APB requires no monthly subscription News

MMO PC News by Robert Purchese

14 August, 2009

Realtime Worlds has revealed that urban MMO APB will not require a monthly subscription, as a keen-eyed Eurogamer reader found out.

"The actual price for the game itself is still under discussion but we'll keep you up to date. We can confirm that APB will not require a monthly subscription," the APB website FAQ reads.

APB launches next spring on PC. There will be no Linux or Mac conversions, and the likelihood of the Xbox 360 version appearing looks slim: "We're evaluating opportunities for a console port of APB but there’s nothing concrete to announce at the moment," the FAQ adds.

We heard at E3 earlier this year that APB was "being developed for Xbox 360", although no further details were offered.

APB is a great big online cops and robbers game, where you pick a side, adorn yourself with tattoos and fight in 100-player rumbles.

Find out more on our APB gamepage, where videos, pictures and articles lurk.

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Coughthulu

14/08/09 @ 11:39

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Oh nuts. I was really looking forward to playing this on the sofa. :(

Skywise

14/08/09 @ 11:39

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*is suddenly interested in APB*

DugBriderider

14/08/09 @ 11:50

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If Realtime Worlds are smart they will develop this to perfection on PC then wait for the next Gen consoles and make a killing on launch day.

designerheadache

14/08/09 @ 11:58

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The guild wars model worked really well.

I hope other online providers follow a similar model

farticusmaximus

14/08/09 @ 11:58

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"why do I smell Guild Wars?"

Somebody farted?

Darren

14/08/09 @ 11:59

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I didn't even know this was coming out on the PC, thought it was 360 only. If it's free then I'll certainly be keeping an eye on it to see how it turns out.

glaeken

14/08/09 @ 12:07

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I also thought there was definitely a 360 version in the works. In fact I have been primarily thinking of this as a console MMO.

BiffTanner

14/08/09 @ 12:12

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It was first announced on some xbox sites and since RTW are close with MS I would say there is a decent chance.
If the game takes off well which I think it will then I'm sure MS will make sure it comes out on the 360.

LeeroyJenkins

14/08/09 @ 12:42

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Bring. It. On.

Dying to play APB!

Von_Adder

14/08/09 @ 13:28

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Led up the garden path again!

Right thats it! i'm off to start my own MMO company concentrating strictly on console.

Programmers and investors needed asap :P

ChaK

14/08/09 @ 13:35

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lmao @ farticus

I too thought GW sucked. Oh well

ChthonicEcho

14/08/09 @ 13:38

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No monthly subscription? Count me in, then.

Bloodhunter

14/08/09 @ 13:42

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Might be the first MMO I get, without the feeling I HAVE to play it to make up for the subscription it allows me to dip in and out.

I would prefer it came out on the PC first then ported, PC games to console go better than console to PC...

Tyronne

14/08/09 @ 13:45

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Suddenly interested in this now its free (aside from buying it in the first place)

ademkermad

14/08/09 @ 13:52

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If it doesn't require a monthly subscription, then they would be stupid not to do a 360 version. As long as they market it correctly, it should sell well.

ChaK

14/08/09 @ 13:57

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BTW you guys can register to beta here :

http://www.apb.com/beta-application/

Eraysor

14/08/09 @ 14:08

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Sold, sold, one thousand times sold. I was already interested when it had a subscription.

skillian

14/08/09 @ 14:11

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Thanks for the link ChaK.

The monthly fee thing means I have never played an MMO before, but with this news this is looking like a likely purchase.

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ph101

14/08/09 @ 14:17

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Cool, but its not quite an mmo is it. But that's probably a good thing..

gizmo

14/08/09 @ 14:34

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Eh? As per comments above - I thought this was a 360 game first and foremost, the spiritual successor to Crackdown, albeit on a bigger scale?

aldo_14

14/08/09 @ 15:01

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Definitely increases my interest in it - I have an (strange?) aversion to subscription fees, seems too transient to me.

hiddenranbir

14/08/09 @ 15:12

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Yay more reason to buy!

I really wish I got the job over there. :(

WinterSnowblind

14/08/09 @ 15:51

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No console version is disappointing, but no monthly fee will definitely boost my interest in the game. I'll have to go back and read all of those previews I've been ignoring.

Hopefully more MMO's follow these same path, Old Republic especially is another one I'd be about 10,000 times more interested in with no subscription. I don't mind paying for more content every now and again, ala DLC, but paying monthly for one game that I may only ocasionally play is a big no no for me.

Trikk

14/08/09 @ 18:24

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Oh nuts. I was really looking forward to playing this on the sofa. :(

Yeah, it's too bad it's illegal to play PC games on sofas and gamepads don't exist.

It's not like you can just connect an Xbox 360 controller to a PC and connect your PC to your TV.

mazzl

14/08/09 @ 18:36

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DAMN!
i loved crackdown and was realy looking foreward to this on 360 :( i don't want to play games on my pc anymore...

come on RealtimeWorlds get a move on.. port this to 360... beter yet.. drop the pc version, it will only get pirated!

ChthonicEcho

14/08/09 @ 18:46

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@Trikk

This. This a thousand times over. What a bunch of whiny xbrats. When the PC user-base gets shafted, they yell that PC gaming is dead. When they're getting the short end of the stick, they foam at the mouth.

Wickedbug

14/08/09 @ 21:32

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No monthly sub?

Count me interested then

Rirekon

14/08/09 @ 21:41

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Sold.

PlugMonkey

15/08/09 @ 07:30

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BTW you guys can register to beta here :

http://www.apb.com/beta-application/

In the questionnaire, where it says "Are you employed in the games industry", how much is it likely to affect your chances of getting on the beta if you answer "yes"?

funkyd

15/08/09 @ 09:06

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I suspect it'll be much like the Home model - It's free, but you'll have to pay out your ass for almost everything in it.

SleepyDeathFred

15/08/09 @ 10:41

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I really hope it comes out on 360 - no chance of running it on my PC.

WinterSnowblind

15/08/09 @ 11:28

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@funkyd
Better than paying out your ass for a subscription.
At least with a micro transaction model, you only have to pay for the stuff you need, when you want it.

As long as they don't take it to the extreme, like having to buy ammo, or having to buy guns with better stats in order to win, then it's a much better system. New DLC packs can simply add in new areas, vehicles, weapon sets, etc..

Spekingur

16/08/09 @ 11:02

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Mar: Weirdo.

Crackdown was awesome. I don't need a crackdown-clone since we already know that there'll be a Crackdown 2. I always thought APB would be more like a persistent world GTA clone.

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