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EA: 'PS3 was not a consideration' for C&C 3

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Command and Conquer PlayStation fans (must be some out there) will be disappointed to know that there was never any possibility of the latest game in the franchise ending up on PS3.

Speaking to CVG, C&C producer Jim Vessella said that the "PS3 was not in consideration".
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crimsonfox - 539 days 10 hours ago
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1 - i guess i would be up for any game but...
with EA behind it.
it's sure to suck for PS3 anyways so eh...
don't really care, i personally don't even like those kinds of games.
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spacetoilet - 539 days 10 hours ago
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1.1 - These games suite PC much better anyway.
Not my cup of tea though.
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BulletToothtony - 539 days 8 hours ago
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1.2 - @ 14 million user base is hard to pass on the ps3 now
And according to them last year the ps3 gave them more money than the 360 or wii.. i don't know how but they said it.

what i do hope is that they don't keep doing what they did for a while with the crappy ports because sadly a lot of people don't buy games like back in the 90's now we know about glitches and frame rates so unless EA get some better product for the ps3 i can care less if they don't even make the game for the ps3.
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Bombomb - 539 days 7 hours ago
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1.3 - Not so quite
-Plenty buy the PS3 as a Video Player only
-This game is gear towards western audience count japan out.

sony's install base is skewed.

with the 360 its all about gaming.
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BulletToothtony - 539 days 7 hours ago
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1.4 - no need to spam bomb..
I do realize that in your fanboy world the ps3 is doing terrible and it sucks and it's only a bluray player and blah blah blah,

But come on man.. give it up already, the ps3 is not going anywhere, besides up, everyone knows that the ps3 will surpass the 360 next year, even fanboys have accepted this.. no need to keep bashing it.
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tatotiburon - 539 days 2 hours ago
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he didn't say that the PS3 its doing bad, he said that the install base it's not all about gaming like the XBOX 360 install base, beside MGS4 wich PS3 game manage to be in #1 in sells??, xbox 360 had a few as the wii i don¿t want to talk about the attach rate. Xbox 360 users buy more games than any other console users.
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tweaker - 539 days 9 hours ago
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I want Red Alert 3.
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Frost-Wraith - 539 days 9 hours ago
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Big deal! Get it on pc! EA's game in ps3 suck bigtimes anywayz bcoz of the crappy ports they make...go nd lick M$
arse ea!
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Adriokor - 539 days 4 hours ago
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3.1 - What about Mac owners?
Out of luck I guess :(

Actually RTS would make a lot of sense for ps3 since they can make it mandatory to use Keyboard and Mouse. I would love a good RTS for the PS.
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nice_cuppa - 539 days 9 hours ago
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4 - because it would take 5 years to get it to run.
360 ftw !
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Fanboi - 539 days 8 hours ago
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It would take five years for a 360 owner to micro half of his army special abilities too. Good luck playing this game with a controler, its gonna be an epic nightmare.
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beavis4play - 539 days 8 hours ago
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4.2 - nice cuppa : how many years has alan wake and too human been in development?
how long has resistance 2 and ps3 bioshock been in development. ha!
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dude_uk - 539 days 7 hours ago
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R2 = not even a year
Bioshock = nobody knows
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agentace - 539 days 8 hours ago
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these types of games should be PC only anyway, there just not the same playing them on a console
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beavis4play - 539 days 8 hours ago
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6 - uh, message to ea:
i was never going to by a C&C game; so no big deal.
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Neurotoxin - 539 days 8 hours ago
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I hate Rts games on consoles, just feels so wrong..... Just like FPS`s, Unfortunately there`s just so many of those you have to adapt otherwise i wouldn`t play anygames lol.
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bumnut - 539 days 8 hours ago
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the lst c&c was ok on 360, i thought the controls were ported over well
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Vanqu1sh - 539 days 8 hours ago
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EA has no respect for teh PS triple WTF
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nos4speed - 539 days 7 hours ago
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10 - Well i supose it makes sense......
To make a real time stratergy game on a console that cant use mouse or keyboard, and has limited online access to free user created content.....hang on did I say it made sense, the hell it does! But hey its EA they couldnt make a good game if there life depended on it.
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r1000 - 539 days 5 hours ago
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Good point... well said!
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hideo kojima - 539 days 7 hours ago
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They better give K/M support otherwise i'm not buying. Tried couple of RTS on 360 but dont feel natural. Played Universe at war one time only
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gnothe1 - 539 days 7 hours ago
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quote from you
And according to them last year the ps3 gave them more money than the 360 or wii.. i don't know how but they said

not last YEAR ,at that time you read that article it was last QUATER!! on the yearly average the 360 made I THINK it was 51 or 56% of EA's revenue!! so no the 360 still makes more money for EA its just lately the PS3 has been doning ALOT better for them!!
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BulletToothtony - 539 days 6 hours ago
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12.1 - oh thanks man i knew a had read something like that. but weren't sure
i still don't know how the ps3 pulled it off even if just a quarter.. one thing MS should always be proud of is how many more games 360 owners buy..
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e-ray - 539 days 6 hours ago
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Correction: EA is a lazy and crappy developer/publisher who is too stupid to figure out the PS3 despite nearly unlimited resources.

How's that?
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Ashta - 539 days 6 hours ago
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O_o....

If the PS3 was "never a consideration" then why were all of those news stories about C&C3 being canceled for the PS3 even relevant then? If they never had any consideration for putting the game on the platform then why was it announced for the platform in the first place?

I'm not a C&C fan anyways, but regardless of that it still doesn't make sense to me that they would announce a game for a platform, cancel the game for that platform, and then claim that they never intended to release it for that platform.

That just sounds a lot like lying.
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rogimusprime - 539 days 5 hours ago
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14.1 - that was....
C & C red alert that got cancelled for the PS3 presumbably.

I bought the last one for xbox360 cause it was in the bargain bin at gamestop for 25 bones. A decent game, but nothing to say OH MY GOD THIS EXCLUSIVE MURDERS THE PS3!

I own a ps3 and thing it makes sense to keep it on xbox360, only because the install base is there with the previous title and this is an expansion based on the first game pretty much.

Then again, I would have kept DMC4 and Ace combat on the Playstation too....
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yanikins111 - 539 days 5 hours ago
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Just another 100 bucks ea doesnt get off of me.
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Maldread - 539 days 5 hours ago
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16 - Well...
EA`s games isn`t a consideration for me ;)

No, seriously that`s too bad. With the ability to use a mouse and keyboard on PS3, i would rather have it on PS3 than 360. Not sure how a game like C&C3 will do on consoles anyway, but more games is always good.
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Bill Gates - 539 days 5 hours ago
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What a M$ influenced move on EA'a part. How could a company not take under consideration the ONLY console that supports a mouse and keyboard, and is also know for having millions of fans of these types of games?

ASSWIPE Peter Moore still receiving a nice check from M$.
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demolitionX - 539 days 5 hours ago
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so the only console that supports keyboard/mouse is not considered!!!!
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Ju - 539 days 3 hours ago
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K&M would do for me. I would really hope they'd support that - as an option. Its obvious that it needs to be a console title first, playable with the pad, but at the same time, they could add mouse/kb support, too. I'd love to play an RTS on my big screen, with M&K.

I was actually surprised, how well Civilisations plays (the PS3 demo). So, yeah, I would really appreciate if they bring more of those type of games over.

Besides "not under consideration" he also said:

"But the PS3 is definitely successful and we really want to give that platform love in the future."
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Bill Gates - 539 days 2 hours ago
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18.3 - @ Bladestar
"Since xbox consoles DO NOT come with K&M they should not focus on that... specially since it would unbalance the game online"

Racing games DO NOT come with a racing wheel, but yet the games support them right, and those who have a racing wheel have an advantage over those who dont, so your excuse is.....STUPID.

Face it, there's no, if's, and's, or but's about it, this a M$ influenced move, and they only have Peter Moore to thank for it. Get your head out of M$'s butt.
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The Anti-Fanboy - 539 days 4 hours ago
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19 - That's a mistake...
Seeing how the PS3 can use any USB keyboard and mouse, a C&C game would be perfect for the PS3. I am not suprised though, given EA's track record of poorly executed games on Sony's console. Except now with games like; MGS4, Killzone 2, etc, it's hard for EA to blame the platform for their incompetence.

Also, there have been no RTS game that has been sucessful on any home console. RTS's are best executed with a keyboard and mouse and gaming console's controllers are just not up to par.

This is good news for 360 owners who may feel a bit hungry for exclusive titles, but PS3 owners are not missing much. NOW if Starcraft 2 should be a 360 exclusive, then that would be earth shattering.
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kewlkat007 - 539 days 4 hours ago
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20 - "Seeing how the PS3 can use any USB keyboard and mouse"
I have said the same thing but Lord of the Rings, I think, was the first RTS on the next-gen consoles and wasn't EA the one to make that game and implement the controls with the controller of the 360(Which I heard worked pretty well)?

So the 360 seems to be the lead as far as that goes being the pioneer early on for EA. So they can actually say well this is functional on the 360. With the PS3 you never know what the issue maybe.

EA is all about Quick turn around and profits. Say what you want but the 360 is in a great position plus the relationship it shares to the PC architecture, wich C&C started on.
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thehitman - 539 days 4 hours ago
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rts??? If so I could care less going to suck anyway if its not using Mouse and keyboard support.

Edit: @ kev idc what EA does with the controls it will be a failure w.o mouse and keyboard. I can tell your not a rts player because youd say the same thing.
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Statix - 539 days 1 hour ago
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24 - "But the PS3 is definitely successful and we really want to give that platform love in the future."
As usual, EA thinking with their pockets. Instead of putting any sort of effort into fostering some loyalty and appreciation with the Playstation brand and fanbase, they look at nothing more than the goddamn current install base. The install base wasn't high enough for them before, but now it is.
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Si-Pie - 539 days 1 hour ago
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I dont know why people think this is so hard to play with a controller! I am a RTS Fan and owned the first C&C released on the PC and had every other one since and being honest I was very skeptical how this would work on a console using a controller and I was really surprised! Yes Keyboard and mouse is still better but the controller is great and I love the game on the 360.
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Meresin - 539 days 1 hour ago
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It would have been a rental at best to me, anyway. EA = fail.
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