Talk Playstation 3 News

MTV News had an interview with Geoff Johns one of the writes for DC Universe and some not so great new came out of it.

He said

It launches I think in early 2010, it could be late 2009. I’ve written the overall story and the path that gets you into the game and the areas of the universe and how to explore them, but not every line of dialogue. That’s a fulltime job, it’s too frigging big, too intense to write every line of an MMO. I’d probably jump off a building.

Another MMO disappears into 2009. But is that bad? It is hard to say but it does send doubt into gamers mind that they will be able to play a proper MMO on their console.

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Rumours of Cryptic planning to release their upcoming titles on consoles increases as Kotaku posted info about a job add on craigslist.

Though Cryptic is already deep into X360 programming, there was little news on how they did on PS3 programming. The job specifically states: PS3 Engine Programmer. We have developed a flexible, cutting edge MMO platform to power games like Champions and Star Trek Online. It runs on PC and XBOX 360 – now we want to support PS3 too.

Here is the joblisting:

PS3 Engine Programmer
We are currently looking for a full time PS3 Engine Programmer.

Are you interested in a challenge? We have developed a flexible, cutting edge MMO platform to power games like Champions and Star Trek Online. It runs on PC and XBOX 360 – now we want to support PS3 too. Are you an expert PS3 coder? Do you enjoy squeezing every last drop of performance and spare memory out of the system?

Every day you could be:

Exploiting SPU parallelism to get the maximum performance out of the system.
Extending existing systems to adapt to the ever-changing needs of a massively multiplayer game.
Collaborating with innovative art and design teams.
What you need to work here:

The ability to communicate clearly and concisely.
Extremely proficient in C programming and debugging. You must be a brilliant programmer.
Thorough understanding of the PS3 – SPUs, RSX, SPURS multi-threading, etc.
Love videogames – Console AND MMO.

Apply Online At: www.crypticstudios.com

So think you got the skills? Or even better, think this is true? Let us know.

John Smedley, President of Sony Online Entertainment has said that Massively Multiplayer Online games is going to be Playstation 3’s extra weapon to pull away from the Xbox 360.

Speaking with the Seattle Times he was asked a question regarding MMO:

Q: Does the realignment of your group, from Sony Pictures to Sony Computer Entertainment, mean that you’re going to try boosting PlayStation 3’s online network with your MMO [massively multiplayer online] games.

A: I think MMOs are going to be a real strong selling point for the PS3 long term — there’s going to be some great ones on the PS3. You’re not going to find “The Agency” on the [Xbox] 360.

so for all your MMO fans out there, look forwards to the future as PS3 plans to deliver more MMO games.

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