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PS3 Counter-Strike To Support Keyboard and Mouse

Posted by Soulskill on from the what-took-you-so-long dept.

RogueyWon writes "Eurogamer reports some encouraging news for console-bound fans of online shooters. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the new stand-alone version of the wildly successful Half-Life mod recently announced by Valve, will support mouse and keyboard controls on the PlayStation 3. This isn't entirely unprecedented; 2007's Unreal Tournament 3 had a similar feature, but the idea has never gained momentum. If the idea of allowing PC-style controls on a console does catch on, could this help remove some of the stigma associated with first-person shooters on consoles?" Players of the Xbox 360 version will still be required to use controllers, and they won't be able to participate in cross-platform play. Valve boss Gabe Newell has had a hard time convincing Microsoft to open up Xbox Live enough to integrate services like Steamworks.

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  1. Awesome. by DeeEff · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is what the industry needs.

    speaking of what the industry needs... Where's my episode 3 Gabe!?

    1. Re:Awesome. by Erioll · · Score: 4, Informative

      There was a rumour a while back that the UT players on the PS3 using M+K were just destroying the controller players. Which is not a surprise to me in the least.

      I too hope this to become universal. It is the #1 reason I can't play FPSs on consoles, because I feel like I'm playing with one hand tied behind my back when using the controller.

    2. Re:Awesome. by Baloroth · · Score: 3, Informative

      Nothing stops your from sitting on a couch with a keyboard/ mouse combo and playing games. I've done it before, and on a wired system too. It's not bad, actually, and I imagine a wireless setup would make it almost completely painless. Much better than using a controller, IMO

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    3. Re:Awesome. by robmv · · Score: 4, Insightful

      UT3 PS3 allow creation of games with restrictions to the kind of control used. It is the best solution, do you want to play only with controller? search for games that do not allow Keyboard and Mouse, you do not care? search any game. Controller player accuse keyboard player of cheating? tell him to learn to search and kick him

  2. This has me worried.... by madhatter256 · · Score: 3

    "Cross-platform play between PC/Mac and PlayStation 3, as seen with Portal 2, is also confirmed."

    So what does this mean for hosting your own server with custom maps/mods????

    Any word if the multiplayer aspect is severly limited like in Left 4 Dead, BF: Bad Company 2, etc.??

    It seems like theres a growing trend in shrinking the mod community... :-(

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  3. Re:Nice by kevinNCSU · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Prepare to see the superiority of mouse and keyboard controls demonstrated definitively.

    I'm not sure I want to. I have no doubt they are, but I don't want to have to set up a table with a keyboard and mouse, and get extra ones for my friends, anytime I want to play a FPS console game in the future and not get destroyed by people using better input controls. Is the controller a perfect input control? Not at all. But it's comfortable, compact, easy to use and doesn't require furniture. I don't want to have to make the choice to either sacrifice all that or get get constantly pwned by people who have in an unfair fight.