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John Smedley Discusses the Impact of Free MMO Games
gamedaily.com - 1/9/2009
John Smedley Discusses the Impact of Free MMO Games
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SOE is looking to make a big splash with Free Realms. We sat down with SOE boss John Smedley at CES to talk about his business and the evolving MMO space.

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Joystiq [PlayStation]:  SOE expects PS3 to represent half of business

Kotaku:  Smedley: Half Of SOE's Business Will Be PS3 [Smedley Speaks]

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SOE expects PS3 to represent half of business
Joystiq [PlayStation] — ... "I think PS3 will be close to half our business. There's an audience now waiting for online games on the PS3. I believe PSN has over 15 million users today. It's growing so quickly, we see a great user base potential there," SOE president John Smedley told GameDaily BIZ. ...

Smedley: Half Of SOE's Business Will Be PS3 [Smedley Speaks]
Kotaku — [image] Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley is in love with the idea of massively multiplayer games on the PlayStation 3, suggesting that one day the console will account for nearly half of the company's business. Smedley made the statement during an interview with GameDaily regarding the evolving MMO space, explaining that the PlayStation Network's 15 million player plus players are a ripe audience for more involved gameplay experiences. "I think a lot of the people who play PS3 games right now aren't the same people playing MMOs right now. I think [MMOs on PS3 ...

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