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The video predominantly explores the potential features for "Doom Eternal," focusing on the feasibility and implications of implementing mouse and keyboard support on consoles and crossplay integration. The speaker, Cynic, reasons that while these additions could enhance gameplay, especially by offering a more immersive single-player experience and unifying the community through cross-platform play, they pose challenges. These challenges include gameplay balance issues and dependencies on platform policies by Sony and Microsoft, echoing the historical resistance seen in games like Fortnite. Cynic emphasizes that crossplay would benefit the multiplayer battle mode by increasing the player pool but acknowledges the complexity due to differing hardware capabilities and gameplay dynamics between PC and consoles. The speaker advocates for community feedback to potentially influence the developers' decisions. Cynic concludes by inviting viewers to join a Discord community for broader interaction and support during quarantine.
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In this part of the video, the discussion focuses on potential features for Doom Eternal, such as mouse and keyboard support on consoles and crossplay integration. The speaker explains that these features are unlikely due to the significant advantage they would give to players using mouse and keyboard over those with controllers. They highlight differences in gameplay experiences between PC and console, like customizable key mappings and quick weapon switching, which are easier on PC but challenging on consoles. The segment touches on how recent updates have differentiated gameplay balance on PC and consoles, which would complicate implementing crossplay.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the possibility and implications of cross-play between PS4 and Xbox, which has been historically dependent on developers and platform policies. They recall Fortnite’s situation in 2017 where PlayStation initially refused cross-play. The speaker believes cross-play would benefit the game Doom Eternal by unifying the community and increasing the battle mode’s player pool. However, they note that the decision lies with Sony and Microsoft, and it might not have been considered due to the game’s single-player focus.
The speaker also covers the potential for mouse and keyboard support on consoles, advocating for it to enhance the single-player experience despite uncertainties about its implementation. They mention experiencing the game as slower on console compared to PC, attributing it to differences in hardware capabilities and user habits. The speaker suggests if mouse and keyboard support were added, a harder game mode should be introduced. They propose that players using these peripherals should either be matched with similar players or connect with PC gamers if cross-play is enabled. The segment concludes with the speaker asking for viewer feedback on these issues to potentially communicate to the game’s developers.
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In this part of the video, the speaker encourages viewers to join the Discord community using the link in the description. The Discord serves as a platform for connecting with others to play battle mode on various platforms and discuss other games or media, especially during quarantine. The speaker, named Cynic, thanks the viewers for watching and signs off until the next time.