As a persistent open-world MMO shooter, the original PlanetSide was known for defying genre conventions - and like many newer online games, it will abandon the traditional monthly fee business model. Chinese outlet 17173 recently sat down with SOE president John Smedley, who said PlanetSide 2 will be adopting a free-to-play model and that SOE is aiming to launch a beta later this year or early next year.
2) I was asked about beta schedule and I said we were aiming for late this year or early next year but we don't know yet.
3) I did say that I believe SWTOR will be the last large scale MMO to use a sub model. The game looks great btw and I will be playing myself. Bioware is doing an awesome job.
Although SOE has not announced an official launch date for PlanetSide 2’s beta, it’s nice to have a rough idea of when we can expect it. And if SOE is looking at other successful free-to-play micro-transaction systems, Riot Games’ League of Legends sounds like a great place to start. Regardless, any news about PlanetSide 2 is good news. We’ll continue to keep you updated as development on PlanetSide 2 continues.
Sep 8, 2011
