PLAYSTATION GAMING WAR?

PLAYSTATION GAMING WAR?

PlayStation looks to lead the pack again in the online gaming world. Sony is
upping the ante on this new style of military gaming that is simply named "MAG". Vastly expanding the arena style format too an open environment game. For the gamers out there, this will be an ever evolving game, with maps and a earn your badge type of system that will allow you to level up to higher ranks allowing a player to command larger and larger squads. This newest evolution of online gaming is brought to by the team that made SOCOM. Though the first beta testing has concluded there will be a second test run for you to download and to try it out for your self on January 26.

My thoughts …. Sony has long been a pioneer in the coop versions of games and
creating new games with online competition in mind from the start. When I heard MAG
was being developed by the same team that brought is the legendary SOCOM series of
first person shooters, I knew they had the experience to really do this concept right. Previously online gaming with environments this large was limited to PC users only. With billions of dollars at stake for the console industry and pressure from stockholders to keep up with the Xbox Juggernaut, this seems like an obvious business growth direction. The key to this first foray into this new genre with be their ability to create a squad system that encourages cooperative play. Otherwise, a game this large could quickly digress into chaos. From the descriptions in this article and the video preview they may have a few bugs to work out with the command console. This much action in one place was previously only found in real time strategy games with a handful of players controlling whole armies that will follow directions implicitly. With this new format commanders will have to rely on the willingness of individuals that are continuously joining and leaving an online environment to follow their commanders’ instructions to accomplish larger objectives.
With all that said, Game On!
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