Question I have for the experienced gamers regarding the cross play between PC, PS and Xbox (I'm not too knowledgeable on this, so asking...)

Isn't this a big deal? I know they are trying to go this way in the future, but are there any major releases out there where someone on PC can play someone on XBox?

I know someone playing on PC has an advantage over someone playing on x-box and PS in shooter type games. Is it at that same level for a star fighter type game?

Surely it'll be more open world (like Battlefronts) than prescriptive like the arcade star fighter game.

That looks like it could be pretty fun. Especially multi-part campaign type missions that keep you invested.

I always thought games like Battlefront had too little flying involved.

I enjoyed games like Rogue Squadron and Rogue Leader so this could be really cool.

$35.99 with EA Access

exitone said:

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Question I have for the experienced gamers regarding the cross play between PC, PS and Xbox (I'm not too knowledgeable on this, so asking...)

Isn't this a big deal? I know they are trying to go this way in the future, but are there any major releases out there where someone on PC can play someone on XBox?

I know someone playing on PC has an advantage over someone playing on x-box and PS in shooter type games. Is it at that same level for a star fighter type game?

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A lot of games that do this have the option for you to segregate in settings and allow an Xbox controller on PC. Cross play seems bad but it's beneficial to the longevity of the game. Nobody could be playing this game in 5 years on the Xbox, but someone could be playing on PC.

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exitone said:

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Question I have for the experienced gamers regarding the cross play between PC, PS and Xbox (I'm not too knowledgeable on this, so asking...)

Isn't this a big deal? I know they are trying to go this way in the future, but are there any major releases out there where someone on PC can play someone on XBox?

I know someone playing on PC has an advantage over someone playing on x-box and PS in shooter type games. Is it at that same level for a star fighter type game?

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A lot of games that do this have the option for you to segregate in settings and allow an Xbox controller on PC. Cross play seems bad but it's beneficial to the longevity of the game. Nobody could be playing this game in 5 years on the Xbox, but someone could be playing on PC.

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Yes, I get the point on building the size of the community, and that's good. Maybe it will help the game stick around and be maintained longer. I'm curious how many people get frustrated when they come up against someone on the pc and just give up. If you can exclude the platform from match making, that would help I guess.

exitone said:

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Question I have for the experienced gamers regarding the cross play between PC, PS and Xbox (I'm not too knowledgeable on this, so asking...)

Isn't this a big deal? I know they are trying to go this way in the future, but are there any major releases out there where someone on PC can play someone on XBox?

I know someone playing on PC has an advantage over someone playing on x-box and PS in shooter type games. Is it at that same level for a star fighter type game?

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Only major release I know of with crossplay is Call of Duty right now and it works fine. I play on XB1 and my brother plays on PC and we never have had any issues.

wangus12 said:

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exitone said:

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Question I have for the experienced gamers regarding the cross play between PC, PS and Xbox (I'm not too knowledgeable on this, so asking...)

Isn't this a big deal? I know they are trying to go this way in the future, but are there any major releases out there where someone on PC can play someone on XBox?

I know someone playing on PC has an advantage over someone playing on x-box and PS in shooter type games. Is it at that same level for a star fighter type game?

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Only major release I know of with crossplay is Call of Duty right now and it works fine. I play on XB1 and my brother plays on PC and we never have had any issues.

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I tend to lose to PC players pretty regularly but I did a round of 3v3 Gunfight the other night and one of the guys' mouse and keyboard died so the death chat was him cussing looking for batteries.

What is the likelihood this game will have any real substance to it beyond an expanded version of space battles of BF2?

Let's not forget the bar that Rogue Squadron set almost 20 years ago. The Star Wars community is so deprived of games that any game looks good. It has really been disappointing what EA has done with the License since they've had it. The Fallen Order was a great start, but my hopes are not high for this one. Still may get it though because I'm a sucker.

Who knows, Hopefully, EA will surprise

Sub4 said:

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What is the likelihood this game will have any real substance to it beyond an expanded version of space battles of BF2?

Let's not forget the bar that Rogue Squadron set almost 20 years ago. The Star Wars community is so deprived of games that any game looks good. It has really been disappointing what EA has done with the License since they've had it. The Fallen Order was a great start, but my hopes are not high for this one. Still may get it though because I'm a sucker.

Who knows, Hopefully, EA will surprise

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I think you hit on one thing... EA has done a really poor job of both marketing and maintaining these games. I think their contract with LF is up next year, so my guess is they threw a lot at this game to get it right. They were probably able to re-use a lot of what had been done for BF2, so they took that and built game modes around what the fan base would want. I never played Rogue Squadron, but always heard how awesome it was. I saw that co-op is one of the game modes on this, so that is interesting. That has been a pretty popular addition to BF2. Putting out a crappy product wouldn't surprise me coming from EA, but my guess is they want to have this be a success for them since they got bit pretty hard from the BF launch and they have a contract renewal coming up.

Gah, the music and the sounds just oozes nostalgia. No idea if the game will be good, but I'll be in line to buy it.

KidDoc said:

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As an old X-wing and Tie Fighter fan on PC I am interested in this, especially the VR aspect.

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Yup. I'm on console so I'm not looking for anything that is over the top sim-like, but I could definitely appreciate something other than an arcade space/flight shooter with Star Wars slapped on it.

Something that falls in between Elite Dangerous and the Space Flight battles in the latest Battlefront.

Pretty sure that was Wedge at 1:12 mark.

So it's VR game

Listened to the explanation. I have high hopes for this!
The guys that built this are fans and it's a small side project that turned into a big one.

The game will be cross-play!

Wow finally watched the trailer that looks amazing.

Pman17 from the trailer linked it says you can play in VR but don't have to. I will.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-wars-squadrons-gameplay-reveal-shows-dogfight/1100-6478719/?ftag=NLS-04-10aaa1d

The devs also said they were inspired by the X-wing miniatures table top game.

I am all in on this one.

Yeah, this looks pretty crazy and is bringing back all kinds of fun x-wing vs tie fighter memories!!!!

I'm a huge fan of the series.

The battlefront mechanics were very similar to the mechanics of X-Wing v Tie Fighter (circa 1990's), with just a few improvements.

I will say that one thing that makes Battlefront starship battles not as fun as other games is that it is very tough to work together as a team. It would take a lot of communication for players to have eachother's back since you get smoked pretty quickly. The exception is if you have a hero ship for other teammates to rally around, you can get your buddies to help you out a bit if you are getting lit up.

My hope is that they will get the teamwork aspect of this game right. It could be difficult to do without changing the flight mechanics quite a bit. But something like having a ship w/high shields and ion cannons that do little to zero damage, but make other ships slower / weaker could be interesting. You can use that in battlefront some, but ion cannons always have a cooldown that makes the strategy difficult without 4 or so teammates.

I don't see how having a PC will be a big advantage in this type of game. The ships have a limited turn radius, so you won't be able to aim any quicker than a good double joystick player. The only thing I could think that might make a difference is if you can us the mouse to look behind you to see your teammates. With a mouse, you could possibly do that much faster than a joystick.

Other than the flying on BF, I have never played a flight simulation / dogfight game. I think I'm going to give this a shot. My team mates will hate me

It's sounding like before each match, there will be a mission brief. I'm assuming there will be screen prompts for building a flight plan with your team, but I would think voice chat would be a requirement for your squadron during the match. I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere though. It's absent from SWBF, but would seem like a necessity here.

I am really looking forward to this game.
My son and I were playing X-wing alliance over network and now we can do it with PS4 & PSVR.
The PSVR mission on Battlefront was gorgeous, but only one mission and single player.
The problem with Battlefront 2 starfighting is there were never enough people to get a game going quickly, sometimes waited 30 minutes to get in to a game. Needed 32 player(?) to start or some other ridiculously high number just to get past waiting room.
Hopefully this fixes my itch to fly x-wings again.
Glad we have a double PS4Pro & PSVR setup.

LoudestWHOOP! said:

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I am really looking forward to this game.
My son and I were playing X-wing alliance over network and now we can do it with PS4 & PSVR.
The PSVR mission on Battlefront was gorgeous, but only one mission and single player.
The problem with Battlefront 2 starfighting is there were never enough people to get a game going quickly, sometimes waited 30 minutes to get in to a game. Needed 32 player(?) to start or some other ridiculously high number just to get past waiting room.
Hopefully this fixes my itch to fly x-wings again.
Glad we have a double PS4Pro & PSVR setup.

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BF2 starfighting now has bots to fill in, matches are usually up in about 3 minutes. I'd say about 50% of the players are bots.

You get more points for killing actual players, which is cool.

wangus12 said:

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wangus12 said:

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exitone said:

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Question I have for the experienced gamers regarding the cross play between PC, PS and Xbox (I'm not too knowledgeable on this, so asking...)

Isn't this a big deal? I know they are trying to go this way in the future, but are there any major releases out there where someone on PC can play someone on XBox?

I know someone playing on PC has an advantage over someone playing on x-box and PS in shooter type games. Is it at that same level for a star fighter type game?

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Only major release I know of with crossplay is Call of Duty right now and it works fine. I play on XB1 and my brother plays on PC and we never have had any issues.

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There's also that obscure FPS called "Fortnite".

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Never played it. Didn't know it was crossplay.

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Fortnite is the game we have to thank for crossplay being a thing in other games. They started the trend.

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Other than the flying on BF, I have never played a flight simulation / dogfight game. I think I'm going to give this a shot. My team mates will hate me

It's sounding like before each match, there will be a mission brief. I'm assuming there will be screen prompts for building a flight plan with your team, but I would think voice chat would be a requirement for your squadron during the match. I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere though. It's absent from SWBF, but would seem like a necessity here.

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Neither have I. We could do it together but are they releasing on ColecoVision?

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exitone said:

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Other than the flying on BF, I have never played a flight simulation / dogfight game. I think I'm going to give this a shot. My team mates will hate me

It's sounding like before each match, there will be a mission brief. I'm assuming there will be screen prompts for building a flight plan with your team, but I would think voice chat would be a requirement for your squadron during the match. I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere though. It's absent from SWBF, but would seem like a necessity here.

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Neither have I. We could do it together but are they releasing on ColecoVision?

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I don't know about the rest of the nerds on here, but I'm old enough to get that joke.

BusterAg said:

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LoudestWHOOP! said:

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I am really looking forward to this game.
My son and I were playing X-wing alliance over network and now we can do it with PS4 & PSVR.
The PSVR mission on Battlefront was gorgeous, but only one mission and single player.
The problem with Battlefront 2 starfighting is there were never enough people to get a game going quickly, sometimes waited 30 minutes to get in to a game. Needed 32 player(?) to start or some other ridiculously high number just to get past waiting room.
Hopefully this fixes my itch to fly x-wings again.
Glad we have a double PS4Pro & PSVR setup.

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BF2 starfighting now has bots to fill in, matches are usually up in about 3 minutes. I'd say about 50% of the players are bots.

You get more points for killing actual players, which is cool.

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Thanks for the tip.
Been using this mode as my morning workout on a recumbent bike before work, teaming up with my high scoring son.
Almost like the X-wing vs Tie Fighter / X-wing Alliance days.

Glad to help.

I sneak in a session or two of this every week. I might pick up the pace to get ready for this next game.

I can be pretty nasty with Luke, he can be really, really hard to kill unless the other team purposefully gangs up on you.

Slave I can get super deadly, but you have to level it up way more than I have.

The Falcon sucks, unfortunately.

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Glad to help.

I sneak in a session or two of this every week. I might pick up the pace to get ready for this next game.

I can be pretty nasty with Luke, he can be really, really hard to kill unless the other team purposefully gangs up on you.

Slave I can get super deadly, but you have to level it up way more than I have.

The Falcon sucks, unfortunately.

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With neither of us having ships over level 11 we are at a disadvantage most of the time.
I need to get better. I am just trying to get some levels & bonuses on my ships and master the controls.
I am an old Joystick guy on PCs, trying to adjust to thumb-busting, but I do have a HOTAS? ready for Squadrons if it will work.
BTW, I think my son hunts "the Luke" down and harasses them so the opposite doesn't happen.

Can't wait to play this in VR tomorrow.