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GTA MMO is "highly doable" - R* News

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News by Ellie Gibson

10 March, 2008

Rockstar founder Sam Houser has said he's very keen on the idea of a Grand Theft Auto-themed MMO.

Speaking to EGM magazine, as reported by Massively.com, Houser said a GTA MMO would be "very, very doable" and is a "very, very compelling proposition". Later on in the article, he refers to a subscription-based console MMO as "the Holy Grail".

So Houser's clearly up for it. In the meantime there's Grand Theft Auto IV, coming to PS3 and Xbox 360 on April 29th. Not to mention PC and 360 title All Points Bulletin, from the developer of Crackdown, looking much like a GTA MMO in all but name. Realtime Worlds boss Dave Jones showed the title off at this year's GDC, and it's looking rather impressive.

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Lexx87
10/03/08 @ 11:00
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Lalalallallalaal
jonsaan
10/03/08 @ 11:02
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Yeah Whatever. Lets try 4 first eh?
jack_klugman
10/03/08 @ 11:07
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"He chose... Poorly."
agparrot
10/03/08 @ 11:08
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I am fundamentally too mean to buy into subscription-based stuff, although I have no problem paying my nicely-priced Live! subscription.

If they were to charge £40 a year for a GTA-MMO, then I'd be up for that - it's no more than buying a gamesworth a year, but if it is in the £10 a month region - that is £120 a year! I know it isn't *lots*, but I am Mean.
killest
10/03/08 @ 11:08
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i would too...

guffaw....
nickthegun
10/03/08 @ 11:09
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He should be showing off crackdown 2, goddammit!
DSKUK
10/03/08 @ 11:39
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agparrot:

Thats why i'm so keen to buy All Points Bulletin. I wish that people with Gold Live subscriptions would make it free, but thats just wishful thinking:( In my opinion £40 a year for one game is quite alot, but I would probably do it if Live became free
steviepunk
10/03/08 @ 13:30
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Isn't Realtime Worlds boss Dave Jones the original founder of DMA Design and the guy responsible for the first Grand Theft Auto game? Would seem that Dave is already taking the game to it's next logical step.
muscleblade
10/03/08 @ 13:59
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APB is going to be fantastic!!
Crofto
10/03/08 @ 15:13
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Why are developers so keen to make MMO's with their franchises? Surely the majority of the people playing GTA enjoy it because it's an offline single-player game (well, up until the latest one, and some minor multiplayer in SA)?

I don't even like GTA, but it's worrying when you hear the words MMO so often lately, especially around respectable franchises like Knights of the Old Republic and The Elder Scrolls.

I still think the best story-driven gaming experiences are only given by offline games. Heck, I think the best gaming experiences, period, only take place in offline games (check gamerankings.com and see the majority of the highest rated games being offline single player ones...) and yet developers are constantly talking about multiplayer.
UncleLou
10/03/08 @ 16:59
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> 10 million WoW subscribers. I think that pretty much answers it, no?

If there's any franchise in the games industry at the moment that could come anywhere near this number, it is indeed GTA.
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Les
10/03/08 @ 17:14
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Given that the full games are boring as hell (as games) adding some grinding seems like a good idea...
TheDudesRug
10/03/08 @ 17:26
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I'm "highly doable".
RandomTerrain
10/03/08 @ 17:48
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I'm not paying a subscription. That's part of PS3's greatness.
If you make GTA online, or whatever, take after Guild Wars and make it free, otherwise I shan't even be touching it with the world's longest barge pole.

That's a promise.
UncleLou
10/03/08 @ 18:52
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Guild Wars isn't an MMO. It's a coop game with a few MM hubs. Might as well argue GTA IV should be free because Fate by Numbers is. If we imagine GTA is a city full of other players, that's a whole different server structure.

I really wish poeple would stop comparing apples with oranges when it comes to MMOs.
ExplodingClown
11/03/08 @ 12:24
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If it keeps the chavvy twinks and LOLers off the games where the grownups play, I'm all for it. Now where do I sign up? I've got my 'Pre-Op Transexual Hooker' character all planned out (bonus Achievement Points for unlocking all STDs). Could give 'grinding' a whole new meaning....

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