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Bioshock dev shuns PS3 for next game?

Bioshock developer 2K Boston is yet again shunning the PlayStation 3 for its next title, if an internet job listing is anything to go by.

The ad, which can be found on games recruitment site Gamasutra, calls out for a handful of art-centric jobs including lead artist, level builder and animator positions.

Crucially for internet conspiracy theorists though, 2K Boston only lists Xbox 360 and Windows as platforms for the title in question. So unless it's keeping quiet, PlayStation 3 owners are yet again going to miss out.

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BioShock dev ignoring PS3? - videogamer.com | By: TnS

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TnS - 760 days 6 hours ago

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Their previous job listing was for a programmer with a comment "Experience with PS3 development is highly desirable".
http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News...

This one is "just" for an artist.

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Multigamer - 760 days 6 hours ago

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yes tns but what u forgot to say is, why wouldnt ps3 be under the platform for this job add, looks like ms got an other exclusive from the makers of bioshock

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Jandre02 - 760 days 6 hours ago

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If thats your reasoning, then the PS3 has an exclusive coming first then right? Both consoles would then have exclusives in one year? I really think that its just a multiplatform game, but they are probably having two teams.

One for PS3 and one for Xbox/PC.

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jctoyou - 760 days 5 hours ago

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once again take no notice of predator he is being silly he trolls the net looking for stories to try and make the ps3 look bad,what a silly person!ps add him to your ignore list then he can live in his own sad little world

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mighty_douche - 760 days 5 hours ago

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1.4 - @jctoyou

lol, dude, hes no a "xbot". admittidly it appears he prefers the 360 but i dont believe he owns a ps3 so thats understandable.

i dont get noobs like you, people post the stories they find, they dont wirte them for their own means.

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Neurotoxin - 760 days 5 hours ago

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I`m going to side with Predator here, He is no Fanboy, he is a Decent Contributer who although likes Man Utd, lol, is a unbiased member. Yup he owns a 360, that doesn`t make him a fanboy.

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predator - 760 days 5 hours ago

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@jctoyou - i am no fanboy, check my stories posted, im contributed pro sony and pro 360, i dont spin the news, also this is from CVG i respected site so i cant see how i can be spining this, as i sed ill be gettin a ps3 after crimbo to as ive always had multi consoles, just the way i am. thanks to mighty_douche and Neurotoxin.

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gta_cb - 760 days 4 hours ago

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1.7 - @ jctoyou

also if you look at the top this story was tipsed by TnS, so are you calling him a Xbot aswell?

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MK_Red - 760 days 3 hours ago

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Nice find and nice info :)
This is a great and real story. I'm a PS3 fan but I have posted many negative PS3 stories. That doesn't make me a 360 fan. And what's wrong with being a 360 fan?
Neither of Predator or TnS ever post fanboyish or biased comments.

LOL at TnS getting disagrees for stating a fact! Seriously, there are some big disagree ghosts here.

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Bleem360 - 760 days ago

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@jctoyou

Predator is no 'xbot' - he happens to own a 360 and not a PS3.

It's people like you who are giving N4G a bad name and it's a great shame that you and so many others behave in such a way.

I too own a 360 (and a Wii) but not a PS3. If you review all of my previous posts, you'll notice I only really comment on things concerning 360 development. Does that make me a 'xbot' or fanboy? No, I've chosen the 360 as my main platform simply because it's the only console that can provide me with what I want out of a console - great games.
That's not to say there are some great titles for the PS3, just not enough yet to make me think about buying one.

-bubble for you because it's the only way to make people like yourself take notice.

I suggest you change your ways before you end up like the long lost Nasim - unless of course it's you with yet another account!

Sorry to everyone else about my rant, but I'm really sick of childish comments such as this and feel I can't hold my tongue for much longer.

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Jinxstar - 759 days 23 hours ago

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Predator....

Thing is bro. You say your not biased but make a title like "Bioshock dev shuns PS3 for next game?" Kinda seems fanboyish to me... Someone placing an add in a news paper for a 360 Dev or 2 and going to the news papers and saying " We aren't interested in PS3 Dev's" are totally different and I think that is where many people including myself get lost in the "Non-Biased" part. The title is flame bait and you know it bro. Not that I care I like all the games on all systems but making a title like "2K Boston looking for 360 Dev's" is much less of a flame article.

Let me explain. Upon reading the title I think its a Vavle statement that is gonna make PS3 fans want to boycot(Spelling?) 2K and this is so far from the truth after seeing the article... I believe you when you say you like them all but... Tact my friend is your friend.

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robep3 - 759 days 22 hours ago

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1.11 - Re Fanboys

Best way to spot a FANBOY is the fact they post continually on the
forums of a console they dont actually OWN.
I have a PS3 dont have a 360(NOW RROD LOL)so I post on PS3 forums
I dont post on 360 or Wii forums. These Fanboy types just regurgitate
the same old B0LL0CK5 over & over but they can no longer say the PS3 has no games BUT now the HD-DVD fanboys say we only play GAMES lol.What every one should do if you think they are a FANBOY put them on IGNORE soon they will only be talking to each other then with a bit of luck
they will F*** OFF.

SEE POST 2 ZHUK fanboy post prime example!!!!!!!!!!!

Rob.

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predator - 759 days 22 hours ago

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Jinxstar- N4G guidelines state dont tamper with the title or story, the title and the description is from CVG i didnt do anything besides post, so i cant see where i can be getting called a fanboy when i didnt wright it, this is CVGs title and description, good contributers dont mess with the article they post it as it as, unlike some people on here.

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SlappyMcTaint - 759 days 19 hours ago

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1.13 - OH NOOOZE!

What ever am i to do?!?!?! maybe i'll just cry about it. Boo hooo, we won't get a game from Biosnot devs...

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Dante8205 - 759 days 13 hours ago

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1.14 - @SlappyMcTaint

....bro....grow up.

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Zhuk - 760 days 6 hours ago

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2k Boston realizes that the Xbox 360 is only capable of handling their masterpieces, the PS3 is only good for games like Lair and shovelware

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Douchebaggery - 760 days 6 hours ago

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2.1 - You could have done better Zhuk

Let's see how many people take the bait.

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Antan - 760 days 6 hours ago

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Shovelware.......is this anygood? Ive not seen it in any game shops? What sort of game is it? Is it like Warioware? Can you upgrade your shovel?

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Neurotoxin - 760 days 6 hours ago

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Everyone Knows to ignore Zhuk now ;), you cannot argue with misguided fanboys. Its like arguing with a stupid person, no matter how much you show them up they still believe they`re right.

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Bibto - 760 days 5 hours ago

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@Neurotoxin. I don't think Zhuk is a fanboy. He lacks the one thing fanboys have to much of. Passion.

All his posts sound like generic, passionless, PR statements. I'm starting to think that maybe he isn't even a person. I think he might be some A.I/PR program written by Microsoft to monitor internet forums.

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ravinash - 760 days 4 hours ago

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2.5 - I could have sworn that I took away one of thiis guys Bubble!

So how come he still has 5?

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gta_cb - 760 days 4 hours ago

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2.6 - @ ravinash

obviously because people are giving bubbles back to him.

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Leg-End - 760 days 4 hours ago

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2.7 - @ antan

i fully upgraded my shuvel. It's way better than yours and the game as a whole owns wario.

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Zhuk - 760 days 4 hours ago

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all my fans keep me well supplied with the bubbles I need. Thank you all for your continued support

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Rossi-4-Ever - 759 days 16 hours ago

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2.9 - F1 CE PS3 rumble and force feedback active now

Hi there i know its off topic but this amazing patch has totally transformed the best f1 game to ever come out on a console, now the game is so much better you can feel every bump and the force feedback has to be the best i have ever experianced.

I live in the UK and dont know if this patch is worldwide or not. Note this has nothing to do with the mirror patch and i can see no options to connect the psp as a wing mirror.

Just load the game up and it will tell you version 1.10 is ready to download, click on yes and enjoy the game, good time to buy a logitech wheel for your ps3. I have a driving force EX wheel and its perfect.

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD GUYS AND GALS, F1 IS GO GO GO!!!!!!!!!!

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Dante8205 - 759 days 13 hours ago

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2.10 - hahahahahahah

how sad is your life zhuk? your ignored by 150 people! i dont feel any need to comment any further..i just feel bad for you

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mighty_douche - 760 days 5 hours ago

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3 - another Unreal Engine game?

oh well if its just PC/360 then PC version for me. anyway, if its PC/360/PS3 it'll still be PC version for me. only one FPS for my playstation next year! well maybe 2 if Resistance 2 drops in 08.

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TheMART at Xboxkings - 760 days 5 hours ago

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Sounds logical that MS snatched it up. It has done a lot of hype, it's a great game, a sequel with multiplayer would be great!

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ravinash - 760 days 4 hours ago

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4.1 - That is true.

MS would be crazy to let this slip.

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shysun - 760 days 5 hours ago

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They just had the AD for PS3 jobs..... PS3 owners didn't run out and say.... NEW 2k game is PS3 exclusive, it didn't mention the 360 nor PC, WOOT!!!! So 360 owners, don't make yourselves look dumb!

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actas123 - 760 days 2 hours ago

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I actually do agree with you on that... I don't know how people nowadays make their conclusions? The article is just news that there is job opening and that is it

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Polluted - 759 days 19 hours ago

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I'm with you on that. I don't see why people are disagreeing. The exact same story was posted around 2 months ago. The only difference was that the job posting was for a PS3 programmer and instead of a 360 artist. Didn't see/hear anyone going off about how they were going PS3 exclusive at the time.

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Korosuke - 760 days 5 hours ago

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Irrational, I do want SWAT 5.

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Korosuke - 760 days 3 hours ago

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Wow, I got disagrees.
Don't you know the SWAT 4 by 2K Boston aka irrational ? It's a amazing game.
Bioshock is a great game but I like SWAT franchise more than Bioshock.

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allforcalisto - 760 days 5 hours ago

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7 - hmmmm

i dont think news like this should generate a flame war.
We all know microsoft is in bed with a lot of these western devs.
If you want mass effect buy a 360, if you want fable buy a 360, if you want alan wake buy a 360.

if you want FFXIII, MGs4, White knight story, Gran turismo, FFXIIIversus, the new Team Ico game buy a ps3. Interesting that this gen 360 vs PS3 is also West Vs East.

There's always titles like Killzone, LA noire(funded by sony originally) Jak and daxter, Heavy rain, god of war resistance, the new Rockstar games IP, getaway. And the thing about those titles is that they're all either 1st party or 2nd party exclusives. but really whenever i see these exclusivity debates it always turns into East vs west. Xbots could be in trouble if EA does gets mass effect off of Microsoft. Similar thing could happen if squeenix fall out of love with sony.

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actas123 - 760 days 2 hours ago

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According to your comment there are more games developed for the PS3 by western companies than eastern ones... doesn't that contradict your main point. Plus what is this West vs East thing going on with you, haven't you been to any sort of school, don't you know anything about business. These companies God is the Dollar.. They don't care who they dev for as long as it makes money...

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allforcalisto - 760 days 4 hours ago

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8.1 - ok i take it that you posted the second disagree

honestly why the need for fanboyish BS?

no one is whining, by the looks of the amount of posts regarding this story, no one seems to care.

Like i said in my post, if you want western 360 exclusives get a 360,
if you want eastern ps3 exclusives get a ps3.

ps Last remnant is multiplat

and i dont really think sony fanboys are gonna be losing much sleep over lost odyssey lol

lastly dont say "mass effect is not going multiplatform"...you'd probably be right if EA weren't so interested in making everything mulitplat since forever. Would EA really spend all that money on bioware and pandemic and not want to see a good financial return on their new franchises. Dont think like an xbot for a second. Imagine if Heavenly sword (also supposed to be a trilogy)was bought by EA, but sony had publishin rights to the first one. Wouldnt it make sense for EA to buy the publishing rights make the first game multiplatform so they make as much money from two different groups of consumers?

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Dante8205 - 759 days 13 hours ago

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8.3 - wow

way to make a list of games no one wants lol...dont even talk about games that are coming out bc microsoft doesnt have that big of a game plan...atleast compared to sony.

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allforcalisto - 760 days 4 hours ago

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9 - lol someone explain that disagree

what was there to disagree with? there wasn't flaming at any side. just an observation O.o

seriously some people would post a disagree to someone saying hello

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Neurotoxin - 760 days 4 hours ago

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Hello

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Neurotoxin - 760 days 4 hours ago

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LOL.... How obvious ;).

.....Although i tried to disagree with myself to be honest ;).

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TheMART at Xboxkings - 760 days 4 hours ago

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Hello 2nd

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allforcalisto - 760 days 4 hours ago

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10.1 - lol

explain why mgs2 sold 7 mill in comparison to what splinter cell sales...hell even mgs3 (3.8) mill is still higher than any splinter cell.
btw i love splinter cell (of what i've played of it).

and son west definitely does not own east.

the diversity of gaming that has come from the east hasn't been matched by us.

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The_Engineer - 760 days 4 hours ago

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11 - now I have seen it all

fanboys take a job listing and turn it into a console exclusive...LMAO

how do you know someone didn't leave and they are trying to fill the position?? RETARDS!!!!!

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Zhuk - 760 days 3 hours ago

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2k Boston wants to develop for the Xbox 360 on their own, simply because it is the most powerful and flexible games machine on the market with the possibility of the highest returns thanks to the incredible attach rate and the lower royalties on the Xbox 360 platform compared to the PS3 which has only stifled 3rd party development because of the prohibitive costs of developing for a console that is so badly designed coupled with Sony charging ridiculous royalty payments

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jctoyou - 760 days 2 hours ago

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good comment take notice predator!try finding something positive to post

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sajj316 - 760 days 4 hours ago

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12 - i wouldn't read much into this ...

A couple of possibilities

1. Lead platform is 360. Probably looking to ramp up artists.

2. Recently used artist got fired or left, and they are looking to replace him/her. Their focus might have been on the 360/Windows platform.

Unless 2K is crazy, I can't see another 360 game going exclusive. Of course MS can pay mucho money for it and then its a sealed deal. Not sure if this is a good thing for 2K since they are pigeon holing themselves to be MS developers and not even owned by Microsoft. Bizzare learned, Bungie wanted independance, and Epic went 'thanks MS and spending another billion and taking our suggestion of 512 MB of RAM, but we're going to get UT 3 on the PS3 first'.

Things you'll see in 08...

Bioshock announced for the PS3. Bioshoc 2 announced as a multi-platform title. Bank on it.

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