EA cancels Red Alert 3 for PS3

According to our source at Gamestop, EA has removed the PlayStation 3 version of Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 from their upcoming release list.

Earlier this week, we reported that the PS3 version of the title may be in trouble, with EA's Red Alert 3 Community Manager stating, "I can't speak of the PS3 version right now."

[Silogon]

Bad news day for Sony all around, wow. This is looking bleaker and bleaker. I was hoping to have this game on ps3, they needed this to fill a void in this genre.

[chaosatom333]

The mistake here let me guess-

1)Red alert canceled. No. It's delayed. He said this “I can't speak of the PS3 version right now." This article is misleading. Why would EA lose out on the profit?

2)delaying eight days and getaway, not cancelling - they needed those people for making other awesome ps3 games.

3)Qore being 3 dollars- it's a good thing, not bad that sony is trying to offer betas for some price, so it's not a MESS like MGO beta or other betas.

There still is Bioshock, Resistance 2, Fallout 3, Little Big Planet, Socom, Motorstorm, MGS4, in-game xmb, that we are counting on.

The games are still coming, but delayed as in coming later on, so that you're not broke.

[Mercutio]

KthnX bb

[Drekken]

I am beginning to seriously doubt you own a ps3.

And if you do sorry, you are like a 3yr old spoiled brat.

[fredy]

you see how that works....look at your post..haha

all it is is "the Obvious" being stated.

don't cry buddy..papa sony will be ok

[GiantEnemyCrab]

LOL@Fredy so true! Nice ownage.

Anyway, I wonder if the PS3 will ever see an RTS? The 360 has been really getting a nice diverse line-up this gen. Anyone who says it's just an FPS console are not paying attention.

[Premonition]

@ GiantEnemyCrabs: PS3 will see a RTS, should be out at the end of this year its called Tom Clancy's: End War

[Baka-akaB]

Why is it sucha bad day ? A game we know next to nothing about , except that it was pretty got delayed , and possibly terminated . The getaway never appealed to me , but i guess it could blows for fans , wich never seemd to be huge in numbers .

I'd miss Red alert 3 , but was even surprised they considered it for ps3 .... given how easy (or rather lazy) it seems for rts dev to just port on 360 ...

EA's track record on ps3 is becoming incredibly nasty , especially for a console that gave those scammers quite a lot of money .

[MikeGdaGod]

i'm more interested in End War and Civilization

[Watkins]

Red Alert isn't that great, and I bet that this installment is gonna be as bad as all their other spin-offs lately. I won't shed any tears, I don't care the slightest. RTS on consoles? No thanks. THat is one genre that should be played on PC

[solidt12]

This is just a rumor.

[gambare]

http://findgames.ea.com/gam...

Command and Conquer Red Alert 3
available 02.07.2007
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
Platforms: PC - DVD, Xbox 360™, PLAYSTATION®3

[Number 9]

lol

[LenHart]

another trashy game from EA

Juen 12th is what everyone is talking

no time for EA crap

[thebudgetgamer]

so i wont be able to play a game i never heard of shucks to bad

[gambare]

then explain this:

http://findgames.ea.com/gam...

[ravinshield]

thats why its ps2.5 cuz games keep gettin cancel.first frontlines and now red alert oh and the getaway and eight days.sh!tty ass console

[alan001]

whats with games being cancelled 2day?, dont care bout this one tho but why getaway and 8 days?

[Kain81]

Sony will work on this titles after they finished the Other titles like LBP,HOME, BUZZ, The Last Guy and so on.

[alan001]

really?, thats good lol. but why is it that some sites r saying theyr cancelled?

[Kain81]

they are not cancelled only stoped

[ry-guy]

I was interesting in Eight Days, however last time I checked when development stops for something it usually means it is cancelled.

Starcraft Ghost has had production stopped for years now, do you think they will be starting it up any time soon?

[KillaManiac]

like Duke Nukem Forever?

[solidjun5]

EA and PS3 don't mix very well like slightly soluble oil and water.

[Kain81]

--------------------
Wait for an Official announcement from EA

[THE_JUDGE]

GameStop doesn't know crap about wether a game is still being made. Wait til EA says something.

[Britjadg]

AGREED, i refuse to accept any facts from an article that cant spell "cancelled".

[Jamegohanssj5]

Lawlz, what was this game about anyway? From what I saw it looked like a bunch of sh*t. This is a very small loss and when I say small I mean it. Mosquito size.

The Genius has spoken.

[Captain Tuttle]

The "Genius" is obviously 12 years old if he isn't familiar with the Red Alert franchise.

[fredy]

usually when the Ps3 doesn't get a well know franchise

AMNESIA always sets is in, if not conspiracy or Gameslist.

WATCH!!!

who's EA again?

[Jamegohanssj5]

Sorry, but I don't waste my time playing the same damn war games over and over.

The Genius has spoken.

[LinuxGuru]

BASTARDS.

[name]

Another fun fact: When bad news is reported for a particular console(PS3 or 360 to be specific), someone who doesn't own the console will be the first to post in it.

[Drekken]

lol, that seems to be the truth. /gives Silogon the evil eye!

[dktxx2]

I didn't even know they were making a red alert on ps3.

[TheDeadMetalhead]

There's less and less reasons for me to get a PS3 everyday:(

[Daver]

IF the main reason to buy a ps3 was Red alert then go run to the store and get a 360 or a PC loll
Pathetic commment... Red alert is FAR from being an argument to buy a ps3 there is way more good games coming out

[TheDeadMetalhead]

With the PS3 having the least amount of games it doesn't exactly help when good ones keep getting cancelled! And it's not the ONLY reason I was going to get a PS3. Read my comment again, idiot!

[Kain81]

GOD OF WAR 3, FINAL FANTASY 13+Vs , White Knight Chronicles, Ico-Project,Heavy Rain, Uncharted 2, killzone 2, GT5 and many many More titles will come.

[TheDeadMetalhead]

I never said I wasn't still going to get a PS3 I just said it was one less reason to get one! Jeez!!

[cyclindk]

What were the reasons before these recent delays and cancellations? Give examples...

[trancefreak]

I have 3 too bad you cant have 1. Ah the movie streaming and the co op missions have been so exhausting with pleasure. back to my ds3.

[TheDeadMetalhead]

I'll just answer both.
Good Games
1.GTA IV
2.Gran Turismo 5
3.Final Fantasy 13
4.Metal Gear Solid 4
5.Soul Calibur 4
6.Call of Duty 4
7.Burnout Paradise
8.Motor Storm
9.Devil May Cry 4
10.Resident Evil 5

Delayed/Cancelled Games
1.Getaway 3
2.8 Days
3.Red Alert\
4.No Halo
5.No Saints Row

So far, that's it. I was either going to get a 360 or a PS3 but I'm pretty dead-set on a PS3 right now. No honest reasons before not to get one. I was just fired up for some reason when I said that. That's all.

[Cop_Boy]

ha ha ha ha PS3 is DOOMED ,,,, lol

[blakstarz]

EA just plain sucks at doing anything for the PS3....they need more talented devs over there....they are always crying wolf about the PS3 is so hard to develop for or port to....they needs to take a few lessons from gifted devs like Insomniac or Naughty Dog.

[Gothdom]

I just find it weird that they cancel the version of the game that's on a console that supports mouse and keyboard.

[Britjadg]

@ gothdom. most intelligent thing anybody has said in this thread yet.

[Egzekutor]

“I can't speak of the PS3 version right now."

It doesnt mean that its cancelled, whoever wrote this is a total f**** idiot..

[crimsonfox]

gotten out of hand like 8 days and getaway

maybe because there not as afraid of this game as they are those two

oh well shows how they are.

[4cough]

It was going to suck on PUSS3 anyways.

[LenHart]

your xfixme will be sucking bad

It is just 8 days away

June 12th 2008

remove your GAYLo3 avatar -- a game that runs at 620p

[GiantEnemyCrab]

"remove your GAYLo3 avatar -- a game that runs at 620p"

and it still played awesome and scored/sold better than any PS3 game.

HAHAHAHA! And $ony was the last-gen "market leader". Kurplop!

Poor fishhead!

[user858621]

Gaylo scored better then any ps3 my ass that crap is better then MGS4!! looks like u been suckin 2 much of master cheif n microsofts pole lmao!!

[TheKungFool]

Show of hands.....how many PS3 owners were concentrating on "Red Alert"?

Honestly now, you can have Halo Wars and Command & Conquer all to yourself, I couldn't care less. RTS titles are rubbish on consoles, and if I really wanted to play them, I'll pick them up for my PC.

Has it really come down to this GIANT ENEMY CRAB?
LOL, with "Metal Gear Solid 4" averaging 9.5+ all across the board you've resorted to praising niche market RTS titles?
Enjoy C&C:RA dude, you can have it.

[Drekken]

Its a sad day for me when a game that is not even on my radar for rental gets supposedly canceled. PS3 is dooooooooooooomed!! lol

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Every PS3 owner in this post... apparently. With so many in here trying to spin, I would say that is alot of PS3 owners hands up in the air.

[TheKungFool]

JASON360

Prior to this article, nobody was talking about "Red Alert".
Not even the 360 camp.
You'll make a big deal now because you think we care.
We don't.

But hey, now that you have "Red Alert" you can stop using "Banjo" as your coveted upcoming exclusive, LMFAO.

[Meus Renaissance]

Sony must be hating themselves in choosing the technical specifications of the Cell to run as the CPU for the PS3. Regardless of what it can do with 1st party studios, 3rd party studios are struggling with it - not enough resources to focus on it, and they just prefer working on the 360.

Lack of marketing for MGS4, poor hardware sales for GTA4, the Year of the PlayStation 3 is seemingly dying away slowly. Sony should be concerned

Sony chose hardware that developers were not ready for, financially and also speciality. Now they're trying to rush new technology and share that publicly with other developers to try and get a handle of the hardware, but still after 18 months of the consoles release, although we saw improvements in the perception of it, we're getting games either being delayed, stopped or even cancelled - this is becoming Sony's RROD in essence this generation, the sophistication of the hardware.

Customers deserve better.

Instead politicians here are hungry to criticise any developer or publisher for these short-comings when its become obvious its a widespread common problem, shouldn't the source be considered for blame - Sony?

The installbase is atleast 12million now, no developer or publisher will ignore the PS3. But for EA to cancel an RTS for the PS3, a genre which has little or no competition for, shouldn't be suggestive of ignorance, stupidity or favouritism but a sincere inability to provide it for the platform for technical reasons.

[kingme71]

A developer only has to struggle the first time with a new architecture, then they are golden. Also, as more development shops succeed, the ones that fail start to look incompetent and most likely have an inferior product anyway.

You don't see the top studios whining they can't develop for it.

[Meus Renaissance]

And for the small handful of companies who can seem to produce games on the PS3 that dont suffer from frame rates or jaggies, are those anything to justify the difficulty gap between programming for the two platforms? No. Although some PS3 exclusives were great fun, there is no game on the PS3 out at the moment that pushes itself from any capability of the 360. Having said that, do we really expect other developers and publishers to push more money into the R&D for the PS3 in order to give us a game of the same quality they could do cheaper on the 360?

It's not financially feasible or always possible. If EA can now cancel games, then what does that say about other multiplatform developers?

[JOLLY1]

Very well written.

[kingme71]

MR - You make some good points, but there's a flaw in that logic

>>Having said that, do we really expect other developers and publishers to push more money into the R&D for the PS3 in order to give us a game of the same quality they could do cheaper on the 360?

The answer is yes, of course because they don't have to recreate an entire game, they only need to have it work on 2 platforms. So the expense to make or port a game to the PS3 and have a multiplatform game is far less then the money they will reap in sales by going multi. That's why there aren't alot of publishers that choose to only make a game on one system unless they have some financial gain from either Sony or MS. There are some exceptions like Valve, but their reasoning is they want to stay small and are happy with PC/360 development but aren't against the publisher finding another company to port it for them.

[Ko_Uraki]

LOL

[ea-hater]

westwood, i miss u!!!!

[kingme71]

I'm still not sure how RTS's are going to fare on the consoles. It always seems like you are fighting with the analog controls when a mouse is a much better fit. I'll know tomorrow after I try out Civ Rev demo since I haven't played an RTS on a console yet. Anyway, if I was going to get this would have been on the PC.

[InMyOpinion]

Halo Wars will probably have solid controls. The Lord of the rings rts wasn't too shabby. Worth checking out.

[OmegaKulu]

For someone who still have the original RA and expansion, I still prefer it on PC >,<

[silky]

We'll see if it has actually been cancelled

[silky]

RTS games have, and will, always been best on PC. End of

[kingme71]

Yup, RTS is one genre I prefer to get on the PC rather than a console... most other genres I'll take the console version so I can sit on my couch :)

[Aclay]

Who the heck is looking forward to Red Alert 3 anyways because I know that I'm not. The Xbox 360 can keep the crappy 3rd party titles. The PS3 is still getting more 1st party and that's what matters.

Red Alert 3 will probably end up just like another cancelled PS3 game Frontlines Fuel of War, just another average game that 360 owners will buy or rent just to get their Gamerscore up or something. I'm not a fan of RTS games at ALL and they belong on the PC.

And he didn't say that the PS3 version was Officially cancelled either. I think it's funny how some of the people above actually think that Red Alert 3 being cancelled on the PS3 spells disaster for Sony.

[omni_atlas]

SPECULATION.

“I can't speak of the PS3 version right now." does not to equate to CANCELLED.

Wait for the official word from EA. Sheesh.

[PSN-JeRzYzFyNeSt]

wth is this cancel the ps3 games day

[gambare]

I forgot about that title, I was about to get it for PC.

"According to our source at Gamestop"

who? the guy at the cash drawer? the drunk guy outside the store?

[Says you]

Mean cancellation??.

[DrPirate]

But it's a console RTS.

........

lol.

[iceice123]

And you're a towel.

[user858621]

I have to put a towel on ma 360 :( lol

[LinuxGuru]

With keyboard and mouse support on the PS3....you'd think this RTS would be a no-brainer for EA....but I guess not, right?

[MazzingerZ]

as EA looked really focused on the PS3 (let's forget about the orange box)...kind of contradictory to what they said some months ago and contradictory because we're talking about EA that ports a game to every single console and mobile available... a shame as the PS3 supports mouse and keyboard without any problem. RTS should be more atractive on the PS3..they just need to be released :(

[Ri0tSquad]

"We are in the process of contacting EA to find out the reason behind the cancellation so stay tuned to PSU.com for more information."

Guess we'll have to wait and see.

Either way I don't like this genre.

[Mouthbreaker]

The version of the flop console is cancelled, no surprise here.

[CrashSharc]

I see what you did there!!! While people waste time trying to think of smart quips (ie XBOX 3fixme) You decide not to go by the rules and just say it like it is! I totally get you dude, I appreciate that.

Now get the f*ck out.

[tatotiburon]

lenhart 8 days left and you don't even own a PS3 hahahahaha

[MaximusPrime]

im not interested in the game. so i dont really care. Sony has loads of better games coming this year.

[Bladestar]

yeah.. but no RTS... so if anyone is a fan of RTS games... they are being hang to dry on the PS3...

[CrashSharc]

... cuz we all know fans of RTS games flock to console controllers to play them. lol. I'm sure if I was a fan of RTS's I'd play them on PC...

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Dropping like flies today.. What is this the 3rd game today that has been cancelled/put on the back burner?

[heyheyhey]

what are the other two?

EDIT: never mind, i just remembered

[TheKungFool]

C&C Red Alert?
The Getaway?
Eight Days?

Do you honestly think those were the top titles we were waiting for?

Oh no, you mean "Red Alert" won't be on the PS3?
Whatever shall I do?
How will I move on?
What on earth will I play?

Oh, wait....
I'll just buy "Metal Gear Solid 4", "Resistance2", "Killzone2", "Final Fantasy XIII", "SOCOM", "Fallout3" and whatnot instead. And after that, I might give the superior version of "BioShock" a go *wink*

[user858621]

Ahem getaway and eight days are not canceled dere just pausing development cant blame em since so many great 1st party titles are releasing. Microsoft have to release wateva crap they have now to compete (Banjo kazooie anyone) lmao hahahaha

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Two of those games were PS3 exclusives that droids like to use in arguments are now gone.

[mikeslemonade]

What's worst losing 3 games or losing 3 first party studios? Microsoft lost 3 first party studios so HA!

[TheKungFool]

Prior to this article, neither PS3 nor 360 fans were making much of a fuss over this title, let alone even talking about it.

Nobody cared that "Tiberium Wars" didn't come to PS3.
Nobody cared that "Battle for Middle Earth" didn't come to PS3.
So why do we need "Red Alert"?

RTS titles play better on PC and cater to a niche market audience, which is probably why this title was pulled, and if this is such a huge and crushing loss, why hasn't anyone so much as mentioned the game until now?

[Bladestar]

Make sense.... RTS games do not sell well in Japan and many regions... they tend to sell well in the US... well Sony is not destroying the xbox 360 in the US as everyone though they would...

Also, they were probably looking closely at all the comments by PS3 fans every time a new RTS game was announced for the xbox 360 by saying... RTS on game console suck... and that it's not possible..
PS3 fans always have negative things to say about RTS games... and don't mention keyboard and mouse support... developers making games on consoles can't assume that everyone that owns a console will buy a keyboard and mouse or will want to use it.. and if they have a keyboard and mouse because they have a PC... why the hell they wouldn't buy the game for the PC then?

The xbox 360 already proved that it has a demographic for RTS games...

It's too risky to bring an RTS game to the PS3.. for the xbox 360 is a given... since developers don't have to built everything all over... PC vs xbox 360 are too alike not to do it... but for the PS3 the differences between the cell and development my not be profitable for games like RTS...

Microsoft made the right choice by making xbox 360 vs PC very similar.. so developers don't have to kill themselves in the process to port the games between platforms... unlike Sony....

The PS3 is just not the console of choice for any RTS fan....

oh and don't say the xbox 360 is not because it does not have a keyboard... the xbox 360 already have various RTS games that are proven to work with the gamepad... and also successful in terms of sells...

can't wait for this game on my xbox 360.

[ry-guy]

Not to be a jerk but what RTS games are available for the Xbox 360?

[CrashSharc]

"can't wait for this game on my xbox 360."

... he's actually gonna buy it.

haha, okay bladestar. You've won this round. It's true people, The Xbox 360 is the KING of rts games. You can sleep tight now Blade, or is that Mr. Star?

[Ovidius]

You've gotta be sh!tting me...

Today has been a bad day for me all around. My girlfriend and I are on the verge of breaking up, my dad got in a car wreck, there's a shortage of steak in this household(a tragedy for me! I live off it!) and now THIS!!! Oh well, if it didn't support KB/M support it wouldn't be a buy. I'm getting it for PC.

[kewlkat007]

you should Diverify your Gaming portfolio so in bad times you can cry on the shoulders of some games one console might not have...hehe

[Ovidius]

Blah, I just don't have a 360 because I can't afford it. I'm 16, working at minimum wage 4 hours a day 3 days a week. I have to pay off a car, $4.17 for a gallon of gas. Lol. I don't have the money for anything. Only money for MGS4, R2, and SOCOM...

[ea-hater]

just break your mouth

[Ko_Uraki]

Alone in the Dark and Red Alert.
Not bad for a console considered dead.

[heyheyhey]

Alone in the Dark?

that's still coming to the PS3, just a bit later

[TheKungFool]

so the PS3 gained "BioShock" and lost "Red Alert"?

Groovy!

[ea-hater]

flop console? we will see...
but i miss westwood a lot. ea ruined command and conquer. i liked to play it since the first version but maybe this will end now.

[acdata]

who cares about Eight Days and The Getaway
another trashy game from Sony

[JOLLY1]

Zing!

[TheMART]

Another one bites the dust...

After Sony cut Eight Days & The Getaway.
And all those others that got cancelled already.

Right. Alone in the Dark playing on my 360 this month!

BTW

Lenhart = NASIM = SMEE = TANOD etc etc.
He has been banned by the mods multiple times, but keeps coming back with secret proxy's. Vote his bubbles down, mark his comments as spam, get him removed, hopefully forever this time.

[tordavis]

I think we should keep Lenhart around for entertainment. You know...like how the King has a court jester?

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Only Lenhart is your king, while the PS3 is the jester.

[acdata]

cancellation is the nature of PS#3

[TheKungFool]

Actually, taking the time to get things right is the nature of the PS3.

Games get cancelled all the time, for every system.
Some will never come out.
Some are just postponed.
Some will show up in other forms.
Some others will show up on a future/different platform.
Thus in the nature of the business.

Once upon a time I gave a shop $5 to pre-order "StarCraft Ghost", LOL

[princejb134]

did anyone really care about this game
is EA for crying out loud
ill be surprised if mirror's edge comes out decent

[kewlkat007]

I loved red Alert 2 and Played it on the PC when I used to be a PC gamer more so than a Console one. Well I went in phazes. Started as a console only, then in College become a PCGamer Freak, now just a casual console gamer.

It irks me that the PS3 with it's Mouse & Keyboard options(something the 360 does not have) cannot get this game up and running.

Now I rather play RTS games with a mouse & keyboard but never did try LOTR(first RTS for 360) so I'm not sure how they fare with a controller.
Now that I've thought about it,I remember playing Red Alert for the PS1..haha(My buddy had it).

But Sony has the Tools meng!!! for this Genre..but what gives. The 360 is getting games left and right in all Genres.

[Drekken]

Dont you have a BB Gun to shoot yourself in the eye with?

2 topics Im reading comments in with 2 of the same types of posts from you.

These problems have nothing to do with Sony. Games run fine on PS3. EA obviously one of the biggest devs is obviously on of the laziest, underperforming groups out there. They prove it time after time.
Epic made UT3 work GREAT with mouse & Keyboard... I use bluetooth and it is flawless. So to say anything that a dev cant do is Sonys fault is rediculous. If one game can do it, they ALL can do it... it all boils down to talent. Maybe EA can buy some of that!

[kewlkat007]

simple as that...nothing we have control over.

That's just the business side of things, and NO! but I have a real gun though, come over and I'll show you how it's used.

[heyheyhey]

i have said this before and will say this again:

who plays RTS on consoles?

360 fans are acting all smug, but deep inside they know that this is hardly a victory- no-one will buy this installment in a recognized PC franchise on a console

i won't be surprised if it gets canned on the 360 too, if not- have fun playing an RTS on a console without Kb/M support- im sure it WONT be a frustrating experience

EDIT: i have also noticed that this isn't official confirmation and the title is misleading

no word from EA- no cookie

@Snuka

if your implying that i would damage control ANY game if it were to be canceled on PS3- your wrong

when Frontlines was canceled, i wasn't too happy

but this.... surely your not going to tout this as some major victory for the 360 (if it IS actually confirmed)- your even more braindead than i thought

and yes, i am a d!ck on this website- what are you going to do about it? ignore me? oh noes

[Snukadaman]

it dont matter if its this game...the question is whats next to be canceled on the ps3....but you know that..your just being the d*ck you usually are.

[Snukadaman]

its a game that wont even break 500K...the point is if its going to the pc...you can surely bet there will be a 360 port....but since the ps3 is so hard to develop for like most people claim then add this game to the list of canceled ones..regardless of how the game is, its just another example of the ps3 development really is a pain in the ass.

[skynidas]

:(

[Kassanova07]

Fuk EA, boycott their games!

[tordavis]

This is why you should own both systems.

[Snukadaman]

this is starting to get interesting.....feel sorry for the true ps3 fans..but you droids...hell with you b*tches.

[Rusted]

i don't like RTS but that sucks if any title gets cancelled for a specific console, no matter how you put it, the PS3 needs more games. Period.

[Drekken]

I'll agree, I am not an RTS fan... but the PS3 needs more games? lol

[EnforcerOfTheTruth]

If anything you need some brain buddy ;)

[zapass]

why do they keep porting to consoles if pc gaming is going so good?

pc devs can't handle consoles, it's too demanding for their pee brain.
they need giant over-speced pcs to run their stupid code and compensate for their vast ignorance.

it's like my buddy Bob: he feels he absolutely needs a Hummer to go to the mall... 4 tons, 11mpg and 4wd to take his stupid fat ass to starbucks!!

[Mouthbreaker]

If you are a PS3 only owner, then every day is a bad day for you.

Your favorite PS3 games get panned by critics, crap news, etc. It must be really hard to be a Sony fanboy!

[Drekken]

I am not a "fanboy" of anything but quality... I own a PS3 and I dont feel like anyday is a bad day lately. One more week PS3 gets the best game of the gen so far... You guys are just digging REALLY deep for PS3 bashing. Then after that?? Wipeout, Socom, LBP, R2... come on get real already and ween yourself off of the MS teet.

[Kassanova07]

..PS3 is the system to have now and in the future. As far as 360 titles go, You can always buy those so called exclusives on PC.

[CrashSharc]

I'm actually disgusted with you. That's right I'm talking to you Drekken and KAss. I can't beleive you guys would actually waste your time defending yourselves to this &*$#%@.

[tk]

Seems like lots of resources are pulled of to work on... something. Wonder what this is all about? Maybe after MGS4, Resistance 2 and KZ2 they have to raise the bar on everything - so rather concentrate resources on more of the same?

Would make sense. Rather have 5 10 Million selling titles that 50 mediocre titles that total 5 million together.

[Mr Marbles]

this is sure turning out to be some "year of the PS3" LOL

[heyheyhey]

yes.... it is

outselling the 360, better exclusive games (yes i know Haze flopped, but MLB08, GT5p and MGS4 didn't)

why ISN'T it the year of the PS3 hmmm?

@Gam71

yeah your right, but being a fanboy on N4G is just more fun then being all mellow

@Aquanox

PS3 has EndWar and World In Conflict in the RTS department- nothing exclusive though (apart from PixelJunk: Monsters, if you count that)

but who cares, the only console RTS people will actually be interested in playing is EndWar, because of the voice control- and especially on the PS3 because of the SixAxis stuff

and maybe Halo Wars, but only because it has the name Halo slapped onto it

[Gam71]

Lower software sales, games being cancelled left right and and centre, and 3rd in overall hardware sales.

Nah, I'm just messing with your fanboyism. It's good no matter what console you own at the moment

[TheMART]

Because GT5p is a demo for 40 bucks. PS3 fans get taken in the ass and still laugh. Strange.

The only game that is worth it, is MGS4. LBP and Resistance 2 are the only 2 other ones. It just isn't the year Sony promised. GT5 the real version 2009, KZ2 to 2009 etc etc.

2008 for 360:

Gears of War 2
Alone in the Dark
Too Human
Fable 2
Viva Piniata 2
Banjo Kazooie 3
NG2

it seems after 2006 and 2007, 2008 is for the 360 again.

[Kain81]

Most of them are Xbot trolls here.

[Whoooop]

We pobably won't be getting this ---> console RTS <---.

I'm so dissapointed. /sarcasm

[Aquanox]

Can't Sony have a damn momentum?

Whenever you think they're finally on track, terrible news surface. Darn!

Edit: Wait, does it mean that the PS3 has zero RTS in their lineup? :o

[Mr Marbles]

to the PS3s game diversity. It simply does not have the the wide open range of game genre that you find on 360. PS3 is turning out to be the FPS console of this gen, it has more of those than anything. 360 seems to have all the RPGs, JRPGs, RTSs,and low budget lowprice titles, and that is before you even include XBLA.

Like I said once before, so much for the year of the PS3.

[Pornlord]

How are you gonna count PS3 out? That doesn't even make sense. FFXIII ring a bell??? Who's getting that JRPG? Besides, JRPG might just go to the Japanese system. If not PS3 then PSP or DS. Not to mention Trophies, Home, LBP, R2, KZ2.. I could go on, but just read the other post. Metal Gear comes out next week... Had to say that one, that's the last one I swear.

[CrashSharc]

wow, that right there proves to me that mr marbles doesn't own a PS3. I'm not even gonna waste time on this guy. And neither should the rest of the N4g community.

[beavis4play]

now if MGS4 is even delayed....

[ElfShotTheFood]

These games aren't "On hold." They're cancelled. Hoping they're magically going to go back into production someday is just wishful thinking.

The company is just using PR-speak to keep their shareholders from panicking, which is why they didn't use the "C" word.

Talking about Eight Days and Getaway 3, of course. This Red Alert 3 story is just a rumor right now.

[digger18]

I for one think this is a real shame. I was hoping to play a RTS on a console that supports mouse and keyboard.

[PSWe60]

I thought everyone hated EA,
Funny how the PUTO Bots try to spin everything in their favor.

RRoD:
PUTO Bot: "It's just resting"

HDD:
PUTO Bot: "I can't find one, but who needs it?"

$50 LIVE subscription:
PUTO Bot: "Who can't afford $50?...thank Christ I live at home"

360 last in sales:
PUTO Bot: "b-b-b-but the year head start"

House burns down cuz of 360:
PUTO Bot: "The house was in a bad neighborhood anyway"

PUTO Bots = EPIC FAILURE

Jump Out

[bigcheda]

bubbles for you sir, made me chuckle :)

[Pornlord]

I have both systems, so I'm covered either way, I haven't played my 360 since January, literally, I might RENT ninja gaiden, I'll buy Fable 2... but that's a ways off.

[etownone]

so in todays news, three games for the ps3 are in limbo, two of them being exclusives.
while the 360 now has yet another exclusive by default, Red Alert 3.

[EnforcerOfTheTruth]

Ahaha that's some great exclusive you got there buddy, heard also Winnie the Puh is coming exclusively to the 360 lol

As for the 2 PS3 exlcusives, that's good, but not the PS3 has enough great titles coming.

[EnforcerOfTheTruth]

Pfff an RTS, who cares

[360 OWNS]

this is getting ridiculous how long will y'all stand for this

[Zhuk]

The PS3 is incapable of running as something as brilliant and complex as Red Alert 3, while the Xbox 360 easily runs the game flawlessly, providing the definitive version of Red Alert 3 for consumers and Red Alert enthusiasts.

Xbox 360 proves its superiority yet again

[Obama]

Who cares about this game? The bots are acting as if they have gained a killer exclusive, but the fact is all ps3 gamers will be too busy playing mgs4, the true champion of video games.

[Homicide]

I agree. They're despate for some good news. After NG2 failing to hit the AAA statues and running at 585p, MGS4 bundles selling out, etc., they're doing everything they can to spin their POS system. Did anyone really care about this game? It's the first I've heard about this game.

[pwnsause]

???i think people care more about endwar than some RTS EA port that just got announced a while ago, which is playable on the PC. ROFL bots how are you going to play it, you know RTS is built for the mouse and keyboard.

[eagle21]

bots think Red Elert is staying exclusive? LOL

I know I wouldn't buy it, my friend with a 360 will laugh at it, and the game will probably flop until the PS3 version is released....

[dkgshiz]

An RTS on a console blows! Really, Really blows! No mouse and keyboard support makes these games poop in a bucket. I'm glad they canceled this flop of a game. It would of only sold like 9,000 copies anyways. RTS is a dead genre. MGS4 is all you need this 08! screw the 360s gears 2, have fun with that bullet lag! Fable 2 I can just wait till it gets ported to the pc! Much better. I'm just looking forward to bad company from EA, all their games suck balls otherwise.

[digger18]

No mouse or Keyboard???

The PS3 is the only console to natively support keyboard and mouse, this game would have rocked on it.
I agree playing RTS on consoles with just the controller do suck big time, thats why my first choice would have been the PS3, but now getting it on the PC.

[SL1M DADDY]

Oh well. Sorry, but I will be playing too many "good games" to care about this loss. Besides, I would only play them on the PC, even RTS's on the 360 suck IMHO.

[SuperSaiyan4]

How much you PS3 fans have to wait for stuff especially decent games but the wait for Bioshock is ridiculous...Oh and then there's Lost Planet...PS3 this is waiting?

[nobizlikesnowbiz]

Now all thats needed by Ps3 fans is for Maddens Raiders to send a heartbroken protest e-mail claiming EA to be evil.

And then post an N4G article of his e-mail potraying himself as the lone Chinaman in Tiennamen Square in front of a tank.

...Pompus douche.

[jackdoe]

Wow, thought EA would have figured out how to develop on the PS3 by now. Guess not. Anyways, if I ever got this game, I may if it ends up being good, PC is the only option. Console controls suck for RTS.

[IrishAssa]

Final Fantasy Versus 13 ...... which is kind of sad since i dont own a Ps3 and theres alot more games than just that

[agentace]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOBODY CARES lol

[trancefreak]

wow man the xbutts flock in packs for mere cookie crumb. BTW this game was never on my list.

And on another note seems like Sony has the upperhand strategically releasing blockbuster titles in moderation where as the xbox360 appears to have blew its wad last year all in jerk. I wouldnt be to happy owning an a 360 right knowing the grim reaper awaits patiently to take the life of your precious 360 threw rrod and disc read errors. He might just come before the only game of the year you have in geow 2. ouch that would hurt especialy around the holidays. the ps3 has plenty of games coming enough to keep the average man broke so were good.

[B3RS3RK3RGANG]

-Hi Ea.I am glad to announce that you and your studios sucks,especially FIFA and NBA games.Now excuse me I have to go play MGS 4.You can enjoy with your lame games.Bye

[PirateThom]

Well EA have just lost a sale from me.

Because, my PC won't run it and 360 won't have KB/M support.

EA, you are a bunch of 'tards.

[SoonThai]

my friend and I are actually looking forward to this game on PS3. the cost of upgrading my computer every year sucks. plus everybody playing the game will have the same specs so graphics will be the same. i always had to play at minimum performance settings cause my computer could never play at high res.

[hideo kojima]

SHIKaa kori humanga

Translation: u were dumb enough to buy a ps3 so serves u right.

[solsub]

Wait, where the hell does it mention in the article that this thing was canceled?

Not that it matters to me since I'm getting the PC version, but stop taking things out of context. There are way too many people that just want to see Sony fail.

This just in: "They aren't and they're here to stay"

[specialguest]

The Red Alert games were some of my favorite RTS games. On the bright side, I can always get it for my PC, but no LAN parties, since my most of my friends PC may not meet the recommended specs.

[Fux4Bux]

The fact that this game is on consoles at all means it's completely ruined.

[Alex06]

Guys, let's face it, it was gonna be too much a waste of money for EA to sell RA3 on PS3. You know how awfully they support their older RTS games after announcing a new one. It would've been more trouble to make it on PS3 and sell it, they would've lost profit and time. They probably also didn't get enough developpers working on the PS3 version, meaning they wouldn't have finished work on it by the end of the year.

I was personally going to buy it on PS3...but meh, I still prefer it on PC and was going to get it for PC anyway.

The PS3 is not a console for RTS games or all games in general, it is more of a console for original titles, not mainstream cross-platform titles. I am a proud owner of pswii60. (meaning all 3 consoles) The 360 already sells much more games than the PS3. I tried Tiberium Wars on Xbox 360, and it was rather dull, I believe. I didn't feel as free as playing it on PC. Imagine RA3, which is much less of a fast-paced RTS game. Yes, the PS3 does support HD and mouse and keyboards, so it would've been fine, but coding a game for the PS3 is a pain in the rear compared to porting it to the Xbox from PC.

[Rusted]

How in the hell cancelled games are good for a console? the more diversity and gaming options it have to offer, the better.

Jesus Christ, im a Playstation supporter but some guys here take that to the extreme, looks like Sony is pimping you.

[The Wood]

Yes games were lost but the trade of is the remaining ones should benefit from the additional resources freed up. Of course the diversity of titles has taken a hit but I feel releasing crappy/not so good 1st/2nd party games hurts more.

[The Wood]

is better than losing 0 from 4

my point is 08's lineup is fine without these 'megaton' losses. Thank sony for pushing 1st/2nd party support and studios throughout the gens.

If i remember correctly gears 2 is the only real real hit coming out this year by most 360 owners high AAA high standards. My gaming standards are a little more oldskool so it selling 2 trillion copies to other people doesn't outweigh good game play and story and a memorable experience.

When is that dishwasher game coming out on xbl? that game looked good.

[shavers313]

It sound like EA just cant make a ps3 game. lol lol lol

[kalel333]

haha this isn't really a big deal for me since 1. EA ports such (orange box) 2. Isn't the guy who works at EA an ex Microsoft employee? and 3. I prefer playing RTS games on the PC. So yeah I don't feel bad about this news but I do hate the fight that eight days got cancelled...

[Stinky Nugz]

all of ea games suck anyway i cant name 5 games they make that r good and how long have they been around

[Pete_Approved]

ah.. such a shame. All the fun hours of playing C&C3, with your friends co-op missions.. nope not for PS3 owners. But like everybody says... Who cares... EA sucks. Yah right. EA Rules man! They make damn fine games!

Cheers.

[Stinky Nugz]

ea sucks you play crap games must suck to be u