Midway and Epic Announce Unreal Tournament III PS3 Ship Date

From Midway:

"Midway Games Inc. and Epic Games today announced that the PlayStation® 3 version of Unreal Tournament 3 is scheduled to ship to retail outlets in North America on December 10th. It is expected to begin arriving in stores in limited quantities the following day, with a U.S. suggested retail price of $59.95."

[dhammalama]

I think that could be an interesting comparison. Of course I expect the PC to be on top, nevertheless, it would be a good comparison.

[rofldings]

What's with the "limited quantities" - should we preorder? :o

[dhammalama]

What do you disagree with? You wouldn't like to see the comparison? I think would be good to show difference between what is absolutely known is the best (pc), and anything else that might come close.

I'm definitely with you against crappy ports. But I think comparison against a computer on a multiplatform game is valuable because of the scalability of PC graphics. It gives you kind of a measurement.
From what I've read, Crysis, IMO best looking game ever, takes a MONSTER of a system to run. Whereas, COD4, another beautiful game, can be run with a moderately high configuration with brilliant results.

The unreal engine has shown (and continues to show) what it can do so it works well as a benchmark.

EDIT 2- Do you think it's a waste of time or what? 5 disagrees now. Help me see your perspective!

[jiggyjay]

sure is a lot of shooters on this console!!!

[ruibing]

I don't feel like upgrading my 3 year old PC system by building a new desktop for ~$1000, so I'm just going to get it for the PS3.

[Eric1970]

why does it matter what each looks like? PC v PS3 v Xbox360. that's all these comments end up being - regardless of the topic. Folks can enjoy this game on a pc or PS3.

Also, I have never played a PC game on a 52" LCD, but I wonder how it would look - I also have never played my 360 or PS3 on a 20" pc monitor - why?? Cause I could give a rats a@@ how they rate/look. However, I do know that I have not purchased a PC game in well over a year - to many PC issues and no point forking out the $$$$ to keep up.

[sonarus]

lol i wonder if everyone would be so excited for UT3 if it was hittin 360 as well. Am getting it jst cus i want a new game to play and its epic dats making it. would get orange box instead but gabe newell is a clown. mass effect and UT are the last games am gonna get this yr but i really dnt expect too much.

[Skerj]

Sweet!! That's two weeks from now, oh how people will be tasting the flak and rockets.

[MK_Red]

Sweet indeed. Real Falking will being on December the 10th.

[Skerj]

Hah I just remembered the 2nd Resistance Map Pack and Warhawk Expansion out in the same time frame, the PSN is going to blow up next month. Even though I've been playing this on the PC for the past week, can't wait to play against everyone here who's getting it on PS3. I'll be using KB+M for damn sure too, the only sad part is no custom soundtracks :(

[MK_Red]

I never used custom sound track because I really loved UT's main music and soundtrack. Also, UT3's music is done by legendary Jesper Kyp (Hitman series).

[Skerj]

The deck music is still there!! It's remixed though, I think it's the one from 2k4 but that and Morpheus were the only levels were I paused my mp3 player and turned the music back up. I started muting music to begin with on UT99 when my brother and I used to play low grav instagib shock rifle only matches on this server that had those maps with made you feel like ants. They were all set around the household in the kitchen, backyard, living room, bathroom (giant Robocop was humping a toilet in that one)and Creed was the background music :(

[solar]

ill be there waiting to run both of ya over :D im so happy it is gonna be out in 2 weeks! n4g server for us players would be cool

[Skerj]

I've been thinking about that, since the PS3 version supports dedicated servers too I think I might run one. Lagless online gaming for free = own.

[solar]

hell ya man. ill send ya a pm closer to the release date so i can figure out ur psn. im going to crapstop to reserve my copy today.

[Skerj]

My PSN is SKeRJ, it's listed in the profile too. You guys will see me!!

[solar]

@ skerj

cool man. i dont like to add ppl without asking first. u never know if ur gonna find that nut that wont leave ya alone :D

[aiphanes]

I can not wait!!!

[Neurotoxin]

DAMN...... What about Europe.

Ah yes the many levels of Pointless Bureaucracy denies us of an acceptable release date once more.

Oh well there is always Haze.... :( Oh yeah :(

....FECK!

[rofldings]

import it son! it'll be cheaper too

[Vip3r]

Are you from the UK? Do you know how much import tax and other shipping costs are? Sometimes it can be better to wait until items are released over here than importing.

[paul_war]

Further confusion, in the latest PSM3 mag there is a two page Haze add & it says "Available December 2007", could Europe be getting this before the US?

[Infernus]

Just add 2 weeks to the release lol.

Used to be 2 days but this is next gen gaming remember!

Nah, seriously now, dunno when the UK release is but it's definately before Christmas if that helps at all...

[jctoyou]

what makes you think it will before xmas in the uk? i hope you are right!

[rushbd]

came from excitement :D

[Leg-End]

well ur a bit dodgy then aren'y tou?

[greenenvy]

i'll be getting the 360 version next year, whoops no exclusives i need thats a shame ain't it

;-D

[Skerj]

I hope they get that mod situation sorted out for you guys.

[Robotz Rule]

I can't wait to pick up my copy of UTIII for PS3!

Warhawk expansion pack,Resistance expansion pack 2 and UTIII,December is gonna rock!

[DEADEND]

I can't wait to get this for XMAS, I've been begging my gf for it since I found out it went gold lol. I'm going to be living on the PSN because of this game, it's just too bad that people in Europe won't be able to play this for a while.

Edit: To the 360 fanboy that disagreed you might want to grow up and be an adult and comment back to why you disagreed with what I said because I didn't say anything fanboyish at all just stating facts.

[Zhuk]

yet another PS3 game that ships late

[rofldings]

Where's UT3(360)?

[chelcho]

Troll alert! Troll alert! Troll alert!

[the worst]

LAGBOX CANT HANDLE IT
GO PLAY MASS EFLOP
ha ha he's mad

[DEADEND]

rofldings good question where is UT3 for the 360? No where to be seen, they won't get it until mid next year( http://xbox360.ign.com/obje... ). Zhuk is just mad there won't be any MODS for the 360 version and they will have buy maps and on top of all that they will be paying for maps that we get for free from day one that we buy the game. Plus think about it UT3 will never get old on the PS3 because we get all the maps we want for free because of the MODS, so sad to be a 360 fanboy like Zhuk.

Zhuk don't worry you still have HALO 3 to play this XMAS lol, it's just too bad your not getting as many games as we are now until then end of next year.

Edit: To everyone above me bubbles for you all, game on my friends game on.

[dhammalama]

I can't wait to pick up this game! I'm going to import it for sure!

On another note. Is Mass Effect awesome? I've played (am playing again) Uncharted and it is Fhuking awesome. Have any of you played Mass Effect? Is it awesome? I was never able to get into Oblivion, but I think ME is a bit different than that. I might buy it. If you you think it's awesome then reply and just say, "Yes, it is." Or, "No, it isn't." Even reply anywhere in the thread and just put those words in Quotation Marks so I know you're talking to me. Don't use the "agree/disagree" buttons, as they won't convey the message you are trying to send.

Use Agree if you agree with, "Fhuk Zhuk the troll."

[rofldings]

Bubbles back at you DEADEND

[HarryEtTubMan]

This is gonna be a Must buy next month... will get this to add to my growing PS3 collection. I can't wait!!

HAHAHA read through this thread and u can see there are about 5 bots trolling with about 5 more hitting disagree behind the scenes. JEALOUS BOTS. You can hate but you still don't have a PS3!

[DEADEND]

It's going to be a great XMAS for SONY, UT3 is going to move consoles in Dec then in Jan DMC4 will move even more console in Japan then world wide. Things are really looking up for them, they turned everything around and they are doing what needs to be done. With a ton of games coming out next year it looks like the table have turned.

[Real gamer 4 life]

Ut3 is going to be my last game for the year although if haze comes out ill be picking them both up.

[Bladestar]

"THERE NO 360 Version" dream on... if you go to Gamestop they have the display box for this game on the comming soon section.

Anyways.. I think it was smart that Epic will didn't make this game an exclusive for the PS3 as they previously planned to. But they are still making a mistake... hopefully Sony paid them a lot of money for the timed exclusibity... they will no longer sell as many copies as they would if they would release the xbox 360 version at the same time... time exclusives hurts sells unless you are selling for a console with the larger installbase. for example.... Orange Box will not sell better on the PS3 when released... oblivion was not as big for the PS3 as it was for the xbox 360... games tend to get old and people lose interest when previously released on another console... people see them as what they really are... "ports"... unless of course the xbox 360 version comes with extra stuff... to give people an insentive to buy an already old game...

[DEADEND]

Bladestar I agree with you but I think they were just trying to say that there isn't a 360 version right now. We all know it will get ported to the 360 mid next year ( http://xbox360.ign.com/obje... ) but the problem is they won't get any MODS and it will come with less maps, and the same maps the PS3 owners get for free you guys have to pay for on XBL.

[dhammalama]

They might, Mark Rein always says in interviews that he's talking with microsoft about how they can get it done. But if they do get onto the 360, I bet they'll be PAY downloadables. I seem to remember an old interview with Epic when they released the first Map Pack for GeOW where CliffyB said that they wanted to release it for free, but microsoft policy prevented it.

Edit _ I could be totally wrong here though about the GeOW map pack thing. I'm checking it out now, and I'm not sure I'm right.

Edit2 - Ok, Maybe the mappacks were free to begin with, and then on the third one they made people pay. Still looking. I could swear that I remember reading that though. Maybe I'm just crazy.

EDIT3 - This is what it was! http://gearsforums.epicgame...

[jctoyou]

360 might come with extra stuff,but you will have to pay for it i think,micro dont like giving anything for free,do they!

[Bladestar]

I doubt many of you listen to major nelson podcast.. since it's an xbox 360 podcast... but there is a policy about downloable content... it was made clear... No game developer or content available for free on any other console can be made available on xbox live for a fee... get that? so, "and the same maps the PS3 owners get for free you guys have to pay for on XBL." that will never happen... can you name one map or DLC available for PS3 gamers for free that xbox 360 gamers have to pay for? This is the reason why Most XBOX live DLC that charges a premium or fee on xbox live eventually becomes free... specially those that eventually are released on other platforms... example... Lost Planet maps are now free... COD, etc... In other words... if a content is available for a fee on xbox live is because A) Not available for other platforms or B) Also available for a feee on other platforms... premium DLC available on xbox live becomes free the moment it becomes available for free on other platforms... clear? Please stop making things up.

Many of you speak of how XBox live will charge money for stuff that PS3 gamers have for free.. yet you can't give me 1 example of it.

Major Nelso had an interview with Epic about this very same issue.. and they said that if for some reason they weren't able to fit all the multiplayer map in the disc... they will be offered via Download for free... EPIC said that. but that the only issue they had was Mods.. not that they xbox 360 version will be missing features or content..

[dhammalama]

You wouldn't happen to have a link on hand would you?
I'd like two hear it from the horses mouth. Great to know thought!

Edit - I'm talking about mods, I think the mods will have to (or often) be selected by microsoft to be approved and then sold.

[MANTIIS]

...because by the time it gets to 360, it will be PS3's sloppy seconds, just like the girl next door-and it will have already done its job for the PS3. Plus, UT3 was built ground up for PS3- so it is unlikely that the 360 version will be an overall better product.

[name]

I'm picking it up for PS3, I have it preordered. I saw the game on PC and jesus christ it runs rediculously fast. I'm happy it's kind of slowed down on the ps3. Made me realise how much of a FPS noob I am compared to PC people.

[Relcom]

that really all i wanna say

[medziarz]

after being PWND by bioshock, halo3, orange box (:/),
at least the PS3 will get one popular franchize that the 360 won't,
better late than never.
i wonder - will the magazines put its' reviews or just previews in their december issues?

[jctoyou]

you might think we got pawned but have you played halo3,i have,bioshock,nothing special, orange box yrs old played on pc

[to407]

Like you said "better late than ever". dont get ahead of yourself just yet.It would eventually come to the xbox360 next year.It not exclusive to Ps3, so dont compare it to the likes of Halo3 or what have you

[AIZEN SOZUKE]

comback son, and the other ps3 games comming to destroy all ya games next year with playability and graphics, to bad,

PLAY B3YOND

AIZEN SOUZUKE

[Double-Edged]

the game is meh....

really..
read the reviews yourself... nothing mind blowing

[Skerj]

Play it and judge for yourself.

[AIZEN SOZUKE]

the full pc game hasnt even came out yet, and neither the ps3 version, the marketing is NOWHERE near bioshock and halo 3s marketing, so catch up and play b3yond

AIZEN SOUZUKE

[King Eric]

I'm not sure where you are from but I've had the full PC version since Nov. 20th. and it kicks ass.

[Ignorant Fanboy]

Dont know where your from, but its out.

Has been for at least a week I know.

[Neurotoxin]

Of course the 360 will be getting downloadable content, they will get Mods as well, and i have a feeling that it will all be free...

..... But only for the hard-drive owners.

Mark Rein`s Concerns are for the people without Drives, as obviously they won`t be getting jack..... Solution = More HDD Sales for 360.

Us PS3 owners just get to enjoy it sooner though, well unless your in europe *grumble grumble*

[Jamaicangmr]

YES!!! I asked my aunt to take this for me next month and i was kindda worried it would get pushed back to next year then i'd be screewed. Now my 07 collection will be complete. Frag you guys online... Game on.

[Relientk77]

oh this is very good news... a game that I will pick up in December

*crosses off Haze since it was delayed and moves it down the list... and writes Unreal Tourny 3*

YAY Unreal is gonna PWN I cant wait

:)

[PStriple703]

can't wait already have it pre-ordered

[King2008]

While you maybe right as far as DLC goes..one thing you do pay for that ps3 owners dont is to play online. I pay for my online every month to my cable company and then im suppose to pay the "SOFT" $50 a year. While its not exactly alot i still dont know why its not free. As you can see on my profile i have both but i dont see what it offers that PSN doesnt that makes them charge money. Thats why any game that i want to play online i get for ps3 and the only games i get on 360 are exclusives. Paying to play online is BS and at least they can give dedicated servers to increase the chance of a good connection.

[Bladestar]

Ok... now you guys are changing the issue here... paying for xbox live is a completely diffence issue... you find no value on xbox live.. that's your opinion and personal preference... good for you.
Me on the other hand I prefer xbox live over anything else for very specific reasons...

For example, I own a PC capable of running any game in the market... so, why the hell would I buy the PS3 version of this game? heck.. the PS3 version can't even be used to create mobs.. you still need the PC version. What advantages the PS3 version have over the PC version?

I prefer xbox live for the most part because it have features currently not available on the PS3 or the PC...

Hell xbox live allows me to see your game score and I don't even have to own the game. I'm able to send game invites, achivements, etc...
I can chat my friend and family even when they are playing different games, I can send my friend a game invite even before he have the gam on the disc tray... Those were the things that anoyed and still anoy me about the PC.... sometimes I want to play a game and it becomes a problem to find where my friend is playing... to ask my friend to join my game session if he is playing another game or does not have his IM on... heck... how can you tell if your friend or family is playing video games so you can ask them to play or simply join and let the service automatically take you to the host he is playing at?

With all due respect but *!@#%&!@ that... over $4 a month? Sorry, but you are talking to someone that A) can afford $4/month... B) Currently paying for like 3 MMO (paying like 12/month for each)... C) Just paid $5,000 for an alienware PC just to play games.

Those reasons are probably why I'm having a hard time to understand why it's so difficult for most of you to pay $4 a month... crap.. I'm looking at my meal (currently a lunch)... I just paid $28 for my lunch... which will endup in the toilet in 30 minutes...

You may want to ask one of the PS3 owners... don't you know what the xbox 360 demographic is? we have jobs, we making money... how else can you explain the software attach rate compared to the PS3? we buy games.. cause we have jobs... we will never understand why $4 is such of a big deal for you SOny fans.

Everytime someone comes up with that PSN is free and xbox live should be free.. I feel like asking them for their home address so I can deliver my food left overs...

The only way I would agree with you about not paying for xbox live is if 100% of all the features available on xbox live are available for free on PSN.. when that happens I will be the first to cancel my account... until then... having to deprive my hard working @$$ of something that add to my gaming experience and settle for less in order to save $4/month yet willing to pay $400-$500 for a console and $60 for cheap game ports without achivements and other features is unnacceptable. Nope... Nope... no can do... I let people like you save $4/month... who knows you may be able to buy lair in about a year.

[scrillakiller]

360 is garbage.i aint payin for online to play on p2p.sorry free is better than paying a dollar and sony give u dedicated servors.i love it.why pay more for less when u can pay less for a ps3 and get lots more

u shoulda never had to pay in the first place,rv6 came with all maps on disk thanks to bluray while u pushovers frked over money to mr gates for the same maps then they became free.what a rip off.pay for everthing on xbox.pay for hddvd,online,wifi,optical,hell u dodos even pay for batteries.jeeze what dont u pay.with my ps3 i made a one time investment and its great.by the the the best online game for any console is warhawk dedicated servers buy the game play ur heart out for free!!!and dont give me crap about wait till huxley 200 players cuz u guys and maybe even some ps3 fans have forgotten about the agency.unlimited players worlds always alive and all i gotta do is buy the gameand play for free.u cant beat free with a dollar

[Orange Juice]

Sounds like a definate preorder though.

[Caph]

I heard someone say that you should ship it so you get it early. Maybe i´m just not aware of that the games aren´t area-coded. Could someone tell me?

[THE_JUDGE]

PS3 games are region free. You can play any game on PS3 on your PS3, unless for some strange reason the dev wanted it locked but I highly doubt that.

[PS3 Limps on and on]

I've seen a lot of people pretty hyped about Unreal III, but I'm guessing the console version is really the one people are waiting for. Because so far on PC, the game has been a flop.

But PC is different, for consoles this game could be great.

[Altair-HD]

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[BiG_bLaK]

my only concern is will it have the same quality like the pc version, because that was the reasoning of the delay in the first place to add all the maps and so for. to me this seems to good to be true i just think their trying to get it out for the holiday season to rack up some cash but i hope not.

[BigKev45]

Dec 11th, I'll be picking up my copy.

[Caph]

What kind of reviews has this game gotten on ps3, i know you shouldn´t trust them so much but i´m intrested. And could there be a demo..

[King2008]

Like I said its not alot of money its the fact that you have to pay at all while features that you mention are good to have and i'm sure ps3 will have them eventually what exactly are they charging you for? So you say when they match eachother feature for feature you will cancel your account...i highly doubt that but when i'm playing COD4 I can invite them to my game with a few simple button presses. Also the features you mention while great are definitely not needed. You mention people having jobs and attach rate and everything else but how many complaints did people have over price when it launched. Me i didn't complain i knew i was getting way more than i paid for and even for 4 bucks a month it still doesn't seem worth it. As for attach rates most ps3 owner don't pay for crap products even if its an exclusive or terrible port which is probably the reason they bought a ps3 in the first place. Ps3 owners seem to choose quality games and while a particular great game may not fly off shelves during the lifetime of a console many great games will sell. Thanks for a half-way decent reply and mentioning the money you dropped on a computer and lunch and other crap but I can say its the first real discussion i have seem on this site.

[Bladestar]

To you again... I respect your opinion about not finding paying to play online worty $4 a month... but people like you also have to respect others that do find value on it...
I'll give you an example... Lots of people pay to play MMOs... like me... I love MMO... lots of people find that paying over $150 a year to play 1 game is dumb... but the millions of people playing WOW and other MMO don't think so... do you know why? How about those people that pay for text messaging for their phones when they can always text for free on a PC? how about those people that pay premium just to watch sports games...

HOw about those people that pay for HBO when they can see that very same movie on a channel with comercials?

Do you see the picture? Do you understand what I am saying?

You say how none of these xbox live features that PSN lacks are NOT NEEDED... who are you to dictate what's needed for my personal gaming experience? I used my xbox 360 for things other than playing games.. I used it to watch movies... and still be connected with my family... I can watch a movie while I wait until one of my friends and family goes online and send me a game invite... I can use IM while playing a game... I can see my friends face while playing C&C3...
You don't care about any of those features.. fine! good for you... to me... those things are important... hell... I would pay the $4/month only for the achivements... All those things you call NOT NEEDED... are what separate xbox 360 games from the others... I could always playing online with the PC... tell me... give me the benefit of playing UT on the PS3 vs the PC? the PS3 version is just a dumb down version... nothing more.. hell you can't even do modding on the PS3 version.
When the Xbox 360 version comes out.. at least I can mention a few features that the PC nor the PS3 have.. starting with achivements...
now can you say the same about the PS3 version? The only reason someone would buy the PS3 version over the PC is if you don't have a PC that can run the game.
You have to be stupid to buy the PS3 version if you have a PC that can run the game... and wait for the reviews...

Have you seen the UT Recommended system requirements?

CPU: 3-4Ghz
RAM: 1024MB
Graphics: NVIDIA 6800GT/Ultra or 7800GT/GTX SLI

LOL... can you guess which version of the game is better? Wait for the reviews...

[scrillakiller]

the kids anti sony.look ive got money to.i dont own a high end pc cuz i dont like pc games but ive baught 4 ps3s one of which was a gift for my friend.my car has 22 in rims yet still guess what i still wont pay fr a wackbox 360 or online.so u my friend have no merit with ur crap point.pc is free nintendo is free ps3 is free.why should a person pay fr play on 360 to feed greedy bill gates.yeah right keep that box that give u the option to spend mre money.

[ScottEFresh]

I can't wait for this game! I'm so glad it's comming out this year!

[Eric1970]

just in time for a 2 week winter vacation. sweeeeeet

[JenovaXD]

cant wait to get owned online! xD

[ThisIsWaiting]

by Dec 12th for this on the PS3 ...

the line forms to the left. :P

[joten]

Crap, limited quantities? I was getting it for Christmas and I don't expect them to preorder. Guess I'll have to save up my money for both UT3 and Rock Band...damn

[Jamegohanssj5]

After I made my Christmas list they announce this? I wasn't expecting this until next year, well I hope my step dad is going to buy me at least two games this Christmas.

[wil4hire]

Christ..

Guitar Hero.
Uncharted
Ratchet
COD4
Ass.Creed

now UT3?!?!?!

I'm running outta money here.

[Captain Tuttle]

And lot's of fun. Not a system seller though.

[MANTIIS]

but I want to wait until all the new PS3 FPS's are out so I can get the best one first. I already have decided that Timeshift is off that list for me. Until then, I will play UT2004 on my PC and RFOM on my PS3 when I need an FPS fix.

PS-I really think Haze is going to surprise the hell out of everyone for its awesomeness, and could be the best FPS on PS3, unless KZ2 comes around and is able to dethrone it. We'll see.

[ALICE_666]

man im still so hooked on cod4 online, I dunno if i should be buying this... and haze. im never gonna get a chance to play them all.

[Maddens Raiders]

right about now would be a GREAT time to pick up a PlayStation 3. It really is a great system and the future burns brighter than the sun for it.

Any more games coming out this year and I won't be able to pay my mortgage. Enough already! LOL

[nirwanda]

weather your a PS3 owner a PC owner or a 360 owner the online games are the best I've played with the exp for each weapon and the challenges don't think UT3 will match it.