Ubisoft have a history with their PlayStation 3 "exclusives." Take Assassin's Creed for instance -- for awhile, they tried to convince the world that the game was going to be coming to Sony's console only. Forget the fact that people had seen the game being played on an Xbox 360 and/or a PC (myself included).
It appears the same thing is happening with Free Radical's forthcoming drug addicted first-person shooter, Haze. The impressive looking title was once slated for a multiplatform release, with Free Radical employees themselves confirming the development of the title for at least the Xbox 360. More recently, the game has been shown off with the "PlayStation 3 exclusive" angle, but nothing has been confirmed.
Here's the deal, according to Ubisoft:
Today, Ubisoft said that currently no other versions in development, and although it was still leaving the door open in the future for "new partnerships," currently the game is indeed only planned for the PS3. A spokesperson said, "The official statement on PC and Xbox 360 is that these platforms are not confirmed."
Take that how you will, but GameSpot also points out that the official Haze Web site currently only lists PS3 as the game's platform, and Ubisoft's site backs that up. But at the end of the day, when all is said and done: Is there anyone that really cares at this point?
Contest:
10:03 AM on 08.31.2007
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MAKE UP YOUR MIND!!!1
MGS4 on Xbox 360!
That's a lot of "buts".
"Is there anyone that really cares at this point?"
Not likely. If it comes out, it comes out. If not, the only thing I'd be interested in is how much time and money they wasted developing a multiplatform release, only to can the other versions.
Is there something special about this game that I may have missed that would make it even worth having as an exclusive? All I've was them running on about how it's a 'mature' shooter. Watch me bend over backwards and try to give a shit.
"It'll probably be about as must have as Turok which will probably be good for a rental but nothing more."
Exactly.
i'm not going to trust it anymore
It's not about that with Haze, though. At least, not in my case. It comes out a week after The Orange Box, and the same week as Uncharted.
There's really no reason, that I've seen, to be excited about Haze, especially when it launches touching back-to-back with Team Fortress 2 and Uncharted...
although, you don't have to make as good of a game for it to sell well on PS3, it just has to be something else to play other than 'resistance' then people will buy it because they need to justify their $600 purchase.
yes, I'm a sony hater.
That's a lot of "buts".
Still haven't really seen anything that justifies the PS3 yet, sure it doesn't red ring, but at least the 360 has games that make me care if it has problems. And wow, what's Haze about again?