Imagine the game Crackdown on steroïds with MMO functionality... That describes ABP best! At GDC 2008 footage has been shown that has great potential. Scheduled to release on XBOX 360 and PC this is a game to keep an eye on for sure!
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This week the APB studio team sits down and takes a look at the Enforcer organisations with Kitkat.
Koku Gamer writes: "It seems that APB's chances of making it to the Xbox 360 look grim from what we gathered at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival today.
We had a quick question for a representative from Realtime Worlds who, when asked about the 360 version of the game, shrugged his shoulders and would only clarify the PC release in Spring 2010."
It's not looking good for the 360 version. Thankfully I just got a new PC. My friends are interested and are PC gamers so...it is disappointing, but I'll still give it a try on PC.
Well it is going to be a MMO which is where a MMO belongs, I think it would flop on the 360 considering how we have to pay $50 a month for Live, having to pay a monthly fee for a game, well that's just not going to fly.
@Ziriux
Live is 50$ a year not monthly.
Paying for one month of Live is 8$
Yea I know, sorry a total typo pal. People make mistakes, just last night I accidentally stabbed someone as I tripped and fell on their thigh.
Realtime worlds confirmed today that APB is not going to have a monthly subscription. http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...
Anyway, hope they port it to consoles in the future because it does look like it will be a very cool game.
@Below: Exactly.
Was a release for the 360 ever confirmed?
I could be missing something but how do you cancel a title that was not confirmed?
@Unwanted:
Yes. APB has always been in planning and development for 360 and RTW has said they intended it as a PC/360 game. Lately, it was confirmed (amidst more rumours of cancellation) in development for 360 at E3.
It sounds to me like an Alan Wake in reverse. Work has been done, but for whatever reasons, the 360 version is on the back burner.
they showed it at e3 and said it was exclusive to the 360 but a rumor is saying that it may be making its way to ps3
RTW have never said this was going to be a 360 exclusive. They also put the 360 version on hold over a year ago. I've been following this game and I knew it wasn't coming to the 360 since at least last fall.
It's been this way for a long time so while this just re-confirms what is already known the news is old.
@GEC:
Yeah, but: "We’re not giving details out at the moment, but it is being developed for Xbox 360."
http://news.teamxbox.com/xb...
That was June. It's true, they've said the PC version will take precedence over any future console ports, but that is not the same as outright cancelling. Someone over there needs to get their story straight.
Bluntly, if you're not going to put the game out on 360, STOP TALKING ABOUT HOW IT'S IN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE 360.
Microsoft has already stated that any MMO going on the box will be exempt from paying for Xboxlive. An example of this is FFXI. In other words, if an MMO charges a monthly fee you pay only that with no need to subscribe for Xbox Live Gold if you only have silver.
Might not even make it to Xbox 360.
Just got confirmed for PS3 and now it might not be coming out on 360? MMO's would work well on PS3 unlike the 360 though as every console is dispatched with a hard drive from the consoles launch.
Its been said many times that they wont talk about a 360 or PS3 version until its released on the PC, so this is nothing new. If it wasn't they would just say so instead of shrugging. Shrugging it off normally means its something hes not supposed to talk about.
Yeah, I just got a new PC too, so that sucks but I'll still be able to try it luckily.
Those you mention shadow man were canceled so that the team could focus on more casual stuff such as Eyepet and Eyedentify.
actually i believe they were cancelled to work on new IPs for the Ps3 mainly ones with multiplayer as they believed thats where they would be most profitable.
Found this on Wiki
"On 4 June 2008 Sony Computer Entertainment announced that Eight Days, along with The Getaway, had been cancelled.[7] Sony released a statement on the cancellation-"This decision was made following an internal review of all games and it was deemed that with the incredibly strong list of exclusive first party titles coming up both this year and in the near future, resource should be reallocated to enhance those projects closer to completion".[7] Two weeks after the cancellation of Eight Days, President of Sony Computer Entertainment, Shuhei Yoshida, stated that the lack of an online mode in Eight Days was "part of the consideration" to cancel the game.[8] He also stated that the cancellation of Eight Days was not because it was not failing in production, but because Sony is increasingly moving towards online-supported games, and Eight Days did not fit that overall strategy"
It wouldn't be a surprise if Eight Days & The Getaway gets announced at next years E3.
Sony fanboy much, or PC? IT's never good when a title is canceled after such hard work from the dev. luckily they had no hard work on the 36o.
While the 360 doesn't have a game like this, I don't think consoles are the right demographic for a game like this. While it looks good, a monthly fee won't to XBL Gold users.
I think the biggest MMO on consoles right now are between, FF11 and PSU Universe. still can't belive how many people are on PSU.
Here's some more news. Final Fantasy XI is on 360, ps2, & PC and cross-platform too. FFXI also came out on PC in the US before it came out on ps2 then 360.
I was so lost when I first played that game. Not to mention the long installation process beforehand.
sweet more man power on the pc version.
w00t w00t
also shouldnt you all be shouting lazy developers from the rooftops right about now?
ah sweet each to his own then.
i dont think anyone on either platform is missing out this winter.
im actually bringing my wii into my room now purely for murasama.
does alan wake have a release date yet? il probably get an arcade on the cheap if its soon
Alan Wake is a while off. 2010 some time, when though, your guess is as good as anyone's. I would speculate that considering that Crackdown 2 is MS's big title for the fall, Alan Wake would fall in Q1-Q2.
I dont really want to believe this 100% especially when they state he shrugs his shoulders, that to me doesnt sound right, and the fact that on FAQ it says
"Will there be console ports? Or a Linux or Mac client?
We’re evaluating opportunities for a console port of APB but there’s nothing concrete to announce at the moment. There will not be a Linux or Mac version of the game."
either way he has stated before, there shouldn't be no problem of putting it on xbox 360 or PS3. stated here:
"There is no technical reason why we couldn't bring this game to the Xbox 360 and the PS3. We want to establish the game first and ensure everything is moving forward in the right manner. David Jones, Realtime Worlds".
again it sounds kind of funny, i don't know why the change of mind, either that or koku have their things mixed up.
Or there is some real bad blood between MS and Real Time for some reason now.
Well, there has been some blood for a year or so now, MS did not want to review the contract with MS, due to financial reasons and was looking for a cheaper developer.
They should cancel the 360 version. All it's doing is preventing them from making a good game.
can someone get in here and help shutupandplay do damage control please he's dying on his own
=)
There isn't a PS3 version. If it's cancelled on the 360, it will be PC only. Honestly, I couldn't care less. I'll stick with WoW until SW: TOR comes out :/
I read an article the other day saying that basically APB's performance on the PC is going to determine whether or not it comes to 360, most likely because they don't want to invest too much in an iffy field (mmo's for consoles) when they're still waiting to see whether APB dies or thrives in the PC MMO category which we all know can be ruthless.
Also, as several users have mentioned there isn't going to be a monthly fee. That has me both excited and scared at the same time because it reminds me a lot of guild wars.
I'm excited because it's probably going to result in a huge initial fanbase, seeing how monthly fees are a big turnoff (same with guild wars, there were tons of people playing this back in '06).
Scared because with no monthly income and dwindling sales Realtime may decide to eventually drop a large majority of its support (same with guild wars) or they may decide to go with micro transactions which to an extent is fine (as long as I don't have to go paying real cash for clothes or cars I really want it's all good)
However, since this is going to be a player driven game I don't think a lack of support would hurt it much at all. Plus in the article he also mentioned horizontal expansion (very much unlike WoW's verticle expansion, or just raising the level cap/adding new bosses) in other words, since there really isn't a level system in the game, it would just be the addition of new game types (like a clan vs 1000 zombies or an all out turf war type deal)
Having said all that, get excited for this game, check out their podcast, and wait to see sh1t get rowdy at Cologne this 19th!!!
More like, we'd really like to but we're still considering it. Please jump over to gamer zone to check my more detailed summary. Either way, if you've got a PC to play this on most definitely get excited!
It's all the best parts of GTA with a massive amount of customization for the character, their cars, and their music (you can create your own songs or port in premade soundtracks!) all crammed into one hell of a user fueled MMO with no monthly fees. What more could you ask for?
Edit: it's an MMO in the strictest sense, there's no leveling, grinding, or any of the crap that makes most people hate MMO's (other than the fact that they're obviously playing with/against real people)
Phantasy Star and Final Fantasy are both MMO's and have both been on the 360 for years.
You don't need gold for mmo you know.
Silver is enough because people who play mmo usually do that for years and wont play any other games long.
Poor bots, loosing another game. At least you've still got Halo 2009 and Halo 2010. I'm sure MS will announce Halo 2011 next year and perhaps another PS2 franchise going multiplat.
Actually, that's more appropriate than halo:ODST halo:Reach. Halo2009, halo2010 are their new names
It's funny when something negative happens on the xbox, Natsu disappears.For some reason he's trolling the Valve ps3 news.
If it's on the PC, it's just a skip away from being on the 360. If it's not out at the same time, it'll come eventually.
this will be a lunch title for 720, It has been rumored for a while that this would not be a 360 based game, as mmo is the next step for xbox live they do not have that business model up and running yet,Which would be a good move to wait, I would believe that Microsoft business venture into Mmo would factor in on the subscription cost of live, sort of one payment play all just by the retail disk, or digital download,
It is not viable for MS to charge xbox live subscription an additional $30 a month to play an mmo, SO like cabal Tv in the states one payment lets you watch all is the Idea Microsoft have, The day it cost people to play MMo at $30 a month plus the live subscription as well, is the day live becomes free, and that is the only way it will become free:)
there isn't even gonna be a monthly fee for this game! ...and they never said they were gonna develop for 360 in the first place, they said they'd like to and probably will if apb turns out to be a big success. does the blogger even keep track of their basic podcast? i'm not trying to be some fanboy going wait and see! (i plan to get this for pc anyways) i'm just trying to say quit making sh1t up when there's actual true information already out!
Mag, FF14, The agency, Dc universe. Feel free to pick one...
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RTW have said in their dev diaries that their working on the PC version, and that their going to decide if it'll go to consoles (yes, that includes PS3) later on.
http://www.n4g.com/pc/News-...
but I'm sure the 360 will have its MMOs. It has already shown itself capable of doing so. Once DCUO or Agency comes out, Microsoft will even the playing ground regardless of the financials. Microsoft ain't no punks.
Is the cost of LIVE really that much of a deterrent from paying for MMOs!? I would have thought the opposite...sort of like being pot-committed in poker.
That was my only complaint about Crackdown. I was wandering around, co-op with one friend was fun getting cars together and blowing up, but I missed the interactivity of mass battles with real people playing!
This sounds like a great formula, and the footage already looks pretty good to me
man i love being a 360 owner too human,fable2,ninjagaiden2,apb, gears of war 2 have een shown at gdc and loook astonishing
The Agency sh!ts all over this
Dammit, why MMO? WHY!? I hate MMOs. Crackdown was superb game and one of my sandbox games. I hate the MMO craze. Still, this is a game for a great team. Hopefully it turns out great and they don't forget about singleplayer gamers like me.
may be the best lookin mmo have ever seen