This rumor is based on a German magazine's preview of the game in which they report that the game is around 90% complete and due out around April 2008.

Here's a link to Maxconsole which has a scan of the magazine preview:

http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=23922

If it was 90% complete, why would it take 4 months? Not long ago they said that they hadn't even begun development on it yet, so I'm calling shenanigans.

Probably has to do with the timed exclusivity contract with Sony...  I did see a preview in November where it looked like the 360 version was just as far as the PS3 version.

Also, it could have to do with the user mod stuff.  I think Microsoft will have to put the user mods in as part of the spring update.

The game was reported to be very far along earlier this year (an Australian website even reported playing it on linked 360s). In my opinion the 360 version was put on hold after Sony made a deal with Epic to improve the performance of the PS3 version of Unreal Engine 3.

Look at it this way, the 360's version of UE3 never had the problems the PS3's did so developers working on that version of the game wouldn't have had the same delays waiting for UE3 to be optimized. Add to that the fact that PC and 360 game development is very similar.

@legend

I agree.

Yea when I saw this I was thinking about the PC port thing. UT3 on the PS3 would have sold more if COD4 wasn't so damn good.

Seems logical to me.

@ Legend: good point, good point. Now, how many maps do you think there will be in the 360 version, due to using DVD?

Can't wait to see this game do the Trifecta and flop on the 360 too so Epic learns from their shitty handling of this game. I will be doing my part and not getting this.

The big question: what will they change/improve so UT3 doesn't bomb on the 360 like it did on the PC and PS3? If they don't deal with the numerous complaints, it will just bomb again.