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Star Wars MMO and Warhammer Online 'Under Consideration' for Console Release

by Chris Faylor, Oct 22, 2008 7:56am PDT

Though BioWare only announced its story-driven MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic for PC, studio owner Electronic Arts have revealed that console releases of both Star Wars and EA Mythic's PC-only MMO Warhammer Online are being considered.

Star Wars: The Old Republic, Left. Right, Warhammer Online.

"We're definitely looking at the opportunity to bring the MMO experience to console, without question," EA Games president Frank Gibeau informed Eurogamer.

"[Star Wars: The Old Republic and Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning are] under consideration," he continued, warning that the company is "not really in a place to commit or announce anything specific with regards to those."

Warhammer Online launched on PC this past September. Developer BioWare and publisher LucasArts have yet to state when Star Wars: The Old Republic will arrive, though the studio has promised that an open beta will precede its release.

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I can see this working for ToR, since the game's still in development, but no way this will happen for WAR. The game would have to be too different to adapt to consoles. That's why we never see a straight console port of a MMO.

Oct 22, 2008 9:06am PDT

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I can see this working for ToR, since the game's still in development, but no way this will happen for WA... : Link.
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How will they charge for a MMO on X-Box? With X-Box you already pay for Live, so will the cost be on top of Live? That kind of seems like to much.

Oct 22, 2008 8:14am PDT

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  Suck it up. That's what they did with PSU (Phantasy Star) LIVE is only 5 dollars a month anyway. : kpxkrnjc
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- You do not have to have a Gold account to play MMOGs on the 360. Silver members could play without paying... : Martinmas

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I just dont understand how a mmo would work on a console unless the game came with a keyboard and mouse peripheral. In that case just get the PC version and enjoy the superior graphics and mods.

Oct 22, 2008 7:59am PDT

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I just dont understand how a mmo would work on a console unless the game came with a keyboard and mouse p... : shadebane
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  Plus, MMO's usually don't hog that many resources (just bandwidth) - you could run them on a MAC if you w... : ElArabDeMagnifico
  - I think he's talking about conversation between players. Chatting. Part of what makes an MMO an MMO. And... : Syrek
  - I don't see how one can move through 40 skills + multi targetting fast enough to keep up with the game. E... : [7]kami
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  ps3 you can hook up a usb mouse and keyboard and they will work can even browse the web like you would... : quadalupeupe
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      big tv and comfy couch is enough for me : quadalupeupe
      
      dvi to hdmi runs to my 50" tv just fine. Wireless mouse and keyboard, couch ready. : shadebane

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I can see WAR working well on consoles. I currently play it on PC< but if there was a straight port released to a console id prefer to play it on one.

Oct 22, 2008 9:52am PDT

I can see WAR working well on consoles. I currently play it on PC< but if there was a straight port rele... : james t kirk

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