EGM Rumors: GoW and GoW in '08!

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makingmusic476 said:

erikers said:

makingmusic476 said:

erikers said:
UT3's has for 360. It's about to be delayed for some kind of period soon for the PS3 too. Midway has all but confirmed that, barring some kind of miracle from Epic's team.

UT3 was never delayed for the 360. Sony payed for Timed Exclusivity. Also, the ps3 version could still come out in '07, according to Mark Rein.

UT3 became delayed by default when epic had problems regarding user created content with microsoft. Sony has also never claimed to have PAID for any kind of timed exclusivity, that's your theory. I don't expect you to say anything that isn't biased judging by your sig but just try to stick with reality with me for a bit and learn to differentiate your opinion from a fact.

By the way, according to Midway and their financial reports the game will probably come out in 08. See how it works both ways?

Was that really called for? It was condecending, and quite hypocritical. You call me biased, yet the only evidence behind such a claim is the PS3 tag in my sig, thus revealing your own personal biases.

I assumed that Sony paid for timed exclusivity because of the way they so proudly announced "UT3 PS3 Exclusive in '07!" back at E3, quite similar to the way MS announced GTAIV coming to the 360. Also, considering the rumors of an exclusive deal between Sony and Epic for an unknown IP prior to E3, I came to the conclusion that Sony paid for the timed exclusivity of UT3. It was possibly a provision in their agreement to assist Epic in getting UE 3.0 running smoothly on ps3 hardware.

And yes, it does work both ways, but I'll trust the developer of the game over the publisher. The developer creates the game itself, and knows how close it is to completion. The publisher just prints and sells the game.

 I don't understand, as typically, wouldn't paying for exclusivity be looked down upon, and as he's claiming you to be a Sony fanboy, wouldn't that sort of be contradictory?

 

And  the "I assumed" is really key there.  He's right that you should be more careful separtating conclusions you drew based on facts and actual facts.

 

Developers and Publishers can both have control over when a game comes out.  Even if a game is finished, a Publisher might wait to print and distribute it for strategic reasons.