SOE: PS3 MMO could rival World of Warcraft
- Posted March 17th, 2008 at 07:55 EDT by Mike Harradence
- 26 Comments
John Smedley, President of Sony Online Entertainment (SOE), has said that the company’s PlayStation 3 console may one day boost a Massively Online Multiplayer Game (MMOG) that could rival the success of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft series.
When asked on whether or not a home console may host a MMOG that could compete with the popular series, Smedley told GameDaily, "I absolutely do [think we'll see that], and in fact I think by having a stable platform where every customer has an online capable box is a huge, huge potential advantage in building an MMO because you've already got an online userbase.”
“It's a massive advantage over the PC and we don't have to worry about graphics cards or things like that,” he continued.
“It's going to be very big. Console online gaming in general I think is going to be one of the next huge phases of growth in the online gaming space."
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LordSheogorath
- 4:10am EDT - March 17th, 2008
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I don't really see the point in this article. World of Warcraft is for people with no lives, no offence but it is.
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Odium_Generis_Humani
- 4:33am EDT - March 17th, 2008
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Listen, I'm no fan of WoW because it's too easy and you can solo too much of the game (so what's the point of having other people there?), but that's also the reason people love it. It's made for the laziest of players that like to kill noobs. If you made an MMoRPG that's the slightest bit challenging you are only chasing a niche market. In other words, any rival of WoW will be equally as stupid.
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Die-romantic
- 4:34am EDT - March 17th, 2008
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Elder Scrolls pawns World of Warcraft even though its not online
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H3LiX
- 4:35am EDT - March 17th, 2008
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@ LordSheogorath You cant argue that well over 700 million people have "no lives", it's simply the nature of MMO's. I personally haven't played WoW and have avoiding doing so because I know it will suck my time away. I will play an MMO one day (maybe a MMO of GTA IV?).
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IIIKAGEIII
- 5:09am EDT - March 17th, 2008
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i will play for a bit if it is free to play but i cant see myself getting into it. honestly im not a big fan of mmo's
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Untildeath89
- 5:24am EDT - March 17th, 2008
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The point is that when you have 10s of millions that have same specs and can play equality and on top of that you have home that could provide huge push, so having ps mmo compete with pc mmo wont be a dream anymore. I think they are using WoW as number of online people and not graphics and such, because WoW isn't eyecandy anymore
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Undying_Darkness
- 6:23am EDT - March 17th, 2008
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I think the NcSoft Projects for the ps3 could rival WoW, if they take their time and make the experiances unlike no other. WoW is fun, but it could be better.
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FatherOfOne
- 6:33am EDT - March 17th, 2008
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I am a Sony fan, but man this guy isn't too smart for saying this.
I say this. Show me the MMORPG games that are currently in development for the PS3. Yes the agency is 1. Now show me another. Honestly, if this was true then we would see some early BETA stuff now for any project. Think about it... We have seen some FFXIII stuff that may not even make 2009, yet this guy talks about MMORPG games on the PS3 now with only one confirmed title in active development.
The sad thing is that Nintendo will probably be the one leading the way here. I can see a Pokemon MMORPG that, if done well could be a monster hit.
So in short I say "Show me the development/projects that have started!". Even if one started today, you are looking at late 2009 or probably 2010 before we will see it. If it is a brand new game then 2010 is perhaps pushing it a bit.
At this point, their best bet would be to pay Blizzard to port Wow to the PS3, or how about bringing FREAKING EQ, SWQ or one of the other SONY MMORPGs to the PS3!!! Until then this guy should be quet.
Again, I am a Sony fan and they do some things great, but for every two steps forward they seem to take one step back.
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NameTaken
- 7:09am EDT - March 17th, 2008
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Personally, if Sony attempts at making smoething that wil rival WoW they are going to fail and lose alot of money. They are better off coming to an agreement with Blizzard to have WoW put on the PS3 in which Sony would earn a percentage of sails and they can even bundle it up with an official PS3 mouse/keyboard, but other than that. I think it will fail.
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DemonOfRazgriz07
- 7:23am EDT - March 17th, 2008
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i hate WoW, but i'd love to see one of those more modern MMOs on the PS3. something in modern day time, non of that mage and magic bs.
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