MMO Games in Xbox 360

  • Date: 03-28-2010 Views:

    KeyWords: Xbox 360,Console games,Champions Online,Cryptic Online,Final Fantasy XI,Age of Conan

  • Summary: Console games are very cool to play with. Gamers don't have the burden of upgrading hardwares and meet system requirements for their machine to run their favorite MMO games. With the availability of its proprietary controllers, the ease of playing can be achieved. That is not all, because most console machines also support high definition HD gaming.

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MMO Games in Xbox 360

By Johnny Lim

The crave to write a simple and easy to follow tips is what I am here for. In an MMO scenario, my articles can be a tool for savvy gamers. Providing essential in-game information to finish different tasks in MMO games.

Console games are very cool to play with. Gamers don't have the burden of upgrading hardwares and meet system requirements for their machine to run their favorite MMO games. With the availability of its proprietary controllers, the ease of playing can be achieved. That is not all, because most console machines also support high definition HD gaming. Awesome graphics and motion precisions are the selling point of the companies developing games for consoles. Most of the consoles are built with broadband Internet connection like LAN port and a 2.4 Ghz wireless b/g client for Wi-Fi. Since these machines can access the Internet, should MMO games be far behind? Well not much, because for the year 2010, one of the famous console Xbox 360 from Microsoft, has line up several possible titles of their famous exclusive games to support MMO gaming and make a giant step towards another genre for it.

From technical point of view, Xbox 360 has a similar built as compare to a PC. But they have different functions so to speak. More or less the components of an Xbox hardaware can also be found in a PC. Some techie guys actually have installed Linux, an open-source operating system, on an Xbox machine. Since Microsoft is the manufacturer of Xbox360, the only difference as compare to an ordinary Windows-powered PC, is the operating system being loaded by the machine.

Full SizeChampions Online

Now let us see,what are the games being groomed to be Xbox360's MMO games. Some of it have been released and have a respectable followers. Just take Champions Online for example. The game was originally launched on a PC platform. In the last quarter of 2009, the game was being ported to Xbox360. Thus Champions Online with its publishers Cryptic Online and Atari are happy to sell it in two platforms, on PC and Xbox360 respectively. The said MMO game has a superhero action-themed as its main attraction for gamers. Players can customize the super heroes or super villains they wanted to play with. As of this writing, the publisher had already implemented an event called Blood Moon Event and the game patch or version Nemesis, for the enhancement, new missions and quest that are in store for the players.

Final Fantasy XI

Another famous RPG console game has made a splash on MMO water, Final Fantasy XI for Xbox360. Which turned out to be a series of game because of its storyline. With this popular title on Xbox360 in an MMO themed RPG, I really can't wait to purchase my Xbox360 and this game. Hopefully the subscription is affordable so that I can really play it as long as I want. If I do so, maybe I will better do a catch-up since the publisher has already released several expansions and add-on scenarios.

The maker of Xbox360 Microsoft, is the the top software maker in the globe today. So developing an MMO for its product is just an inch for that to happen. The company is currently on the move with its own game hit title Halo. As of the moment it is still under development. So players, like us, should be able to anticipate the release for this cool MMO game from Microsoft.

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