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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Artica @ May 25 2006, 02:20 PM) [snapback]81548[/snapback][/center]
Well point being made there is that MMO's exclusive to PC look to be heading down the dark and lonely road of PC/Console and as everyone knew or those still in denial thats why the NGE peaked its ugly head into SWG.
Well point being made there is that MMO's exclusive to PC look to be heading down the dark and lonely road of PC/Console and as everyone knew or those still in denial thats why the NGE peaked its ugly head into SWG.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Timi @ May 25 2006, 11:26 AM) [snapback]81549[/snapback][/center]
Well Timi in this day and age you don't need to dumb down the game to play in console. Consoles have all the peripherals the computers has available ot them. For the PS systems you get a keyboard and a mouse, as well as the controller. So you can easily control any of the MMOs out there.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Artica @ May 25 2006, 02:32 PM) [snapback]81554[/snapback][/center]
I agree the hardware is there, I don't agree the game design is there. Several games that are designed for both PC and console are two completely different games. Such as the Battlefield 2 series on the PC it's a very complitcated and technical game, where as on the console (360 even) it's a very dumbed down FPS. Another FPS comparison such as a smash hit Halo is a very simplistic FPS compared to say something like Half Life.
The only MMO off the top of my head that is Console/PC is Final Fantasy XI, but that game was already dumbed down on PC because it was later headed to the PS2 and now on 360.
Again, it's not that the hardware isn't there to creat games as complex as something on PC, but the design isn't there. Consoles have mainly been and arcadish gaming experience and have a much younger demographic then PC gamers (not arguing older individuals, just the youngsters that play).
SWG is a prime example of it. They took a very complex game and dumbed it down into a twitched based MMO/Planetsidesque experience and looks to be heading full steam onto console, which was expected.
I agree the hardware is there, I don't agree the game design is there. Several games that are designed for both PC and console are two completely different games. Such as the Battlefield 2 series on the PC it's a very complitcated and technical game, where as on the console (360 even) it's a very dumbed down FPS. Another FPS comparison such as a smash hit Halo is a very simplistic FPS compared to say something like Half Life.
The only MMO off the top of my head that is Console/PC is Final Fantasy XI, but that game was already dumbed down on PC because it was later headed to the PS2 and now on 360.
Again, it's not that the hardware isn't there to creat games as complex as something on PC, but the design isn't there. Consoles have mainly been and arcadish gaming experience and have a much younger demographic then PC gamers (not arguing older individuals, just the youngsters that play).
SWG is a prime example of it. They took a very complex game and dumbed it down into a twitched based MMO/Planetsidesque experience and looks to be heading full steam onto console, which was expected.
Artica
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Timi @ May 25 2006, 11:49 AM) [snapback]81560[/snapback][/center]
I always thought FFXI came out in PS2 first, but then I checked the other day and it came out for PC and PS2 the same date
When it came out, PS2 didn't had a keyboard yet (I think there were third party ones, but Sony didn't had it's own), so communication was made by code words integated into the game, pretty neat system. A month after, the keyboard came out and made things a lot easier. FFXI also has a Japanese-English translator. Is a basic one, but I thought it was a good detail, since you encounter Japanese gamers on almost every server.
Well RPG games are not arcadish types. And most of them are in console.
I always thought FFXI came out in PS2 first, but then I checked the other day and it came out for PC and PS2 the same date
When it came out, PS2 didn't had a keyboard yet (I think there were third party ones, but Sony didn't had it's own), so communication was made by code words integated into the game, pretty neat system. A month after, the keyboard came out and made things a lot easier. FFXI also has a Japanese-English translator. Is a basic one, but I thought it was a good detail, since you encounter Japanese gamers on almost every server.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Artica @ May 25 2006, 02:59 PM) [snapback]81561[/snapback][/center]
But remember FFXI was out in japan on PS2 a year before it ever hit the PC in the states.
Well RPG games are not arcadish types. And most of them are in console.
I always thought FFXI came out in PS2 first, but then I checked the other day and it came out for PC and PS2 the same date
But remember FFXI was out in japan on PS2 a year before it ever hit the PC in the states.