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BHR-3 on 29 July 2009

What's the biggest online game on the PS3? No, it's not Killzone 2. No, it's not even Resistance 2. According to SCEA senior producer Mark Rogers, SOCOM Confrontation stands above both of Sony's high-profile first-party FPS offerings by having the most simultaneous online connections on the PlayStation Network. He attributes Confrontation's success to the community's commitment to the franchise. Whereas other gamers may play an online game for a few weeks and move on, SOCOM fans have proven to be far more dedicated (despite the game's ... troubled launch).

The devotion of the SOCOM community will be rewarded by an upcoming patch, Rogers promises. While the Slant Six team has been largely quiet about progress on the patch, he says the massive scale and scope of the patch has led to an extended testing cycle. With the promise of DLC in the future, it's clear that SOCOM addicts will find even more reason to avoid playing other games for a long time.

OPEN ME

 

 

Wonder if it has more online connections than COD4



                                                             

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Aion on 29 July 2009

Yeah Socom was the top online game on the ps2. And for Cod4, no way Cod4 is probably most played.



 

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V-r0cK on 29 July 2009

wow i havent touched Socom in weeks! I must be missing out, and if it was a real war ill definately want to miss out XD



PullusPardus on 29 July 2009

also the reason is that the game is ONLINE ONLY!
it beats CoD4 and Warhawk i see? , thats awesome and unexpected. (i am a fan of Socom myself )



-Newcloud- on 29 July 2009

im shocked!! this game had such a bad start



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PullusPardus on 29 July 2009
-Newcloud- said:
im shocked!! this game had such a bad start

Socom community is huge. some of the people there play the game over 800+ hours, its always full when you play.



-Newcloud- on 29 July 2009
PullusPardus said:
-Newcloud- said:
im shocked!! this game had such a bad start

Socom community is huge. some of the people there play the game over 800+ hours, its always full when you play.


im still a little surprised the get started of poorly it wasnt made by the original developer i thougth all this would turn of the hardcore fans... the new developers must have done a good job

zaMy on 29 July 2009

This game is nice to have, I got mine with the BluTooth bundle and it is a pretty good game.



Sardauk on 29 July 2009

Well that is a bold statment...

Socom Confrontation : 63 % on metacritic... beuh...

Destructoid: 40%

The latency, disconnects, freezing, and generally poor structure cripples the game’s ability to deliver its characteristic style of play.

IGN:45%

You can tell that the potential of the game is there in theory, but its current incarnation is completely and tragically flawed.

 

 



 

Evan Wells (Uncharted 2): I think the differences that you see between any two games has much more to do with the developer than whether it’s on the Xbox or PS3.

jammy2211 on 29 July 2009

It's got a dedicated community but most are giving up on it now, the game hasn't had anywhere near enough support and after almost a year it still only has 7 maps - and this is an online only game.

Siant Six have ****ed up Socom and I can't see Confrontation ever really taking off again, I still play it as my clan and such are cool dudes and the EU got it later but my God they really screwed up.