While Sony maybe okay with the fact that Valve using Steamworks as cross platfom between PC and PS3, they apparently didn’t want to commit an “open network” with Microsoft’s Xbox 360.
And that’s according to the CEO of Jagex, the company who brought you Runescape, the immensely popular free-to-play MMO.
Speaking at the latest Edinburgh Interactive conference as reported by Develop, Mark Gerhard said each of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo reject the idea of Runescape players playing together across rival platforms.
He also has claimed that “some” platform holders asked Jagex to charge Runescape for five Euros, in which something he called “crazy”.
“Some console owners wanted us to charge five Euros for Runescape. What? It would be crazy to charge for Runescape on consoles,” he began.
“People get this for free. You’re shooting yourself in the foot. But Sony was ahead of the game, they said they get it. They understand free.
“But all three said, ‘okay, but, we won’t let our console play online with any other’”.
Despite that, he is pretty adamant that the environment soon will change.
“I think they [Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo] will open up their platforms a bit more, liberate them a bit more. It’s just a matter of time,” he said.
Mulfy
Aug 29. 2011
Typical Microsoft trying to charge money for something that you can get for free…
anonman93
Aug 29. 2011
amen brother!
Wixostrix
Aug 29. 2011
Well they don’t make all that money giving stuff away.
Mike
Aug 29. 2011
Microsoft will carry on doing this for as long as braindead idiots continue to pay. I still cant comprehend why people actually pay hundreds of £/$ for Xbox Live over the life of the console, when PSN is not only better but totally free.
The problem is, these idiots actually believe Microsoft when they tell them how fantastic Xbox Live is, they get wrapped up in the euphoria of it, and believe everything they have been told about how it’s better than PSN, and why they should pay…
death
Aug 30. 2011
You get what you pay for! I mean correct me if I’m wrong, didn’t Psn go down for like a monthand a lot of private info was posted on the internet. Oh yeah and Sony lied about it, What else is new. Hey mike your a sheep with tiny hands.
Dude
Aug 30. 2011
Dude they Are actually maintaining their servers and actually policing the system
bob mansteel
Oct 04. 2011
they should at least talk to some video game creators and make runescape on a platform for ps3 and/or xbox,but no cross mmo with the website or between platforms.see that there are millions and millions of users on runescape website….some of which might have a ps3 or xbox.however this will make it more popular,but the website log-ins might go down..then runescape could go mobile with apps and such..maybe it could work
RonnieJay
Mar 30. 2012
Haha oh mike. You seem to be wrapped in your own ps3 euphoria. The biggest security breach like ever happened on the psn. Us xbox live users get regular firewall and other security updates on a regular basis. ( those updates that seemingly do nothing) I always think its hysterical when people complain about not getting this for ps3 or not getting this on the psn (Minecraft), death is completely right, with us paying for our service, Microsoft can float more money over more studios heads. You psn users get online gaming for free, and you still constantly expect to be tended to as if your were entitled as a paying consumer. and you talk as if xbox live is expensive. $60 a year? That’s $5 dollars a month. I think I can do without $5 a month.