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wraggster
August 27th, 2011, 00:27
Eurogamer reports some encouraging news for console-bound fans of online shooters. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the new stand-alone version of the wildly successful Half-Life mod recently announced by Valve, will support mouse and keyboard controls on the PlayStation 3 (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-26-ps3-cs-go-supports-keyboard-and-mouse). This isn't entirely unprecedented; 2007'sUnreal Tournament 3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreal_tournament_3#PlayStation_3_version) had a similar feature, but the idea has never gained momentum. If the idea of allowing PC-style controls on a console does catch on, could this help remove some of the stigma associated with first-person shooters on consoles?"Players of the Xbox 360 version will still be required to use controllers, and they won't be able to participate in cross-platform play. Valve boss Gabe Newell has had a hard time convincing Microsoft to open up Xbox Live (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-25-valve-wants-steamworks-in-cs-go-xbla)enough to integrate services like Steamworks.

http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/156243/PS3-Counter-Strike-To-Support-Keyboard-and-Mouse