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Massively Multiplayer Games On Consoles

Posted by timothy on from the there's-been-some-speculation- dept.

Missionyrd writes: "In an interview on PlanetXbox.com Scott Herrington of Turbine Entertainment discusses the next wave of massively multiplayer games and their possible inclusion on consoles. Up until now MMPGs have been strictly created for the PC. What kind of things could we expect if they came to the consoles such as Xbox and Playstation 2 as well?" Isn't this what all the broadband-and-other network connections being built into or promised for modern console games are for? :)

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  1. Re:Need Keyboards and storage space by Emil+Brink · · Score: 4

    Since the PS2 uses USB, keyboard availability shouldn't be a (hardware) problem. Any standard USB keyboard should work. It's interesting to note that Microsoft, in their infinite wisdom, have chosen to use all parts except the connector of the USB standard for the Xbox. This means that while the machine could communicate with any keyboard, you can't connect it, since the plug won't fit. Also, in a recent interview, they stressed the point that the Xbox is a console, not a slimmed-down PC. Weird. Perhaps they don't know about Turbine? ;^)

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