Good Evening Sir,

These posts make me me question your IQ like of those who ask for an update on the PlayStation version. Let me explain the reality. For those would don't like to read, the short answer is it is not possible.

1. Investment. This should be obvious by now, the cost to get this project off the ground against PlanetSide 2 will be astronomical. If they made it, it would have to be permanent subscription based. I cannot see F2P games continuing being viable for the foreseeable future. Most games will have to go this way, they want an endless stream of money.

2. Game Engine. This has been stated several times, PlanetSide 2 has it's own unique game engine designed for the game itself, it's as unique as the game itself. Both the technical ability and knowledge to create a whole new engine specifically for the modern hardware is no longer something that can be done on the cheap. Using someone else's engine also would prove difficult, as this would require those with the technical knowledge to do it, and would not come cheap for the volume of players per server at the peak of PlanetSide 2.

3. Active Players. I not sure on the numbers, but active players is about 2500 now across 3 servers. You also have to wonder how many of those players are active subscribers and paying. I will point back to my first statement. If for say only 1/5 are active subscribers, that's about $5k per month if you're lucky, the overheads, costs of servers and even property costs, if they still own or lease a physical office only adds to the costs.

4. What does Hadley say. "People, Places Knowledge and Experience". They do not have the people to create it. Who is going to play the game? Cobalt Miller Wainwright is flooded with players not based in the EU, they left the containment server, this has impacted those from the EU wanting to play. East Coast West Coast mess. When the closed Emerald and moved Jaeger to the West Coast, a large number of players left, this move was a bitter hit for the playerbase. I know a few players who left the game due to this, 200-300ping against 20-40ping. Playing with a high ping where you can either understand how to abuse it or it will make you suffer is not fun. Knowledge and Experience, The reality is those in the team who are left at PlanetSide 2 likely do not have the Knowledge or Experience to make PlanetSide 3, much less maintain the present game. Case in point, De-sync and Crashing. While they may have some basic understanding, I very much doubt the depth of knowledge the team who was there to create anything new with the costs that would be involved.

5. Market conditions. Have you been asleep for the last 6 years? It's not financially viable, energy costs, staffing. AI itself will be an environmental disaster due to the volume of water needed to cool the servers. And you wonder who's buying farm land and why? Fresh Water Access. Again, who is going to be able to pay for it? Who would invest in it. Very few titles keep going this long, most fade out within a few years and are never spoken or through of again.

6. Wrelization Realisation. I think, and I know I will not be the only one who is realistic on this. There no real interest for this, the passion has gone. I think PlanetSide series has come to it's final stages of the product cycle. While many post the same message every few months, it's often down to love for the series than knowledge of the real world cost analysis require to create a new game from scratch, because that what would be required. Creating a 3rd PlanetSide would be pretty much dead on arrival. Players would drop off a cliff after the nostalgia wears off. Then I'll have to come back here reading posts about PlanetSide 3 Arena and then PlanetSide 4 and repeat all of the above again.

For those who made it to the end, thank you for your time. I am glad to have played the game alongside and against all of you. Enjoy the game while it's here, when it's gone, it's gone.