The worldwide debut of EverQuest Next will take place at the 2013 SOE Live event on August 2, 2013. The next installment in the EverQuest franchise is being developed to be “the largest sandbox-style MMO ever designed,” according to SOE president John Smedley. Originally announced as being in development at SOE Fan Faire in August 2010, the game will finally make an appearance at 3:00 PM ET on August 2.
The presentation will be livestreamed on the SOE Twitch channel and is expected to run for an hour and a half. Throughout the rest of the weekend, SOE will be hosting various panels and events discussing the game in depth, so expect lots of details to surface on EverQuest Next over the next few days. Given the current state of the MMO market, it wouldn’t be a surprise if EverQuest Next is a free-to-play game, especially given the success of SOE’s PlanetSide 2. It’s also a safe bet that we’ll see it heading to the next-generation PlayStation 4 console.
Source: SOE Live
