All MMOs will be console-based, says Sony Online

  • Posted October 6th, 2008 at 05:49 EDT by
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In the second part of an already revelations-heavy interview with MTV, Sony Online Entertainment boss John Smedley has revealed that all SOE's upcoming MMOs will appear on consoles.

He didn't actually say this, to be fair - he just said "yes" when MTV popped the question. But that's good enough for us.

According to Smedley, the MMO genre as a whole is slowly drifting further into console space. "Studies show that a lot of people who have consoles also have PCs," he told MTV. "However, they also show that most of the people that have a console play their console as their primary gaming device."

"I think what’s going to happen is you’re going to see a whole new generation of players that have been playing “Resistance” now start getting introduced to MMOs," Smedley went on. "I think it’s going to be a cool way for them to experience games that have been on the PC for a while, but have a totally different kind of gameplay on the console."

Sony is in a good position to exploit this trend, he said, as one of only two console MMO publishers on the market (the other's Square Enix). Smedley also mentioned that SOE faces reduced technical challenges in transferring its PC MMOs to console, having put together an engine which works across both platforms.

"There was some up front investment, certainly, but we’ve invested in making sure that the technology runs on both," he said. "We’re adapting controls and some of the communication features but we’re trying to keep the same primary game."

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  1. Versus

    • 6:30am BST - October 6th, 2008
    • 1

    consoles are abit safer to play on i think then PCs. they dont have as big a risk if any of getting hacked.

  2. kingbass | Kadaj101

    • 7:00am BST - October 6th, 2008
    • 2

    i think the idea of having the console running mmorpg games is brilliant, theres many great games, that can be run on the ps3 like, Everquest 2 World of warcraft,Ragnarok 2, and Final Fantasy 11

    i think if sony gets all these games running on the ps3 that would be great :P

    Psn:Kadaj101

  3. DantheMan_69

    • 7:30am BST - October 6th, 2008
    • 3

    OLD NEWS AGAIN. still more MMOs will be gr8 theres The Agency, Free Realms and DC Universe on the way also theres a rumor that a Star Wars mmo is coming so it's all gd

  4. A_Ninja | Arabia_Ninja

    • 7:42am BST - October 6th, 2008
    • 4

    i think that MMOs on consoles (PS3) is really a good idea

    with SOE back-up the PS3 ... it think that MMO genre on consoles should be in SONY's hand

    MMOs on consoles its like an unexplored land in all consoles ....

    i wish to see WARHAWK MMO....  that would be great

  5. Staticneuron | Staticneuron

    • 7:53am BST - October 6th, 2008
    • 5

    I prefer when MMO's are less menu driven and feel more like a massive action game. Phantasy Star Online was the best example of that and I wish something would recreate that awe that I felt at the beauty and gameplay of that title. Phantasy Star Universe didn't feel as good.

  6. Darius_9K

    • 8:27am BST - October 6th, 2008
    • 6

    "Studies show that a lot of people who have consoles also have PCs,"

    YES, so please make sure you add the OPTION to use mouse & keyboard on all games converted from PC to console. This stops me buying the console version as in some games i prefer to use mouse and keyboard.

  7. deniled

    • 9:07am BST - October 6th, 2008
    • 7

    Yeah I hope mouse+keyboard get added as options on these upcoming games as well for the PS3 I would certainly reconsider going primarily PS3. The piracy on PC is outta control as well , using tha hypervisor to advantage would be a good idea.

  8. knowbrainer23

    • 10:19am BST - October 6th, 2008
    • 8

    Wha? You guys are just... I have no words for it. ANY MMO account can get hacked, it doesn't to be pc. As for the piracy? What does that have to do MMOs? You STILL have to pay a monthly fee to play.

    Personally, as long as they keep making the MMOs for PC, that's MY preferred platform for them.

  9. Staticneuron | Staticneuron

    • 10:30am BST - October 6th, 2008
    • 9

    @Darius_9K

    You speak the greatests of truth. I would love cerain titles more if they had the inclusion of  k/b support.

  10. diablotyr | artchangel_tyral

    • 12:08pm BST - October 6th, 2008
    • 10

    guys....there is some mmo that you just have to payt once, for the acc code and game with is good....so i hope it will become that kind of mmo to console and like you said an option to get mouse and keyboard. psn id: Artchangel_Tyral

  11. LastJohn34

    • 2:35pm BST - October 6th, 2008
    • 11

    Now they need to announce a awesome awesome MMO for PS3 besides DC univers I like MMO's like WoW or everquest or FF XI so.... maybe Everquest III? Maybe? Come on Sony! More MMO's for PS3! Pwease.

  12. rivel

    • 3:09pm BST - October 6th, 2008
    • 12

    what a stupid person.. mmos will always be pc based.. consoles will become computers and then 'consoles' will have mmos on them 

  13. Tseng VII | TsengVII

    • 4:35pm BST - October 6th, 2008
    • 13

    sounds good

  14. gingo | gingo

    • 5:28pm BST - October 6th, 2008
    • 14

    psn id: gingo.... the only MMO i'm really looking forward to is The Agency all the rest can wait but i really cant wait to do some spy missions

  15. TheWorldEndsWithMe | DonovanTheICEMAN

    • 6:42pm BST - October 6th, 2008
    • 15

    So what about the sixty thousand dollar question? How much are we gonna hafta pay a month for each of these gems? Just cuz PSN is free doesn't mean the companies are willing to run thier servers for MMOs for free.

  16. Rauland | PPp_Killer

    • 12:27am BST - October 7th, 2008
    • 16

    @1 then dont give out ur username and password in a email thinking its a admin.. just joking 

    anywayz it would be cool idea 2 have mmo from the computer on the ps3 but nothin beats the good old fast trusty mouse and keyboard

  17. edward_moffet | edd

    • 1:12am BST - October 7th, 2008
    • 17

    this is the last nail in  pc gamings coffin, now that consoles are way more relevant, more cost effective, easy to use, and more secure for both devs and and gamers, not only that now that theres integrated online service, things like mods and other features that were previously pc only are now possible on consoles BRING ON THE MMOs!!!

     

    and rivel that person  you are calling stupid is the boss of SOE (1of2 MMO publishers, according to the article) i think he's qualified to say where THEIR games are going you would know this if you actually read the artcil, THINK BEFORE YOU POST

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