I think we are seeing the continued evolution of Sony Online Entertainment as its PlayStation masters at Sony Computer Entertainment continue to mold SOE in their own image.
SOE has two new titles out this month that did not make the MMO news… because they are not MMOs… or even Facebook games.
We have Payday: The Heist.
And Rochard.
The links for each are to the reviews at Ars Technica because… that seemed to be the best source of information.
I am actually a bit surprised that Payday: The Heist is on the PC as well as the PlayStation 3.
But clearly SOE has commitments to meet for their console gaming masters. Not that SOE hasn’t done non-MMO games before, but they have been pretty rare. So to get two new ones in a single month seems like a clear change in focus somewhere.
Do you think this means PlayStation ports for PlanetSide 2 and EverQuest Next? Does SOE’s new Forge Light engine, which will power these two titles, have cross platform capabilities?