Can the PC players play with the Console players on a PvE basis?

scoobotsb14_ESO

Hi. A friend of mine was telling me that a Gamestop employee told him that if he owns the Collector's Edition, then he could play with the PC players. Is this true? Will someone please set the record straight? Thank you.

Roechacca

No sorry

bloodenragedb14_ESO

thats generally not the way mmo servers work, if it comes to console, it gets its own server, each console getting a separate server

Rosveen

What a dirty tactic to sell more expensive Collector's Edition.

bloodenragedb14_ESO wrote: »

thats generally not the way mmo servers work, if it comes to console, it gets its own server, each console getting a separate server

FFXIV has cross-platform servers.

Rosveen

scoobotsb14_ESO wrote: »

Thank you for your answers, but why can't the mmo servers be setup to allow PC users and Console users to help each other out? I would think that would be great feature to have. Thank you.

Prolly because consoles producers don't want to allow it. Sony is more agreeable, but Microsoft is usually very reluctant to cooperate in such situations.

Rune_Relic

scoobotsb14_ESO wrote: »

Thank you for your answers, but why can't the mmo servers be setup to allow PC users and Console users to help each other out? I would think that would be great feature to have. Thank you.

console = controller + talk and the code isn't identical.

I believe some PC game owners can transfer to console user instead.

scoobotsb14_ESO

Thank you for your answers, but why can't the mmo servers be setup to allow PC users and Console users to help each other out? I would think that would be great feature to have. Thank you.

JKorr

Microsoft, and possibly Sony.

bloodenragedb14_ESO

the different companies use different servers, its a issue of cost i think. im not the most knowledgeable about this, but i think micro$oft or $ony would charge ZOS for using their respective networks in that way. Most corporations wouldn't be willing to shell out cash for that kinda thing.

But like i said, not very knowledgeable about this kinda thing, i could be wrong. it could be for another entirely stupid reason alltogether

Athas24

It's just because they can't likely reach agreements with the other companies involved. I did like that Final Fantasy had some servers that crossed pc and console. I also wonder if it just makes plain sense to have it separate since there aren't many servers just NA and EU. Perhaps they don't want things bogged down once the console release comes out on the servers.