SOE 'looking at' possible PSP MMO

by Alexander Sliwinski { Sep 29th 2008 at 2:55PM }

Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley stated the company is considering an MMO for the PSP. He tells MTV Multiplayer that SOE started considering one seriously when the division was transferred over to Sony Computer Entertainment last April. SOE was previously under the control of Sony Pictures -- yeah, don't ask how that made any sense.

Smedley doesn't announce any games, but he says that kid-focused PS3 MMO Free Realms "could have a pet-training system" for the PSP. An MMO is clearly a good idea with 34 million PSPs currently out there, but from Smedley's comments it sounds like any realization of that seems years away.

Tags: free-realms, john-smedley, soe, sony, sony-online-entertainment

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Red Leader @ Sep 29th 2008 3:02PM

A handheld MMO game? Just think, you can be a total loser with no life on the go! Man, I can't wait to grind levels as I go from my bedroom to the kitchen and raid the fridge.

zkey14 @ Sep 29th 2008 3:08PM

Sounds like someone fell victim to to the deceiving charm of MMO promises.

Thanks for the heads-up.

B @ Sep 29th 2008 3:18PM

Generalizing a genre's players is just as ignorant as generalizing gamers as a whole.

Slayer @ Sep 29th 2008 3:28PM

Wow...couldn't the same exact thing be said about playing Call of Duty 4 online for hours? Couldn't that be said about any game?

Gurbinder @ Sep 29th 2008 9:05PM

Unfortunately I agree with Red Leader on this one since I've been scarred with MMOs. They are a waste of time and up to a point you realize you wasted your time playing it unless if you play with your friends of course but playing more than 3 hours is too intense with all the stupid quests and all. I perfer playing console games online since MMOs tend to never end.

Wasted 3 years on it, not planning on going back even if it comes to psp. I remember how my friend was warning me. However, MMOs arent that bad, if you know your limits your alright, just don't spend too much time on it.

If your weakminded like me, stay away from it. Dont say i didnt warn you.

Maverick Saturn @ Sep 29th 2008 3:07PM

Wake me up when that MMO is monster hunter, that game is kick ass :P And would be even more kick ass online :D

Deeznuts420 @ Sep 29th 2008 3:25PM

i was just about to say monster hunter mmo FTW. thank you sir.

94 taurus owner @ Sep 29th 2008 3:15PM

what's a MMO anyway?

Titanium_Orchid @ Sep 29th 2008 6:26PM

MMO stands for Monkeys Manicuring Onions

Matt @ Sep 29th 2008 3:18PM

handheld MMO makes no sense when most of the time, most of the 34 million PSP systems are not connected to the INTERNET, making the online reality far from true.

does anybody really have their PSP always connected to the internet?

ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Sep 29th 2008 3:29PM

Depends on how big or small the scale is.

I could very well see a small instanced MMO world with quests for parties up to 4 people (you're probably going to know at least 1 other person with a PSP so that you'd nag that person to death to buy the game as well).

Immortal Technique PSN: johnnynumber5 @ Sep 29th 2008 3:30PM

This is where the built in wifi comes in handy. At home I am always connected as well as various vendors that offer free wifi and t-mobile hot spots. It's not like a cell phone with built in 3G connectivity but where I live almost every major retail outlet offers free wifi.

Superstar90 @ Sep 29th 2008 3:40PM

Well, I can't speak for everyone, but whenever I'm downtown, at home, at work or at school there is ALWAYS Wifi (most of the time it's not locked either), and it's pretty fast too. I play MKDS online at work a lot... so I would probably like to play this PSP MMO (of course it has to be good).

94 taurus owner @ Sep 29th 2008 4:22PM

Every second of the day.

Matt @ Sep 29th 2008 4:32PM

i just dont see millions of people going down to starbucks or borders book store or local wifi hotspot to play a PSP MMO game online..

and when we are home arent we playing on our ps3, ps2, pc, 360, wii, or etc electronics... ??

BigD145 @ Sep 29th 2008 4:47PM

16 hour level grind on a 3-4 hour battery? Hmmm. I'm not sure about the math there.

required @ Sep 29th 2008 5:56PM

The only time my PSP is offline is when it's sleeping.

Immortal Technique PSN: johnnynumber5 @ Sep 29th 2008 8:14PM

Matt

I play my PSP at home all the time. The majority of people have wireless connectivity at their homes and it is also available at just about every retailer. The point is that there will be allot of chances to play the game. It's not like there needs to be a million people online at all times to enjoy an MMO.