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'Guild Wars' Could Hit Consoles -- But Not Yet


Submitted by thankeeka on April 9, 2007 - 9:39am. Game News

When it comes to consoles, you generally won't find two things: 1) RTS games, and 2) MMOs. So far the only true MMORPG experience comes from Final Fantasy on the PS2 and Xbox 360, with a Phantasy Star Universe for the Xbox 360 (though it isn't straight up MMORPG like many). However, that is it. No World of Warcraft. No City of Heroes. And no Guild Wars. However, some MMOs like Age of Conan will be coming to console to give the console market a good ol' try, and Guild Wars might try too...sometime or another that is.

From the article:

Guild Wars has proven one of the strangest entries in the MMO space, as NCSoft and ArenaNet ditched the monthly subscription model, deciding to charge for new content. They may not have World of Warcraft numbers, but the model works, and they're already pushing forward on an ambitious sequel with the same mindset.

Could this next step also lead them near Sony and Microsoft's boxes? Unfortunately, probably not this time around. "We are focused on PCs right now. I think consoles remain an interesting opportunity for Guild Wars in the future, but that's not something we've announced any plans for at this time," said ArenaNet designer Ben Miller to Eurogamer.

Read the full article over at 1up.com


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