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General Category => Frag Fest => General Discussion => Topic started by: undertakerjoey on July 07, 2007, 07:05:01 AM
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"Runescape developer Jagex has revealed a console version of its browser-based fantasy MMO is something it keeps considering, the arrival of Xbox 360, Wii and PS3 making such more tempting than ever before.
"It's certainly more interesting with the current generation of consoles of course because they're far more Internet-connected than the previous generation and it just wasn't worth looking at", the game's creator Andrew Gower told CVG recently.
"But with the PS3 and Xbox 360 and the Wii, it's much more tempting, I have to say".
Talking about PS3 specifically, Gower said that Jagex could probably get Runescape running on the machine right now, adding overall that "Technically porting the game to different platforms isn't a huge amount of work."
However, he explained the reason the developer's "slightly reluctant" to bring the MMO to too many different platforms "is because the more platforms that we're on, the more we have to update in parallel and that would slow us down."
"We've always tried to be a very agile company whereby if the players say they want something, or there's something not quite right, we'll fix it there and then", Gower said.
"We're loath to lose the rapid response... that we've got at the moment, and the more platforms we go to the more than happens, so it's a bit of a trade off."
Gower said there was nothing he could talk about at the moment regarding actual plans to bring Runescape to console. The game, which consists of both free and subscription versions, recently hit one million subscribers and boasts over 5 million active players."
Quoted from a VERY well known game site.
When I read this, I was completely blown away.
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thats pretty sweet but also it would kinda suck... the worlds would be way too crowded and [censored], training even in member worlds would be crap
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I read this on a website 2 days ago everyone in it was crying about little 12 year olds coming to consoles...
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That would be pretty cool. Only problem is people would find hacks instantly. Jagex could probably patch it up though.
Too bad i dont play anymore.
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Bad news, if it does, ill kill myself
Did you find it on IGN?
post a link
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its not true...
its not on IGN
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hopefully its fake....i cant afford any console newer than xbox
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that would be pretty cool but it would be different to play without the mouse
and its gonna look waaaaaaaay better
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that would be gay lol...
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would mean better graphics
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i think that this is a bad idea, like said before, people would instantly find hacks and the world would be packed as hell! and i just find that playing runescape without a mouse and a keyboard would be completely stupid. besides... how the hell do you type letters with a controller?
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Is it authentic or no? I mean look at WOW, it is what roughly 4X more populous? Wouldn't you think more kiddos wold be attracted to that versus Runescape?
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if it was real...it would be on IGN...thats all im saying
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Its not going to make it. The reason runescape is so good right now is that its graphics blow and any pos computer can run it. Up the quality and you lose a chunk of your market.
Little kids play runescape. They place because 1) its free 2)no dl required. Get rid of those two and thats another huge chunk of the market.
You end up having a pos game with good graphics and no players.
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u fing me oompa???? look at wow better graphics and yet over 10X more people play!!!! dee dee dee!
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If it had better graphics then I wouldn't even bother playing I like the crappy graphics lol and without a mouse and keyboard it would be so gay.
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They are contridicting everything they have ever said... first it was there will never be any dragon full helm.. then it will never go on a console... [censored] gower..
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i seriously doubt its gonna happen.
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wow that would be awsome!
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does anyone know how to have ur e mail and pics or whatever at the end of any post automaticly??
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It's your signature, click the My Controls link at the top of this page, then scroll down until you see edit signature.
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i heard about this on another forum