All the U.S. servers will be merged into just two -- one for the PC version and
one for the PlayStation 3 version -- while the European edition of the game
will receive a similar set-up. SOE called the servers "super
servers," which will use purportedly use new technology.
As spotted by
MMORPG.com, although the servers are being migrated, players from the two
different versions of the game will still not be able to play with each other,
as the server lists will be kept separate.
The merger will help address low server populations. SOE explained, "This
will allow for more opportunities to queue and participate in other
group-related game mechanics. We are hoping to get this on our PC Test Server
to start testing, again, sometime in the next month and then will tune it up
for the PS3 platform as well."
More details regarding the merge are due to be released on the official DC
Universe Online site in the next few weeks.
DC Universe
Online launched for PC and PS3 in January, and has since
become Sony's "fastest selling game ever", according to
company president John Smedley.
Sony noted
last week that it will "make good" with players of the PS3
versions of DC Universe Online, since the PSN outage has rendered the
game unplayable. Currently the main website for the game is down due to the
outage