Free Realms finally gets PS3 date

By Fred Dutton Published 11 March, 2011

Free-to-play kids' MMO heading to PSN.

Free Realms, the PlayStation 3's "very first casual, free-to-play MMO", hits PlayStation Network on 29th March, Sony Online Entertainment has announced.

The publisher's colourful fantasy offering first launched on PC back in 2009 and, according to Sony, has since racked up 17 million registered players.

Aimed at younger gamers, you'll "hop on the back of your trusty T-Rex and explore the countryside; discovering strange lands, rare collectibles, and exciting quests," explained lead designer Stephen Bokkes on the PlayStation Blog.

"Brave the dangers of forgotten dungeons and battle hordes of mythical monsters and bad-tempered beasties."

On top of all that stuff, there are mini-games galore too, including kart racing, demolition derby, football and pirate ship battles.

Bokkes promised there's plenty of content before you'll be asked to cough up some cash.

"All jobs are available through level four, as well as over 800 quests and countless minigames. Upgrade to a membership and get unlimited access to all job levels, as well as additional premium content and features."

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Comments (11) Latest comment 1 year ago

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  • Olemak #1 1 year ago

    Missed opportunity if they don't integrate it into Home.

  • parablax #2 1 year ago

    I played the PC version way back, it is really for young kids, but there are some good mini-games tucked away in there and the battle card game is fun for a while. Infinitely more entertaining than Home!

  • weblaus #3 1 year ago

    Nice for the US, but I can't seem to find anything on Europe so far. Hopfully SCEE doesn't screw us over with this, that's actually something I'd like to play and a lifetime sub of 35$ (or more likely Euro/UKP) is okay.

    Weird way to handle the PR by not really telling anybody anything about it for years and then starting only two weeks before launch. About DCU Online they did talk for years, oh well...

  • customfirmware #4 1 year ago

    free you say!!!!!!! then why not i'm in.

  • drumbaby #5 1 year ago

    If it's family friendly then I may be tempted to give it a go.

  • Lemming81 #6 1 year ago

    "Missed opportunity if they don't integrate it into Home."

    Wasted development time if they do, tbh. Why sully Free Realms good name with Sony's red-headed step child experiment?

  • BAM! #7 1 year ago

    Missed opportunity if they don't integrate it into Home.

    Why? It's obviously not going to happen anyway.

  • Olemak #8 1 year ago

    The basic concept behind Home is still pretty good, it is the execution and - most portantly - the lack of content that has ruined it. Integrating Free Realms with Home would add a lot of content, and the business model is basically the same, so it could be a perfect fit.

    Not saying that Free Realms should be swallowed up by Home, but that the two could be closely integrated to great effect.

  • ToAks #9 1 year ago

    I wonder what the price will be, will it be full retail price or is this a game you buy from the online PSN shop?

    anyway, i am pretty darn sure that review's will be harsh and negative (like other MMO's on ps3 (DCUO and MAG)) even though it will rock hard.

  • YenRug #10 1 year ago

    @ToAKS

    I think you failed to read the article, it's free to play with a sub only needed to gain access to expanded content, alongside with premium purchases if you really do need them (i.e. you really don't need them for gameplay, mainly avatar costume type stuff).

  • toa_boa #11 1 year ago

    cool, can't wait to try it with the kids!