Xfire powers PS3 tournaments
by Ed Stasick 
{ Oct 16th 2006 at 10:45PM }
Remember all of those PS3 Xfire rumors that were floating around? Well, it looks like Xfire will indeed play a role in the PS3's emerging online future.
According to GameIndustry.biz, Xfire will "bring professional console teams and let anyone who wants to play with them to do so using Xfire technology. The same thing that you see on the PC, you'll see on the PS3. It's like playing a hole of golf with Tiger Woods. That's what it's like for gamers, they get to play for five or ten minutes with some of the best gamers in the world."
Now, playing Tiger Woods in an online PGA Tour 07 tournament would be just about the single best thing since sliced pizza. But, getting my butt kicked by the 16-year-olds of "Team Skull" in the latest PS3 shooter isn't that appealing. What am I missing? Additionally, Xfire has confirmed that they are working with about 6 developers to integrate their online middleware into upcoming PS3 games.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tom @ Oct 16th 2006 11:16PM
Maybe I'm just computer illiterate, but the X-fire interface is often confusing and ugly. Also, if I try to host my own game of CSS, sometimes my friends can see it and sometimes they can't. It's very inconsistant. I give it a B-. What worries me is that this will be the sole method of online gaming on PS3. I have a lot more confidence in the built-in Xbox Live, so I hope they work out all the kinks and we don't have accept this new policy of patching things on consoles.
ndoerr @ Oct 16th 2006 11:37PM
@ Tom -- you're right on the money there, but from what I understand, the XFire interface isn't going to be a PS3 standard, but will be an option for developers (Ed said there were 6 so far). Who knows? Perhaps something better will come along. Depending on if this execution falls below your B- grade =)