MS "killed" PC/Xbox cross-platform play  Because PC gamers were
too good.  Microsoft scrapped plans to allow PC and Xbox 360
gamers to play shooters like Unreal Tournament 3 and Gears of
War online together because during tests "console players got
destroyed every time".  That's according to Rahul Sood, founder
of luxury computer designer Voodoo PC and CTO of gaming at
Hewlett-Packard. "Rumour has it that there was a project many
many months ago at Microsoft that was under wraps," Sood wrote
on his blog.  "The goal was to bridge Xbox gamers with PC gamers
so they could play against one another in games like Unreal, or
Gears of War. This was all part of their Live strategy, and had
Microsoft just stuck to their guns and made it work PC gaming
might be in a much better position than it is today.  "There was
a project that got killed at Microsoft. This project was
designed to allow console gamers and PC gamers to interact and
battle over a connected environment.  "Personally I wish it
would have stayed the cours