Dealspwn writes: "It was all going so well. Following last year's launch, Planetside 2 has evolved into probably the best free-to-play shooter on the market, offering truly enormous battles and a staggeringly generous economy. Sony Online Entertainment have been scurrying around to optimise the MMOFPS to run on a wider variety of PC specifications while tweaking mechanics and the metagame. A new patch is ready to download, a new continent is in the offing, a PS4 version is slated for next year and the future is bright.
And then SOE president John Smedley went and spoiled it all by saying something stupid like, "we believe that Planetside 2 is going to be the massively multiplayer Halo for PlayStation 4."
Planetside 2’s future is uncertain as the IP was sold for a relatively low sum to a company with no history.
The last Live Letter is done and we were all surprised at the announcement of a delay to the release of FFXIV's Endwalker expansion, we got some more details about the MMORPG's new PvP Crystal Conflict mode, and some system details. Then we talk about PlanetSide 2's new continent and LOTRO's new expansion before wrapping up with some good changes for Ubisoft and Blizzard... but are they enough? All that and more on this week's Always Online!
PlanetSide 2 is going to be getting its next major expansion this December. This new addition, titled “Expedition: Oshur” will be the first addition in almost seven years to bring an entirely new continent to the game.
How do you compare this to Halo though? Its a very different kind of FPS- its pace is completely different, its shooting elements will obviously be no where near as refined considering the scale of the game and its just, well different.
The only way its like Halo is that it has a sci-fi setting and vehicles.
"Every weapon can be earned with in-game currency"
Yeah amassing decent amounts of currency takes AGES. It got really frustrating getting sniped by people who had superior sniper rifles so I ended up paying £7 just so I could get one.
It really deserves better. It has it's unique elements. and it's a bomb that we will get this game on PS4 (FOR FREE!!!)
Okay.
I have a lot of respect for Sony as of the last few years. This is simply shit-talking based on the goodwill they have from gamers at the moment.
If you want to make a Killzone vs Halo comparison, fine. Not here though.
They are just trying to downplay the experience that Halo offers.
I play both Halo and Planetside and love them both for different reasons.
They are not the same game.
isn't PlantSide 2 like 1,000 players? besides i see no relation between this and halo.
Well since its FTP ill download and decide for myself whether its better than Halo.