Blaine Smith of MMOAttack writes:
I consider myself more of a PC gamer than anything. I've owned a Wii, Wii U, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 but I always relied on PC gaming to deliver. Outside of console exclusives I found my rather expensive pieces of hardware acting as little more than dust collecting devices in my TV cabinet. However, after finally getting the opportunity to play Final Fantasy XIV on the Playstation 3, I'm far more open to the potential experiences available on next-gen consoles.
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I've been playing DCUO for PC and recently for PS3 and I like it more for the PS3, but I think the game was designed from the beginning with a future port to consoles in mind. I find that it does help to plug in a keyboard to your PS3 so you can text faster... using a gamepad to enter text can be a pain.
All in all I think the move of MMOs to consoles is a good thing when I look at the features of the next gen. Great graphics at a stellar price, voice chat not requiring secondary apps, and f2p becoming the norm... although that in itself is a mixed bag. Yet overall MMOs and Consoles can make for some interesting gaming.
I definitely wouldn't mind seeing more large-scale, detailed worlds being brought to consoles. If next-gen first impressions are anything to go by, then this seems to be happening anyway.
Bring on the MMOs!
Will it be best on Xbox One because of Xbox Live and the $700 millions invested by Microsoft these past days on servers? Or will it have only to do with publishers?
I believe this is the gen MMOs start pushing more towards console gaming.
I'd play something like what True Fantasy Online was going to be. Go out on missions if you choose or you can set up shop and be a store owner in any of the towns you choose.
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