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The Agency

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Developer: Sony Online Entertainment
Genre: Real Life
Status: Development (est. release N/A)
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Website: http://theagency.station.sony.com/

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JestorRodo 7/15/08 5:45:48 AM

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from:gamer.blorge.com/2008/07/13/top-ps3-pre-e3-lineup-part-2-whats-hot-and-whats-not/

7. The Agency - December 2008

The Good: Brought to you by Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) who also brought the popular Everquest and Starwars galaxies as well. When it comes to MMO games SOE is one of the top dogs capable of delivering the goods and experience in MMO games.

The Agency would also be the first MMO to be brought to next gen consoles. Final Fantasy X was the only other successful MMORPG last gen with a subscription fee.

Apparently The Agency will not have a subscription fee but will depend on micro-transactions which can be a breath of fresh air and bring more people into the addictive world of MMORPG.

The Agency has a lot to live up to and it will be interesting how well SOE will execute this new IP they have been working on for the past several years.

The Bad: Considering it’s difficult for MMOs to break into home consoles just like RTS games, a flawless execution is required and good marketing on SOE’s part. There is high chance of failure if they are not able to capture new home console audience share for this game. Endquote

I agree is going to be a new experience for the Console players to make the microtransactions that would be the preferred path to this games success - Its SOE so what do you expect.