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Perfect World ready to take free-to-play MMOs to consoles
truewarper
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Back in September, MMO house Perfect World revealed plans to move into the mobile game space. Today, the company said that it has opened a console game division, and plans to release games for current and next-gen consoles.
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Can't really find any reason to disagree.
On the other tentacle, the article seems to be saying that PWE wants to make future F2P titles for consoles, possibly utilizing the talents of Cryptic and Cryptic North. I certainly hope that last is not the case, however, as we have too much need of the devs we have (some forty personnel working on STO at last report, and rumors that we might actually have three devs on CO!).
I used to think they would be good at tablets, heck I used to think they should bet the studio on tablet gaming, but graphics arent there yet. Consoles make more sense in the short-term.
It shouldn't be that much of a leap to get the games onto at least the "old" consoles - the 360 and PS3, that is. Might even work out with the XBone and PS4. What I'd really like, though, would be for the controller-support code to be included in Neverwinter - with its mouse-based movement/attack scheme, that would be perfect. Heck, it might even tempt me into playing the game again!
I say if building a console version stops actual content being made, don't do it. We all know how restless the natives get when there's a content drought. However. if it would be a different, separate team of devs making the console version and other development could continue at the same time, then I see no problem.
even if that's changed or not true, don't ever expect STO to go over to consoles.
future ones, with any restrictions taken into account, sure.
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"Perfect World Entertainment, developer and publisher of various free-to-play MMOs, has announced plans to make games for both current and next-gen consoles. Console products will include both existing and future games from Perfect World Entertainment's developers, which includes partners like Cryptic Studios and Runic Games."
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http://www.shacknews.com/article/82437/perfect-world-entertainment-to-make-console-mmos
Don't know why it's a dream - Skyrim did it.
Mind you, it was an awful idea then, too. Kinect, Move, Sixaxis and all that caper are just way too gimmicky. Maybe once games are more like Star Trek's holodeck programs, i'll be more inclined to play by getting off the sofa and waving my arms around and shouting aimlessly.
It may be funny for a short time... but actually, it is too much of a gimmick for my taste to be applied to a game that needs much love in many, many other areas. :rolleyes:
You might not be able to "shout the orders", but everything else, you can do. Just hook up your PC/Laptop, through your HDMI, connect an awesome stereo/surround sound unit, either custom make a "captain's chair", or set up your most comfy chair you have, to be able to use your keyboard & mouse on, and voila! there you go.
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Like the Klingons...
We have enough D****in the game, I don't need to actually see one
Based on all the reviews I've read so far, yes I can:
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"I said, 'Fire torpedoes!"
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"Tor. Pe. Does!!1!!!"
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"What does it take to get a torpedo fired on this ship?!"
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"WAAAAAAUUUGH!!"
-sigh-
"Respawn"
Oh indeed, they should get to work on this right away. :rolleyes:
It's the way I play now.