Next Call of Duty to have PS3 and 360 players playing together?

Maybe this is a long shot, but if Activision truly wants to "MMO" Call of Duty like it says it wants to, maybe they are going to put both the PS3 and 360 version on the same servers? Check out this line from their press release: 
 

The platform will support in-game integration and bring online experiences and console play together for the first time.  

No and no

Technically? Sure. MS have even put PC and Xbox 360 players together before. I think legally some sort of agreement would have to be worked out in terms of authentication software, though, something like this seems like it would benefit all parties so I doubt there would be much conflict there. 

I sort of doubt Sony and Microsoft would want that to/let that happen.  Maybe they mean your stats/level will transfer between consoles with a unified Call of Duty account?  Only way that would be helpful is if you have friends on different consoles though. 

technically it'd work but, legally...oh man.

" Final Fantasy 11, that is all. "

Oh man PS3 players would have to go up against actual organized teams with mics..........

wouldnt that promote people to get a ps3 cause online is free? 

No, no, and no.
 
I think the reasoning's pretty obvious.

MMO, Activision and Call of Duty, all in one sentence. That sentence was shit out of the devil's asshole.

PC and 360 maybe? Or with the Steam stuff going on, PS3 and PC. I doubt that you could get Sony and Microsoft to play nice on the console front.

Race War?

" No, no, and no.  I think the reasoning's pretty obvious. "

" Oh man PS3 players would have to go up against actual organized teams with mics.......... "

" Oh man PS3 players would have to go up against actual organized teams with mics.......... "

" @Aus_azn said:

" No, no, and no.  I think the reasoning's pretty obvious. "

What is the reasoning? Final Fantasy XI is playable on PC, Xbox 360 and PS2. All on the same servers. Why couldn't the most powerful video game company also do it? "

It could be done, but I doubt Microsoft and Sony would be willing to play nice long enough to actually let it happen. I would KILL to see them allow PC players fight against console gamers. It would be so funny to watch that I would buy them game just to do that. And I don't even like the call of doody games.

I could see the PS3 version working with the PC version because of Steamworks. I can also see the 360 version working with the PC version because of Microsoft's LIVE platform. However, I extremely doubt that the PS3 version will work accordingly with the 360 version. As a matter of fact, if Activision is going to choose which platform will coincide with the PC, it makes me wonder what PC platform they're going to choose. Steam or Games for Windows Live? It's a freaking mindfuck.

Doesn't MS and Sony have different network infrastructure? I think that would mean Activision will have to finance their own servers and then they will charge players for. They are looking for ways to charge players even further for playing online. That would give them the perfect excuse. 

PC vs console may be more workable than console vs console but unless the console versions get lock-on targeting, there's not going to be much competition between PC and console players in a Call of Duty game.

You do realize the only game that actually did this used separate servers and charged a monthly fee.  A better question to be asked is "why would they?".

" You do realize the only game that actually did this used separate servers and charged a monthly fee. A better question to be asked is "why would they?". "

i don't think they could do that. microsoft and sony would have a huge problem with that. i could see xbox 360 and pc working together because microsoft owns it. it might even be for windows live just because microsoft owns that. 
 
i could see them charging more money. people with xbox live would have to pay probably the $60 and then another $15. $15 is what most MMO's cost to play them. i would think that is what they would cost to have them work that out. activion could get off their asses and let people make their own servers or have them make the servers.

"God dammit, why does Activision ruin every single fucking franchise they own? At least they don't meddle with Blizzards stuff.... yet "

Shadowrun   ya'll

" i don't think they could do that. microsoft and sony would have a huge problem with that. "

Excuse my French but... Fuck that shit! I like having no mic's in PS3 lobbies. Voice chat, especially with kids bitching about dying from a cheater, or in a cheap way, get's real old real fast. 
 
Though, I suppose it doesn't matter. I'm done with CoD for a long time anyways.

No and no. also, this was written for investors, so the sentence itself is most likely nonsensical. 
@AuthenticM said:

" @iam3green said:

" i don't think they could do that. microsoft and sony would have a huge problem with that. "

And what would they do? Tell them "NO!"? I am sorry, but Call of Duty is the biggest trump card in the industry right now. Activision will do what Activision wants. And Sony and M$ will follow the money. "

"Oh man PS3 players would have to go up against actual organized teams with mics.......... "

Cool. Little racist 13 year olds can yell at PS3 players who won't hear it because they don't wear headsets.

" @SamFo said:

"God dammit, why does Activision ruin every single fucking franchise they own? At least they don't meddle with Blizzards stuff.... yet "

Id like to see them try.  "

" Shadowrun   ya'll "

It might happen, if it's a cold enough day in Hell, pigs learn to fly, Jesus is reborn, and the Mayan calendar apocalypse occurs all on the same day.

 Yea...this would be a better idea if 360 didn't have exclusive maps.

Shadowrun made PC and 360 players work together, and Portal 2 will have the same with PS3 and PC. I don't see how the PS3 and 360 will be able to do this though. 
 
But wouldn't a competitive shooter have the obvious advantage on the PC side? Way more accurate firing. It would kind of be stupid to play against someone on the PC when you're on a console. 
 
@choffy21 said:

" Excuse my French but... Fuck that shit! I like having no mic's in PS3 lobbies. Voice chat, especially with kids bitching about dying from a cheater, or in a cheap way, get's real old real fast.  Though, I suppose it doesn't matter. I'm done with CoD for a long time anyways. "