Where's the love for console MMOs?

by Jennie Lees { May 10th 2006 at 2:58AM }

One genre was conspicuously absent from Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft's E3 press conferences -- the humble massively multiplayer game. We at Joystiq are on the lookout for innovation in MMOs, and what better platform to push the genre to its limits than next-gen consoles? Yet few developers seem to be taking the bait.

While some console MMOs are under development, the PC is definitely the platform of choice, and nothing we saw at the keynotes has changed that. With the investment in connected online services for the next generation of consoles, it's a surprise that the MMO isn't getting any attention. Perhaps translating gameplay to console platforms is holding developers back, or perhaps it's just too early for the genre to come into its own. Either way, it will be interesting to watch the few console MMOs that are launching soon, as well as Final Fantasy XI, to get some hints of what the future holds.

Tags: console mmo, ConsoleMmo, e3 keynotes, e3 press, e32006, E3Keynotes, E3Press, final fantasy xi, FinalFantasyXi, keynotes, mmo, mmorpg, next-gen, square-enix

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Stu @ May 10th 2006 3:01AM

I'm still bitter that they scrapped True Fantasy Live Online for Xbox live. That game looked fantastic! Would have been a great MMO, regardless that it's on a console.

http://xbox.ign.com/objects/489/489459.html

j @ May 10th 2006 3:06AM

Where's thge love for my wallet? Monthly Fees and payiong for upgradeable items where you are buying a fictional piece of property with real money. People piss away there hard earned cash on for a sequaence of 1's and 0's that help there life in no way (truley think about it, what do you get after wasting months playing WOW except a gut??)

Now for a lighter form of entertainment

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y127/Jahgah_x/ps3TrueForm2.jpg

Stu @ May 10th 2006 3:21AM

Not only does it suck your cash for ficticious bragging rights but it also amps up the geek about ten fold. My guild in WoW decided to cancel one of our weekly raids which takes place on friday night and I actually thought to myself "Now what the hell am I gonna do".

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go cry myself to sleep.

The ZeroCorpse @ May 10th 2006 3:52AM

I play one MMORPG, and that is City of Heroes. What keeps me coming back is the new content, and the MASSIVE amount of character slots you get. I'm no power-level player. I've been on CoH since launch, and my highest character is 21st level. I don't care if I ever reach 60th, because-- What then?

If the Marvel MMORPG gets on 360, it will do well, as long as they don't pull a "Star Wars Galaxies" and end up with a world filled with a million Wolverines and Venoms.