Sony's Big Plans For MMO Gaming On The PLAYSTATION 3

Sony is planning on bringing gamers together in a bigger way than ever before. The PlayStation E3 2008 press conference introduced large scale multiplayer gaming plans for the PS3 with MAG, short for "Massive Action Game." The game is touting 256 player battles. It's a big effort in itself, but not the only one planned for the PS3. See more details on how Sony is planning to push the PS3 into MMO and persistent gaming.

[Isaac]

I have never played MMOs, I wonder if it will be worth it. I wonder if SOE will port Everquest, Star Wars, the Matrix. I also wonder if EA will port their LOTR MMO. If all these arrive on PS3, along with NCSoft's MMOs, the Agency and MAG, then PS3 will be the MMO console, and perhaps ACtiblizzard will want to port WoW. Combine that with LBP, Resistance 2, SOCOM and Warhawk, and the PS3 is truly becoming a powerhouse for Online Social Gaming, especially if all these games get HOME lobbies. I just hope there are no prohibitively expensive monthly fees for MMOs otherwise I will end up still not playing them.

I also hope WKC gets an online mode similar to a MMO, it looks insane.

[Veryangryxbot]

And again, only on PS3.

MMOs are fun things. Just dont get addicted to it.

[PoSTedUP]

but anythings possible with SONY : )

I f*cking <3 SONY!

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi]

No...i f*cking <3 SONY! MORE! ;-D FIGHT! FIGHT! ;-D
I'm more a single player guy;) Or a 4 player off-line spilt-screen with 3 Friends player erm guy;)
It's all good tho;) I'll try it!!! ;-P

[PoSTedUP]

i cant fight you dog ; )

i love games in general. splits screen games are awesome with your friends but i am more of an online gamer, ever since SOCOM1 i fell in love, omg i f*cking love that game but... i love SONY MORE!. hahha stay cool ken. : )

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi]

...for Suicides!!! ;-D
Yeah spilt-screen 4player off-line games are FUN!;)
Like TimeSplitters 2 ;-P (My Fav)
Thats what i want more of on the PS3;)
So LBP + MotorStorm 2 are MUST buys for me;)
I did play 'Resistance' a lot online tho;)
I love SONY+PS3 more than infinity!!! Er erm ;-D

[PoSTedUP]

me and my cuz had sooooo much fun with that game! that game was the BOMB!!! my cuz was really good at building levels.... and i was really good at... taring them up!!!! hahaha good sh*t dog. i do believe that it was online and it was pretty damn fun too.

LOL! @ suicides! lol lol. yea it depends at what game you play. games like socom are far more competitive than cod4. thats why more people talk sh*t about being better on socom them cod4, cod4 is just for fun in my eyes. socom is more about clans and winning if your a hardcore ONLINE gamer ; ) the softcore ONLINE gamer doesn't care about winning and still has alot of fun! stay cool ken. peace and god bless : )

[QuackPot]

.. or take advantage of on the console.

Large scale multiplayers, MMOs and persistent gaming - FTW & a key area to focus on especially with the power of the Black Beast at their disposal.

[Ben1054]

Runescape, lol joking that game is crappp

[NewSchoolGamer]

MAG is gonna be awesome, but Dc universe looks like crap.

[Jinxstar]

It's an MMO. I could see many not getting into it but I am a big MMO vet and it looks really really good for an MMO. I mean getting 20 friends and taking on Lobo or Bizarro would be awesome.

[Panthers]

While M$ is so worried about getting third party titles to go multiplatform, Sony is working on amazing first party titles that will dominate the industry. I dont even care about FF13 and if MGS4 when multiplatform then I wouldnt care either. There are too many first party games that I am looking forward to.

[Ben1054]

"if MGS4 when multiplatform then I wouldn't care"
are you kidding me, you wouldn't mind the best game this gen going multiplat. you know xbox fanboys would be bragging about that for about a year

[RecSpec]

Who cares, if you let the fanboys get to you here. I feel sorry for you.

It's like the little 5 year old next door that makes fun of you just for the hell of it. What are you going to do. Hit him?

I've played through the game many times. If 360 gets it, good for them.

[Panthers]

It wouldnt bother me in the least. I got to play it and that is all that matters. If I had enough time (and money) to play all the great games on the 360 as well then I would do that too. I just like playing great games. I just feel Sony is doing the right thing and investing in new games and powerful sequels. M$ is just going after 3rd party games. Not too many 1st party games coming down the line. 1st party games are almost always the best. Especially this gen.

Guess I should thank M$ because now I am less inclined to get a 360 since they dont have nearly as many exclusives that I wouldnt be able to play otherwise. No GeOW does hurt tho. Wish I was rich :(

[supahbad]

yeah they can have it now, i've already finished it so i don't need exclusivity anymore

[Rayko]

not excited at all, I have seen enough of wargames already and now there´s gonne be 256 out of them in one time? yikes, talk about slowdown and downgraded graphics.

[Panthers]

I need more details on MAG. It sounded pretty far along since they were playing matches at Zipper.

[resistance100]

Well they are 2 years into development, and it could hit as early as Spring next year.

[Darkiewonder]

The ps.blog should have some more details about MAG in the upcoming week.

[juuken]

Meh, don't like the way DC Online looks. But MAG on the other hand is on my most watched list.

[themyk]

i kind of agree with you on the dc part.

not sure if thats the style they are shooting for. i don't know i hope it's good. cause i am a MASSIVE jim lee fan

[Pain]

With Marvel they Make the Character's bigger then the universe.
DC make's the Universe bigger then the characters.

like how in Justice league, they can all be in the same "World' but in marvel it might Explode if 2 in same room.

or when Superman The Universe was like OMG....When whats his face died in Marvel Hobo guy was like who?

PS3 is going to be a Time sucker later with Me Sneaking and wearing hotpants in Agency to Smashing thing in DC MMO its going to be a Fun Winter.

[Fishy Fingers]

As long as there are no subscriptions this could be a very successful move for the console market, MMO's are generally found on the PC.

Hopefully this is where the in-game advertising will come into effect and keep the subscriptions if any to a minimum.

[SlyGuy]

I fell in love with guild wars and the only reason I tried it was because the Areanet's no subscriptions model.

I guess that is why Sony has them working on exclusive games for them.

[BLUR111]

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[TheColbertinator]

Chill out.Fine I will mention some 360 upcoming MMOs for you.There is Champions Online,Age of Conan,and A.P.B.Now please dont troll like many others here?

Also make sure to play Mass Effect if you have a chance

[juuken]

...You stupid bot. You don't know it was a joke. You bots think that was serious.

You=JACKASS!

[BLUR111]

sorry steve colbear, just making fun of how ps3 fanboys are

i'll play some god of war III but thats all i care about right now im watching blu-rays nowdays

[juuken]

-__- Anyone could tell that the video was a huge joke. You're stupid man...real stupid. I also feel sorry for the people who took that seriously as well.

EDIT: Uh...no. That was not real. Based on his high nasal voice, it was easy to tell he was playing a huge joke on everyone who was dumb enough to fall for it.

You lose.

You still fail.

THE VIDEO WAS A JOKE! I've seen videos like this all over youtube. Anyone with a brain could tell he was joking around. Do you really think someone would make a video denouncing Square in such a nasal, nerdy voice?

I'm a nerd? Looooool...well at least this nerd made the right choice in buying a PS3 first instead of a 360!

[BLUR111]

http://www.youtube.com/watc... here's a better one.

no that was a real ps3 fanboy but chad warrden was a fake though.

Cause in his videos he was like ps triple got all the games I mean wat u got? u got... then it edits over to another subject ..lol
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no juukie look at him hes a fucing nerd like you!

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi]

The xBot Lemmings all Crying because their rubbish out of date Console is slipping away!!! ;-D Never mind.
+They Cry like that when they don't get their way on this to -

http://forums.n4g.com/N4G_I...

+

http://forums.n4g.com/Queef...

MAG = Micro$oft Are GONE!!! ;-D

[themyk]

that video is funny as hell. thanks for posting it. i loled.

[Death]

All the plans in the world mean nothing if you don't deliver. PS3 is quickly approaching it's second birthday since launch. How long before one of these announced games/concepts become reality? As a fan it's nice to know what is in the works, but what is confirmed for the remainder of 2008?

-Death

[themyk]

home, littlebigplanet, resistance, socom, and the multiplatform games. what else do you want? jeees

[lil Titan]

iMAGine 128 in ya clan and ya top players leading each squad

[Fishy Fingers]

MAG needs some sort of "Chunk Norris" mode, 255 Vs 1.

[dude_uk]

hahahahahaha

bubbles fishy =D

[digao89]

ROFL!!!

[TheWickedOne]

Thats a good one.

[sqeaks]

made me giggle on that one

[cliffbo]

quote: 8 - What about doing something soon?
All the plans in the world mean nothing if you don't deliver. PS3 is quickly approaching it's second birthday since launch. How long before one of these announced games/concepts become reality? As a fan it's nice to know what is in the works, but what is confirmed for the remainder of 2008?

-Death

you are kidding right? LBP, RFOM2 (seen the size of the bosses?), Motorstorm 2, Socom... and then there's Farcry and Fallout 2, oh and Bioshock... that not enough for ya? how about the PSN games: Wipeout, Fat Princess, PJ Eden, Flower, Rag Doll Kung Fu... there are more, but i think i've made my point

[Death]

If these games launch this year, that will be great. Of the games listed, not all are platform exlusive so it's kind of a wash. The best reason to own a PS3 today is the Blu-Ray playback and for some, MGS. It's been close to 2 years and the only thing we ever see our promises of games to come.

I suppose if the PS3 is your only console it doesn't seem as bad. I'm still looking for a reason I bought my PS3 other than for movies.

-Death

[The Wood]

tekken

@ Death

what is there coming out this year elsewhere cause i honestly dont see much. Do tell

[TheExecutive]

whats wrong with a bluray player that plays games like Uncharted, HS, MGS4, LBP (confirmed of for this year) Motorstorm 2 (confirmed for this year), and RFOM2 (confirmed for this year), SOCOM (confirmed for this year) and many many great titles in the future?

I guess I dont understand your logic. Its a great gaming machine and a great movie player, just like its predecessor. if you are still trying to validate your purchase even though its still the cheapest bluray player on the market and MGS4, and Uncharted dont only show you some of what the console can do but also provide great gaming experiences maybe you should sell the console and invest in another 360.

Or are you just in a bad mood?

[Death]

I counted 5 $399 BR players and one $299 BR player at BestBuy. You can get a Sony BR player for $339 at Circuit City.

I guess I am just getting tired of Sony announcing their "big" games years in advance. How long have we been hearing about LBP, Home, and Killzone 2 just to name a few? Now we hear their are 53 RPG's in the works? What does that even mean?

Resistance 1, Lair, Heavenly Sword and Metal Gear are the best games out on the PS3. Prologue is a nice demo if you don't mind waiting a couple years for the actual game. Why is that two years into the systems life, the "revolutionary" games that will define the PS3 are still a year or two away?

-Death

[The Wood]

do tell

[Arsenal4Ever]

Well they did say that MAG could release as early as 2009. Is this the game that was in development for 3 years? If it is then boy it's been under strict NDA.

[chidj2]

One more time PLAYSTATION®3 system offers the best entertaiment in terms of Online service, the proof is we have the best games online coming fall exclusively on the PLAYSTATION®3 and all of this free thanks to the PLAYSTATION®Network.
PLAYSTATION®3 is growing day by day with more exclusively games and with a free online service.
we the PLAYSTATION®3 owners are going to have home a virtual matchmaking system, all of this free and exclusively only at PLAYSTATION®3 this proofs this its just the begining and PLAYSTATION®Network its starting to become the real next gen online experience.

Play b3yond

[pow3r of t3h c3ll]

3fixme dvd toaster could never run a game like this.

Time to get a PS3 microslaves!!!

[pow3r of t3h c3ll]

This game is on PS3 so the gaming press will rape it in reviews because "only the 360 can do hardcore shooters"!!!

Killzone 2 is an example, it looks as good as COD4 but will get half the score cus its only on PS3.

[TheWickedOne]

Shouldn't your name be "Pow3r of th3 c3ll"

[themyk]

dude don't say sh1t like that.

the media isn't going to be bias like that. look what mgs4 did. perfect after perfect after perfect. out big games are on the way. g4 of all people gave best game of e3 to little big planet. the games are going to score well. because they pretty much command good scores. starting from this point on.

i mean how can you give littlebigplanet anything under a 10

[whoelse]

Whereas the 360 appears to be the home of RPGs (at least for now), the PS3 will be the home of MMOs!

[Maldread]

An exclusive agreement with NCSoft, creators of Guild Wars to deliver games to them. I though they was going to show off something, but the DC Comic game came instead. I think that would`ve been way more interesting, but maybe they`ll show some at Leipzig ?

[Host Samurai_]

I honestly HATE MMO's and anything online. Give me some epic story driven games, if this is the route Sony is going than I will be playing a never ending backlog of classic titles

[ElementX]

I personally don't see how the PS3 can handle 256 player battles when games like WoW or Everquest get slowdown in major cities with fewer players than that. Sure, good graphics cards can handle smaller numbers, but 256 is quite a hefty number of players in one location. Furthermore, if you look at MMO games, the graphics aren't anywhere near single player titles are far as shadowing and polygons are concerned. I will be impressed if Sony can get 256 players with good graphics and no slowdown

[apoc615]

Sony needs to focus on finishing all the products that are always delayed or dont have a release date.They need to stop talking the talk and start walking the talk.

[rockleex]

At Leipzig, I can bet some of those NDA games will be shown... especially the one shown to BBC.

And Sony will for sure show new exclusive RPGS at TGS.

[RedVsBlue]

This is going to be how they charge for the PSN. Not for the PSN itself obviously but stuff like this. Not everything will be entirely free

[RAM MAGNUMS]

make mine a ps3!

Mmo means anytime anywhere!
mmo shooters!
only for the hardcore!

[RAM MAGNUMS]

Its been a great summer for me!
I have had no sleep thanks to all these games I have been playing:
cod4
ninja gaiden sigma
ut3 (mods & keyboard/mouse)
gta4 with friends
resistance 1
bad company
burnou paradise( 1st game I play in the morning!)
gt prologue
mgo/metal gear( I must pass big boss but its hella hard)
naruto demo!
also I watch alot of videos & movies
I spend alot of time downloading music, videos & pics.
I spend alot of time on this site too.
it starts all over for me in sept.
Resistance2, socom, lbp & psn games.
I'm also excited for veronica & the next qore so...
if youre bored then you are just a boring person.

[Sanhlami]

Fantastic. This is going to be insane. If it has a cover system then I'm going to wet myself.