If Valve were to implement cross platform play, that means PC/Mac owners would have to wait as long as their console brethren in order to receive any updates.
#COUNTER STRIKE GO ON XBOX UPDATE#
When it comes to patches, developers have to go through an approval process before they can release an update on a console - a process which can take a long time. While many PS3 players are probably going to be upset by this move, it unfortunately does make a lot of sense. So for that, we have removed the idea of cross-platform play - essentially make all platforms stronger by not mixing them." "The beta has proved we want to update not just the beta, but the game itself post-launch frequently on the PC, to do that we need to separate the platforms so one doesn't hamstring the other. Valve discovered that updates would be a problem during the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive beta, which you can see footage of here. However, Valve says that they have removed the feature due to the way it impeded updates for the PC/Mac versions. Much like the PS3 version of Portal 2, the ability to play with PC users was a major selling point for Counter- Strike: Global Offensiveon Sony's console. Following shortly after the announcement of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Valve revealed that there would be cross-platform play between the PC/Mac and PS3 versions.