Basic COD4: World at War Question

[Bryce_H]

Basic question - If I am on a PS3 and my friends are on computers, can we still all play cooperatively or against each other on-line? Or do we all need to be on the same platform?

 

[dkane360]

I know for a 360 you can't do it, so I would think that it would be the same for a ps3. BTW, cod 5 is world at war and 4 is modern warfare

 

[Ito]

No, you can not, would be sweet if you could, but it would be unfair to the PS3 players XD

 

[Hi Ho]

There are Xbox games that allow cross platform play but as far as I know Call of Duty is not one of them. Ito is right though. The PC gamers would have a big advantage with a mouse vs joystick.Supposedly Microsoft has some sort of thing that is supposed to make it "fair". I don't know how that works.

 

[Bryce_H]

Rats - I am generally a PC gamer, but have had a PS3 for a year now (as a Blu-ray player). Played Modern Warfare with a friend over the weekend on a PS3 and enjoyed it, so I figured I would try World at War on the PS3. Its great to play on the big screen (106" projector system); but it would be great to play with my friends (neither of which have a PS3) - maybe I need to get the PC version so we can all play.

 

[Hi Ho]

You could buy the PC version and hook up your PC the big screen . I do that regularly with both my projector and TV. I have a sound card with DTS interactive so I get full surround in games via coax digital. Me and a friend play Crysis a lot. He's the only one I know with a PC fast enought to run it. That game is awesome on the big screen with big sound. Even though not many people seem to play that game online there is still a steady stream of very well done maps and mods because of the very powerful map editor they included.

 

[Bryce_H]

I have considered that, but the computer (at least the one I will use) and the projector are in very different parts of the house. I have a "media pc" in the room with the projector, but the comp in the office is 100 times better (Crysis on "very high").

I haven't played Crysis online yet, but often play the single player.

Returning the COD: WAW and the extra controllers I bought tomorrow. Have the game on order with a new gaming headset which should arrive in a couple of days.

 

[Ito]

Sorry we had to disappoint

 

[Hi Ho]

have considered that, but the computer (at least the one I will use) and the projector are in very different parts of the house.

Maybe yours is in a "more different" part of the house but my PC is in a different room and I solved that problem with 60 feet of HDMI, a wireless mouse, and a USB extension cable for the keyboard. Crysis in 1080p on very high is nice. COD 4 is too. I haven't bought World at War but I probably will some day. I'm really waiting for Modern Warfare 2.

 

[Bryce_H]

Different floors across the house. I have a 24" monitor, so shouldn't be too bad.