Runescape developer Jagex has revealed a console version of its browser-based fantasy MMO is something it keeps considering, the arrival of Xbox 360, Wii and PS3 making such more tempting than ever before.
"It's certainly more interesting with the current generation of consoles of course because they're far more internet-connected than the previous generation and it just wasn't worth looking at", the game's creator Andrew Gower told CVG recently.
"But with the PS3 and Xbox 360 and the Wii, it's much more tempting, I have to say".
Talking about PS3 specifically, Gower said that Jagex could probably get Runescape running on the machine right now, adding overall that "Technically porting the game to different platforms isn't a huge amount of work."
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However, he explained the reason the developer's "slightly reluctant" to bring the MMO to too many different platforms "is because the more platforms that we're on, the more we have to update in parallel and that would slow us down."
"We've always tried to be a very agile company whereby if the players say they want something, or there's something not quite right, we'll fix it there and then", Gower said.
"We're loath to lose the rapid response... that we've got at the moment, and the more platforms we go to the more than happens, so it's a bit of a trade off."
Gower said there was nothing he could talk about at the moment regarding actual plans to bring Runescape to console. The game, which consists of both free and subscription versions, recently hit one million subscribers and boasts over 5 million active players.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
this is gonna be awesome :)
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This is interesting.
I don't think it would really work on a console, though.
I don't care, as long as they keep going on the website, too, though...otherwise I would be ticked off (I've put a lot of work into it and don't want to lose it unless I buy a game).
It would be interesting if they were to give you a subscription so long as you bought the game for a console, though. I don't think 360 owners want to pay an extra $60 per year to play this, and I don't think Wii or PS3 owners want to pay $60 a year to play, either.
I do think it could help with a lot of the game's problems, though, getting more dedicated players in there. There's still a lot of problems, though, besides the price. For instance, the game works by clicking on things, which only really works with the Wii pointer. Also, the game is updated weekly, which isn't good for the Wii. Without a way to point and click on the 360/PS3, it would make some parts of the game 100% impossible because of a slow reaction, but adding a device for that would take more money, and the graphics for the game are anything but impressive, which would turn off those groups, anyway, from what we see on here.