Well, when you put it that way, I guess you're right. My personal definition of something being dead is if it's no longer supported by the company or if it's been shutdown. For example, Xbox Live on the original xbox is dead. But since cross-platform play still exists, it's not entirely dead yet. That's what my belief is. The initiative is really just one big marketing strategy. And I've never really seen Microsoft champion the 360 controller as the superior input for FPS games. It's not going to hurt sales of the Xbox 360 if PC gamers dominate multiplayer when going against console gamers. I'm pretty sure cross-platform compatibility did make Microsoft more money than those games would've if they didn't have cross-platform multiplayer. How many people would've bought Shadowrun for the PC if there wasn't any cross-platform multiplayer? Microsoft succeeded in achieving what they were marketing with cross-platform game. They wanted to determine a winner. And if what you say is true, then a winner was determined (though I know for a fact that I never noticed any significant skill gaps when playing from either platform). I'm not advocating either input method, I'm just saying that I didn't notice a huge advantage on either side. I think at the very least, the top console gamers are able to hold the line against PC gamers. Perhaps that was what I was witnessing. Regardless, Microsoft is not new to PC gaming. They know which control method is better. Yes they claim the Xbox 360 controller makes FPS games work on a console, but they never went around bragging that it was better than a keyboard and mouse. The fact that they had to say "it works" shows they know which input was better all along. So cross-platform gaming is a success in it's own little way. Sales-wise it may not have been a hit. But it still got PC and Xbox 360 gamers together. You know, PC and Xbox 360 gamers don't always have to compete against each other in cross-platform games. They can work together... Even in RTS games, I'm sure PC gamers will find some use for console gamers. If CS: GO was cross-platform on all platforms, Xbox 360 gamers could really use the help of PC gamers to settle the score with PS3 gamers who claim their controller is the best, better than Xbox 360, better than PC. So you see, even if one control method is superior, it doesn't have to mean cross-platform is a bad idea. In fact, it'll encourage working together. Personally I find vehicle controls are easier on a controller. Therefore, a good team in Lost Planet could have PC gamers doing most of the shooting (ex sniping) while Xbox 360 gamers focus on vehicle control (piloting mechs, etc.). Such a team would be far superior than a team of just PC or Xbox gamers.