This Game Desperately Needs Console-only Cross-play.

People that want to play Battlefield multiplayer across platforms with their friends seem to always get overlooked in this debate.  Being able to do this has always out weighed any negatives in crossplay for me. 

I personally have had no issues with crossplay in Battlefield 2042 as a console player, or maybe I do not care enough to notice them. 

@Skill4Reel   Why can't this cross play system be like apex? Apex's Cross play can perfectly solve these problems. If you want to play with PC, just team up with PC players. If you don't want to play with PC, it will only let you match console players.

@Popa2caps You're right, if you want to take the time to replace a piece at a time, use outdated or used parts, sure you can build a PC on the cheap. However, if you go out and build an Up-To-Date, new PC it's 3 times the amount of a new, in box console. (or more) That was my point. I bought all new parts for mine a while back, didn't need the case or PS, but still have a pretty penny in it.

I don't understand your "PC isn't optimized to do lots of different things" statement. Mine will play games, run video and music editing software, stream to the internet, browse the internet, run teamspeak and discord, run the 8 different software installs I need for work, run a backup of itself, and much more. A console is centric around running a game. What am I missing?

@Echo6EchoI used to have a high end gaming rig, but game development was starting to outpace my ability/desire to update it.
So I bought a top-of-the-line laptop (not a gaming one) and a Xbox X. Happy with my decision.
The cost of upgrading a PC, as well as known issues with cheat software, convince me that it was the best solution.

I would bet that I am not alone in making the switch.

I feel like in the long run PC is cheaper. There’s no annual fee for online. You can get games cheaper in my experience. A mid tier PC will stay more current than at least two generations of consoles. Then there’s the proprietary hardware, not being able to use a mouse for all games, flight sticks, or whatever you’re into at the moment. 

Even when I didn’t do any maintenance on my old rig, besides cleaning dust, it always ran games way better than the current consoles. You’d think just being designed for gaming it would be rock solid with software, but it’s the same with anything these days. There’s plenty of bugs and odd behaviors you’ll discover. 

Finally, you can’t just alt tab and look things up in between rounds, or use a program leisurely in the background. 

I really feel there’s no upside to console besides it being cheaper upfront. If gaming is your main hobby though, it’s one the better value hobbies to have. You don’t need to spend a ton to get a lot of use out of it. 

There’s at least a dozen more reasons, but this already feels like more than anyone will care to read. 

Hello @Echo6Echo 

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@Echo6Echo wrote:

@Popa2caps 

I don't understand your "PC isn't optimized to do lots of different things" statement. Mine will play games, run video and music editing software, stream to the internet, browse the internet, run teamspeak and discord, run the 8 different software installs I need for work, run a backup of itself, and much more. A console is centric around running a game. What am I missing?

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I wouldn't focus on the entire sentence of that statement, but the word "optimized". Optimization - the action of making the best or most effective use of a situation or resource.

Windows and/ or Linux based computers are fully capable of accessing and/ or displaying multiple programs provided if you have the hardware, but what they lack is optimization while accessing it. This is however not the same case as an Apple computer and/ or home console.

You can access multiple programs at once on a Windows and/ or Linux based computer, but it's going to waste resources (energy) in some way.

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@Echo6Echo wrote:

@Popa2caps A console is centric around running a game. What am I missing?

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A game console's role isn't about winning in a video game, it's about enjoyment.

PC players base always smaller after some time so they fix it with crossplay. Every time I play with crossplay I do not enjoy game. So basically this game is dead for me and many others as we can't find matches for series X at least. Console only crossplay was always good idea ruined by inclusion of PC...