Homefront Multiplayer Videos Popping Up - Dedicated 32 Player Consoles Oh My

Homefront is still a few months away from release, but that is not stopping a ton of information from the new games multiplayer from hitting the streets. In the videos below you will see developers talking about gameplay and features in Homefront, and you will also see in-game footage of online play.

Homefront is due out in March 2011 and will support 32 Player dedicated servers on consoles.

[xxxAnubisxxx]

Game looks like it could be pretty good. However, it was a smart move releasing it as far away from a Call of Duty release as possible... might stand a chance.

[th3soldier]

Agreed. I just hope the online play has a bit more of a tactical approach rather than that "run-n-gun" CoD feel. They just need to balance it out enough without the game feeling either too slow or fast paced. I've had enough CoD type gaming for a while.

[Archdemon]

The game looks exactly like MAG. But with Cod kill elements.

[ThanatosDMC]

Yeah, they should up the player count. At least 64, so it's 32 v 32.

[Pandamobile]

@Thanatos

I'm sure if it were that easy, they would do it.

Increasing player count in a multiplayer game drastically affects the game's performance. Doubling the player count in a console game that is designed to run at 30 FPS isn't going to go well.

[Jaces]

Wow, looks really fun. Finally I don't have to worry about going a match without dying for so long in order to get a killstreak.

You earn points that let you activate or rather buy your choice of weapons or heavy artillery. I like. :)

[theonlylolking]

I want 64 or more players on consoles and PC's.

[th3soldier]

I could see that being done on the PC, but not so sure about consoles. I definitely think it is possible though with dedicated servers being used, but personally I think 16 vs 16 is plenty of people.

[NotChrisHansen]

look at MAG

[soljah]

game is another mag but they are going to need alot more players then 16 vs 16 to make a large open map battle like mag

[Eric Barrier]

Yeah look at MAG and look at Frontlines (made by Kaos, same developer for Homefront)they managed to get 50 people in one match for Frontlines on 360 back in 08. I am sure they would do 64 on consoles in 2011.

[DoomeDx]

Cant you be happy of anything?

[visualb]

not sure about consoles?

MAG - 256 players =| and it works fine!

[th3soldier]

I say I'm not sure about consoles because many developers probably don't want to risk adding too many players and having their online portion run unsmoothly. Plus, I don't think I'll ever be playing with more than 15 of my friends at once.

In terms of MAG, yes, that game is amazing! I couldn't believe they actually pulled off 256 players at once. I just wish I had more friends to play it with, haha.

[Convas]

Wooooweee. 32 Players with Dedicated Servers ON CONSOLES. Daaaaaamn.

[seij555]

Kz2 and R2 did it.

[mrv321]

Resistance Fall of Man, did 40.

[xc7x]

err,PS2 did that with Socom games,Novalogic did it too with Black Hawk Down

[visualb]

looks really good =) It feels weird watching a big match w vehicles without destructible environments, I guess BC2 spoilt me =(

still looks great =D

[WithMyLastBreath]

Has potential and seems semi-unique. Just not sure how buying weapons and such on the fly will work out.

[mijkil]

This may well be a good game , but the storyline is simply far to retarded to swallow. the idea that Korea could invade the united states is at best laughable, at worst dangerous propaganda.

[Croash]

Stop basing yourself on real life, nobody cares about the probability of a reunited Korea attacking the USA in the coming years.

Plus who knows about the storyline, you know the basics of the plot, but what about character development, impressive scenes or twists, the game hasn't been released yet as far as I'm concerned, how can you guess how the story is going to unfold.

Homefront appears to be a pretty solid title, I guess it's still too early to judge it though.

[Simco876]

This game looks like a fun single player experience. But to de-throne CoD is something even god is still trying to figure out

[sp1deynut]

...Fuel of War, which had dedicated servers with 40 players. I'm sure the new graphics engine and physics forced them to make some concessions.

[th3soldier]

I didn't have much hand on with Frontline, but the few minutes that I did felt like a PS2 game. Maybe I just didn't play it enough, but I didn't like it one bit.

[Kastanaras]

Really want to like this game but it just feels too generic and it's going to overshadowed by Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty next year.

[Pandamobile]

Well, Homefront releases in Q1, so I'm sure it'll get its time in the limelight before Q4 rolls around.

[XRider]

The last game they made Frontlines has 50. Why not just do 50 again?

[Pandamobile]

Likely because they've improved the graphics quite a bit.

[Chubear]

Cause 25v25 couldn't run for shite on the 360. There is a reason no one plays the game on the 360. People like to say the 360 has a 50MP game but they dont' mention that the game had to dumb down everything from graphics to lighting etc to insane amounts to get it working and it still lagged with anything above 16players on map.

Why do you think they aren't going 25v25 now for this game or why no other developers have tried going more than 12v12 for online FPS MP on the 360?

It's cause the 360 Live can't handle it. PS3 did 20v20 on day one and has only gone on to do up to 6times more with other games. Only now in it's 6th yr can Kaos get 16v16 going on the 360 when 16v16 has been a standard on the PS3 from day one launch.

Yeah, sure, Live is better for online gaming than PSN. :/ Sheep will be sheep.

Funny how some (360fans) see this as awesome. 16v16 w/ dedicated servers has been the norm & bare standard for PS3 FPS for the past 4yrs while you all said PSN sucks cause no X-chat... sounds kinda stupid now uh?

Oh btw, Live still doesn't have proxy chat 'till today and THAT's actually something used for online GAMING.

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lol, yeah sure. Did I say the servers were closed down? but come on, you know you cant' just find a 25v25 match on that game now. Pretend all you want but compared to many other FPS out there, this game has the bare minium people on there. Heck, Section 8 has way more people playing it. lol the game laggs like crazy a lot and you know it lol

[plenty a tool]

why cant you 1 bubble trolling idiots just be banned??

you are just a pathetic fanboy that spews nothing but nonsense.

no one plays the game anymore because it has been swallowed by others... 50 players on frontlines played well, really well. it's a shame that the game isnt/wasnt popular coz it was a good game.

i have a tip for you, find the tallest building in town, and throw yourself from the roof please

[XRider]

Chubear you are so wrong it's funny as hell. You obvously never played the game otherwise you would know the servers are stll up and running. If you're going to troll bring some ammo with you cuz you're shooting blanks.

[GoldPS3]

Looks pretty good but I'll have to pass. Talk about FPS overload. KZ3, Crysis 2, and Homefront in Q1. KZ3 is the only one I'm interested in at the moment.

[Shackdaddy836]

Gonna definitely get.

One multiplayer map is set in Fort Collins(my home town) :)

[snaileri]

8 years ago we had 64 player with dedis.. that's PC.

[ThanatosDMC]

Now we have 256 on one console and it's running really great.

[XRider]

Actually we had 64 players way back in 1999 with Delta Force 2.

[xc7x]

skipping sp straight to mp with this game

[OrganicMachine]

is it me or the title of the article suggests that 32 players on a console has never been done before..

I mean in this generation of consoles, 32 players has been done before, like Warhawk. Resistance:FoM had 40 players max, Resistance 2 has 60, Killzone 2 has 32, etc.. etc..

[xc7x]

i just realized for 20 years into the future,the tech seems dated.

[xc7x]

lots of peeps do seem to be unaware of those facts,i even pointed out that PS2 games did that prior,weird.

[Raider69]

Really!I didn't know that the PS2 was able to push the same graphics quality of the PS3 and xbox 360 playing online!It takes more RAM power to run Homefront graphics engine online than some titles already mention like RFOM,R2,FRONTLINES!They are going for 32 players to achive smooth performance!You have helicopters,tanks,etc...and 32 players..and that needs raw memory to run smooth!And the game is running at 720p native on consoles and not Sub Hd like COD!And the graphics actually look very good !

[Ashby_JC]

Sounds like they might have a winner on there hands.

I say take your time and make sure its polished and have a beta also. So when its released there is limited issues.

The window there releasing there isnt any other big FPS as far as I know coming out. Hmm when does Killzone 3 drop.

But it has my interest for sure. Dedicated servers...plus 16 on 16!!

[commander]

Looks like bad company 2 which I hated.

[A LIVING LEGEND]

Looks....like standard fare with a mind bending premise...much like red dawn.
hypothetically speaking of course.

[iceman06]

EXACTLY like red dawn...and written by the same screenwriter. It's that very premise that brings promise, in my opinion, to the game. It really makes me want another Freedom Fighters...but I guess I'll settle for Homefront.

[dukegodtezza]

day 1 for me frontlines = best game on xbox for me