That's it boys, the console war is finally over. You can roll out the red carpet and welcome your new king, as publisher AQ interactive confirms that Vampire Rain, up until now a hot Xbox 360 exclusive, is coming to the PlayStation 3.
For the past year, Sony and Microsoft have tussled over those all-important exclusives. Sony would love Gears of War, while Microsoft would consider Metal Gear Solid quite the coup. However, the latter company has always had the edge thanks to Vampire Rain. The horror game is a unique blend of underpowered weaponry and shoddily stitched together stealth that gamers found irresistible. Quite simply, it is the best game the 360 has ever had, and losing its exclusivity is going to be devastating for the company.
While analysts are not predicting total bankruptcy for Microsoft, it is rumored that this announcement will be a financial nightmare, and could very likely see MS selling its games division to Kentucky Fried Chicken. Once the renamed Vampire Rain: Altered Species hits the PlayStation 3, it is believed that Sony stock will rise so high that Wall Street will actually bleed -- real blood will seep from building walls and paving slabs as the location itself hemorrhages under the pressure of pure concentrated profit.
Hope you enjoyed the console war while it lasted. At least the dream of a Windows Vista blended with eleven herbs and spices will now be a reality.
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3:01 PM on 05.08.2008
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Vampire Rain..the most Godawful game since Two Worlds.
But take a look at the bigger picture. This means publishers now consider it profitable to port to the ps3, even if the game is not a guaranteed big seller. Perhaps this means developers have finally wrapped their heads around the ps3's hardware and can port without too much difficulty. If this is true then there will be less of an incentive for publishers/developers to keep their games exclusive to the 360.
I kinda liked fighting vampires that could rip you in half, like vampires SHOULD be.
MICROSOFT IS FINISHED
vampire rain, microsofts now feeling sony's pain.
vampire rain, you'll never need to play another game.
vampire rain, something something something ryhmes with rain.
vampire rain, shoot me.
Just pass the excrement along, why don't you, M$?
Billie and his pals are giving themselves high 5s and slaps on the back for this one, eh, fellars? This really takes the saying 'Give the dog some scraps' a whole new dimension!
05/08/2008 17:03
doesn't matter on which console it is to me, it just has to be really good... "
^
dont hold your breath.
also, very funny Jim.
i really feel bad for people who cant pick up on sarcasm.
I feel almost as bad for the people who do get it and think they deserve a cookie for it.
Vampirerain was one of those games which had around 0 Hype and didn't meet expectations I don't even know why they even bothered with this title.
Hopefully they fixed the save/checkpoint issue.
LOL!
Yes, a good idea for a game, but reviews say fail.