Dust 514: FPS Innovation & Its Connection to EVE Online

Crowd Control Productions' Dust 514 is still one of the greatest mysteries in gaming- but nonetheless this PS3 exclusive is already being dubbed as a “game changer” within the realm of console FPS gaming.

The title was announced this past year at E3 2011 and further explained at Gamescom. From the details we have so far, Dust 514 is a PlayStation 3 exclusive shooter tethered to the PC-centered MMO EVE Online.

So why all the hype? The game developers are attempting to do something that's never been done before: tie together an existing game with an entirely different game on a completely different platform, and have the events of one become consequential to the other.... quite a mouthful.

[ExPresident]

Gonna keep watching this one.

[Gazondaily]

Ye looks really promising. My only fear is that it sounds too ambitious? I don't want it to end in development hell like Huxley. If the game does match the expectations its creating, we're in for a real treat.

[Colwyn]

now that is innovation, where there is no litigation , its for playstation

[Fylus]

Ever since I saw this game at E3 last year, I've been very excited for it. I think it's going to be a great for PS3 and PC gamers to just get along and have some serious fun.

[Godmars290]

So this game is suppose to feature FPS *and* vehicle combat?

[Oschino1907]

Yeah and with plenty of variety in every aspect. Some crappy looking but still watchable gameplay footage on youtube from 2009 where they show off a demo verion with players on a LAN connection. Even for a early demo and only basic features being shown, to me, its highly immpresive and shows just a glimsp of how amazing this game is sure to be.

This is gameplay from 2009 when it was first shown off, part 2 has more about game but not so much gameplay.
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[Virtual_Reality]

Yeah, but the thing is, this involves deep customization, logistics, RTS Elements, tactics.

Like EVE Online.

Also they confirmed the Areas of Security as EVE, nullsec, highsec. So I think the EVE Players will hire Mercenaries in each area, but lowsec will be more rewarded for mercenaries in conquering the planet because is more risky.

[Ddouble]

I don't play FPS but what got me excited is hearing that the Dust players on the PS3 can send messages to the EVE players in real time to fire an air strike from space in the battle.

That is just unheard off.

[FlashXIII]

Lol "game changer" and the fps genre go together like nymphomaniacs and abstinence.

Regardless of the hype, I gotta say that making a PS3 only FPS based on a PC only MMO is one of the most retarded decisions I can think of in recent gaming history that might actually effect me.

[Zha1tan]

I have heard this so many times with devs promising somethign amazing from the fps genre but ultimately they turn into 1 month play affairs.

Il remain interested but cautious.

[RememberThe357]

I'm not buying it either. Not yet anyway. I want to see how it plays. MAG's controls were clunky an annoying, and I don't want to play a game like that again. If this can be a solid shooter I think I'll be pretty interested, but I'm going to need to see if they get the controls right.

[ExPresident]

MAG's controls being clunky and annoying are personal opinions. I'd argue I thought they were fine and I loved the game.

[RememberThe357]

I played MAG for almost a year. But the controls were clunky, and they took away from the experience. Read the reviews, it's almost a unanimous complaint.

There is no way you can tell me that MAG felt as good to play as the likes of Resistance 3. How ever you feel about these respective games, Resistance 3 had much smoother controls (IMO the best on consoles).

My point is that I want them to get too caught up in everything else going on and leave the controls unpolished and clunky.

I'd much rather play with the smoothness and fluidity of R3 than the clunkiness of MAG.

[C_Menz]

Well there is hope with CCP. They have one of the most unique MMO's out there with EVE. With Dust being tied to EVE it will be different.

[Virtual_Reality]

Mouse and Keyboard confirmed for DUST 514, along with PS Move.

''So why all the hype? ''

There is no hype in this game, because is not in the phase of marketing, there is no ads about this game yet.
EVE Community have more knowledge about DUST 514 than PS3 Community so far. But eventually it will change that when CCP start revealing the whole content.

[Oschino1907]

Actually I believe the devs themselves have stated no mouse or keyboard support but do recommend having a keyboard for chatting and planning battles in the interactive pre game lobbies.

The new Counterstrike however will have mouse and keyboard support along with cross platform play between ps3 and pc.

Oh and last years e3 is where its was first truely hyped, been all over it ever since and their website blogs the last 2 months or so have sure got me even more hyped. Just wait till they start doing ads.

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

Need to see some gameplay of this.

[Reborn]

Hopefully, we begin to hear a lot more about it.

I'm interested, still.

[SweatyFlorida]

Gonna need some more visual footage of gameplay before getting my hopes too high. Sure the lore and concepts of the game they have been sprinkling across on their main and PSblog are nice and are a rare treat, but it's not gonna get me to buy the game purely off that.

Show gameplay CCP (not a trailer), that's when you'll get people truly excited.