SOE|SOE plant MMOG ohne monatl. Kosten

In den neuesten Informationen von Austin American-Statesman über SOE wird bekannt, dass die Spieleschmiede ein Onlinespiel plant. Besonders zu erwähnen ist hierbei, dass es wie Guild Wars ohne monatliche Gebühren auskommen wird. Die Kosten für Server und Entwicklung sollen durch Add-ons beglichen werden.

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Friday, October 28, 2005 Top-notch online video games now cost upward of $30 million to produce, making it imperative that game producers expand the market for them, Sony Online Entertainment Inc. President John Smedley said at a video game conference Thursday in Austin. Smedley said his company aims to do just that with a plan to break from its existing subscription-based business model and release a game title next fall that can be played free of charge. Sony Online Entertainment, a division of consumer electronics giant Sony Corp., expects to more than make up for the lost subscription revenue by selling optional add-ons, such as extra weapons or game levels.