[LunarPrince]

Hello Fellow BnS players,


I read on the BnS site that they( the devs ) may make mobile content for BnS. I just want more details on that topic. Anyone know? Heck anyone care? Please, feel free to share your thoughts.

[Lady Estellise]

It could be a set of mini-games or a way to keep updated like the WoW app or something

[Radii]

Mini games sound cool or some sort of story book.

[Kitsune]

No, but I would play it on a console.

[KTcraft]

I thought that whole "mobile device" thing was an april fools joke....

[Tashigi]

It was.
Although there was some paperwork stuffs that hinted at a console version, it was later confirmed to be false.
I think it could work on consoles, so long as they get their own dedicated servers and toned down some of the draw distance/graphical settings.

[Mizuki]

No but the PS4 and Xbox 720 can handle it

[Famfrit]

I think bns would work exceptionally well on console, considering there are fewer buttons required to pull off skills, and on a controller you don't have to reach as far so it would be a lot easier to play :D

[Zenek]

MMO for consoles is not good idea. There is alot of issues with consoles:
- too low RAM for MMO
- graphic could be downgraded
- Issues with control, especially lack of mouse
- no way for write messages (lack of keyboard
- did you ever saw good port?

[Mizuki]

Zenek, on Jan 17, 2013 - 5:19 AM, said:

MMO for consoles is not good idea. There is alot of issues with consoles:
- too low RAM for MMO
- graphic could be downgraded
- Issues with control, especially lack of mouse
- no way for write messages (lack of keyboard
- did you ever saw good port?

Final Fantasy XI did well on the PS3 which supports Bluetooth and usb keyboards

The PS4 may have up to 1 terabyte of RAM , it's been also said that the next-generation consoles will be using a PC based architecture

[Kethryes]

Would be fun to have some side minigames on a mobile device.
But the main game no i don't think it will work out.

[Tashigi]

FFXI actually didn't do that well on the PS2 (I don't think it was released on PS3, but it did get a re-release on XBOX360, unless I missed something?). But you also have to consider FFXI is nearly 13 years old, using tech from nearly 15 years ago.
Of course the PS3 and XBOX360 can run it no problem at maximum settings; specially if it ran okay on medium settings on the PS2.

As for RAM, you might be confusing that with HDD/SSD space.
Most games only use a maximum of 3 GB of RAM and I haven't seen standard nor extreme gaming systems go over 12 GB of RAM. The PS3/XBOX360 only have around 512 MB of RAM and even less Video RAM.

Despite the limitations, they should be able to run the game on medium or so settings.
But the draw distance would have to be severly limited in crowded areas. Too many things going on at once would make the console explode into sparkly pony stars.

This post has been edited by Tashigi: Jan 17, 2013 - 1:19 PM

[Shinaji]

IOS Spin Off

Important Note:
Here's what NCsoft had to say about all of this; "Currently this recruitment is just a test, we will be doing many experiments and we are not 100% certain that the game will be coming out on the iOS."