No Cross-Platform Play for Overwatch in Part Because PC Players Might Have Advantage

@aeygamer2: Movement is a much bigger part of aiming on console than pc. "Walking the crosshair onto the target" is a console phenomenon. Good pc gamers rather run in the opposite direction or any direction while sometimes jumping depending on the game to confuse as much as possible, all while aiming with the mouse compensating both for their own movement and the targets movement. That is how precise and fast aiming with a mouse is.

All they need in terms of movement is run at max speed forward, backwards and strafe left and right. It works just as well as on console to combine directions to run diagonally. In a pc dogfight the movement is only to avoid getting shot, not for the actual aiming.

The added control to movement you speak of on a controller is only that there is a progressive increase in speed with a analog stick, while there is only one speed on keyboard (unless you press an additional button to intentionally "walk" wich most likely isn't even bound to a key in a fps game on pc as there is no instance whatsoever you would want to walk). That progressive speed is completely useless for a shooter and does not make up even the slightest for the superior turnspeed, variable sensitivity and fast aiming of a mouse.

@alexmarx: Well a start would be for Sony and MS to add support for m&k before introducing crossplay between pc and consoles for a shooter.

@placksheep: Is there any Blizzard made game since starcraft that is a barren wasteland on pc?

@placksheep: I have beta access to this game but I'm more of a cs go , r6 guy, so not that into it. But if you are worried about number of people playing this game, bugs, or similar issues that I've delt with on r6 siege, you don't have to worry about that coming from blizzard. On launch day and the week following they may have some issues with their server handling demand, but they are one of the few companies I trust in delivering a solid product. The game being a preference of yours is another story.

@Gojomez: Like the other guy said, kudos if you are that good with a controller to match avarage joes on pc. Still m&k IS better for shooters, that is a proven fact. So even if it isn't for you, for the vast majority of xbox and ps4 players it would be a massive disadvantage if they were pitted against pc players and it would ruin their experience. Hence why devs take decisions like this.

"Don't tell me Keyboard and mouse is better, its all about what you're good with."

Keyboard and mouse is more precise. This is not debatable, it's fact. You cannot move the camera or change direction as quickly, so you will always be handicapped. We're happy for you that you can enjoy competitive online shooters on PC with thumb sticks. Kudos.

@Gojomez: Sure.

@Flyin3lvl: yep, that was the only way to get my friend to play on pc.

@ughz: ps1 was online? !

@death4us2: If you think that is fun then you clearly have a lot of growing up to do.

@arrowhead927: Warthunder, well duh, also WOT would work in crossplay between pc and console. There is an artificial max limit in turnspeed (f ex a turrents rotation speed, or a planes turn radius) wich takes away any advantage mouse has.

Same thing with fighters, a keyboard is actually worse for fighting games but on pc you have the option to use any input device, and the best you can have for fighters are fightsticks (although it is only a slight advantage over a normal controller), wich are also available for console players so in that case it is fair. Alot of games work fine in crossplay between pc and console.

With this fast paced game you can turn and aim on a dime wich is where the biggest advantage for pc gamers comes in.

Only in two genres really, shooters and strategy games is it a much bigger advantage for pc gamers with m&k. For shooters due to the much quicker and nimbler aiming and rotational speed along with variable sensitivity on the fly with modern gaming mice.

For strategy games due to the easier and faster micromanagement of units and commands + the vast possibility of hotkeyes and macros on the keyboard.

@arrowhead927: This is not War Thunder

@arrowhead927: It's not like a plane can turn 360° in less than a second, or turn at high speeds, the analog stick does alright with the physics of turning a plane right, left, up, down, etc. but when you can turn around and have better accuracy with a mouse rather than a stick in a controller, well then there's some trouble to balance things there, I remember that I played BF3 a lot on the pc some day I went to a friend house and he had it on ps3 and it's not like I had never played on a controller I had and a lot also, I tried to play BD3 on the playstation and boy I felt like a robot I didn't have that accuracy anymore and I knew that even If I give it tons of hours of gameplay to master the scheme I wouldn't reach the reactions, times, and accuracy of using a mouse, in this terms console players would be in a disavantage against pc players and I kinda don't fear that this would dimish the player base on any of the plattforms.

@repalioaderfes: You're acting like the cheater population is bigger than .5% on PC. It's not.

@repalioaderfes: well then it's not the PC player fault it's the company who can't or don't want to do anything about people cheating on their games, just that simple.

@repalioaderfes: just, say it man... you got rekt too much, that's way you switch platforms ^^

@repalioaderfes: Shadowrun was cross play between 360 and PC all the way back in 2007. The results were that PC players regularly dominated despite all the advantages they tried to give 360 players to balance it. For example, they got aim assist, PC didn't. They also gave PC players drastically worse weapon spreads. Didn't help. Microsoft hasn't tried it again since as far as I know.

@repalioaderfes: A) You are peons. B) We don't need to cheat to make you feel that way.

@repalioaderfes: you are peons

@Mirimon78: You're an idiot, if everyone is playing with a mouse and keyboard there is no handicap, unlike console controllers with auto aim assist which is built into console shooters, saying you turn it off, which isn't even an option in most console games makes you look like someone who has never even picked up a video game. Console gamers need to realize when they have no idea what they're talking about. Try actually playing a shooter with a mouse sometime and come back to me with your k/d ratio, probably won't be as impressive as in call of duty.