It feels like only late March that Cryptic announced shutting any hopes of Champions Online appearing on the Xbox360, even though it was marginally through the third quarter of the month (A little business humor for you). I noted at the time that, although Star Trek Online was planned for release on the console platform, the buzz about the title was minimal at best.
Well consider your fears confirmed: In an interview, Craig Zinkievich of Cryptic Studios announced that the console port of Star Trek Online has hit the same wall as Champions Online: The wall of cancellation.
“It’s pretty much in the same boat as the Champions console version right now,”
But surely you have more of an explanation…
“It’s something we can readily do in terms of technology. We’ve had it up and running on certain consoles, and had plans and designs in order to take advantage of those platforms. But as it stands right now it’s a little difficult to make that final leap on the business side of things. So, currently, just like Champions, the console version of Star Trek Online is on the back burner.”
Before the Cryptic trolls pounce on this, I will remind you that Star Trek Online holds over one hundred thousand subscribers. Hopefully “back burner” means that Cryptic hasn’t canned the idea completely, but this does give much more restitution to those who were waiting on news of Star Trek Online being available for preorder.
Now if only Funcom would let Age of Conan 360 go.
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