I was pretty pissed to find out today (although the news is a 
bit old now), that there are no Console versions coming for
either STO or CO.  Cryptic postponed it. Damn you Cryptic!!!
 
They've gone the route of every other MMO that claims
there will be a console version in the future & then they
wuss out a few months after the PC release.  In the future,
if an MMO comes out & they promise it on the console,
I'm gonna wait til it gets to the console. Seeing is 
believing, after being fooled twice & being made the
fool & shaming myself.

Making a console MMO is a dumb idea especially since 360 players are expected to pay for MMO playtime on top of their current Xbox Live subscription.

" Making a console MMO is a dumb idea especially since 360 players are expected to pay for MMO playtime on top of their current Xbox Live subscription. "

" Making a console MMO is a dumb idea especially since 360 players are expected to pay for MMO playtime on top of their current Xbox Live subscription. "

" Making a console MMO is a dumb idea especially since 360 players are expected to pay for MMO playtime on top of their current Xbox Live subscription. "

"Making a console MMO is a dumb idea especially since 360 players are expected to pay for MMO playtime on top of their current Xbox Live subscription. "

" Making a console MMO is a dumb idea especially since 360 players are expected to pay for MMO playtime on top of their current Xbox Live subscription. "

The game is horrendous. If you want to buy it because it looks cool, then you'll be disappointed. If you want to buy it because you're a Star Trek fan, you'll wonder how could they screw it up so badly. It's also doing really poorly because no one is staying subscribed so it'll probably die in a year anyway.

" Making a console MMO is a dumb idea especially since 360 players are expected to pay for MMO playtime on top of their current Xbox Live subscription. "

" @Zidd said:

" Making a console MMO is a dumb idea especially since 360 players are expected to pay for MMO playtime on top of their current Xbox Live subscription. "

I think some could use Silver, which is free.  Point is: if they say they're going to do it, then do it. Otherwise do not say it pre-release!  They don't even bother to fucking offer any game on the console. They still own the IP, they could do something with it.  For instance, EVE Online is  coming out with a console game, Dust 514, which will allow you to play the ground combat game for the actual Online game. It's a novel idea.  I don't understand why Cryptic can't get a fucking clue & do something about it.  Hell, even Fallen Earth has an iphone app for its game. And Whirld of Warcrack is coming out with some kind of iphone app as well.    The only thing for certain is that I won't be buying any of Cryptic's wares ever again. They over-promise & under-deliver in a big way. "

" The game is horrendous. If you want to buy it because it looks cool, then you'll be disappointed. If you want to buy it because you're a Star Trek fan, you'll wonder how could they screw it up so badly. It's also doing really poorly because no one is staying subscribed so it'll probably die in a year anyway. "

" @Lind_L_Taylor said:

" @Zidd said:

" Making a console MMO is a dumb idea especially since 360 players are expected to pay for MMO playtime on top of their current Xbox Live subscription. "

I think some could use Silver, which is free.  Point is: if they say they're going to do it, then do it. Otherwise do not say it pre-release!  They don't even bother to fucking offer any game on the console. They still own the IP, they could do something with it.  For instance, EVE Online is  coming out with a console game, Dust 514, which will allow you to play the ground combat game for the actual Online game. It's a novel idea.  I don't understand why Cryptic can't get a fucking clue & do something about it.  Hell, even Fallen Earth has an iphone app for its game. And Whirld of Warcrack is coming out with some kind of iphone app as well.    The only thing for certain is that I won't be buying any of Cryptic's wares ever again. They over-promise & under-deliver in a big way. "

STO sucks as it is. No work they can do to it can fix it. Console MMOs are stupid as well because of stated above. And no MS would not allowed people to go around their Gold and play a mmo.  "

" @CaptainObvious: Money to keep those servers running has to come from somewhere. I doubt Microsoft would subsidize the servers for champions online. "

You're not a missing a thing, OP.
I've played both CO and STO, and Cryptic was too incompetent to handle either of them the right way. They're both just really bad MMOs, and guess what? Cryptic is already moving on to its next crapfest MMO. Anything in the future from Cryptic you should probably just ignore, IMO.
 
Look out for FFXIV and DC Universe both of which are coming out on console. There are also a couple of other potential would-be console-friendly MMOs such as TERA and Blade and Soul. Don't know how any of them would turn out, or how good/bad they would be but they're something to keep an eye on at least if you're interested.

An MMO for consoles cancelled?  NEWS TO ME.

It's always Cryptic that comes up with this "MMO's on console" scenarios. Then ditches them. I think one their reasons is because Microsoft won't allow them to have a subscription on top of the gold membership. But, for some reason you can do that with FF XI, Netflix, and the soon to be DC Universe.

who cares. i hear the game is horrible. Just wait for the old republic. still no console but hopefully is awesome.

" It's always Cryptic that comes up with this "MMO's on console" scenarios. Then ditches them. I think one their reasons is because Microsoft won't allow them to have a subscription on top of the gold membership. But, for some reason you can do that with FF XI, Netflix, and the soon to be DC Universe. "

The game actually is quite poor (I've played it) and people should wait for a game that is better.  FF14 might be cool...
 
But yea Cryptic's problem is their MMOs keep failing before they can get around to making a console version.

" @tunaburn said:

" who cares. i hear the game is horrible. Just wait for the old republic. still no console but hopefully is awesome. "

it look way longer then I expected for someone to trash the game without playing it and tell people to wait for the Old Republic... In a thread that has nothing to do with either point.  come on guys its STO! trashing it and saying the Old Republic is awesome is what people do. ... ...because apparently they are both MMOs in space, soooo...yea! "

STO is horrible. And if they want to fix it they are gonna have to invest heavily. Which is something Cryptic is not known for. 

Yea, you're not missing much. I can't speak much about STO because I haven't played it, but I played a great deal of Champions Online (which I heard is pretty similar to STO) and it was a middling experience. 
 
It seems the MMO genre in general has been suffering for awhile now. I was excited about The Old Republic when I first heard about it, but the more I see it, the more I dislike it. Just seems like World of Warcraft in space which makes me want to fall asleep in my chair.

" @Fragstoff:  well look at the other comments on here. noone likes the game. i am right. and since all i know about you is that i was right on this topic i am smarter as far as i know.  boo-ya! "

" @The_Laughing_Man:  dude calm your nerves. Its all in good fun. I dont know him of course i have no idea on his intelligence. This is a dead thread and we were having a friendly back and forth. You should just stay out cuz people that have no sense of humor and the dumbest of all. "

" Making a console MMO is a dumb idea especially since 360 players are expected to pay for MMO playtime on top of their current Xbox Live subscription. "

PSO proves that the concept is doable. But if you are required to have XBL gold to even make an account and pay for time then your business model needs an adjustment or two.

" An MMO for consoles cancelled?  NEWS TO ME. "