Counter-Strike coming to XBLA/PSN

ha no way, with the same graphics or is it going to be upgraded?

Does it mean the PS3/360 or the next gen of consoles ?

Not sure how it'll work on console but sure better than nothing.. it'll still be primarly a PC game obviously.

Overheal wrote: »

It was due for an update. Played it over the Summer Sale for achievements and it was not aging well.

Yeah, really needs an update with iron sights, health regen and bloody screen :pac:

CS:S is still my favourite MP FPS, grew up on that stuff. Dont like the changes they've made though, shoulda left it a la 2008.

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Not being smart... Is that a bit too late now?

Why the feck would I want to play Cs now when there are so
Many modern shooters out...

I allways hated Cs, for killing hl1 multiplayer . We newer came back to hl1 that day.... Sigh...

Fhithunk! as a bolt lands squarely in a head.

Still, CS was awesome. I lost so much of my life to that game.

lemon_remon wrote: »

Modern shooters aren't tactical or balanced. Counter Strike is aimed towards the e-sports crowd.

it can be aimed at holy jesus to make a universe tournament, i still wouldnt give two ****s about it. i play games, because they are fun, not because someone i newer met playing it competitively.

i used to play, alot of it, but i would not come back to it now. there are more fun games out there i stick to.

as for modern shooters not being tactical and balanced... i wont start epic handbag fight...but i have to say: that statement is just pure stupid.

ShadowHearth wrote: »

it can be aimed at holy jesus to make a universe tournament, i still wouldnt give two ****s about it. i play games, because they are fun,

This is a distinct point. Some people like the be competitive, some people want a good triggerfest nothing more. I'm a bit of both myself, depending on the mood. When I play CSS with the lads and in lans in college I get really into it but when its halo3 on XBL its much more laidback.

Each to their own, nobody is saying CSS is better, just that its better for the more serious players. Skill is much more evident in what I'd call "proper" shooters.

ShadowHearth wrote: »

i agree, each to its own. I love LoL and its very competitive game. i play only normal games and mostly only with friends. i really dont give two ****s that its used for tournaments.

play a game just becouse its aimed at e-sports... feck that. i cant play sc2 anymore as its e-sports heaven, i just cant compete with those people! if you whana be atleast half decent you need to play sc2 like second full time job!

CS was good back then, but i just cba playing anymore. I played since it was released and it didnt changed much since then at all.

If someone chooses to play it, then go for it, but saying that modern shooters are not tactical or balanced is just plain stupid.

as for it still being best... not really, but once again, its a matter of taste.

cs isn't just a competitive game tho... its public community is far more diverse than any other gaming community. The amount of choice you have if your just a casual gamer is beyond insane.. the 25,000 custom maps available on csbanana for css alone is proof of that. Some of the best times i've had on cs and css was in well "policed" community servers where its just a bit of craic, be it playing normal cs or gungame or even the warcraft mod.

Its fine if you don't like the game but please know what your talking about before giving an opinion.

Pity DOD:S hasnt lasted. Great game as co-ordination was key to victory. The simple pushing style could only entertain for a while though.

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I found the level of entry into CS way too high. I used to play it for a bit, take a break, go back and then get completely dominated. However a few months back me and my brother tried it out for old times sake and stumbled into a gun game and had loads of fun. The server is now saved to favourites and we both play it on sundays every so often. The amount of custom maps and games is what keeps it interesting.

Yeah the entry level on public cs can be a bit high when playing on the normal map servers(Although i wouldn't have thought it to be that high), thats mostly because you'd get a lot of competitive players coming in to warmup for a few rounds before playing some PCW's and what not.

You can find a lot of really nice community servers tho were the skill level will generally be pretty low. First 3 or 4 years of playing CS was argubly the most fun I had playing any game and that was entirely on public custom map servers.

You have everything you really want tbh

Normal DE maps
Hostage/Rescue maps
Surfing and Climbing maps
Hide and seek
Gun game
Warcraft and other RPG styled mods
Zombies
Jailbreak
and then all the other funky custom maps (Rats/knifearenas/grenade maps)

So much fun to be had ! :P


Shame anyone that plays it for the first time on the xbox or ps3 will never really get the full CS experience.

CSS on consoles :eek:


That's one game that really needs a keyboard and mouse. If you ask me it's still the best raw FPS game out there.

I remember being introduced to CSS as the one game to play in the Vivendi offices.

Had great craic, even tho I was terrible I'd still get the odd lucky kill, and could survive just by playing smart.

I just love how it's got this lovely slow-slow-FAST rhythm to its combat. Can't wait

Cross-platform play between PC/Mac/PS3

It prob the PC master race blood coursing through my veins but when I see "cross platform play" I immediately think "game simplified/dumbed down to work on consoles".

The finesse of CS1.6 and games like CoD1 was what made it so interesting to me - if every gun fires bullets that are a metre squared at targets which take up a 3rd of the screen the game is meh