All platforms connect to ONE persistent world... (Destiny)

by Xenos , Shores of Time, Monday, April 28, 2014, 15:11 (3860 days ago) @ Xenos

Interesting from the article:

Another reason why a PC version of Destiny is tricky is that all versions of the game >connect to a singular persistent world, and this would require a significant amount of >legwork to get right, Parsons said.

“It is not nearly as simple as you think,” he said. “It is one central world no matter >what the platform, and so that requires lots of intensive thought. Frankly, it’s not a >thought we can spend time thinking about right now. Just building up the game and >putting it across generations of platforms, and working on platforms we’ve never >worked on before with the PlayStation 3, these are very big challenges. I’m thankful >we have the engineering team we do.”

Does that mean on a technical side it's one big server (albeit obviously made up of smaller physical servers)?

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4/28 Destiny News Mega-Thread - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 09:59
- Excellent idea. - rliebherr, 2014-04-28, 10:00
- Destiny Strike trailer - petetheduck, 2014-04-28, 10:02
  - Dat music. - SigbiasSilva, 2014-04-28, 10:11
  - Initial reaction: - Leviathan, 2014-04-28, 10:14
  - I am in love with the Titan - MrPadraig08, 2014-04-28, 10:21
    - Also, my boy Peter Dink! - MrPadraig08, 2014-04-28, 12:10
      - Also, my boy Peter Dink! - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-04-29, 07:22
        
        Also, my boy Peter Dink! - Ragashingo, 2014-04-29, 07:27
  - Broyles? - Dean Hofmeyer (unhh), 2014-04-28, 11:58
  - Another note on the Titan - MrPadraig08, 2014-04-28, 18:27
  - Destiny Strike trailer - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 19:13
- [Polygon] What does Destiny Offer That's New & Different - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 10:04
  - IGN article link here - Fuertisimo, 2014-04-28, 10:06
  - [Polygon] What does Destiny Offer That's New & Different - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-04-28, 10:28
    - [Polygon] What does Destiny Offer That's New & Different - Malagate, 2014-04-28, 14:45
      - [Polygon] What does Destiny Offer That's New & Different - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-04-29, 08:57
- [Polygon]Saves can be transferred from old gen to next gen - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 10:05
  - Sweet! :D - UnrealCh13f, 2014-04-28, 10:38
  - [Polygon]Saves can be transferred from old gen to next gen - Kermit, 2014-04-28, 11:04
  - can be transferred from old gen to next gen - sweet indeed - yakaman, 2014-04-28, 11:05
  - Really curious about this - kidtsunami, 2014-04-29, 01:37
- [Playstation Access]Gameplay and Details - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 10:11
- [Joystiq]Pete Parsons on why Destiny isn't Borderlands - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 10:14
  - Hah, That Pimps at Sea update! Very good. - SigbiasSilva, 2014-04-28, 10:31
  - Great Interview - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 19:31
    - Great Interview - Kermit, 2014-04-28, 20:39
      - Great Interview - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 20:42
        
        Great Interview - Kermit, 2014-04-28, 21:10
- [Joystiq]Inside Bungie's HQ - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 10:17
- [GameInformer]Hands on With the 3 Classes - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 10:18
  - [GameInformer]Hands on With the 3 Classes - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-04-29, 21:15
    - [GameInformer]Hands on With the 3 Classes - Xenos, 2014-04-29, 22:24
      - [GameInformer]Hands on With the 3 Classes - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-04-30, 07:53
- [Destructoid]Destiny's Combat is Solid, BUT.... - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 10:20
- [Joystiq]Destiny Wears its Halo With Pride - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 10:23
- [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 10:24
  - [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - Leviathan, 2014-04-28, 10:33
    - [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 10:34
      - [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - Leviathan, 2014-04-28, 10:43
        
        [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 10:45
        
        [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - Reconcilliation, 2014-04-28, 23:45
        
        [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - Xenos, 2014-04-29, 00:15
        
        [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - Phoenix_9286, 2014-04-28, 10:46
        
        [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-28, 10:56
        
        [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - Phoenix_9286, 2014-04-28, 11:44
        
        [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-28, 11:46
        
        [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - Leviathan, 2014-04-28, 11:56
        
        At least Mass Effect 2 scanning gave us this. - ncsuDuncan, 2014-04-29, 20:39
        
        At least Mass Effect 2 scanning gave us this. - Leviathan, 2014-04-29, 21:29
        
        your dog needs some taste - MrPadraig08, 2014-04-29, 21:53
        
        Oops, I was wrong - MrPadraig08, 2014-04-29, 21:56
        
        That was amazing - Zero, 2014-04-29, 22:18
        
        Oops, I was wrong - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-04-30, 07:57
        
        [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - Dean Hofmeyer (unhh), 2014-04-28, 11:47
        
        [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - Cody Miller, 2014-04-28, 23:26
        
        [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - Ragashingo, 2014-04-28, 23:28
        
        [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - Cody Miller, 2014-04-28, 23:35
        
        [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - Claude Errera, 2014-04-29, 07:51
        
        [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - Leviathan, 2014-04-29, 09:02
        
        [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - kidtsunami, 2014-04-29, 10:51
        
        [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - Cody Miller, 2014-04-30, 00:02
        
        +1 - kidtsunami, 2014-04-30, 00:22
    - Gawker network - The Kings (meh) of click-bait. - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-28, 10:34
    - [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - Schooly D, 2014-04-28, 10:51
  - Who cares if it's boring? - Grizzlei, 2014-04-28, 11:15
  - [Kotaku]I played Destiny and it was kind of boring - RC, 2014-04-28, 18:02
- [Polygon]Is Destiny More than an MMO Halo? - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 10:26
- Xenopocalypse! :D - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-04-28, 10:29
  - MY WHOLE LIFE HAS BUILT TO THIS MOMENT :) - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 10:32
    - *Spoilers* Xenos is a Bot. From Space. A Space bot. - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-28, 10:33
    - If I could sculpt... - Leviathan, 2014-04-28, 10:35
      - dramatic reenactment - MrPadraig08, 2014-04-28, 12:56
  - Xenopocalypse! :D - Kermit, 2014-04-28, 14:59
- [Eurogamer]Destiny is Better than Halo? - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 10:37
- [IGN]I Played Destiny and... - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 10:40
- [GameInformer]Five Features That Help Define Destiny - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 10:44
- [Gamespot]Discovering Destiny - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 10:46
- [TSDIRC] My feet hurt. I wish I was home playing Destiny - Schooly D, 2014-04-28, 10:58
  - [TSDIRC] /Topic High Heels For All! - Jillybean, 2014-04-28, 11:59
- [CVG]Bungie Has Refined the Shooter - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 11:18
- [IGN]No Player Trading at Launch - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 11:34
  - How much is Claude paying you?! - MrPadraig08, 2014-04-28, 11:36
    - I'm under an NDA. - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 12:01
      - lolololol - rliebherr, 2014-04-28, 12:07
      - No Doubling Allowed? - MrPadraig08, 2014-04-28, 12:11
- [IMGUR] Reddit User FutureWarCult Collecting Screenshots - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 11:45
  - Best image in the lot - MrPadraig08, 2014-04-28, 12:26
  - [IMGUR] Reddit User FutureWarCult Collecting Screenshots - SigbiasSilva, 2014-04-28, 12:40
  - [IMGUR] Reddit User FutureWarCult Collecting Screenshots - Mr Daax, 2014-04-28, 18:42
- [Playstation]Bungie Talks Co-op Strikes - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 12:00
  - Anybody catch the glimpse at character customization? - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 14:09
    - Anybody catch the glimpse at character customization? - marmot 1333, 2014-04-28, 14:34
- Bungie must really want me to fail final exams. - marmot 1333, 2014-04-28, 12:56
- [IGN] What It's Like to Play Destiny - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 12:59
- [Playstation] How Destiny is Rethinking FPS Multiplayer - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 13:10
  - Patrol seem nice - Ragashingo, 2014-04-28, 13:33
    - Patrol seem nice - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 13:36
- [The Guardian] Hands on With Destiny - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 13:12
  - Something very interesting in this one... - EffortlessFury, 2014-04-30, 09:01
- [Expansive DLC] Bungie Lifts the Veil - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 13:30
- [Gamespot]Why Destiny isn't Coming to PC (Yet) - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 15:00
  - All platforms connect to ONE persistent world... - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 15:11
    - *Fingers Crossed* - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-28, 15:31
- [Roosterteeth/The Know] Characters and Classes - Xenos, 2014-04-28, 18:14
- [AusGamers] Interview with DeeJ - Beorn, 2014-04-28, 21:50
- [Gamereactor] Embracing Destiny (with a W.I.P 6-8 others) - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-29, 10:55
  - This is a really good one. Perhaps even a must read. - Ragashingo, 2014-04-29, 11:58
  - [Gamereactor] Embracing Destiny (with a W.I.P 6-8 others) - uberfoop, 2014-04-29, 12:23
  - [Gamereactor] Embracing Destiny (with a W.I.P 6-8 others) - Kermit, 2014-04-29, 12:36
  - Microtransaction Information - Xenos, 2014-04-29, 12:39
    - Very Encouraging - kidtsunami, 2014-04-30, 00:24

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All platforms connect to ONE persistent world... (Destiny)