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Edited by Recon Number 54: 9/2/2015 8:59:46 PM
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Will we ever be able to transfer characters from Xbox to PlayStation?

So we can transfer our progress and characters from PS3 to PS4 or 360 to Xbox One, which is pretty rad. I was just wondering what the technical hitch is that prevents me transfering from PS4 to Xbox One or 360 to PS4? Presumably if I can go between PS3 and PS4, my profile is stored on a Bungie/Acti server somewhere and that allows it to move between platforms? Because it's not as if the PS3 and PS4 are similar in architecture any more than the 360 and PS4 are. I have some friends playing on Xbox One that I want to play with and similarly I have some on PS4 that I want to play with. I'm buying the game on both formats, but it's a shame that I'll have to have two separate progress profiles for the two platforms. I'd hoped when new B.net launched and we were able to link all our accounts here that we may get some sort of unified account that you could tap into from any console and access my characters and progress. Has this ever been suggested in an update or anything? [quote]Ninja Edit [spoiler]Hello OP (or anyone who has decided to open the spoiler and read all of this). I'm one of the Bungie.Net Ninjas. We may have met before, we may have interacted, you might have heard of us, or you may have no clue as to who we are and what we do. Well, this little note is to explain some of the things we do. One of the major roles we play is to handle the reports that come in whenever a member clicks on the "Report" button, to let us know that there is a post, a topic or a user that either doesn't understand or isn't following the rules that we all agreed to follow when we joined. But that's not the Ninja function that brought on this note. The reason I am writing this is because I have retagged your thread. Bungie.Net uses hashtags to designate their major forums and to help keep things organized. Your OP (original post) was opened, created or given a hashtag that well, wasn't the best choice. It could have been that you were browsing through the [u][url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Categories]various forum/tags[/url][/u] that are available on the site or app, and clicked on "New Topic" while in a forum that didn't "match up" with the subject matter of your OP. Or, you may have thought "this belongs here", when unfortunately, it doesn't. That's another role of the Bungie.Net Ninjas. We not only try to keep things fun, pleasant and welcoming here by removing rule-breakers, but we also want EVERY good topic to have the best chance to survive, thrive, find the right audience, and get lots of on-topic replies. And so, I have retagged your topic to move it to the forum where it has the best chance of doing that. I give you my word that I have not altered a single letter or character of your Original Post, just placed this message below it and set the tag to better describe your topic. You may notice that you are unable to edit this post anymore. That is a part of the system, and I apologize for any inconvenience that it may have caused. I've not replied or commented on your OP, since this message would most likely be "off-topic" to your thread and when members see a Ninja or Mentor (who are volunteers from the community) or even a Bungie employee post, they tend to go a little crazy and the disruption to the thread becomes a distraction. I don't want that to happen to your thread. I want it to be in the BEST place possible, to be seen by the largest audience who is looking for this sort of topic, I want it to take root, get replies, grow strong and make these forums a better place. If you have any questions, you should feel free to PM me. My name is now in the upper right corner of your OP where it says "edited by". Thanks for your patience, thanks for being a part of this community, thanks for taking the time to read all of this (I hid it in a spoiler so that anyone who clicked couldn't complain about "too long, didn't read"), and thank you in advance for creating your future topics with the forum/tag location in mind. --Cheers[/spoiler][/quote]

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  • The issue is money. And corporations. And the man. ::Hugs tree::

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  • no.

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  • No, because its across servers. It would be a pain in the ass to delve into the Server's memory files, find the small cache of megs that is your specific character, drop it onto a flash drive, convert it to the other format, then plug it into, and download it onto, the other system. TL;DR: No, its like breeding a dog and a moose. Aside from obvious differences, genetically, too dissimilar.

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    • I don't see why this is an issues, character transfer doesn't have anything to do with Sony or Microsoft. It would all be through destinys own servers. Rockstar did it with GTA5 online. allowed me to transfer from xbox 360 to ps4. Now Bungie why cant we do the same here ?

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    • Other games allow it, so I do not see why this one shouldn't be able to. It really prevents you from getting the console you may want simply to avoid having all the time, money and loyalty wasted. I have a Xbox 360, which I got over a PS3 because of price, at the time I got my second hand 360, the PS3 was over £100 more. Next gen is out and all my friends are getting PS4 and Destiny on that... I want to play with them on it, but then everything I have done with Bungie so far would have been wasted: the time, the money, the loyalty. Sharing the profile over both consoles should definitely be a no, but a permanent transfer should be allowed. Or at the very least a way to apply to have all the items and characters you have, at the level you have them created on a new profile in exchange for the deletion of your current one. I could live with that. I have everything I have earned, they can see that by scanning the account and could put it on a new one... I wouldnt even mind if I have to re-level to level twenty and have to do the story all over again if I got to keep my items.

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    • Edited by RHYNOBEATZ: 2/23/2015 7:26:03 AM
      Yeah these technical and monetary concerns while well thought out are I'm sorry just a bunch of hooie. This is character and item data. Many games I've played that let you migrate a toon cross platform just make you start story over for unlocks but your toon had all their stuff. It's 10000000000% possible from a technical standpoint to move toons. Since you link all the stuff to bungie and if that raw data is formatted to a different architecture in any way, you run through a conversion app and boom done. As far as money I really don't understand how so many intelligent people in here are overlooking 1 thing if you want to play on two systems it's 2x the money on games and dlc. That means every person who guarantees money for both companies. Making people have to reloot, crucible and raid to get their good stuff is not needed and making that so ensures that many people will never by a copy for both. So that means it's a poor money decision not to do it. Because both companies are preventing sales for themselves. If they are worried about losing users on the their own server and whatever monetary value is placed on traffic, well dumb as well because if 1 person is going from Xbox to ps4 you can guarantee the opposite would be happening. The numbers would even out. It's like show Wife Swap. Now I understand why cross platform play would be difficult since they didn't build a portal for it like square Enix did for ffxi. Remember that gem, cross platform play between pc, ps2, ps3, and xbox 360 through the play online viewer app. And if it was Sony and Microsoft not wanting to play nice together. Activision and Bungie could have told them where to stick it for being so short sighted and just put it on the steam machine, pc, mac, and digital copy through steam on the pc, so thats 2 retail versions and you have digital download on 3 formats. If they'd have threatened that Microsoft and Sony would have cracked. Remember no matter where the game goes Activision and Bungie make money. All bungie needed to do is have their financial backer, their publisher, do what their supposed to do and get the most copies sold. And by not recognizing the huge potential with little to no cost Activision or whomever dropped the ball has cost every company involved money as well as peed on every Destiny gamers foot and called it rain. We don't mind spending money with the companies we love, even if it's double (2 games), but we do mind if after you have our money, waste our time, and still hope or expect us to give you more. Something to think about guys if your census starts to drop. Never forget in the MMO world if you don't service the community soon you'll have none. And I would prefer that you guys not suffer the mass exodus fate that so many other mmos have suffered for not giving the CUSTOMERS, the people who put food on your table what they seek. We love you Bungie, but it's time to assert yourself. I think however many millions of subscriber who log in at least 3 Hrs a day, and the best release of any video game ever gives you the stones to demand that a solid is given to the gamers.

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    • I wish - then I could use my 32 on both systems, instead of 32 on my Xbone & 11 on my ps4.

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    • Edited by Atom Soul: 1/25/2015 11:30:28 PM
      I have to buy a copy of the game and dlc again, to start from scratch. That isnt right. Ive shown loyalty. Now if it really isnt possible then give us a decent reason why. If it is possible, do it. I wont be buying another copy until it's for certain. Others need to make this apparent in order to give profit incentive. (Moving from 360 to PS4)

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    • It makes me mad that I paid $100 for this game and the DLC for my Xbox One. . and then PS4 players pay the same and get more?!!? I'm really getting annoyed by this exclusive stuff. I love the game, but come on Bungie.

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      • I feel this would be nice, but it probably won't happen with exclusives.

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      • It is already possible. Microsoft and Sony won't allow it.

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      • I would really love this. I want to get over to PS4 but can't face starting over and putting another 90+ hours into the game.

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        • For matters of diversifying I purchased an Xbox One in addition to my PS4. I've already spend more time than I feel I should have on the PS4 towards bungies over glorified "Farmville". Don't get me wrong, it's fun as hell. But to find out that if I want to play with my friends on Xbox (all the friends I was loyal to Halo with) I have to repurchase everything, AND waste that much more time to be right were I was. "Pepsi in In a coke machine"? Different severs for different manufacturers? I guess Blizzard really does kick Bungies butt in more than just the story factor. Do you all realize how many different types of computers (mac and pc) are supported in the same servers on WoW all with varying specs? It all boils down to greed. Sony, Microsoft, and Bungie. They don't care about making a united gaming community.

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        • It would be great if we could at least get a response from Bungie as to if/why we couldn't/when we could have an opportunity for this to happen. Or give us a contact to the relevant people to put forward our arguement or petition. I cant just take no for an answer on this one. "Shut up and take my money!!"

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        • Yes if u go on computer and link your PSN to bunjie

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        • This will happen when Sony and Microsoft decide to work together and create a new console together. But let's be honest, the need for money outweighs the need to improve the console gaming experience tenfold.

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          • Nope, traitors don't get those rights

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            • If I have a coke machine will pepsi put pepsi in it?

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              • Idk but I hope when the PC version is released that I'll be able to play on ps4 and PC with the same account

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                • There are different servers for PSN and microsoft. The biggest issue would be getting Sony and Microsoft to agree to the change. Never gonna happen

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                  • You can't sory

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                  • They said are gaurdians can be tranferd between systems

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                    • I would buy destiny and the xpac on the xbone today if i could

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                    • Edited by S1CK L1KE V1CK: 1/25/2015 7:11:41 PM
                      Would b nice but it won't happen

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                      • Even GTAO let's you transfer your characters cross console... This is sad Bungie.

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                      • Edited by slopat: 1/25/2015 6:21:16 PM
                        Why would you want to switch anyhow? The console may have more power, but PSN has shown itself to suck from day one. Sony can't even bother creating its own servers. I will choose network over a few more RAM every day.

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