GDC 2007: Sakaguchi wants new MMO on 360 |
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We don't know if we'd tag this as either news, rumor, or something to be taken as a dose of game developer humor, but you can bet on us to report about it in any case. Make of it what you will, it depends on you how much weight you'd want to put into this recent turn of events.During the panel discussion on "The Evolution of RPG Development" at the GDC, Hironobu Sakaguchi was asked about the importance of MMO games. Well, Sakaguchi did help with the creation of Final Fantasy XI after all, so it's not all together surprising that he was asked about MMOs.
He responded by saying as much and that he'd want to speak with Microsoft's Corporate VP Shane Kim about making a new MMO for the Xbox 360. Lo and behold, Shane Kim was actually in the same room at that time. And so, Sakaguchi was forced to directly ask Kim on the spot.
Sakaguchi asks: "Please Shane, I want to make one."
Kim jokingly responds: "Yes."
And if that weren't enough, Fable 2's very own Peter Molyneux wanted to get into the whole mix by adding: "Can I do one as well, Shane?"
We're not sure if they were all serious on that but when you think about it, it does pose an interesting buzz that's just nagging at our brains right now. If anything, at least we've got confirmation of their interest in making a new MMO for the 360.
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This just reminded us once again how good of a console the 360 is. It's a dev dream to develop game for it.