memory, GPU's that exceed CPU performance, fast HDs?

Who wouldn't want to see DUST on another platform, with multi-threaded processors, 10x memory, GPU's that exceed CPU performance, fast HDs?

The fact that moving the game off of the PSN effectively removes it from many of the people who play it right now who aren't PC gamers.

The stated intent of this game back in 2009 was to bring console players into New Eden and allow both PC and Console gamers to cooperate in the same universe. I think that's one of the best facets of this game, and moving it to PC would just be a cop-out.

I more than support a platform upgrade, but I think that should be on the PS4 in recognition of all of us who have made Dust profitable on PS3 right now. I think we have "proven ourselves worthy" of being heavily considered in terms of the next platform Dust moves to.

And I"m not saying that in terms of money spent. We've done a lot of things in this game as it is right now, made a lot of neat stories to tell. We've seen Corporations rise and fall, some of them clans that came over from other games.

Some of those clans have even stuck around after 2014's FanFest, and some are even coming back now that CCP Rattati is at the helm.

I want this world to stay in the hands of the players who helped make it what it is right now, and where it is is a MUCH better place than it was 8 months ago. Much of that is owed to the decision to give Dust to Rattati, but some of the credit also goes to all of us who stuck around, all the people who are coming back, and all the new people that braved the Academy and the first couple stomps and have put the effort in to learn how to play the game.