[url=http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/07/bungie-cross-generation-destiny-wouldnt-be-fair-to-low-res-players/]ArsTechnica - Bungie: Cross-Generation Destiny wouldn't be Fair to Low-Res Players[/url] [url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/for-bungie-straddling-four-consoles-in-destiny-was-a-balancing-act/#!bhR9PK]Digital Trends - Destiny was a Balancing Act (interview with Bungie engineer Roger Wolfson)[/url] [url=http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Destiny-Isn-t-60fps-PS4-Xbox-One-Due-Being-Cross-Gen-64733.html]Cinema Blend- Destiny isn't 60 FPS Due to being Cross Gen[/url] Bungie has stated that allowing PS3/360 users to play with friends on PS4/xbone respectively is easily implementable, but doing so provides an advantage to next-gen players when sniping in PvP. Because of this advantage, Bungie has decided against allowing cross-generation play in Destiny. This is a strange decision considering the FPS (arguably more important than resolution) has been impacted by cross-generation development. As someone who has friends spread across both the 360 and xbone, I would really enjoy playing an "MMO" with all of them, [i]especially[/i] in a PvE setting. I see no reason why implementing PvE cross-platform play would negatively affect any player's experience. I know it would significantly improve my own. And, with the pacing and current balance issues that PvP possesses (which are slight, but certainly outweigh a sniping advantage because of increased resolution), I don't see how cross-platform PvP would make a significant impact comparatively. This game requires people to party up for all game modes; with console overlap clearly being demonstrated by Bungie's release across 4 platforms, the game needs to adapt to it's player base, not wait for them to catch up to their friends with a ~$500 purchase. I find generation segregation a poor decision when weighed against the vision of Destiny, especially when cross-generation play is technically easy to implement (see linked article). Thoughts?