The news aboutDust 514at E3 this yearwas that it’s now a PlayStation 3 exclusive. Well, why? CCP Games gave an answer to Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
“Most ofDustis running on our own technology, it’s running on our own super-computer, on Tranquillity,” says producer Thomas Farrer. “And Sony is a lot more … open, shall we say, to allowing you to do those things. It may seem silly, but on Xbox Live your identity is your Xbox Live identity. In theEVEuniverse, having people not know who you are is quite important.”
For a potential Xbox 360 release, “I don’t think it’s about saying we ‘couldn’t’ do it. I think some of the challenges we’d meet would be tricky. But then also as a developer you’ve got to weigh the balance. It’s nice to work on one platform rather than two, because it means you don’t have to make any awkward compromises, technically.” Why no PC, though? “We don’t want to cannibalise our own player-base.”
As someone who never intends to playEVE Onlinebut would almost certainly enjoyDust 514on PC — a sentiment I feel like many of you share — that’s unfortunate to hear.
