Unreal Tournament 2007 to be PS3 launch title

[Hardknock]

War Tourist, Producer of Epic Games Inc. has confirmed that UT2007 will not be a PS3 launch title and will be released on PC first:

War Tourist

PC first. We're not scheduled to be a ps3 launch title, not certain where those news sites are getting that from. There will be a pre-release demo (on the PC at least).

http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=508027

 

[3roxor]

War Tourist, Producer of Epic Games Inc. has confirmed that UT2007 will not be a PS3 launch title and will be released on PC first:

As expected. Interesting about this is that this might mean that PS3 games are in a more advanced state than we think.

 

[Hardknock]

As expected. Interesting about this is that this might mean that PS3 games are in a more advanced state than we think.

Hmmm.. I don't know, I would probably think the opposite.. since it's not slated to come out at PS3's launch I'd deduce that software isn't as advanced as one would hope for...


But regardless of all that, this is great news for PC gamers. Can't wait for that demo!

 

[typoEDR]

Isn't the PC version scheduled to be released in late 2006? If PS3 is to be a tad earlier (I'm just sayin'), then no, of course it won't be a launch title.

 

[3roxor]

Hmmm.. I don't know, I would probably think the opposite.. since it's not slated to come out at PS3's launch I'd deduce that software isn't as advanced as one would hope for...

Well..if this game is already finished on the PC it could have been easily rushed just to make the PS3 launch. Apparently this is not needed so Epic can focus some more on programming for the Cell.

But regardless of all that, this is great news for PC gamers. Can't wait for that demo!

Yes this might be a big surprise if you're not familiar with the UT series.. Just hope my GF4200 doesn't fall apart

 

[fulcizombie]

As expected. Interesting about this is that this might mean that PS3 games are in a more advanced state than we think.

What???????The exact opposite seams to be true,judging by tha quote,that kills another stupid PSM "news report".

I guess in a thread where things like "GoW is temporary xbox360 exclusive" and ...stuff like that is being discussed,anything is possible.

 

[Titanio]

I was wondering has anything further been said about the following, and how it applies or no longer applies?



BU interview

I wouldn't want full detail cutscenes partial detail gameplay so what's been said more recently about this issue?

The UE3 technology site says that the consoles "may" be required to use lower resolution textures (e.g. 1024x1024 where they might be 2048x2048 on PCs with 512MB graphics cards and up).

What???????The exact opposite seams to be true,judging by tha quote,that kills another stupid PSM "news report"..

What stupid report? The hands-on preview and interview with Epic? IIRC, the article itself from what I read of it on the web, didn't mention anything about it being a launch title, only Gamespot's follow-up report.

As for what it suggests about launch titles, you could read it either way. I think 3roxor's point might have been that if a later-than-launch title is as apparently advanced as it is at this stage, what does it say about titles that have to be coming sooner? That said, I personally don't think it tells us anything at all about the general state of PS3 game development, or launch title development, as Epic are probably something of a special case (probably had access to hardware earlier than the majority, and are obviously very technically competent, and "good" on nVidia hardware etc).

 

[Hardknock]

What stupid report? The hands-on preview and interview with Epic? IIRC, the article itself from what I read of it on the web, didn't mention anything about it being a launch title, only Gamespot's follow-up report.

The gamespot report specifically mentions that PSM states it's a launch title:

The January 2006 issue of PSM Magazine proudly proclaims that, yes, UT 2007 is coming to the PlayStation 3. Inside, the magazine also reveals that the game will be a launch title for the PlayStation 3, which is tentatively slated for a spring 2006 launch.

It's best to take anything this mag says with a grain of salt though, isn't this the magazine that said killzone was realtime(but at 5fps)?

 

[Titanio]

The gamespot report specifically mentions that PSM states it's a launch title:

Yeah, but the transcripts I saw didn't mention that. Though I admit they were not comprehensive.

Even if it did, I'd take issue with the characterisation that this would "kill another stupid PSM report" as if it was nothing more than conjoured rumour and speculation. The article was basically an interview with Epic and a hands-on preview.

It's best to take anything this mag says with a grain of salt though, isn't this the magazine that said killzone was realtime(but at 5fps)?

I can't remember, but they're also the mag that said MGS4 would be taking place in an urban battlefield with AI buddies, long before TGS..

I was once very sceptical of the numerous PSM reports nearly every month with "exclusive" PS3 info, but at least some of what they've reported on in the past has been on the money. I've no doubt they can't get it right 100% of the time, but..

 

[weaksauce]

Yes it was PSM that stated realtime killzone.

 

[Titanio]

Apparently what happened was that in the same UT2007 issue of PSM, the editors compiled a list of games they WANTED to see at launch for PS3, and amongst them was UT2007. That's possibly where Gamepost misread things.

 

[scooby_dooby]

As expected. Interesting about this is that this might mean that PS3 games are in a more advanced state than we think.

Everyone needs to come to grips with the fact the UT2007 is nothing more than a PC port.

Hell, there's a interview on gamespot from last E3, the president of Epic states explcitly, "we will launch for PC first, then work on the consoles"

This is not really a game to get excited about, especially by the legions of PS fans who trash so many great x360 game cause they're available on PC(condemned, COD2, halo etc). To see the usual suspects so excited about what is obviously a PC port is irony at it's finest.

 

[mckmas8808]

This is not really a game to get excited about, especially by the legions of PS fans who trash so many great x360 game cause they're available on PC(condemned, COD2, halo etc). To see the usual suspects so excited about what is obviously a PC port is irony at it's finest.

The way most people see it COD2 and Condemned are supposly good games. No?

 

[weaksauce]

Everyone needs to come to grips with the fact the UT2007 is nothing more than a PC port.

Hell, there's a interview on gamespot from last E3, the president of Epic states explcitly, "we will launch for PC first, then work on the consoles"

This is not really a game to get excited about, especially by the legions of PS fans who trash so many great x360 game cause they're available on PC(condemned, COD2, halo etc). To see the usual suspects so excited about what is obviously a PC port is irony at it's finest.

I think people went hard on the 360 because there are so many of them, it could as well be a PC.

Is gamespot the only one who has that stated about psm?

 

[3roxor]

Everyone needs to come to grips with the fact the UT2007 is nothing more than a PC port.

Hell, there's a interview on gamespot from last E3, the president of Epic states explcitly, "we will launch for PC first, then work on the consoles"

This is not really a game to get excited about, especially by the legions of PS fans who trash so many great x360 game cause they're available on PC(condemned, COD2, halo etc). To see the usual suspects so excited about what is obviously a PC port is irony at it's finest.

I think nobody here thinks UT2007 is more than a PC port but you misunderstood my post.. If Sony was in dire need of launch games it makes perfect sense to debute a game like this (PC port)

Oh..and yes this is a game to get excited about.

 

[scooby_dooby]

I don't think it's a game that will push PS3, or 360, so in that sense, it's not a game to get exited about. If you're a big UT fan than sure, but from a visual standpoint, I wouldn't hold my breath. Remember this game will be playable on 6800's according to sweeney.

If PS3 launches with that, and GOW releases at a similar time on 360, there's going to be huge issues with the public perception of PS3 being the mos powerful machine, as GOW will most likely be quite a bit more graphically impressive (not a PC port, console exclusive/closed box)

 

[dukmahsik]

this game is not for launch says epic dev

 

[Titanio]

If PS3 launches with that, and GOW releases at a similar time on 360, there's going to be huge issues with the public perception of PS3 being the mos powerful machine, as GOW will most likely be quite a bit more graphically impressive (not a PC port, console exclusive/closed box)

They look so so similar to me..technically they've got the same going on as one another (at least in terms of rendering - in other terms there may well be a gap, but not how you appear to expect), but even artistically they're not a million miles apart. I find it amazing that someone can basically say on the one hand that UT2007 is unimpressive and on the other say GoW is "pushing the system".

 

[scooby_dooby]

Well I thought the early screens of UT2007 where very impressive, but the recent scenes are just not that great.

It should be obvious when you think about it anyways:
1. GOW 30FPS - UT2007 60FPS
GOW is a slower single player game, Rein has stated a game like this does not need 60FPS like UT does.

2. GOW Closed Box Exclusive - UT 2007 PC/PS3/x60 cross platform PC port
President of Epic claimed PC version would be done first, then versions for multiple consoles

3. GOW Single Player focus - UT Multiplayer focus
UT has more characters on screen, at twice the framerate, it logically should have to lose some detail on the models and backgrounds.

I think theres enough reasons to believe GOW will be noticeably prettier than UT2007 when it launches, this will not work well with sony's E3 hype, and they will have some explaining to so. Especially if they use UT as a premier launch title(which I doubt they'll do.) You would think that Sony will want to have something much more impressive than UT2007 for launch in order to back up their hype from last year.

 

[Titanio]

It should be obvious when you think about it anyways:
1. GOW 30FPS - UT2007 60FPS
GOW is a slower single player game, Rein has stated a game like this does not need 60FPS like UT does.

You're comparing framerates across different systems and this tells you..what?

2. GOW Closed Box Exclusive - UT 2007 PC/PS3/x60 cross platform PC port
President of Epic claimed PC version would be done first, then versions for multiple consoles

The engine UT2007 is running on on PS3 should be as optimised for the PS3 as the same engine running GoW is for X360. It's all UE3, and in terms of both platforms you should be looking at optimised implementations for those platforms.

3. GOW Single Player focus - UT Multiplayer focus
UT has more characters on screen, at twice the framerate, it logically should have to lose some detail on the models.

See the first point.

I'll let me eyes decide, and so far, they're like twin brothers with different personalities.