SOE Expects PS3 To Represent About "Half Their Business"
See Full ImageBy now, Sony Online Entertainment's commitment to the PlayStation 3 should be clear. And in return, they expect more than half of their business to come from that console in the near future.
According to GameDaily, although SOE has always reaped the rewards of MMOs on PCs, they're now shifting their focus to the PS3. They've only sort of toyed around with the PlayStation platform in the past, but now, with huge titles like Free Realms, DC Universe, and The Agency, the PS3 is getting a whole lot of MMO love. SOE President John Smedley is apparently quite enthusiastic about the PS3's massive capability, and told GameDaily.biz that he thinks the "PS3 will be close to half our business." He acknowledges the much larger user base of about 17 million users and he adds, "it's growing so quickly, we see a great user base potential there." He continued:
"I think a lot of the people who play PS3 games right now aren't the same people playing MMOs right now. I think [MMOs on PS3 is] going to bring in a lot of new players. There are certainly people who have consoles and PCs in their house. The difference is what they actively play. PS3 gamers are used to playing Resistance 2 instead of a shooter on the PC. I think we can bring this kind of gaming to this audience and I think it's going to be huge."
For our part, we've never been a big fan of the MMO, but it appears to be evolving with SOE at the helm. Something like The Agency or DC Universe might really intrigue us, and that being the case, there must be millions of PS3 owners out there who are intrigued as well. We're still waiting to hear more on these upcoming titles (and we want more details on MAG, too), and when we do, we'll tell you all about the new info.
1/10/2009 Ben Dutka
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AscientDire
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 11:27:54 AM
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K ASH
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 11:30:12 AM
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pavlovic
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 11:38:34 AM
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laxpro2001
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 11:58:40 AM
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Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 2:58:30 PM
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King James
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 12:21:28 PM
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I'm not too excited about DC Universe but this "The Agency" recently grabbed my attention when I learned what the game's mechanics and gameplay were going to be like. It's supposed to have classes and levels w/o that obvious MMO class/level system. As rank up, you get access to new gear, outfits, more ops, and new locations and contacts. There is also some type of "alias system" that allows you to go undercover. And there are NO permanent classes!
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King James
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 12:24:49 PM
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Fane1024
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 3:33:53 PM
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King James
Sunday, January 11, 2009 @ 11:48:20 AM
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mastiffchild
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 12:51:32 PM
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Hopefully, and The Agency seems the best bet to me(more realistic than DC), the PS3 MMO's will be more inclusive and less typing centric so all of us new to the genre won't get put off with more of us kinds trying it.
Also it may help MMO's lose the image problem(y'know the South Park episode about WoW-that image of the Cheeto ravaged gut bucket wasting their life online because real life sucks for them)into the bargain. I'd love to think I can have a blast in an alternate online world and perhaps this is the chance.
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herukuti
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 1:12:45 PM
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dveisalive
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 1:28:07 PM
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LightShow
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 10:22:58 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 2:15:42 PM
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LightShow
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 10:20:40 PM
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ps92117
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 2:26:16 PM
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Fane1024
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 3:39:40 PM
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1. Pay-to-play fees. I won't pay a yearly fee to play online; why would I pay even more each month?
2. Addiction. I don't want to give that much of my time to gaming.
3. Grinding. I don't see how anyone can enjoy spawn-camping or similar activities; just give me an enjoyable quest, thank you very much.
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city96
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 4:43:14 PM
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They need to do this with the whole ps3 jus make a 2 min ad. containing everything the PS3 has to offer. could be an hour for me.
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crapreviews
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 5:24:47 PM
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anyway i'll be happy to have a new MMO. i think DC online will be that MMO for me. also MAG looks interesting
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Scarecrow
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 5:54:35 PM
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Would be great on the ps3(for free of course).
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crapreviews
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 7:39:36 PM
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Scarecrow
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 9:26:37 PM
I'll be happy with my 1player games :3
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isaya85
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 8:30:30 PM
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PSN ID Biggest_GMoney
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mastiffchild
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 9:33:43 PM
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I mean PS3 owners aren't necessarily owners of gaming PCs and therefore won't always have played MMO games much before and seeing this could it give , say, the Agency a completely different feel from a typical PC MMORPG?
I agree that PS3 MMOs aren't going to see the PC MMO addicts joining in a mad early rush so soes anyone else think it might be a pretty new crowd trying these out when they land?
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Banky A
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 10:30:14 PM
:P
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LightShow
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 10:19:51 PM
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Qubex
Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 10:59:13 PM
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They need to make it feel transparent of sorts; so in fact you do pay, but in another way, and you have access to multiple titles bundled in with your cable or internet costs... I think this would be more acceptable. Also some sort of in game advertising mechanism could be used too to generate funds and alleviate monthly fees... only way I can see it really work...
What about shopping credits or award points from retail... like airline miles you can collect these from purchases made at partner stores (or what have you) - and you can transfer these reward points to your "MMO account". As the credits build you can play and pay for fees via these credits...
Also it should be flexible enough so that you could pay a fee to pay a mission or a quest, and then rest if you don't want to continue for a few months. Then play again if you want do another mission etc... maybe you pay per quest, $2.99 or something...
Some ideas! Anyone want to add more?
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crapreviews
Sunday, January 11, 2009 @ 12:35:17 AM
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You don't go out and pay $60 for the disc and then also a monthly fee. Instead you sign up to pay a monthly fee to play and access the game. When you do this you get to download a file that gets you to the server log in. There you put in the info to get into the game. If you fail to pay they just cut you off right there from being able to log on.
I think most people are turned off from MMO's for the fact that you gotta buy the game and then pay a fee on top of it. I know it sucks but just the way it is.
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Zorigo
Sunday, January 11, 2009 @ 7:07:01 AM
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Zorigo
Sunday, January 11, 2009 @ 7:05:03 AM
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Qubex
Sunday, January 11, 2009 @ 11:04:22 AM
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slayerkillemall
Sunday, January 11, 2009 @ 2:17:45 PM
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thats the very reason why i dont care for WOW or any other MMO .
if they could implement the download theory i would play otherwise its just the same scam microsoft has with xboxlive.
i mean once i paid for the hardware and game i should not have to pay anymore fees to play...
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Saturday, January 10, 2009 @ 11:25:35 AM