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Square Enix's PS3 Console Exclusive MMO

Gameplayer has received word on what one of the new games to be announced by Square Enix at E3 2009 and it is an MMO that's a console exclusive for the PS3. Details inside...

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SlappingOysters5477d ago

I just don't know, no matter how aweosome the developer might be, that I will ever get used to the idea of MMOs on consoles.

It just seems to slow and ponderous for couch gaming.

UltimateIdiot9115477d ago

Well for one thing, PS3 does support keyboard and mouse. Another is we already got a few MMO coming for the PS3.

SlappingOysters5477d ago

but there has been so many console MMOs in the wings this generation that have never been released, like Age of Conan.

I hope it is not an MMORPG at the very least, or that Pirates of teh Carribean MMO that just got semi-announced. Disney and Square have a relationship as we know.

Chris3995477d ago

Or an inside corporate joke.

SE and the PS3 are like Superman and Kryptonite. And after wasting the cash on Infinite Undiscovery and The Last Remnant, I'd prefer that their relationship stay that way. And it's nothing against the 360 either, those games were an insult to ANY system (and yes they only "published" them, but publishing something is the same as putting your stamp of approval on it, they are just as guilty in the creation of those monstrosities as Tri Ace was). They should stick to portable titles, where they seem to not mess up as wretchedly.

Besides, Demon's Souls sh*ts all over SE's current catalog. And there are much more interesting JRPGs currently released and on the horizon than what they can offer - for me anyhow - no offense to whoever is still anticipating FF XIII.

I've already seen all the films in the Star Wars franchise, so I'm fairly familiar with how that title is going to pan out :)

iamtehpwn5476d ago (Edited 5476d ago )

That means...those 3 unannounced games and the new Final fantasy XIII media...........

hmmmmmmmmmm. :]
Sony's gonna have a good show :]

- Ghost of Sparta -5476d ago (Edited 5476d ago )

This means two new MMO's will be announced for the PS3 at E3. http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News...

velcry5476d ago

But SE's kinda like the bf/gf who has gone back on their word one too many times, such that you probably wouldn't want to pin too many hopes on their word.

I don't believe in the 'exclusivity'.

Megatron085476d ago

if you read the article it goes on to say that its not exclusive to the ps3. Making you wonder why the hell they titled it that way

HadeShade5476d ago

In fact, its still is. The first MMO I played i still think it is the best. It is the only Asian MMO to hit it big in the US.It has so many features that i believe should be standard in the MMO industry. (The best being job system, making a new char for each new class is dumb imo)

I for one do not care at all where the this games comes too. Even though I am PS3 fan (all though I own both systems), I would like to see this released in all platforms. Just like FFXI before it, where anyone in the world in any platform can play together(PC,PS2,PS3, AND 360), I would like to see as many ppl play the new SE MMO. I will be the next MMO that i really commit too.

Game13a13y5476d ago

this MMO sounds pretty sweet, if they don't charge any subscription fees like WOW, then i can see the potential of MMO on consoles.

hay5476d ago

Ah, so Rapture is finally going to be announced.

But looking at Square-Enix, PS3 and Exclusive in one sentence makes you wanna say: wadaf*ck?

Tony P5476d ago (Edited 5476d ago )

My bad, I totally glossed over PC somehow in 'console exclusive'. Now I've gone from surprise to mild eyebrow raising.

I wonder what the reason for passing over 360 is. They probably have a good one since they're about the only company with an MMO on a next gen console.

rob60215476d ago

@Tony P

I'm pretty sure the reason for 360 being left out is most 360 owners have the 20gb model, which is only 13gb or so in space usable, and who knows what MS actually lets companies use out of that. The age of conan devs were complaining about this issue somewhere before working on their 360 port - which is no where to be found yet. The fact of the matter is MMOs are huge games, constantly expanding and you don't want to be boxed into 12-13gb max for a game. FFXI already uses most of the space and since it was released on 360, the expansions we've seen are rehashes of old zones and new quests, with not really that much new content, possibly cause they don't have room on the 360 version. Sure 360 owners can upgrade, but paying 100 bucks then the cost of a full game (then monthly fees) is just ridiculous and no one would do it.

PS360WII5476d ago

I hear you slappy. MMO's on consoles just don't fit well inside my head. Luckily not all is lost as this is coming out on PC as well. Which when Rapture was first announced way back when it was for Vista and the hd consoles... guess they just dropped the 360 for this game. I say as long as it still gets a PC release all is well.

Christopher5476d ago (Edited 5476d ago )

They glossed over the 360 because not every 360 has a HDD and peripherals conducive to MMO gaming aren't readily available in comparison to the PS3. The most sold 360 bundle in the last year is the one with 256 MB of available space.

The aforementioned gloss over will surely be looked into once MS decides to give them some more money.

njr5475d ago

This is pretty much what they do after they release a couple of bombed exclusives on the 360. They'll keep going back and forth if their games keep sucking.

FamilyGuy5469d ago

This turned out to be true, somewhat

IT was FFXIV, and so that means it WAS leaked.

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Mucudadada5477d ago

My friend Soseki is going to have a gazam when he sees this...

Soseki5476d ago (Edited 5476d ago )

Oh, dear...
I think I'm going to cry. Actually, I'll just squeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaalllll llllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

qface645477d ago

square enix? ehm ps3 exclusive? something doesn't sound right here

Megaton5477d ago

SquareEnix... exclusive... PS3... does not compute. Wada must have mixed up where his underhanded moneybags came from.

The whole idea of MMO's on a console is pretty shaky, in my opinion. I've played them on PC, but I can't see myself grinding it out on my couch with a controller the way I would at my desk on a keyboard/mouse. The Agency is the only console MMO in the pipeline that I'm even remotely interested in, but of course I have no idea what this one will be like.

Sarcasm5476d ago

Wada might have yelled to one of the employees "Make our next-o MMO on the BESTo hardaware!" "Whichi one iz it Wada-san!?" "Youuu know whichi one it is!"

And so, the employee notes down PS3.

The End.

Chris Hansen5477d ago

I don't trust gameplayer.com.au

SlappingOysters5477d ago

They were right about the Kojima annoucement the other day

cmrbe5476d ago

but Wada that i don't trust. After saying that FF13 is exclsuive for two years they suddenly change their minds.

I can never ever trust SE again, especially with Wada still around.

Christopher5476d ago

In general, I agree with Chris about not trust gameplayer.com.au. The majority of their articles are intended to incite flame wars between fanboys and those who like to incite flame wars for the heck of it. It's not that they can't get a few things right some of the time, but it's not like I go in trusting them because they got a few items right some of the time.

SlappingOysters5476d ago

I think there is maybe three or four n4gers who hang at the gameplayer site. They put up heaps more articles that never get above 10 or 20 degrees on this site, but as soon as a couple of people on here start a flame war often when there isn't one implied it goes to the top of the site and that is all you see. So it looks like every article is a flame starter, when in truth there is one in every 10 articles which is controversial and the n4g guys turn it into a flame war.

Classioc example was the Red Faction Guerrilla review from yesterday which was the first on the Net and it only went to 130 degrees.

Anyway that is why I tend to trust them, because 90% of their articles you never see.

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Lightning773h ago

Percentage time

SP Ghost 2: 50% chance. Maybe, depends on if the game is a 2025 game then yes, if it's a 2026 game then no. Unless they show something really early.

Asobo Astro bot: 100% guaranteed it's been rumored heavily. Release date this year.

Bend Studios New ip: 80% most likely. Its been 5 years they're gonna show a trailer in engine with a 2025 release date

Blue Point New ip: 60% possible. It's been almost 4 years. They could be another year off from showing something. I wouldn't be too surprised if they didn't show up quite yet.

FireSprite VR: 80% most likely new games being announced.

Fire Walk's Concord: 100% guaranteed. 2024 release in depth gameplay and all.

GG: 90% highly likely. Horizon Zero Dawn remake. Plus Horizon LS game also announced (my prediction)

Haven Studios Fairgame$: 90% highly likely gameplay trailer with a release date of possible early 2025.

Housemarque New ip: 40% chance hardly likely. I think they're still some ways away Returnal released in 2021 3 years is too short to show something.

Insomniac Wolverine: 40% chance hardly likely. They could easily do a mock up gameplay from what we've seen from leak but they're not gonna be pressured to so. The game is leaked to release in 2026. They might hold off until next year.

Media Molecule: 90% highly likely. Said to be a new IP will be shown and announced this year.

Naughty Dog New IP 40% hardly likely. Druckmann has been teasing and teasing for a year now I dont think he's ready to show off the game or announce what it is. It's still a little ways off.

Santa Monica New ip: 70% chance likely. Think Cory Barlog will tease something officially for a late 2025 release. Don't be gameplay but a tease and a name at the end of Sony's showcase as the one more thing.

Cacabunga42m ago(Edited 35m ago)

I honestly just want to be reassured by seeing single player games from 1st party studios. I’m a bit worried after all this long very unusual quiet period from PlayStation

Sony Bend game is gaas 😣

Goodguy013h ago

Really want to see what SP has cooking as I am running through ghost on PC atm. And it's about time the ff9 remake gets revealed.

Cacabunga41m ago

They just released FF7. Give them some time. I think if we see something from SE it will be Kingdom Hearts 4..

anast1h ago

This is the new gaming event. It's going to hit hard.

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VincentVanBro3h ago

Playing this at a locked 175 fps on an OLED ultra wide at max settings is truly awe inspiring. A great way to replay this classic.

Psychonaut853h ago

Sweet! Glad to see it make the jump. Hopefully the PSN requirement doesn’t put too many people off. I think it’s only if you plan to play the Legends mode. It’s bullshit, but at least you can access the main game without making a PSN profile if that bothers you. I know on PC everyone’s sick of everyone trying to push their own launchers and shit.

Deeeeznuuuts3h ago

It's really not that big of a deal, PC players just love to complain, my friend has quite a few launches and never once complained, really no issues at all 😂😂😂 28514;

Goodguy012h ago(Edited 2h ago)

Indeed. It's for the trophies and online. I just hope Sony doesn't require ps plus subscription at some point for their online games. PC gamers have dealt with 3rd party launchers forever, just a bunch of silly complaints, nothing different.

anast3h ago

So we are lovin' PSN now? How fickle the herd is.

Aloymetal2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

Some people love to complain but if it wasn't for Sony themselves they wouldn't be playing these amazing 1st party games on their PeeZees.

HankHill2h ago

Cry more while your precious plastic box keeps losing exclusives.

anast1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

As long as your not serious, welcome to the party.

This is fun. My turn.

Yeah, all 10 people that can actually afford a decent PC isn't much. This is why they are drip feeding PC gamers because they'll eat up 10 year old games like they're new, and that's all 10 of them. Consoles gamers already wore that shoe, you all are getting leftovers.

Your turn

Number1TailzFan52m ago

@ anast uhh, looks like the video is showing last gen (soon to be 2 gen old) GPUs running it pretty well to me? I mean if you can't keep your PC decently current then that's hardly the devs fault now is it?