BioShock for the PS3 Confirmed, Yet Again?

  • Posted August 21st, 2007 at 15:38 EDT by
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According to a config.ini log taken directly from the source of the BioShock PC demo, it appears once and for all this game is coming to PS3.

The file is located at the following filepath for the game:

Program Files/2k Game/Bioshock demo/Content/config.ini

[Console]
Console (XBox360, PS3) specific settings
StreamingDynamicFloatingLimit:
If this is a positive number, then instead of using the fixed per-level
limits, the StreamingDynamic resource will use as much memory as is
available as long as the total memory allocated by the game is less than
the specified number. In other words, StreamingDynamic will grow and
shrink to fit to the available memory instead of being locked to a fixed
budget StreamingDynamicFloatingLimit=500

Clearly 2K Games would be in serious fog if they were to pull out a "no comment" card here, or a typical "this was a mistake," because clearly, all the evidence points to BioShock hitting the PlayStation 3 console in the Spring of 2008, perhaps even sooner.

Keep your eyes on PSU for more BioShock on the PlayStation 3 information. We think you'll be seeing it soon enough.

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  1. dtx01 | uncle_kramer

    • 3:40pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 1

    played demo last night for pc. looks pretty cool. didnt get far though. felt sick so i went to bed.

  2. HalfLifeDev

    • 3:42pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 2

    It's clearly in simultaneous development. No ports! =)

  3. KHkid365

    • 3:48pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 3

    Awsome! Hope this comes true the game looks awsome and this would be a HUGE loss for the 360

  4. EVILEMPIRE | EVILEMPIRE951

    • 3:50pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 4

    Sweet n then the xbox haters saying what?

  5. SolsticeZero | SolsticeZero

    • 3:51pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 5

    And since it uses the Unreal 3 engine, which was mostly developed on the cell processor, it should run better on the PS3 than the 360

  6. DeadOnArrival06 | DeadOnArrival06

    • 3:56pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 6

    sonofab!tch! I just picked this game up! Why couldn't this post have happened yesterday? I would've waited until it came out for the PS3.

  7. dman0112001

    • 3:57pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 7

    this is real good

  8. Alti | Alti

    • 4:04pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 8

    I will die happy if this game comes to the ps3..

  9. Heppy_2oo6 | HeppyYDT1

    • 4:23pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 9

    great this was the only makin me really consider buying a 360:Oso if it does all i'll need is a ps3 and a copy of the game:d

  10. Phantasmn | PHANTASMN707

    • 4:31pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 10

    I wouldn't be surprised if this does go to the PS3 also, especially with Take Two in financial trouble since Manhunt got blocked and GTA IV got delayed.

  11. Babiloo | XavierHarkonnen

    • 4:38pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 11

    thatd be pretty sweet take an exclusive away from ms for a change :P

  12. Ill_Omen17 | Ill_Omen17

    • 4:46pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 12

    awesome this wuokd be a great addition to the ps3's library

  13. T-Mac#1 | Linkin Mac

    • 4:49pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 13

    YAY!!! and i was about to buy a 360...no joke...still am,halo!(srry)

  14. ChocolateBuddy | JWdarkn3ss

    • 4:56pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 14

    yes. this game will  rock!

  15. Blu-Ray

    • 4:56pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 15

    Thank you! I wont need to buy an XBo360 now since it'll be coming to the PS3. Nice.

  16. Dogswithguns | Dogswithguns

    • 5:07pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 16

    Alrite! I was gonna get it for my PC, now I wont, Im getting it for my PS3 - alrite alrite!

  17. shaka | Shaka

    • 5:11pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 17

    Cant say i didnt see this coming.

  18. gingo | gingo

    • 5:14pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 18

    psn id: gingo... wow i think this game looks class but i hope it's not a crap port or i will be extremely angry

  19. Monroy16

    • 5:18pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 19

    does any one know where i can download the pc demo?

  21. Morpheus | uncle_kramer

    • 5:46pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 21

    I personally couldn't care less whether this comes to PS3 but just to reaffirm why we are confident in this - the PS3 Version was subtly hinted to us to be in the works by a senior programmer back at GDC 07. Since then we have had numerous industry figures add validity to this rumor. The game was originally multi platform, and Kevine Levine, when asked did not quash the possibility.  From where we stand we are confident the game is in development for PS3 and the usual word games are going on, meaning they will announce it when they are ready to announce it and it probably won't be announced for a quite a while – to allow the 360 to get the “exclusivity period” they paid for.  That's all I know. I'm not fussed if I'm wrong, but that's they way things look from where I'm standing.

  22. C64isStillTheBest

    • 6:15pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 22

    Thanks for the update, Morpheus.  This should shut up some 360 fanboys.  BTW I'm playing System Shock 2 right now.  Great game, even for a 1999 title.

  23. Dark_falcon115

    • 6:22pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 23

    thats weird, but cool if it's coming to PS3 just please don't turn this into another MGS4 thing with fanboys flinging feaces at each other.

  24. tabular

    • 7:35pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 24

    I wonder if this notation is automatically generated by the unreal engine - as opposed to the Dev team. That would kill all credibility of this rumor unfortunately. If it is true however (and sooner or later it will be) I expect a better version than on 360. Yeah!

  25. GThugATRON

    • 8:28pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 25

    Well we need something to play with warhawk and lair sucking so hard.  Just a shame it won't be for a while.  I'd rather have Ninja Gaiden 2 over BioShock any day though I hear thats only a timed exclusive to combat the poor sales it would get in Japan on 360.

  26. FlameDragoon

    • 9:46pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 26

    Good to see PS3 stealing an exclusive this time. Take that M$!

  27. stennex | stennex

    • 11:10pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 27

    LOL. Bioshock on PS3 now dats what i am talking about. Some sixaxis gameplay should do the trick.

  28. tabular

    • 11:35pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 28

    "with warhawk and lair sucking so hard" What are you smoking?

  29. MustangCrazy

    • 11:46pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 29

    sorry what did u say about Lair and Warhawk sucking so bad, so u must have the final copy hey off both? ya budy keep smoking ur crack

  30. tabular

    • 11:47pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 30

    Thats the spirit GThugATRON! Your check is in the mail. P.S next time don't overdo it.

  31. Lp47PS3 | Lp47

    • 11:50pm BST - August 21st, 2007
    • 31

    Ive always wanted Bioshock on the PS3. As anyone can see it got very high ratings and i want to play it! even though its only on 360. dam 360. This will be a smart move for Take Two financially. They would make alot of money from PS3 owners. Also maybe since Rockstar is partering with Sony for a Ps3 exclusive. Maybe Rockstars good friends ( TAKE TWO ) are going to give some love to Sony and let Bioshock go multiplat.

  32. PS3-The Ultimate Machine

    • 11:43am BST - August 22nd, 2007
    • 32

    Ppl,it was initially a multi-plat title,so do you think they are going to let all that hard work for the ps3 version go to waste.M$ probably made a deal like keeping it timed-exclusive and dropped the $$$ for 2k to not specify that it will indeed be coming to ps3.

  33. djrussell | djrussell89

    • 12:59am BST - August 23rd, 2007
    • 33

    Just saw the review for the 360 version on GameTrailers and maaaaaan this looks cool. I'll definately be buying it if it hits the PS3 for sure.

  34. peeS3rulz

    • 1:46pm BST - August 23rd, 2007
    • 34

    a sweet. sloppy seconds.

  35. GThugATRON

    • 3:57am BST - August 25th, 2007
    • 35

    Bioshock lead designer Ken Levine has dismissed rumors of Bioshock being released on the PS3 by promising that there is no secret PS3 development going on behind the scenes and the team is in an exclusive deal with Microsoft and Xbox 360 regarding Bioshock.

    quote:

    Then there is the lingering question of the rumored PS3 version of BioShock found in the PC code. Levine responds quite clearly, "I promise you, there is no secret plan about the PS3 that we're keeping from people. There's no PS3 development going on that we're hiding. There's lots of stuff that gets into game code, plans change over time and we got an exclusive deal with Microsoft ... that's not a Rosetta Stone discovery."
    Source: Joystiq

  36. The Cleaner

    • 12:54pm BST - September 19th, 2007
    • 36

    I'm 75% of the way through this game (Im playing it on my PC) and it is awesome. Easily a top 10 if not #1 game of all time.

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