Massively multiplayer online games have always thrived on the PC. For a number of reasons however mmos have not made such a great transition to consoles. Yet this gen seems to be the start of many great mmo releases on consoles. So far, the PS3 and Xbox360 seem to both have promising upcoming titles but which console seems to have a lead in the genre?
With a nice twist of fun shoot em up mayhem and a spy like storyline it's hard not to think about The Agency when you wonder about the PS3's mmos. Maybe even more promising is the online DC Universe. Announced at E3, DC Universe really didn't shock many but it has already made incredible progress and is shaping up to be a great MMO experience. A more casual type MMO coming out soon is Free Realms. The best part of this MMO is that it's completely free which makes it at least worth trying out. If that's not enough to feed your mmo hunger take a glance at a hardcore massively multiplayer shooter that features 256 player battles. MAG was also announced at E3 next to DC Universe and a trailer was shown displaying huge warfare with a side of strategy. Still not convinced? In addition to these four mmos there is also speculation about a Square Enix MMO that will be announced at this year's E3 and since Sony has made a deal with NCsoft to bring mmos to the PS3 many speculate that titles like Blade Soul and Aion: Tower Of Eternity will find their way to the PS3.
So what does the Xbox360 have to offer in the MMO genre? Well it actually holds its own. The already released gory Age of Conan MMO is in development as we speak for the xbox360. Even though the game has been criticized for its bugs and errors I expect the console version to have less issues. On top of that the massive online gang and cops universe of APB is surely expected to be a fun experience for many. Microsoft's console also has an answer to the PS3's DC Universe called Champions Online which unlike DCU has its own universe unique from the typical Marvel and DC. If you are fan of hardcore shooters and mmos Huxley might be a must have. Although we haven't heard much from the game and little of what we seen hasn't been that great there is still time for much improvement and simply fun gameplay may overshadow some small doubts.
Bottom line: Both consoles seem to have their share of powerful and exciting MMOs, it's only a matter of time to find out which console will dominate the genre.
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Sadly when i try to checkout, it wont let me select United States. their site thinks i'm in another zone for some weird reason.
edit... it was my office internet being the issue. i did it on my phone through cellular and it worked. Got me a white one.
it lets me order from Canada.. only charges me $20 for shipping too.
That being said. Spending $533 (CDN) on the white unit for it to primarily just sit and collect dust would be a little foolish.
It's an awesome idea though.
I almost went for the ultimate edition... as that truly is the best deal. the games by themselves are $90 (US), that alone is $900 in value for all 10 titles. then add in the $250 for the console and wired stick. Another $120 for a wireless stick, $60 for a wireless pad and then $35 for the memory card. $1365 (US) if all bought separately.
I just had to... I already have an AES with a multi-cart. But this thing was just too good to pass up. Especially since the wireless controller works on regular AES and the game cart does as well. Plus it comes with a matching white memory card.
@darthv72 - I'm not a collector of games for these retro consoles (have the Analogue Super NT (SNES), Mega SG (Genesis) and 3D (N64). But I just use everdrives with each system as I only have a couple of SNES carts and only 2 N64 carts. A lot of these games are stupidly expensive so I'd rather just invest in a single everdrive and then I can just run every game. However the everdrive that works with the AES is $600! Crazy stuff.
^^...that is why i got one of those 160-1 carts off aliexpress. it works great. and yeah i use everdrives and ODE where available. i do like to buy PS4/5 games and Switch stuff though. I dont buy much in the way of physical XB anymore, I just use GPU to play what I like.
Had no idea SNK were still around tbh. What have they been working on for the last decade or two?
This brings back memories. I remember when I first saw Neo Geo back in 1991, it was $649.99 at launch, which would equal $1,575 today. I was thinking holy shit who is going to buy that when SNES was $200 and Genesis was $189. Well I was wrong, 😂 it sold for 14 yrs. My ringtone is the Neo Geo jingle https://www.youtube.com/wat... 😁
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Right, theoretically, with the XBL Gold users I presume that XBL Silver will allow access into MMOs.
However, as we know MMOs are known widely to be more addictive than just online games.
Say; what happens, theortically speaking, if an 360 user has XBL Gold, BUT ends up playing the MMOs MORE?
Would they be technically short changed? Because of playing the MMOs more than XBL Gold's online gaming features and paying twice the price of a PS3 exclusive MMO?
Hmm. I wonder how that will all work out.
Didn't no both consoles had this many mmos in the work. Use to play Everquest on the ps2 hope they bring Everquest 2 to the ps3.
I can't wait to try The Agency and MAG.
I've never played a shooter MMO.
I hope it is released in early 2010 if possible.
Thank you for getting it right. Massively instead of Massive... That really bugs me when people get it wrong...
More on topic... I think the PS3 target audience wont be into it for a while now... I'd hope so cause it could be a lot of fun but I still think it will be PC's main cash crop for a while.