Another Xbox 360 MMOG

Microsoft seems to be adopting the attitude that MMOGs, popular as they are nowadays, are a worthwhile investment for the 360. With FFXI already slated to show up on the console, Gamespot has word that Webzen's thugs and cops MMOG All Points Bulletin will be making an appearance on the system as well. From the article: "While APB was originally announced solely for the PC, rumors of a console version sprang up last week. That's when Jones sealed a deal with Microsoft to develop games for its next-gen console, the Xbox 360. Seeing how APB was Real Time Worlds' sole project, many suspected it would be only a matter of time until a 360 version was announced."

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Re:MMOGs on the X-Box

[Evro]

In EverQuest and World of Warcraft, at least, you may want or need to speak to:

• Your group
  
• Your raid/raid group
  
• The people near you (/say)
  
• Your entire guild
  
• The people in your vicinity but not "near" you (/shout)
  
• All the people in the zone (/1 or general chat)
  
• The channel for people who want to sell/buy and link items - you can't link items in voice chat, obviously
  
• Arbitrary channels for friends or other groups (serverwide class channels, etc).
  

Most people are unable or unwilling to listen to more than one channel of voice chat at a time, to say nothing of speaking. Text chat is used in MMO games for the same reason it's used in other situations. Sometimes it's just more efficient.