god dangit, i bought my first 360 for lost planet and dead rising, and then it broke, and now my second one broke which i bought 2 weeks ago......I was hoping this would just be multiplat.

The official word is in:

Capcom’s just announced Lost Planet 2 as a 360 exclusive.

“Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that Lost Planet 2 is being developed for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, following an exclusive announcement on Xbox LIVE that happened Monday, February 23,” said the firm in a statement.

PS3 kids won’t be pleased.

There’s extra stuff in the announcement about the plot and confirmation of four-way co-op.

No date, though. Press release after the drop.

Capcom Announces Lost Planet 2
4-player co-op, new interlinked episodes, and deep customization take Lost Planet® to a new level
London — February 25, 2009 „o Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that Lost Planet® 2 is being developed for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, following an exclusive announcement on Xbox LIVE that happened Monday, February 23. Lost Planet®: Extreme Condition, the landmark third-person shooter that debuted on Xbox 360, went on to sell over 2.2 million units worldwide after its release. This next riveting instalment will offer deeper insight into the world of E.D.N III and the uncertain fate of future mankind.

Lost Planet 2 picks up 10 years since the events of the original adventure and the landscape has evolved dramatically. With the success of terraforming activities, the planet’s ice has begun to melt, giving way to lush tropical jungles and other new environments. The story has advanced beyond Wayne Holden as players will now follow the exploits of their own customized snow pirates on their quest to seize control of E.D.N III. Players will move their heroes through different stories creating a truly unique and interactive experience. With this concept, gamers will have the opportunity to engage in the story in a more dynamic way as plot threads evolve from various perspectives.

The strongest features from the first game will return in Lost Planet 2 making fans feel right at home. In addition to the anchor actions that made the gameplay in Lost Planet a true 3-D experience, Lost Planet 2 allows gamers to gain tactical advantage with a wide variety of new actions. The game will also contain a new addition to the enormous Akrids which were a fan-favourite in the first Lost Planet.

Capcom has spent a considerable amount of time reviewing community feedback and incorporating it into Lost Planet 2 creating a game that both new and returning fans to the series will love. The game takes advantage of Capcom’s most highly advanced software development tool, the MT Framework 2. This is the first game to make use of the new technology that builds on the advancements made in the original MT Framework.

Beyond the deep single player mode, Lost Planet 2 is loaded with one the most extensive multiplayer campaign seen in a shooter to date. The intense and action packed campaign mode comes with the ability to form teams of up to 4 players online to clear mission objectives with friends.

More information on Lost Planet 2 will be revealed in the upcoming months. In the meantime, please visit the official Capcom press site at www.capcomeuro-press.com

Source: http://www.vg247.com/2009/02/25/confirmed-lost-planet-2-is-360-only/

My personal opinion is that the latest sales of Lost Planet didnt persuade Capcom that it was worth porting it. Take note that I think this has mostly to do with Lost Planet in itself. I think Capcom will still adopt a multiplatform for most of their games, but certain franchises will still be looked at individually depending what type of game they are.

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it's the same article posted by another website.Non of them ahve any confirmation form capcom.they are basing it on the famitsu scan that had the X360 sign.Capcom will talk about the games later today(or tomorrow).


but i agree ,keep this 360 exclusive and make devil may cry 5 PS3 exclusive.

Why would they make DMC 5 PS3 exclusive? DMC 4 was released on both system simultaneously. So I guess because of the 122k difference in sales? Geez, people are butthurt.

It doesn't say anything about being 360 exclusive there.

An odd move by Capcom if the games exclusivity wasn't bought up by MS.

The PS3 version of Lost Planet managed to hit 400k after an extremely long delay.

If we take a look at what happened with Rainbow Six Vegas, it was released over 7 months later and managed to hit 400k on the PS3 aswell.

Then the sequel, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, launched on the same day as the 360 version, and it managed to break over 1 million on the PS3.

I'd imagine this trend will continue with Bioshock 2.

Bioshock for the PS3 is sitting on 350k at the moment, but I reckon the sequel if released on the same day as the 360 version and if good enough, could break 1 million on the PS3.

Capcom had the potential in my opinion, after creating a basic install base with a late port, to sell another million copies. Another late port will probably not have the chance to do so though.

I'm not exactly sure why this decision was taken, but I'm going to wildly speculate on a few reasons now:

1. Capcom looked at the sales of the PS3 version of Lost Planet, and figured a sequel would only do similiar numbers.

2. MS bought exclusive rights to the game.

3. The team creating Lost Planet doesn't have the resources to be creating two versions of the game at the same time.

"Our strategy for 2009 will be multiplat releases"

*cough*bullshit*cough*

No Biggy. Lost Planet was lame :P

well...i assume the ps3 version sold horribly. so they felt they could maximize their profit by not doing a ps3 version.