- Nov 21, 2010
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Since everyone would have the SAME RIG, programming would seemingly be easier, why aren't there more MMOs for consoles?
If people can't afford a mic, they probably don't have the money for a MMO.
In PC MMOs you can type something at any given point and usually it will get read. Try having more than one person talk at once on a console version.
I agree with this.
Raiding in WoW with voice chat is no problem at all, especially if you just mute the people that provide no useful communication.
i don't like having to mute 98% of the people that play a game.
the controller can have different settings or some company can just make a controller for this area of games.
But people rarely buy them.
there are not enough buttons.
I'm not saying this is a big reason, but from my point of view it's about platform continuity. People playing on PCs have the confort of knowing that as long as an MMO is making money, the game will likely be supported through multiple windows versions. From the developers POV MMOs take alot of time and money to develop, far more than the average game, and thus it doesn't make sense to spend half the life cycle of a console developing a game just to have a limited profit window because once the next console comes out, people will leave and then it becomes a gamble whether to build a new client for the new console, which could cost as much as a whole new game. Sure, corners can be cut, but look what happened to Final Fantasy Online. In addition, the average console gamer is younger than the average PC gamer, which I think reflects overall access to credit cards for monthly fees. I do believe that the console player base can support more MMOs, but I think they consider it risky because as soon as the next Final Fantasy, COD or <insert game here> comes out everyone will move to the next thing and the MMO will be left to die. I think controls also play a part, but I think that's easily worked around. If you follow the dollars, you can usually find your answers.
The reason is economic in nature. .02