Out of Pod Experience

This is exactly right. And with the PS3 I find this to be even more the case than with the Xbox; I own both and find far more "console kiddies" on Xbox Live than on PSN. I know, a generalization, but that's been my experience. So in my opinion, although CCP would have liked Dust to be on both consoles, I think they were limited by MSFT's lameness to the better machine/network anyhow.

Having played PC, PS3 and 360 online gaming I can say without a doubt that the same type of players exist on all platforms, good and bad.

Seriously, I've heard both fleet commanders in EVE and guys playing Halo raging over lag and how much it's not their fault that they got owned... they sound exactly the same. Conversely I've also had some really fun gaming sessions with random strangers on all platforms, with good teamwork and a good laugh.

It's the same with the original CoD and the new MW series, same with BF 1942 and BF 3 etc... always the same types of players across multiple platforms. I guess if anything it's more noticeable on consoles because they usually ship with a headset and unlike PC multiplayer games, that's the only way to communicate. No keyboard and chat box, even though it could easily be supported.

As DUST will have regular updates, and downloading a PS 4 version is business as usual, I really don't see your point.

Also the PS Network opens a new audience of over 50million subscribers. That'll have to do for a start.
Just remember two things:

1: CCP knows that many EVE players already own a Playstation, or will own their handheld (Vita).

2: While many EVE players will become involved in DUST because of it's close ties with EVE, the main thrust of the product is not aimed at them. It is aimed at an entirely different (and huge) demographic.

If you have a passing interest in DUST, but aren't into consoles, you can still have fun with it simply by playing the EVE side of the equation. Interact with DUST mercs, hire them, recruit them, order them around, sell to them, buy from them, provide transportation for them, support them, nuke them from orbit... pretty much everything short of shooting them in the head.

If you find that all of that is enjoyable but simply not enough for you, consider getting that PS3... as now there is finally a game out for it that you might enjoy.

Who knows, perhaps eventually, but that opens up a rather large can of worms.

Edit: I don't think you are going to find that many people on the EVE Online forums that are console fanboi's.

However, you will probably find plenty of people that play both PC and Console games.

I'm starting to wonder that myself. I'm waiting until the DUST release draws near to decide. If I just need to wait a couple of months for the PS4 that's probably what I'll do. The word on the street is that Sony is waiting as long as it can to announce the PS4 release date so people keep buying PS3s. ...but the word on the street isn't always worth a lot, so who knows.

The game's initial cost will be $20 which also gives you $20 worth of the in-game currency (ISK?).

That's it.

Please tell me you didn't just add the majority of those games for the sake of the forums... then I really would weep.


Also... relax.

LOL, I dumped WoW 2 years ago, but I did not go that far. All my toons are still there, I just deactivated the account. Props for kicking the habit for good.

Oh, I'm sure one of them will be unlucky enough to be standing at the centre of your orbital bombardment.

Thread cleaned up.

To answer the OP's question, more information on the DUST 514 beta will be released soon (and I mean "really soon" rather than "soonTM" )