NCsoft teams exclusively with Sony

[Shin-Ra]

South Korea-based MMOG publisher bringing "several" exclusive, unannounced games to PS3, PSP.

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Game announcements were served up du jour at Sony's press conference earlier today at the E3 Media and Business Summit. However, Sony also served up a heaping helping of its online plan, including several new looks at the revamped Home service.

Home wasn't the only online integration on Sony's plate, however. During the conference, the megapublisher also announced an exclusive partnership with South Korea-based massively multiplayer online aficionados NCsoft to create several online games for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable.

Sony also has its in-house studio Sony Online Entertainment developing games for the PlayStation Network. In June, SOE announced it's latest game for Sony's online network, titled The Agency. SOE has also brought several classic games to the PlayStation 3, including Q*bert, Rampart, and Mortal Kombat II.

Aside from the announcement itself, Sony did not announce any games that NCsoft had in the works for either platform.

Big news for MMOG fans!

[Azza]

This is great, i have never had a chance to play a MMOG before and i never been a fan of playing on PC, so this be cool.

I hope they make some RPG style ones.

[Shin-Ra]

You can find out more about their existing games lineup here.

[Type-R]

Originally Posted by Azza

This is great, i have never had a chance to play a MMOG before and i never been a fan of playing on PC, so this be cool.

I hope they make some RPG style ones.

they're the largest gaming company in south korea. making lineage 1, lineage 2, guild wars, city of heroes, city of villians, and much more.

[Matt X]

As some of you may know, I have on more than one occaision mentioned a wish for CITY OF HEROES to come to the PS3 - well now there publisher is developing EXCLUSIVELY for the PS3!!! YEAH, BABY!!!

http://www.dailytech.com/Article.aspx?newsid=8013

[Matt X]

oops, didn't realize this thread was already up - but damn, I can't wait till COH

[BluManta]

Although mmo games are cool. The fact you have to pay monthly is stupid!

[Y3k Bug]

Originally Posted by BluManta

Although mmo games are cool. The fact you have to pay monthly is stupid!

Yeah, I swore up and down that I would never pay for one game month after month.

...but then I did. City of Heroes is a pretty fun game (although City of Villains is better).

[Matt X]

Originally Posted by Y3k Bug

Yeah, I swore up and down that I would never pay for one game month after month.

...but then I did. City of Heroes is a pretty fun game (although City of Villains is better).

yeah, I enjoyed Villains a little bit more, too. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the monthly fee ($15/mo., last I looked, it's been awhile) for a PlayNC account, and the account lets you play multiple games from NC? Or is it a pay/game deal? I've only played one at a time (stopped COH and switched to COV)

[reiella]

Originally Posted by Matt X

As some of you may know, I have on more than one occaision mentioned a wish for CITY OF HEROES to come to the PS3 - well now there publisher is developing EXCLUSIVELY for the PS3!!! YEAH, BABY!!!

http://www.dailytech.com/Article.aspx?newsid=8013

Big difference though, that's the publisher, not the developer.

If Cryptic made the announcement, it'd be interesting, especially given that the Marvel game was going to be on the 360 [haven't been following it recently to say].

Originally Posted by Matt X

yeah, I enjoyed Villains a little bit more, too. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the monthly fee ($15/mo., last I looked, it's been awhile) for a PlayNC account, and the account lets you play multiple games from NC? Or is it a pay/game deal? I've only played one at a time (stopped COH and switched to COV)

It's a fee per game. GuildWars has no monthly fee though, which may be what you're thinking of.
The story in CoV is better, but the classes in CoH are just better at their functions [this is largely because Heroes are traditionally all specialists, while villains have this nice hack-job going on of not really specializing in anything].

[BluManta]

Originally Posted by Y3k Bug

Yeah, I swore up and down that I would never pay for one game month after month.

...but then I did. City of Heroes is a pretty fun game (although City of Villains is better).

I thinks its wrong. I think that once you paid for a game, that should be it. Some people don't have that money. They might be able to buy the game but never be able to carry it on,

[ps3andlovinit]

http://www.ggl.com/index.php?control...rticle&id=5406

Explains why they parternered with Sony and the PS3...open architecture of PSN is the big one ... games will be delivered both via Blu-ray and as DL content - depending on the size.

More interesting bits in there...

I had assumed it would be all DL content given it was on-line MMO stuff - but now we can add even more blu-ray disc production coming down the road...driving the costs lower..the train she is a rolling folks...

[Shin-Ra]

NCSOFT OPENS UP ON PS3 GAME PLAN

MMO company NCSoft has just recently revealed its game plan for PS3 and PSP, promising that the titles it creates for the platforms will be unique, and not "pure unadulterated ports".

[Shin-Ra]

Latest NCSoft info -

NCSoft says: four titles initially planned for PS3

[AxL_the_Red]

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

Latest NCSoft info -

NCSoft says: four titles initially planned for PS3

No word yet on a release time frame, I suppose .

[Shin-Ra]

NCSOFT ON WHY "PS3 FITS THE BILL"

Hope no-one's bored of reading about why they chose the PS3.

[Shin-Ra]

NCSoft Unveiling First Console Game This Year

Speaking with Wired at the DICE Summit in Las Vegas, Chung said that his company should have "something to announce--not only announce but to show--by the second half of this year. I'm pretty psyched about that."

[X820]

Dang it, I just quit MMORPG (FFXI) that I've been playing for 4 years (almost 5). Took a lot of my time, and now another MMORPG coming to the PS3?