Dust 514 - Way of the Merc

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Dust 514 - Way of the Merc

[Zoza]

This game goes beyond any Halo game, not only its a deep game, it has also the deepest customization and optional interface that can blow youre mind..

Nothing Like Halo!, Literally!.

[ValkoorCelts]

I'm 12 and i've played all 3, and believe me this game is very unique to anything i've played.
and i agree far more like planetside than it would ever be halo

[dgripper]

alot of people i know play PC with a controller, and its not about skill, its about fun, thats why console versions of games sell more than PC versions

[Xercodo]

Just cause a FPS has tanks ans ships doesn't mean it's automatically Halo. On one end the developers likely used Halo as part of the basis for their vehicle mechanics since those work so well in the sci-fi universe Halo has going. This is just cause the developers really wanted a decent FPS ground floor as the basis of the game. The rest of it (the clones, the equipment and interaction with the EVE universe) is unique.

[trentonx]

you can trade isk, gear, join the same corps, both games share the same local chat.

eve players can build dust peeps tanks, so on.

[KaineTube]

Dust isn't produced by Sony but they are supporting it quite heavily (The Sony CEO is reportedly an EVE player.)

[Zooglea]

They're very different actually. The scale on this game spans into EVE as well, Planetside is much more simple with a smaller purpose. As for releasing the same games, it's to keep competition, also they won't just plan around others for their benefit.

[kkroll]

Yes, but it is in beta.
If you are a PS+ then you have access, just search for it in the store.

If you are not, go to the Dust website and sign up for closed beta (not a guarantee, but I personally got my code from it) or if you have $20 in the PS store you can buy the Mercenary Pack which grants you access as well as in-game currency and items.

[mikeism]

@3:16 - this game is going to be f'ng awesome.

[bokito]

Most PS3 online games have a pretty decent community, not as big as most Xbox or PC games, but enough to play with, Starhawk and Littlebigplanet for example

[Hfajardo]

Consoles are not ready for a game like this yet. The PS4 would do great with a game like this but the PS3 just can't provide everything that a game like this needs. We need more power, better connection, a better interface, and a faster machine (console) to be able to do everything Dust sets out to do. I have played it and it is a great game hidden away in mediocre gameplay, graphics, and interfaces. They should try again with the PS4 and i'm positively they will be successful then.

[anorthshorestyle]

This is looking better. The graphics looked more polished and gameplay looks awesome.

[Countbep]

It's not on Xbox because it doesn't allow it to connect to the EVE server Tranquility. The more open Playstation allows that. Microsoft would have to change the rules for dust 514 to appear on the Xbox.

[DinoCorpsHunter]

Dust 514 has been confirmed to carry over to future playstations so it will be on the ps4 but hopeful they can have pc crossplatform.They cant have a different version so to speak since its all on ONE GAINT SERVER but they can put it on pc but it will have to connect to psn in order to play so that will cause tons of complications if its even legal.If i remeber correctly there were sevral reasons why they didnt want it on pc in the first place.

[trentonx]

this was eve fanfest 2012 info. There is about 5 hours of videos on dust though, a lot to chew through. And to be fair they didn't say it 100%, they said, untill the PS4 was released they wouldn't think about a PC release.

[kkroll]

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I won't argue that being on PC is good or bad, but I think CCP made the right choice to develop it on console. They are building upon a new market for them and that's good for them as a company. I am an outsider to EVE, but I have been following Dust news since the 2011 E3 trailer, so I think if it was on PC then they might split their EVE player base significantly, but by being on PS3 they increase their player count significantly. Just my opinion and they included K/M support for PC players

[chaosfire]

Why does it even matter? The point is there's a futuristic sci-fi shooter for each console and for PC! Everybody wins.

[Xercodo]

It's been rumored that the exclusivity contract that CCP and Sony have will run out in a year, or something to that effect.

[SirCaco]

Finally some news about this game. I thought it had been cancelled for a moment.

[martijnvanalphen]

The epicness of EVE is translated perfectly into this