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"The Sims" Online, and on the PS2
bahamlabs writes "Sony is is attempting to venture into the online gaming market with what is now the most popular computer game of all time, "The Sims"." It'll be interesting
to see how both the console version of the game, and the online version deal with
expansion and customization- the two things that allowed The Sims to become
among the most entertaining games ever.
I'd also love to see Diablo ported to the Playstation. This is another one that would work remarkably well on the TV screen, and that has a straightforward interface for most of the game.
What are some of the other online games with simple interfaces? With enough choices like this, online console gaming could finally take off!
Says the RIAA: When you EQ, you're stealing bass!
You'd still be wrong, even if Sony made EQ in the first place.
The history of EQ is this:
Division X of Sony makes sports games
Division X spins off and becomes 989 Studios
Team Y at 989 Studios starts EverQuest
Team Y spins off and becomes Verant Interactive.
Sony sees the potential they let leave and buys both 989 Studios and Verant back.
So, Sony didn't even make EQ.
And The Sims, Online, won't be made by Sony either. So, I don't think Sony will stand in the way, at all...
Personally, I don't think Maxis (The creators of The Sims), would keep people from customizing the game. Of course, they'd need the Hard Drive for the PS2. And if they don't have one, they don't get to customize. Simple as that.
Well, that's my opinion at least.
- Mike
I think some people are missing the point. While the sims is a mediocre at best simulation of life, the fun part about it is that you have the ability to control whatever you want. You don't get that chance with life. You build up their little lives and completely wreck it to where it's worse than your own. I'm not sure how popular this will become on console though, but most everything can be done with pointing and clicking on the game.
At release, the XBox looked attractive to PC-gamers (XBox' primary audience), it looks a bit outdated today and in half a year it will be hopelessly outdated compared to any PC-gaming system. Even after 2 years, the PS2 doesn't look outdated.
This logic doesn't hold up, unless you are just blindly comparing specs (where it's hard to compare the PS2 to the others, as it's a different system), as opposed to actually looking at the results. The best Xbox games I've seen look nicer in terms of graphics than any of the PS2 games I own or have played.
However, there are no games for the Xbox that makes me _want_ to buy one. Which is what will ultimately kill the console - even if I could get a Xbox for free, I can't think of a single game I'd buy that is exclusive to the system. Halo is okay, but it's no GTA3. If they can't get more marquee title games, they are dead in the water.
We did exactly the same thing. Well, tried, anyway. She just went loopy, crying over the gravestone in the garden, the house became haunted, and whether as a direct consequence or not the kitchen frequently caught fire since the incident occured.
Also imagine our remorse when we finally got round to reading the instructions and discovered that Sims are basically polygamous and we never needed to kill the poor fellow in the first place.
Hmm... all this Sims talks makes me want to reinstall it tonight. I think I will merge it with my current obsession (THPS3) and create a fantasy world of Tony Hawk's home life. Anyone have a model site with skate park apparatus?