Sony Online Entertainment honcho John Smedley said this in an interview with the Seattle Times: "MMOs are going to be a real strong selling point for the PS3 long term - there's going to be some great ones on the PS3." He goes on to blab a little bit about The Agency, which we know only bare bones about, but is supposedly going to be a real shining star and pave the way for other MMO's to get onto the PS3. We'll find out soon enough, right?
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5-12-2008 @ 11:08PM
kevin said...
what about home?
and yay mmos whatever that is !...
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5-12-2008 @ 11:49PM
jahd5000 said...
MMO= Massive Multiplayer Online
or something like that
hlf year till Home btw :S
5-13-2008 @ 12:24AM
adolson said...
Are you kidding? You don't know what MMO means?
5-13-2008 @ 1:00AM
xrich said...
i cant see mmos selling many ps3s when there are no mmos on the ps3...
as for the future, i doubt many people are excited about 'the agency'...it looks like a very mediocre shooter...if you really want a system selling mmo, make diablo 3...
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5-13-2008 @ 1:03AM
kawzi said...
mmo titles or title? i only know about one that is the agency
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5-13-2008 @ 2:56AM
Consolcwby said...
Well, as you know, there's The Agency - but the other MMO titles are a DC comics universe title, an unnamed Square-Enix title, and an unnamed title from NCSoft. This might not seem like much, but the DC title is pretty much confirmed, and NCSoft has stated they were bringing somthing to the PS3 only a few months ago (could it be Guildwars?... who knows). The thing is, the list keeps growing.
5-13-2008 @ 1:13AM
Nrk said...
Imagine GTA as a MMO, where you can do missions and all that together.
now that would be awesome
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5-13-2008 @ 6:25AM
Syn said...
You mean APB? And if it's sold to Rockstar, will become GTA Online.
5-13-2008 @ 1:24AM
VanDan said...
If it mean paying a monthly fee to play them they can keep them...
If it free after buying the game then that a different story..
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5-13-2008 @ 1:39AM
hai2u said...
Blizzard needs to release WoW2 for PS3 whenever that comes out. That would move some systems for sure. Sony would be smart to pull a MS and pay Blizz to port it for something like that.
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5-13-2008 @ 2:38AM
PSN: KillaKornbread (the shirt is a lie!) said...
yea that would certainly move consoles. especially if they updated the graphics in the PS3 version or added something extra to it to make it more appealing buyers.
we have spoken Sony. now go out there and make it happen so we can up this install base. larger install base=better support.
5-13-2008 @ 3:10AM
leiwei said...
No no no. Not WoW. Too many spells/shortcuts/addons to fiddle with. You have to think a WoW2 PC port to PS3 will require kb/mouse but lack of addons or customization would be drab. Installing Linux/Wine to emulate a "WoW2 PC" would be just too much trouble especially when there aren't any drivers for the gpu in the PS3.
Now instead of WoW, what about Diablo 3? That'd be a kicker.
5-13-2008 @ 2:59AM
Consolcwby said...
Well, with The Agency, SOE looks like it's going to take the Buy-the-game-play-for-free-microtransaction-you-to-death route. So, there you have it! =/
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5-13-2008 @ 3:25AM
Fraser JK said...
I'd love it if Guild Wars 2 or something comes to the PS3!
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5-13-2008 @ 5:36AM
Christian said...
I wondered for a while if a WoW port wouldn't have been a incredibly clever move for Sony, but then I figured it might actually be a kiss of death. If WoW got people hooked like the PC version have you could see WoW cannibalizing all games sales on the console. I can't help but think that at least part of the current game selling problems on the PC is related to WoW sucking away the time for so many PC gamers.
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5-13-2008 @ 6:04AM
koehler83 said...
They should put LOTRO on PS3.. it would really help both the game and the platform.
Square Enix should also step up and release a PS3 port of FFXI. Its old.. but it wouldnt require SPUs so there's really no excuse.
And if Sony wants MMOs to be a selling point for the PS3.. they'd better get some!
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5-13-2008 @ 6:18AM
rastansaga said...
keep hearing about how game X, or Home, or MMO's will be the "killer" feature for the PS3, but zzzzzz.... it never happens. i got a PS3 that's been sitting idle for almost a year now, waiting for something interesting to run on it.
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5-13-2008 @ 6:38AM
Syn said...
You bought the system. That's all that matters. Your desire to use it, is your own choice. Unlike you, many others use their PS3s, and more so not just for gaming. 360 is a gaming system, PS3 is a gaming system, but with everything added to it. I use remote play a lot, I stream movies and music a lot(Yes the 360 can do this, but can it stream to a portable device?), I'd rather not pay a network fee(And if PSN did cost $$$, I can't see it improving anything. If I ask someone who owns a 360, why PSN is so bad to them, this is the answer... "PSN is so bad compared to Live." Okkkk? "It lags" I've never lagged. "Live is so much better" because...? I still have no idea how LIVE is better... I asked an employee at EB and he said... "because he could private chat while playing a game"... SWEET, sign me up... actually no. Nothing like waking up and puking all over ps3fanboy.
So if there are any LIVE users, please... explain yourselves. What makes LIVE so much better then PSN?
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5-13-2008 @ 6:46AM
ihatebioshock said...
Can't stand MMOs. Don't have that amount of free time in my life to 'live' in a virtual world.
Just give us decent games of all genres FFS.
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5-13-2008 @ 7:03AM
Riseer said...
Ps3 would be a great platform for a mmo the only problem is, getting hit up with monthly fees or mircotrans.I use to play Eqoa yea was a mild game but the controls worked well.Really think it was a bad idea to put a mmo on a system with no hd and limited hardware ''glares at ps2''. With ps3 alotta things they couldn't do on ps2 they can now with ps3.Fact is if you don't like mmo's thats fine but their are some of us who can balance life with a mmo. I work 40-50 hour weeks and still have time to play. Ps34lyfe
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