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Windows app for doing so out soon.

TimeGate and SouthPeak have announced that Section 8 will allow players to host dedicated servers for both the PC and Xbox 360 versions on their Windows PCs.

It's all thanks to something called X Server functionality, apparently, which means you can host Xbox 360 games for up to 32 players, or PC ones for up to 40.

The software for hosting the games will be distributed for free once Section 8 is released on 1st September in the US and 4th September in Europe.

The developer and publisher also point out that they will be hosting their own official ranked servers for both systems, and that the game is playable without a dedicated server - albeit with reduced player numbers of 32 on PC and 16 on 360.

On a related note, the Section 8 PC beta launched this week, and there's more information on the official website.

Check out our recent Section 8 hands-on preview to see what all the fuss is about, and look out for our review ahead of the 4th September release.

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Chufty #1 3 years ago

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As in, the same as almost every other PC game? Well, that's good news.
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matrim83 #2 3 years ago

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^^ I am guessing the "news" part of that bit is the Xbox servers. Most Xbox games are played P2P with one playing getting the "host". So dedicated servers is good in this case.

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Fab4 #3 3 years ago

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In P2P everyone hosts, what you have with most xbox games is a client/server model. CoD3 is an example of a P2P model, where one user is selected as game host only to configure the game settings and report game information back to the matchmaking server.

Edit: Btw, dedicated servers are only valid whenever they are provisioned with enough processing power and bandwidth to handle the connections. They usually don't have the provider downloading porn in the background, or interrupting the connections with a lag switch.

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Whizzo #4 3 years ago

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An end user being able to host a PC dedicated server for an Xbox game is a first, let's just hope the game is good enough and justifies having the option.
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BraveArse #5 3 years ago

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@Fab4 "...interrupting the connections with a lag switch."

That's the bit that I'm concerned about - could end up being a serious problem on xbox live right there.
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RedSparrows #6 3 years ago

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Oo I could do that, as my 360 uses ICS atm anyway.
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AnnkaParti #7 1 year ago

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cool.. I was looking forward to this...
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AnnkaParti #8 1 year ago

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everyone hates Chufty)))
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