Borderlands 2 Could Have Had Cross-Platform Multiplayer

It is time for this to happen. Microsoft and Sony, your fans want it, make it happen.

Why wounldn't customers want this? The only reason to deny this is for selfish reasons at microsoft and sony. Halo (the first one) was actually multiplayer across PC and Xbox. The main issue it created was in competitive multiplayer because the mouse keyboard combo is a much more accurate control system that a console controller - however since multiplayer in Borderlands is co-op it doesn't suffer from this issue.

Where are you getting this information from? The closest thing Halo got to cross-platform gameplay was between PC and Mac. No Halo games has EVER had PC/Xbox cross compatibility.

If Sony or Microsoft think that taking this stance is going to increase sales of their platforms significantly then I believe that they are sorely mistaken. If anything it is more likely to cost them and the software developers sales.

I play BL2 on PC, and if I could play with Xbox 360 players, my interest in the game would be significantly greater. This political hampering is hugely disappointing.

Give us cross platform , dummy.

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN AWSOME!!! THERE IS NO WAY AROUND IT.

It would have been awesome to have some sort of cross console mini-games, such as clearing a map or doing a quest faster then the other team. (Teams being either xbox ps3 or pc) Or even having a 4-10 way duel in a whole map. One major drawback with BL2 as it stands is the VERY small duel "arenas". It gives Zero almost no chance against a mechro, as deathtrap is more or less a one hit kill against Zero.

If xbox and ps3 gamers can play against each other then both companies worry about selling less copies of games and less systems.

Sony is also patenting something to make used games obsolete (as in, ps4 won't take used games at all, you have to buy them new). So just stop buying Sony products and maybe microsoft will be okay with xbox vs PC cross-platform :).

Sony have stated that this isnt true, it will be able to play used games fine unless the game developers themselves do something about it.