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Console version being "evaluated".

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 #1 3 years ago

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Oh nuts. I was really looking forward to playing this on the sofa.
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Skywise #2 3 years ago

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*is suddenly interested in APB*
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DugBriderider #3 3 years ago

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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.
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hiruu #4 3 years ago

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OH OH....why do I smell Guild Wars?
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Darren #5 3 years ago

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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.
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glaeken #6 3 years ago

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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.
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BiffTanner #7 3 years ago

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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.
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LeeroyJenkins #8 3 years ago

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Bring. It. On.

Dying to play APB!
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ChaK #9 3 years ago

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lmao @ farticus

I too thought GW sucked. Oh well
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ChthonicEcho #10 3 years ago

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No monthly subscription? Count me in, then.
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Bloodhunter #11 3 years ago

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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...
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Tyronne #12 3 years ago

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Suddenly interested in this now its free (aside from buying it in the first place)
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ademkermad #13 3 years ago

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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.
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ChaK #14 3 years ago

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BTW you guys can register to beta here :

http://www.apb.c om/beta-application/
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Eraysor #15 3 years ago

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Sold, sold, one thousand times sold. I was already interested when it had a subscription.
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skillian #16 3 years ago

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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.

Edited by 1 at 14/08/09 @ 15:12
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ph101 #17 3 years ago

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Cool, but its not quite an mmo is it. But that's probably a good thing..
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gizmo #18 3 years ago

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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?
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aldo_14 #19 3 years ago

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Definitely increases my interest in it - I have an (strange?) aversion to subscription fees, seems too transient to me.
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hiddenranbir #20 3 years ago

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Yay more reason to buy!

I really wish I got the job over there.
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WinterSnowblind #21 3 years ago

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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.
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Trikk #22 3 years ago

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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.
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mazzl #23 3 years ago

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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!
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ChthonicEcho #24 3 years ago

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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.
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Wickedbug #25 3 years ago

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No monthly sub?

Count me interested then
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Rirekon #26 3 years ago

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Sold.
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PlugMonkey #27 3 years ago

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BTW you guys can register to beta here :

http://www.apb.c om/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"?
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funkyd #28 3 years ago

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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.
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SleepyDeathFred #29 3 years ago

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I really hope it comes out on 360 - no chance of running it on my PC.
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WinterSnowblind #30 3 years ago

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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..
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Mar27w #31 3 years ago

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crackdown was pants and from the vids i saw of this it dosent look much beter,no great loss if it fails to appear on the 360,MMO s are cack anyway
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Spekingur #32 3 years ago

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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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