Two years since its launch, has DC Universe Online proved MMOs work on console? Executive Producer Larry Liberty tells us how SOE pulled it off.
By Ryan King
It has been over two years since DC Universe Online launched. Looking back at the game’s launch, what’s your favourite memory of that time?
My favourite memory from the DC Universe Online launch would have to be the Blur intro movie that set the stage for the Brainiac/Future Lex/Future Batman storyline that is only now wrapping up in DLC 7. It’s the stuff of comic fan dreams and something that I would love to see extended to feature length.
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WTMG's Thomas Medina: "As far as I’m concerned, console MMOs have always been in a weird place. PC is where the main game is most popular. MMOs were born there, work best there, and have the vast majority of titles. Mobile is then next in line, with touchscreens and portability that adds something new while functioning well. Console gaming, on the other hand, is not portable (for the most part). Plus, it uses a controller, which is not the best instrument when your control scheme requires a thousand buttons and a cursor. That being said, there is an audience, and where there’s money to be made, publishers find a way. So here we are with some of the biggest console MMO games and how I feel they handled 2021. "
From Xfire: "A lot of video games are designed to make players feel like a superhero. However, very few actually feature superheroes or have players take on the role of a superhero. What makes this even worse is that there are even fewer superhero video games that can be considered good."
The answer is yes, but it depends on the MMORPG, and what it offers to the player. MMORPG developers should take note of what DCUO has done, in that it allows console gamers to play with/against pc gamers. Thus proving that the two can coincide, when it comes to (perhaps the PC's biggest game genre) MMOs.
PS2 has had mmorpgs as well in the past with games such as Everquest Online Adventures and Final Fantasy 11, all great successes.
PS3 blew me away with DC universe online.
I honestly can't wait what deveoplers have in store for us with the PS4. Especially SOE, which is one of the flew people to actually launch successful mmo games the past few years.