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makingmusic476 on 05 March 2008
starcraft said:
Did they say anything about how far into the future Makingmusic? It would have to be pretty soon if it was going to have any tangible benefit to Sony in this generation.

 I don't think they've their crystal balls fine-tuned enough to accurately tell. :P



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DongHungLong on 05 March 2008
Bodhesatva said:
starcraft said:

Only rumours on both counts.

Essentially Crysis comes to the PS3 in the Northern Hemisphere's winter, to follow on the Xbox 360 sometime after.

Furthermore, Gameguru and PSX claim that Bioshock 2 will remain Xbox 360 exclusive like it's fantastic predecessor, indicating that Microsoft probably shelled out money for said exclusivity.

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/2679.html

I just love this logic.

Crysis a timed exclusive for the PS3? Alright. Sounds possible.
Bioshock 2 a 360 exclusive? Clearly an MS moneyhat!

Or more directly: why do they instantly pull out the moneyhat accusations for the Bioshock 2 rumor, but no similar rumors accompany a timed exclusivity for Crysis? Because MS is such an enormously succesful company, I feel they get the raw end of the stick when it comes to financial accusations. Whenever they secure a major exlusive, there is instantly talk about moneyhatting, while any announced PS3/Wii exclusives are seen as business as usual -- deserved spoils of war.

The 360 is still selling substantially more software on than the PS3, for goodness sakes.


I just love your logic...

Bioshock was clearly going to come to the PS3 and something happened. They even founds of references to the PS3 within its files. PS3 is pulling its weight in software sales for IP's that are high profile anymore especially in every place that isn't the US. Everyones argument about PS3 games staying exclusive to the PS3 is the fact that "360's install base means extra revenue" well the PS3 is at that point where its "install base means extra revenue" especially with a title that is again high profile.  So "WHAT" exactly happened if it wasn't a moneyhat?



Onyxmeth on 05 March 2008

I think part of the reason Bioshock would stay exclusive is because of how story driven it is. PS3 owners can't play the first one, and depending on what this new one delivers as far as a continuation or a prequel, it may be impossible to follow without playing through Bioshock first. This is all considering this rumor is true of course.



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DongHungLong on 05 March 2008
Onyxmeth said:
I think part of the reason Bioshock would stay exclusive is because of how story driven it is. PS3 owners can't play the first one, and depending on what this new one delivers as far as a continuation or a prequel, it may be impossible to follow without playing through Bioshock first. This is all considering this rumor is true of course.
 Given the fact that Condemed is also story driven you could use the same argument.  Yet they are releasing it for both the PS3/360 and apparently to make up for Part 1 they are adding cutscenes to help flesh out the story thus far.  That would be perfectly acceptable for Bioshock 2 if its a sequel.

 



Onyxmeth on 05 March 2008
DongHungLong said:
Onyxmeth said:
I think part of the reason Bioshock would stay exclusive is because of how story driven it is. PS3 owners can't play the first one, and depending on what this new one delivers as far as a continuation or a prequel, it may be impossible to follow without playing through Bioshock first. This is all considering this rumor is true of course.
Given the fact that Condemed is also story driven you could use the same argument. Yet they are releasing it for both the PS3/360 and apparently to make up for Part 1 they are adding cutscenes to help flesh out the story thus far. That would be perfectly acceptable for Bioshock 2 if its a sequel.

 

It sure would. You're talking about two different developers though. Just because some decide that's how they want to handle it doesn't mean others will. I'm not saying I'm right, only that it's a possibility.

 



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Bodhesatva on 05 March 2008
DongHungLong said:
Bodhesatva said:
starcraft said:

Only rumours on both counts.

Essentially Crysis comes to the PS3 in the Northern Hemisphere's winter, to follow on the Xbox 360 sometime after.

Furthermore, Gameguru and PSX claim that Bioshock 2 will remain Xbox 360 exclusive like it's fantastic predecessor, indicating that Microsoft probably shelled out money for said exclusivity.

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/2679.html

I just love this logic.

Crysis a timed exclusive for the PS3? Alright. Sounds possible.
Bioshock 2 a 360 exclusive? Clearly an MS moneyhat!

Or more directly: why do they instantly pull out the moneyhat accusations for the Bioshock 2 rumor, but no similar rumors accompany a timed exclusivity for Crysis? Because MS is such an enormously succesful company, I feel they get the raw end of the stick when it comes to financial accusations. Whenever they secure a major exlusive, there is instantly talk about moneyhatting, while any announced PS3/Wii exclusives are seen as business as usual -- deserved spoils of war.

The 360 is still selling substantially more software on than the PS3, for goodness sakes.


I just love your logic...

Bioshock was clearly going to come to the PS3 and something happened. They even founds of references to the PS3 within its files. PS3 is pulling its weight in software sales for IP's that are high profile anymore especially in every place that isn't the US. Everyones argument about PS3 games staying exclusive to the PS3 is the fact that "360's install base means extra revenue" well the PS3 is at that point where its "install base means extra revenue" especially with a title that is again high profile. So "WHAT" exactly happened if it wasn't a moneyhat?


You realize I'm not actually arguing that BioShock wasn't moneyhatted, correct? I agree, it likely was, which makes almost all of this post moot. 

But why isn't the same suspicion raised about Crysis? Crysis is a PC game, with very similar architecture to the 360. A 360 version is rumored to be in the works, but it's released later on, which makes no sense... unless there was money involved.

Again, I'm not arguing that Bioshock wasn't moneyhatted. That's irrelevant. When the 360 gets a significant exclusive, it's automatically assumed to be a moneyhat. So I'm asking this question: given that the PS3 actually has a lower install base and sells less software, why don't we assume the same for the PS3? 

Because Sony is magical and everyone wants to give them exclusives out of the kindness of their hearts?



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Rock_on_2008 on 05 March 2008

Bodhesatva: will the console ports of Crysis be any good? Just wondering have you played Crysis on its highest possible settings on PC? I have heard its out of this world, unbelievable.



Bodhesatva on 05 March 2008
Rock_on_2008 said:
Bodhesatva: will the console ports of Crysis be any good? Just wondering have you played Crysis on its highest possible settings on PC? I have heard its out of this world, unbelievable.

Highest possible? No. My computer can handle high, but not very high, and I do own it. By next year, I can play it in very high, if I so choose.

It's a good but not great game, in my opinion. Please keep in mind, I'm not really the person to ask. I don't care about graphics at all. The games I've played the most in the last 6 months are Yahoo Chess, Yahoo Go, Starcraft, WoW, and Wii Sports, even though I own Crysis, Bioshock, and several other graphical showpieces.



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aiden.cronus on 05 March 2008

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Rock_on_2008 on 05 March 2008

I am looking forward to Bioshock 2. The first game was amazing, only downside was it was a bit short and the ending was dissappointing.
I wonder will Mass effect 2 be ported to PS3 and PC or will it remain an XBox 360 exclusive. Crysis looks amazing in the reviews online but hey its just another shooter. Who is the PC expert out of the Mods?