SOE Seattle: The Agency won't be pay-per-month
- Posted November 25th, 2008 at 06:17 EDT by
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In an interview with Kikizo, Sony Online Entertainment Seattle's Kevin O'Hara has revealed that upcoming "persistent online shooter" The Agency may not be released on a pay-per-month basis, unlike other Massively Multiplayer SOE projects such as EverQuest.
O'Hara explained that The Agency's target demographic were generally unwilling to fork out every month. "We're acutely aware that shooter players are not used to playing monthly fees, so I doubt we'll go for an outright $15 a month, which works on some of our other projects.
"So we're checking out Free Realms to see how they're going to do with their micro-transactions, and we might incorporate some of that. We'll definitely have some ad revenue models. The Agency's the perfect place for some in-game product placement."
He also suggested that the game would ship on discs rather than over PlayStation Network. "I know we will probably require disc, just for initial install. Most of our games do that - EverQuest II launched on discs only then after a couple of years it moved to digital."
Elsewhere in the interview, O'Hara discusses the game's class and ability structure, Q-bert minigames, and in-game Operatives who call you up in real-life to tell you they've made you a new gun.
The Agency is down for release on PC and PlayStation 3 at an undetermined date.
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hitman8062 |
hitman8062- 6:40am GMT - November 25th, 2008
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Looks like a cool game, i might decide to get it.
Now i hope that theyll do that for DCU online.
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Staticneuron |
Staticneuron- 7:50am GMT - November 25th, 2008
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How does HAZE even enter this discussion? Was that supposed to be a poor attempt at a stealth troll?
The agency is going to be an MMO. Coming from people who have alot of experience in MMO's. And It seemse as if they are not timed constrained at all. MMO's by nature are hit or miss anyway so it is all a matter of opinion.
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supamariobrotha |
supamariobrotha- 8:22am GMT - November 25th, 2008
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i've never really played a mmo before but i think dc universe online will be better but im still gonna pick this up i always buy ps3 exclusives
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svtschmidt
- 8:39am GMT - November 25th, 2008
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hope it stays free as he says. i was interested until the fee. this makes me interested again.
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Odium_Generis_Humani
- 9:49am GMT - November 25th, 2008
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Darn. No fee = lousy SOE game. Some of you non-PC types may not know of SOE's bad track record with free online games. Designed to get maximum sales (because it's free), but no content updates (because it's free).
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dirigiblebill
- 9:59am GMT - November 25th, 2008
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They haven't said that it's going to be free, only that they probably won't go the monthly fee route. You'll probably be paying an up-front charge as with most boxed titles.
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Dragon-slayer87 |
Dragon-Slayer87- 10:04am GMT - November 25th, 2008
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Love the idea that its free :D it will be like guild wars, free to play, and thereafter add-ons to buy:D
I might get this one:D
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Dave-The-Rave |
Dave-The-Rave- 10:55am GMT - November 25th, 2008
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I think everyone should jump on the Guild Wars wagon and offer non monthly fee MMOs !!
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SamuraiClarke
- 1:11pm GMT - November 25th, 2008
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All I can say is, I ain't going to pay-per-month for a game.
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DemonOfRazgriz07 |
DemonOfRazgriz07- 9:02pm GMT - November 25th, 2008
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thats good news. i wouldn't mind it being every 6 or 12 months. but yea, monthly wouldnt be my cup of tea.
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