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id Software's Rage not coming in 2009.

Ve3tro writes: "At the recent DICE event held last month Geoff Keighley asked CEO Todd Hollenshead if id's latest development Rage would release this year. "We will be probably looking at this for next year at least right, not this year?" it was obvious that Todd replied with "No, won't be out this year." while he shook his head.

Some site's are confirming that Todd actually said "No, we'll be out this year.", so with the confusion I gave Geoff a quick message asking which is correct with a response of "It's not coming this year he said."

So there you have it, a 2009 release is false at this time."

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MisterNiwa - 284 days 19 hours ago

1 - Then...

I dont care anymore about this game.

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jay2 - 284 days 18 hours ago

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Don't be so petty..............

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yaboi - 284 days 16 hours ago

1.2 - wow

u dnt care about it cause they pushed it back?? u then my friend have no life

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kwicksandz - 284 days 14 hours ago

1.3 - @1

But im sure killzone 2 with its 5 years of delays held your interest

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HALO-32 - 284 days 18 hours ago

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I lost interest when they decided to cheap out on the 360 version.

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yaboi - 284 days 16 hours ago

2.1 - haha

cheap out! they'll make more money off of it

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Microsoft Xbox 360 - 284 days 15 hours ago

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3rd party dev/publishers profits more with the PS3 version. I wonder why?

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ZuperAmazingCooKie - 284 days 15 hours ago

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"3rd party dev/publishers profits more with the PS3 version. I wonder why? "

They don't profit more of the PS3, they make more revenue, which is not the same. Maybe it translates to more profit, maybe not, but I heard it was more expensive to develop for on PS3 than on 360, and that's probably true since it requires more skilled programmers and more time to get the same results if not better. But then again, maybe that doesn't apply anymore as the finalized PS3 dev kits have been out there for 2 years if not a little more, so it could mean more profit.

Anyway if you want to know why devs and publishers get more revenue from PS3 titles, then it's simple:

1. Developers can include all SKUs in a single disc (i.e. all languages, and PAL/NTSC) so their costs are significantly reduced.
2. PS3 sells more software in Japan and Continental Europe. Considering that the dollar is weak, a game sale in those territories is worth a lot more than in the USA right now.
3. Perhaps the royalties for PS3 games are cheaper than those for 360 games.

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Microsoft Xbox 360 - 284 days 13 hours ago

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If I wanted to say revenue, I'd say it but I read that publishers have been "profiting" more on the PS3 side. No spin here.

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Charmers - 284 days 17 hours ago

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It's an ID game it will be a pretty little tech demo that will run like crap and have absolutely no substance to it whatsoever. I really don't know why people get hyped for ID games. Doesn't anyone learn from history any more ?

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The gaming GOD - 284 days 17 hours ago

3.1 - Nope not really

People almost never learn from history. That's why it always repeats

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II Necroplasm II - 284 days 16 hours ago

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I hope this means DooM 4 will be out this year :D

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yaboi - 284 days 16 hours ago

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we should start prayin then

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n4gn4gn4gn4g - 284 days 16 hours ago

5 - From what I recall

they are not bothering to maximize this game for the PS3 so id can bite me.

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ThatCanadianguy420 - 284 days 16 hours ago

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Blame 360.

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II Necroplasm II - 284 days 16 hours ago

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Let's blame you

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ThatCanadianguy420 - 284 days 16 hours ago

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That doesn't even make sense.

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II Necroplasm II - 284 days 16 hours ago

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How do you know why it's not coming out this year? they did not say anything about development issues or a delay.

Wow fanboys are all the same.

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n4gn4gn4gn4g - 284 days 16 hours ago

6.4 - @Necro

Perhaps he is reffrencing the news awhile back that the game had to be changed to accomodate the 360 (thus my earlier comment about not being maximized for PS3)...you can extrapolate from this news that these changes have delayed the game. It really isn't fanboyish to point out a likely reason for the delay is it?

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yaboi - 284 days 15 hours ago

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i love drama on n4g

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II Necroplasm II - 284 days 15 hours ago

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lol

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ZuperAmazingCooKie - 284 days 15 hours ago

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Developers said the game had to be compromised on 360 thanks to DVD9 so I'd blame 360. But then again PS3 is hard to develop for according to them so perhaps both platforms are guilty, or rather, the platform makers made mistakes when making each console.

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Firstkn1ghT - 284 days 15 hours ago

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Not surprised. Takes forever to make games on the ps3. Killzone 2 or GT anyone??? Or how about the GTA4 delay? Confirmed to be because of the ps3. Sucks that us 360 owners need to wait for great multiplatform games because of the mess that is the ps3.

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yaboi - 284 days 15 hours ago

7.1 - really??

so now ur gonna cry bc the ps3 is more modern and up to date. man get the #$%& outta here

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n4gn4gn4gn4g - 284 days 15 hours ago

7.2 - KZ2 says "Hi" to Alan Wake...

AW E3 2005
KZ2 E3 2005

What just shipped?

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Microsoft Xbox 360 - 284 days 15 hours ago

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What about Alan Wake? The game to push the 360? lol. You always forget this fact FirstKnight.

Killzone 2 and Alan Wake were both announced E3 2005 and only K2 is out with its promised graphics. Alan Wake seems to take forever to release because it over-promised on graphics it can't deliver IMO.

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ZuperAmazingCooKie - 284 days 15 hours ago

7.4 - Alan Wake didn't promise much anyway

If you look at the character models of the few screenshots we've seen you'd realize that they don't look better than Uncharted's character models even though Uncharted came out 18 months ago and we saw the PC version of Alan Wake.

I think Xbox 360 fanboys don't have much to look forward to and that's why they have to lash out against PS3 if a multiplatform game gets delayed (even though it was already stated by ID software themselves that DVD9 was destroying the original vision that developers had about 'Rage') because apparently first party games are almost non-existent in their platform, since Microsoft thinks it's a genius idea to dismantle or sell their teams of expert devs.

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cLiCK_sLiCK9 - 284 days 15 hours ago

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Correct me if im wrong.
But didn't Microsoft force developers to only use 1 disc for multiplatform games?? Is that why we havent seen any multiplatform games on the 360 with more than one disc?
It seems strange not to add another disc, while paying a small amount of royalty fees, and making the game they want to make.

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pixelsword - 284 days 15 hours ago

8 - Probably because they had to reduce it to fit on two discs

which makes Carmacks' remarks the more truthful remarks against Willits remarks to try and cover-up what Carmack said about Id cutting-out stuff to make the game fit on two discs. If they already made that decision, trimming the game should've been a snap, because they would've had a plan in motion because Willits said they already made those plans although Carmack stated otherwise.

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TrenchaunT - 284 days 15 hours ago

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I love id games...2010 release worries me a bit because I want Doom 4, and my guess is this means Doom 4 will also take a while. My computer right now is pretty beast, but the longer it takes for a game to release, the less likely my computer will be able to run it.

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FxckOSX - 284 days 13 hours ago

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id, that M$ fanboy waiting for M$'s solution.
yes, it's no any cost three DVDs.

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djpolofish - 284 days 5 hours ago

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John Carmack, game programmer and co-founder of id Software, has brought this up many times relating to his upcoming title, Rage. He has stated thatin order to put the game onto the Xbox 360 and have it look identical to the PlayStation 3 version, they would need to put it on about four discs which would cost them a lot in production costs.He also stated thatif Microsoft does not allow for them to put this game on four discs without charging them extra, he will have to compress the game massively to have it fit on two discs degrading the visuals of the game.Developers will adopt Blu-ray because of advantages in size, as well as price. Who would not want to make a larger, cheaper game?

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nice_cuppa - 284 days 5 hours ago

12 - why do we know about it then ?

announce the engine fine as you are gonna sell it !
but we should have heared about the game at e3 2009 !

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cliffbo - 283 days 23 hours ago

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yeah, they'll need some time to strip it back for DVD9

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