Arc Raiders players decided to test who was friendlier, PC or console players

Arc Raiders players decided to test who was friendlier, PC or console players(pcgamer.com)

12 points by evo_9 26 days ago | 2 comments

bob1029 26 days ago |

It's a bit of a trope but PC gamers do seem more serious in general. I observe some pretty stark differences between console and PC players in Battlefield 6. It tells you in the scoreboard what platform each player is on, so it's really easy to start seeing the patterns.

The number one thing I've noticed is that the PC players will almost always try to wait for passengers to hop in vehicles they grab. They also tend to be orders of magnitude more capable with said vehicles in terms of coordinating with engineers for repairs and focusing on objectives.

I do think the control scheme is too constraining for Xbox and PlayStation users. There's just too much going on. Different modalities don't map so well. I wouldn't be able to think straight if I had to use my Xbox controller to do cqb shotgun battle and then transition in and out of vehicular combat roles rapidly. It feels to me like trying to run a WoW raid with a 4 hotkeys. The auto-aim handicap sounds like a nice bonus but it's just not worth the frustration everywhere else.

akimbostrawman 24 days ago | |

I agree mostly but don't think it's controls as much as age and target audience. If you spend as much time with a controller you can get as good as with a keyboard at least when it comes to game awareness and sense. Consoles have been cheaper initially and more "casual" although this has change somewhat. That's also why most simulation games are almost exclusively played on pc. What you saw in battlefield is even more apparent in sim shooter like Arma which has added cross play not long ago.