Epic's Mark Rein continues to provide a wealth of information. He said yesterday in
Epic's UT3 forums that the PlayStation 3 version of the game would support mouse and keyboard gameplay.
I checked with Steve Polge and he said that YES we are supporting keyboard and mouse in Unreal Tournament 3 on PS3. He is confident we are doing it in a way that will be balanced without feeling "gimped" for either side. We'll also allow people to choose whether or not they want to allow mixed controller vs. keyboard/mouse games or not.
It's a bummer that
we need to get the PC version of Unreal Tournament 3 to make mods. With the PS3 version supporting mouse and keyboard, making mods would be fairly easy on the console. Oh well.
When asked about Xbox 360 related information, Mark apologized and said that there was "nothing new" to report on the Xbox 360 front, and then asked Xbox 360 users not to hijack the thread. He also told them not to expect any news on it before the end of this year. Ouch.
[Via
Epic's UT3 forums -- Thanks, TheGoldenDonut]
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Oh well. This is great news for us that want to play vs PC players. A step in the right direction atleast.
Also, I think having mouse vs pad battles is a horrible idea. This is like playing Guitar Hero with a Guitar or with a controller. No matter what it is going to biased to one side. In some games this might be managable, but in a FPS if you'd like to complete you need to use mouse.
If there was any way to get me to buy the 360 version (because I know I'll have a fair shot) then this was it.
HOWEVER, I think it would be nice if Epic let UT3PS3 owners get a copy of the modding toolset for free to use on their PCs...
You can use mods you just can't make them
"We'll also allow people to choose whether or not they want to allow mixed controller vs. keyboard/mouse games or not."
You don't HAVE to participate in mixed matches, you can choose.
I'm glad the PS3 version is coming first simply so people can see just how overblown this stupid argument is.
Same thing with WarHawk, im getting the box edition so I can use the bluetooth-headset for all PS3 games (including UT3), PC skype talk (FREE CALLS FTW!) and pick up my phone with the head-set.
or xbox players are that n%b?
Yes, if you want to make a 100% original map, you're right. But who the fuck does that? It's not that hard to just create a map.
Though some Maya/3ds skills is nice if you want to make more complex and detailed things.
Assault? Sniping.
CTF? Sniping.
DM? Damn straight there's gonna be sniping.
...unless they want to sell an adapter for $70 or something. Screw that.