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UT 2007 Might Make The PS3 Launch

Posted by Zonk on from the when-it's-ready-is-good-enough dept.

Gamespot reports that despite earlier reports, Epic plans to ship UT 2007 'when it's done', and not before. Additionally, the PC version is likely to be shipped first. From the article: "'Do you know when the PS3 launch is? Neither do we,' said Epic vice president Mark Rein. 'but we know when UT2007 will be done: WHEN IT'S DONE! ... The question of whether we're a launch title or not is unanswerable because we don't know if the PS3 will be out before we're done or not. ... We won't ship the title on any platform before it's done, and it is too early to say when that will be.'"

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  1. THIS is the way to do it... by CliffH · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I wish more companies would do this. Granted, I don't play UT (or much of anything anymore) but I may pick it up again just to see how things have progressed. I feel that shipping early with a ton of bugs is a lot worse then shipping when ou feel everything is as sorted as it's going to get. No one is going to write a complicateed piece of software and not have bugs in it, but at least they can ship and minimise any possible showstoppers they would have if they were up against the wall with a ship date. Frankly, certain companies should think about this as well when announcing release dates or leaking info. Most everyone would like to have a polished product no matter how long they have to wait and, ultimately, where investors are involved, they will see fatter wallets from a successful, bug free launch then they will from a half-assed launch where everyone gives the product a bad name in the first month.

    CliffH

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    1. Re:THIS is the way to do it... by theJML · · Score: 2, Insightful

      The tricky thing with patching UT 2007 for PS3 is that it would be on a console... that doesn't necessarily have access to the internet (sure the user COULD plug it in and configure it and get a patch...) So the fact that the game release should be bug free is a good idea.

      But that's a game, and if you have a bug, as long as it's not a big one that corrupts everything or freezes the game, 'eh, big deal. it's just a game.

      Now if we were all going to wait for MS to come out with a bug free version of Windows BEFORE they shipped it, we'd be running DOS 1... (well, hopefully it'd be released by now.)

      THe main issue is just getting rid of the big bugs that corrupt or hang or etc., the tiny "sometimes the window doesn't refresh" or the "sometimes this button doesn't work" bugs, oh well. patch it later. "The good of the many outweigh the good of the few." Release it so that the Many don't see the bugs, and the few will just have to update later.

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  2. Take your time Epic... by Chaffar · · Score: 3, Informative
    You can see why Sony would want UT2007 to be available on launch day. With all the attention Call of Duty 2 (Xbox 360) is getting, they also want a high-profile FPS shooter to promote the machine's capability.

    Looking at this list, Final Fantasy PS3, Metal Gear Solid 4, Tekken PS3, (and maybe maybe Devil May Cry 4) are the only heavyweights... I know there are sh*tloads of other games to come (Gran Turismo PS3... raaahhh), but IMHO they do need a little more than this.

    1. Re:Take your time Epic... by game+kid · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Looking at this list, Final Fantasy PS3, Metal Gear Solid 4, Tekken PS3, (and maybe maybe Devil May Cry 4) are the only heavyweights...

      I know some people who'd call the first three games the only heavyweights they need. If EVA and Asuka were any indication, those middle two games are all I would need... ;)

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    2. Re:Take your time Epic... by shoptroll · · Score: 2, Insightful

      How much weight is S-E even throwing behind Sony these days? They've got several titles in development for the DS and only one for the PSP.

      They haven't even stated concretely that they're doing anything serious for the PS3. All that's been shown is a tech demo of FFVII on the PS3.

      On the original topic, I have no clue why this is even newsworthy. Someone got their facts screwed up. Epic has been stating since this game started development that they were hoping to keep the game in testing for a long time (like up to a year) to make sure a repeat of UT2003 doesn't occur. And I'm not just talking bug squashing, I'm talking for map flow and gameplay tweaks.

      And I hate to say it, but if I was a Sony or XBox fan, I'd be very wary of this port-wise. Sure it's gonna look good, but UT has always been about PC gamers, and I don't think it's gonna translate well to console without serious adjustments (you'd think they'd have learned after Unreal Championship [aka UT2003 Xbox])

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  3. Epic could learn from Duke by ClamIAm · · Score: 3, Funny

    So they're going to release a game with a year in its title "when it's done"? Perhaps they should change the name to UT Forever.