leth
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So says Turbine
Summary: Consoles make more money, therefore Console > PC
While I don't agree with their assesment, in some ways, I do wish Single player RPGs would flourish on PCs again. If this means that MMOs will get more and more simplistic and have more and more "interesting" player base, then it is all the more reason for me to not get sucked in one.
Perhaps more surprising is just how committed the company is to bringing its next MMO project to console. While many believe that the PC is the natural home to the genre, Turbine disagrees. Alexander mentioned that the same arguments were made about in-depth sports sims and the FPS genre, but now market leaders like Madden and Call of Duty all have far larger installed bases of players on the consoles.
Alexander said that the evolution of the PC games market is being mirrored on console, and it is only a matter of time before the MMO development scene shifts to PS3 and Xbox 360.
Lending weight to his argument, Alexander reeled off a number of RPG-related facts: namely that Mass Effect, Fable II and Fallout 3 have all sold in excess of three million units, and that, at launch, Oblivion sold to over 50 per cent of the Xbox 360 installed base. In Turbine's view, the appetite for adventuring is there on console, and MMOs are the last piece of the puzzle.
Summary: Consoles make more money, therefore Console > PC
While I don't agree with their assesment, in some ways, I do wish Single player RPGs would flourish on PCs again. If this means that MMOs will get more and more simplistic and have more and more "interesting" player base, then it is all the more reason for me to not get sucked in one.
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