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Below is the latest poll.
There was a thread discussing this awhile ago but it was passed off as Jgex wouldn't do it. Well looks to me like they are starting to consider it more.
Questions I'd like to know is..
Do you think they will do it?
How will they do it?

IMO RS's interface is too complecated to be transfered to any game console out there right now. I think if they do go ahead and make console versions, the interfaces will be completely revamped and that they'd connect to servers for other consoles and have whole separate network then from PC's

Discuss.

From: Poll Nov. 26, 2007
The games we play… (26-Nov-2007)
This week we would like you to tell us about the games you play. You no doubt play more than one game - after all, the gnomeball players are often seen playing runelink between games - so it is fair to guess that you play more than just RuneScape!

In this poll, we would really like to find out some details about these games.

Total Number of Votes: 36236

Question 1: Which of these game consoles do you own? (Please click all that apply)

• PlayStation 2 55% (20065 votes)
• Gameboy Advance 42% (15333 votes)
• DS 34% (12213 votes)
• Gamecube 31% (11299 votes)
• Other 27% (9872 votes)
• Xbox 360 25% (9056 votes)
• PlayStation 1 24% (8770 votes)
• Wii 24% (8759 votes)
• Xbox 23% (8470 votes)
• PSP 21% (7679 votes)
• PlayStation 3 11% (4078 votes)
• I have none of these consoles 7% (2441 votes)

Question 2: Do you play games on your mobile?

• No 38% (13621 votes)
• Yes 35% (12722 votes)
• I do not have a mobile 27% (9893 votes)

Question 3: What genre of games do you enjoy playing? (Please click all that apply)

• First-person shooters (Halo, Half-Life) 69% (24861 votes)
• Action/Adventure (Tomb Raider, Resident Evil) 67% (24278 votes)
• Role-playing (Final Fantasy, Oblivion) 59% (21540 votes)
• Strategy (Command and Conquer, Sims) 58% (20863 votes)
• Racing or driving (Need for Speed, Mario Kart) 51% (18550 votes)
• Platform (Mario, Sonic) 45% (16194 votes)
• Fighting (Virtua Fighter, Dead or Alive) 39% (14263 votes)
• Shoot-'em-up (Time Crisis, Ikaruga) 32% (11747 votes)
• Dance/Rhythm action (Guitar Hero, Dance Revolution) 31% (11115 votes)
• Sports (Tiger Woods, John Madden) 28% (10160 votes)
• Other 27% (9646 votes)
• Puzzle (Lumines, Tetris) 18% (6507 votes)

Question 4: Do you play any other MMORPGs (massively multiplayer role-playing games)?

• No - I only play RuneScape 64% (23272 votes)
• Yes 36% (12964 votes)

Question 5: How often do you play other MMORPGs?

• I do not play any other MMORPGs 52% (18805 votes)
• 10+ hours a week 16% (5686 votes)
• 4-10 hours a week 11% (4111 votes)
• 1-3 hours a week 11% (3917 votes)
• 0-1 hour a week 10% (3717 votes)

Either that, or they just want to find out what games are best to copy features from.

I don't think a mobile phone version of the game would pay off; not enough people own phones with strong enough processors to run a MMORPG.

A console version would definitely be cool; because of the similarities between consoles and computers, it could spell the entrance of a true computer version (as in, you download and install, then run it full screen).

I don't think it'd be too hard to fit the game for a console; voice chat, npc's with voices instead of text, partial transparent unclickable minimap; you'd be left with two interfaces: the mainscreen and all objects within, and the inventory and all related panels. A button could switch between the mainscreen and other panels, and you could navigate them with them two little joysticks.

I think it would be a pretty sick game.

Dear god no… I don't even want to see RS make it to consul or if they do I should get some $$$. A long time ago during RSC I told a few Higher - ups that RS should go platform and that if would be a big thing in the future. Of course starting out they didn't have enough $$$ for it so they turned down the idea. I've always told them too and now that I'm finally "gone" from RS they decide to make it a consul version… Gah! Also I would make it for Wii, I mean in Oprah decides to put Java on their browser I'd play RS on that just because its kewl, but do to the general audience of Nintendo I think a Wii version would be best.

Well, I doubt they ever would manage a console > pc relationship, so the website players probably won't be able to play with the console players.

But even if they do make it into a console game, tell me honestly, how many of you have internet working on your consoles? How much will it cost? Will it have the same graphics as in-game? Will you need a monthly cost?

I don't have internet on my console because I only have a ps2 and it's a pain in the ass to get internet on it :D

RuneScape would actualy play quite easily on a console… I mean, I'm sure someone out there has figured out how to run a JVM on a PS2, its not really hard. I think sun even supports a java version for the processor family in the ps2… Graphics might take some work, but otherwise… Only problem I see is that you almost need a mouse and keyboard to play RS, and the way RS works, they could not "update" rs unless they got a fully fledged jvm for the console of choice. I think it would make them a huge profit really, not only from selling coppies, but from the shear number of people who would buy membership (I assume there would be no "free" console version) because it is a console game verses a computer game.

Edit: I read about a JavaONE confrence where they discussed Java on the PS2, but thats been like 5 years ago now… It could be entirely possible to play rs on the ps2, you'ed just need a keyboard and mouse at the moment…

PS2 doesn't have that much of RAM, and a 233mhz processor, so I doubt it's at some playable speed.
It is possible to play RS at a PS3, if you install Linux on it :)