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On Guild Wars 2 and the possbility of it reaching consoles

Posted Apr 6, 2007 at 1:09PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Wii, PS3, MMORPG, Xbox 360 Tags: ArenaNet, NCsoft, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade
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Guild Wars 2 - Image 1Although NCSoft's Guild Wars may not have World of Warcraft like numbers to back it up, the game, it's community, and it's no subscription fee model works. With over 3 million copies sold, two expansions and an upcoming sequel, the game is definitely creating a place for itself in the MMORPG saturated world of PC gaming.

The big question now is if NCSoft is willing to move their unique take on MMO gaming, and bring it to the console realm, especially now that Microsoft and Sony are in heavy competition when it comes to providing online experiences to their gamers.

When Ben Miller, a Game Designer at ArenaNet, was interviewed by Eurogamer, and asked if they're considering moving into the console space much in the same way that Square-Enix has with Final Fantasy XI, Miller responded: "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."

As Ben Miller described their model during the interview, "You buy the game once, you can play it for as long as you want. And the new content we introduce in the future you can choose to buy or not to buy..." some of us here at QJ feel that the said distribution plan would fit perfectly with the way the PlayStation Network or the Xbox Live Marketplace works.

Given that the developers have gone through great lengths in order to differentiate their game from other MMOs out there - by making it have gameplay aspects that are unique to it - and more importantly differentiate themselves from games like World of Warcraft, a move to console space is definitely opportune.

For the complete interview, and a whole lot of talk about Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 feel free to head to it via our "read" link below.



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# on ps3 yesGuest 2007-04-06 14:58
it would probably be best on ps3 system for good reason. it would be easily be able to use the keyboard and mouse. xbox would not have this feature and wii no way. im not into guild wars. even wow could be on ps3 even i don't play that game because its boring to level up. its cheaper to buy pc games for games like these. im pretty sure wow or guild wars doesn't have an ending.

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# wellGuest 2007-04-06 18:04
too bad, your *****ty console can take second place to the all mighty PC. And the 360 has keyboard and mouse support when needed so get your facts straight bucko.

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# your wrongGuest 2007-04-06 21:13
"Re: skidz (Unregistered) - 2 hours ago



too bad, your *****ty console can take first place to the all mighty PC. And the 360 has keyboard and mouse support when needed so get your facts straight bucko. "



ah no dumb ass. the xbox controller sucks its fat ass. to bad you bought an expensive small hard drive. why would i spent my money on xbox live to play games. ps3 online is free and the beginning. come you know xbox has no internet browser and never have it. so ps3 is #1 and pc2 and xbox #3 hahaahah. why i don't see many user use keyboard and mouse on xbox. who the hell calls it 360 whats next 540. x box was made badly to the corpse. how can you play lame xbox controller for a shooter game. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame games. xbox get red light of doom. Europe and japan hates xbox for lame gam

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# dumb *****Guest 2007-04-07 14:45
hey u *****in prick u dumb ***** suck my ***** aright ...70% of ps3 games arnt online cause developers dont wanna pay for their own service i can go on why the ps3 is the least sold console but in simple words i rathar take a ***** and have more fun then aplay a ps3 with 2 games ..wich is all they got

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# LOLROFLROLLERSK ATEZGuest 2007-04-10 05:07
The PS3 is and will ever be smarter then you and of course you are wrong because on that note of which you said. "70% dont have online capability." well you are wrong. That 70% is online and that other 30% Oblivion. so Good day.



P.S- I got a Xbox360 free because my friend hit it with a nail bar and fried it.. Didn't even hit it that hard either. atleast the 360 controller gave me 50 bucks to help get me another ps3 controller.. oh wait it did ;)

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