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PS3 Unreal Tournament 3 Delayed

Posted by Zonk on from the it-doesn't-look-good-man dept.

Dr. Eggman writes "Gamasutra breaks the bad news from over at Midway. Midway states that Epic Games' Unreal Tournament 3 for the PS3 has been delayed into the first quarter of 2008. No official reason has been give for the delay, as only CEO David Zucker of Midway has released information. The PC version is still on track for a November release." Additional details from a Midway Conference call are available on Next Generation.

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  1. Re:More bad news by LWATCDR · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I wonder if this will have a cascade effect. How many games for the PS3 plan on using the UT3 engine and will they be delayed as well?
    Since the PC version is on track I would guess that it is an engine performance issue and not a content issue...
    In other words it looks as if the Cell programming model is bitting back.

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  2. Engine readiness by SynergyBlades · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I wonder if this lends any support to Silicon Knight's claims that the engine wasn't ready for them, and that the PS3 engine build was also way off target when they licensed it. It seems they're still aiming for a December release, but as a public company need to inform shareholders if they may miss that target. On the plus side, they've managed to get every map from the PC version working on the PS3, contrary to their earlier statements.

  3. Missing the forest for the trees by PlatyPaul · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Holy wrong-point-from-the-article Batman! The big deal is that Midway is having to revise their Q3 reportings because of this, indicating a massive difference in their valuation.

    From TFA:

    Publisher and developer Midway has announced that it is revising its Q3 estimates due primarily to delays of its headline PlayStation 3 titles

    For its third quarter, Midway has revised its sales estimates downward from $50 million to $39 million, and revised full year sales down sharply from $225 million to $170 million

    In its conference call with investors, Zucker admitted that the company has "encountered some bumps along the way" in creating its standardized engine technology that it hopes to use for its future titles, but said the the company "continues to believe it's the fastest path to market growth."

    If you want an update on Midway Games stock, take a look over here.
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    1. Re:Missing the forest for the trees by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

      There are rumours that UE3-based Midway home-grown games (eg Stranglehold) may be released on the PS3 before UT3 itself.

      That's quite an achievement.

  4. Re:Nail in the coffin... by king-manic · · Score: 2, Interesting

    When were the sales numbers for the PS3 ever acceptable? With Sony being so confident before release, saying that everyone was going to want one, no matter how much it cost, just because it's a playstation, I would say that there numbers have always been pretty low.

    Their at 1/3 of what the 360 is at (4.6 mil sold vs ~12 mil sold; pre halo 3 numbers). They are "catching up" but not int he US market. Mostly Japan and other markets where the 360 doesn't expand as fast. The 360 is doing pitifully in Japan likely due to not having a single clue how to market it there. The iPod example defeats any notion that it's nationalistic pride keeping the 360 down.

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  5. Re:Poor, Poor Fanboys... by TheTick21 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The PS3 will allow a mouse and keyboard.