Beta Cross-Gen Characters

I was surprised to find out that the PS3 character I started was accessible on my PS4! Looks like at least Cross-Gen Characters are going to be in Destiny (most likely).

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I'll be very curious to see what happens when the Xbox Beta comes online next week.

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I'll be very curious to see what happens when the Xbox Beta comes online next week.

Yeah, it'll be interesting to see if Xbox 360 <-> Xbox One transfers are possible (or if it's just one-way).

I'm pretty sure PS4 <-> Xbox One won't be possible though.

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I was surprised to find out that the PS3 character I started was accessible on my PS4! Looks like at least Cross-Gen Characters are going to be in Destiny (most likely).

After you load the character on your PS4, can you play it back on your PS3, or is it a one-way "upgrade"?

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I was surprised to find out that the PS3 character I started was accessible on my PS4! Looks like at least Cross-Gen Characters are going to be in Destiny (most likely).

After you load the character on your PS4, can you play it back on your PS3, or is it a one-way "upgrade"?

Played PS4 first, then hopped on PS3.

Character was there, ready to go.
Characters ARE stored server-side.

Me was right.

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Played PS4 first, then hopped on PS3.

Character was there, ready to go.
Characters ARE stored server-side.

Me was right.

Awesome! That is great news.

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I was surprised to find out that the PS3 character I started was accessible on my PS4! Looks like at least Cross-Gen Characters are going to be in Destiny (most likely).

After you load the character on your PS4, can you play it back on your PS3, or is it a one-way "upgrade"?

Played PS4 first, then hopped on PS3.
Character was there, ready to go.
Characters ARE stored server-side.
Me was right.

Okay, so next questions (since I don't have a PS3 to test with):
1) Can someone on a PS3 and someone on a PS4 play together, or are they siloed into their own specific platform?
2) What happens if you're playing on a PS3 and try to log in on a PS4 (or vice versa)?

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Okay, so next questions (since I don't have a PS3 to test with):
1) Can someone on a PS3 and someone on a PS4 play together, or are they siloed into their own specific platform?
2) What happens if you're playing on a PS3 and try to log in on a PS4 (or vice versa)?

Cross-gen play I can confirm is not possible. I don't even see my PS3 friends in my friends list inside the Beta. Also Bungie commented on it on Wednesday to Digital Trends:

“I’ll speak for the hypothetical player,” Wolfson explains. “I have a disadvantage sniping across the map because [my opponent with a next-gen console] is only two pixels on my screen and I’m four pixels on his. You see that in the world of PC gaming, where people are always racing to the best video card to give themselves the advantage.”

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I wouldn't want to play against someone on a next-gen system so I think this is just fine.

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I wouldn't want to play against someone on a next-gen system so I think this is just fine.

Being able to play with people on a last gen system would have meant I didn't have to buy a second console to play with Lil' Blue.

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I wouldn't want to play against someone on a next-gen system so I think this is just fine.

Being able to play with people on a last gen system would have meant I didn't have to buy a second console to play with Lil' Blue.

And then there's that. :(

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I wouldn't want to play against someone on a next-gen system so I think this is just fine.

Being able to play with people on a last gen system would have meant I didn't have to buy a second console to play with Lil' Blue.

And then there's that. :(

Can't complain too much now. Somebody is giving me a second 360. By Destiny 2 I'll try to have two XB1s.

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Awesome. I hope it'll work from 360 to the One, as well.

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Based on what Bungie has said, I've been pretty sure that you can transfer characters from one platform to another (just not play against players on other platforms). All of the character information is stored on Bungie's servers somewhere so you can adjust your equipment from the app/web anyway.

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Based on what Bungie has said, I've been pretty sure that you can transfer characters from one platform to another (just not play against players on other platforms). All of the character information is stored on Bungie's servers somewhere so you can adjust your equipment from the app/web anyway.

Yeah that's how I felt too. I'm pretty sure they flat out denied it at one point though, but I could just be snorting the marijuana.

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I'm optimistic that they are holding off confirming this until they work the bugs out. With the app and website layout, I can't see having separate characters on each console.

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This would be a dream come true for me...

I thought I was foolish for continually hoping that I could switch between consoles based on which friends were online at the time. Fingers crossed...

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Based on what Bungie has said, I've been pretty sure that you can transfer characters from one platform to another (just not play against players on other platforms). All of the character information is stored on Bungie's servers somewhere so you can adjust your equipment from the app/web anyway.

Yes, syncing Bungie.net character data across platforms should be easy - but what happens when my PS4 Warlock tries to bring his PlayStation-timed-exclusive weapons and armor over to the Xbox One?

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Yes, syncing Bungie.net character data across platforms should be easy - but what happens when my PS4 Warlock tries to bring his PlayStation-timed-exclusive weapons and armor over to the Xbox One?

Then the darkness just consumes the item. When returning to the playstation, you find out it was just under the bed.

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Probably the same thing that happens in Mass Effect 3 when I delete a DLC pack off of my hard drive. Until it's reinstalled, any DLC weapons get unequipped and aren't available to select. Once the pack's reinstalled, everything's peachy again.

I don't know for a fact that's how Destiny will work, but it's at least possible to deal with suddenly-unavailable DLC gracefully.

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Tried the cross gen game resuming today, and was amazed at how simple it is. Just fire up the game on the PS3 and you are presented with your chars as though you were playing all along on the PS3. All customizations and game progress are magically there with no need for importing or tweaking etc.

I assume there would be the same issues with missing DLC etc even cross gen, so hopefully they will have a solution for handling that.

It really does give me hope for the same features to exist for cross platform. (I guess we will see next week… :-) ) And if it does work so seamlessly in the Beta and then in the full game, then I will def be buying for both PS4 and Bone. I would love the opportunity to play with friends in both camps...

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