Sony Online Entertainment is hard at work on The Agency, an online-enabled massively multiplayer shooter for the PlayStation 3 and PC. A hot topic surrounding the game is the prospect of cross-platform play between the two platforms. We’ve seen it done on Xbox 360, but not yet with a PS3 title. According to executive producer Matt Wilson, it is certainly possible and the development team is considering it:

In fact, we’re actually doing that at the office. Technology-wise, it’s really not that complicated.

However, Wilson further noted a few barriers stand in the way, such as gameplay balance due to the difference in control schemes and the fact that PC platform is inherently less secure — meaning if an exploit was found, the PC version would have to updated immediately. On consoles, that’s just not possible, as every single update needs to pass through a certification process. As we’ve witnessed in the past, this can take up to a couple weeks to a whole month.

SOE’s Wilson Talks Connected PC, PS3 Game Worlds [Gamasutra]

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