From Andriasang: Square Enix Has a New Massively Multiplayer Online Title planned

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/05/25/square_enix_mmo/

Square Enix is readying a new large scale Massively Multiplayer Online title to be announced some time this fiscal year. CEO Yoichi Wada made brief mention of this new game during a May 13 earnings briefing. A full transcript of the briefing was posted today at the company's IR page.

According to Wada, Square Enix hopes aims to operate two to three large scale MMO titles simultaneously, a target it feels will allow it to have stable cash flow. The company is developing one more title in addition to Final Fantasy XIV, and Wada hopes to announce the game during the fiscal year.

Wada also made note of the problems faced by FFXIV, saying the game will take a bit more time, but they're at the point where they can see the target.

I really hope this isnt a case of biting off more than they can chew. There is FFXIII-2, XIII versus, Kingdom Hearts 3DS, running XI, fixing and then running a stable XIV, and now this? On the bright side (?), at least they claim to be at a point where they can see where they want to be for XIV.

So...not Wakfu?

ummmmmm da fheck.....????? color my confused >.>
will it be a ff title? Or something different?

FFX-3 Online ^_^

I hope it's FFXI-2 Online, or Kingdom Hearts Online

Hmm, I wonder what it will be, what genre, new or old universe. They want a stable cash flow, I wonder if they will go with cash shop or P2P, I hope for the latter!

This is a pretty unexpected and curious announcement °_°

chrono online :3 I want my naginata

IIRC SE had one or two other non-FF MMO's that were available in japan over POL during 11's time. Most people in NA/EU weren't even aware of them since they weren't available to us. My guess, its just another one of those. I doubt we would see any major IP title so close after FFXIV.

I'm actually a little frustrated by this. I don't think they should be producing anything further til they fix what is already on their plate.

It could be also from Eidos though.. like a tomb raider online. And it's in development for 2-3 years probably, if they'll announce this fiscal year.

SE deals in other MMO's aside from Final Fantasy. They had in Crossgate in 2001 "Before SE became a merged company" and they dabled with another but handed it off to another company before finishing it was called Fantasy Earth: Zero.

Hell SE has a large publishing base for very popular Manga/anime titles such as Full Metal Alchemist.

SE could probably pop out a Free to play MMORPG with a variaty of properties and rake in some cash with them to help bolster the financial backbone of the company. "FTP MMO's give slow but steady income as well cost little to maintain" Givin that they are working on so many projects at once I'm sure they are looking for a magic bullet to infuse some much needed cash inbetween the long release cycles they are having this generation. FFXIV was probably that aim for them but considering it failed to do so and even added another project to the expensive developement process thats not generating cash flow...A FTP cash farm would make the most sense.

If it's Final Fantasy Tactics Online, or Front Mission Online, I just might cream myself.

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SE deals in other MMO's aside from Final Fantasy. They had in Crossgate in 2001 "Before SE became a merged company" and they dabled with another but handed it off to another company before finishing it was called Fantasy Earth: Zero.

Hell SE has a large publishing base for very popular Manga/anime titles such as Full Metal Alchemist.

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I'd love to see a FMA MMO

Star Ocean Online or Front Mission Online D:

well a successful FMO.... since they tried previously and didnt even see american shores >.<... so I guess I would really pull for a Star Ocean Online, huge universe and much to do!

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Star Ocean Online or Front Mission Online D:

well a successful FMO.... since they tried previously and didnt even see american shores >.<...

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That first Front Mission Online was a disgrace. (and so was Front Mission: Evolved)

Give me turn-based combat or give me death!!!

lol ya never got much info on it just stumbled across that it use to be in existance and i just was all "what?!?!?" in the matter of I didnt hear about it.

I would be shocked to see another major IP mmo released from square any time soon. If anything it will be a free to play mmo, they have several of those they are working on.

It won't be free to play because if you read the article he said 2-3 for REVENUE purposes so most likely this will be another PtP.

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It won't be free to play because if you read the article he said 2-3 for REVENUE purposes so most likely this will be another PtP.

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Free to play games can still have micro-transactions (AKA item malls).

Sometimes I think they should focus on one project at a time, but if they are confident and have the resources, then good for them.

Pretty stupid move when they can't even charge players for FFXIV because its in such poor shape. WTF

SE is a massive development studio.

They only have a group of people working on 1 project at a time... it is just multiple groups.

The projects they have running currently do not effect the FFXIV team at all.

Having 100 people on FFXIV would get the same amount done as having 1000... simply because only so much can be worked on at one time. Put too many people on a team half of them will twiddle their thumbs.

Wow, i did not see this coming. If it is not a FF game then Square are being very brave and if it is a FF game it could hurt FF XIV. It will probably be something completely different, it may not even be their own game but rather a game they are publishing.

I honestly expect the mmos SE are releasing to be more stuff like this

http://www.wakfu.com/na/mmorpg

It's not like every game produced nowadays isn't pretty much an MMO, anyways. Wouldn't you call Diablo II/III an MMO? Or say Demon Souls? Or heck, even Black Ops? There isn't much of a line anymore between "video game" and "MMO".

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It's not like every game produced nowadays isn't pretty much an MMO, anyways. Wouldn't you call Diablo II/III an MMO? Or say Demon Souls? Or heck, even Black Ops? There isn't much of a line anymore between "video game" and "MMO".

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Diablo II is a Action RPG with a Multiplayer Function but its limited to 8 players (last I remember)
I haven't heard anything about Diablo III's Multiplayer yet except that it most likely will cost money on battle.net to play.
Demon Souls is considered a Co-op/PVP not really a MMO Again I think your limited to about 8 players max for co-op and 2 for pvp.
Black Ops is again just a PVP Multiplayer. I don't consider it a MMO unless its a persistent world and atleast 1000 players can share the same server.

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Diablo II is a Action RPG with a Multiplayer Function but its limited to 8 players (last I remember)
I haven't heard anything about Diablo III's Multiplayer yet except that it most likely will cost money on battle.net to play.
Demon Souls is considered a Co-op/PVP not really a MMO Again I think your limited to about 8 players max for co-op and 2 for pvp.
Black Ops is again just a PVP Multiplayer. I don't consider it a MMO unless its a persistent world and atleast 1000 players can share the same server.

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You're right.

People really need to get off this kick that "multiplayer capable = MMORPG".

Diablo II, Demon's Souls and Black Ops are as much MMORPGs as Quake 3 Arena is a RPG.

Massively Multiplayer means, and has always meant an online game supporting thousands of players sharing the same virtual space in a persistent online world.

On Blizzard's site, Diablo, Diablo II and even Diablo III are categorized as Action RPGs. They are single player games that have an optional multiplayer component.

World of Warcraft, however, is categorized as a MMORPG on their site.

If anything, Neverwinter Nights would be closer to a MMO than Diablo II since a well configured persistent server can support up to 64+ players logged in at the same time, sharing the same world space. However, even Neverwinter Nights isn't a MMORPG. It's still a single player RPG with an optional online multiplayer component.

It's like an epidemic lately, people calling anything with any kind of multiplayer a "MMORPG".

I overheard someone in GameStop earlier asking one of the employees what the release date was for Blizzard's new MMORPG, Diablo III. I just shook my head.

I'm guessing that the new MMO won't be directly competing with the other 2 (depending on how many years FFXI will be kept online).

Dragon Quest Online. lawlz

God, I would love a Dragon Quest/Warrior MMO. Thing is, it would probably harm FF14™ so I
doubt they'd do that, even if it would be awesome.