Midway: PS3 Area 51 online features limited
- Posted October 23rd, 2007 at 06:29 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Midway has let slip that the online features included in the PlayStation 3 version of Blacksite: Area 51 will be somewhat limited compared to its Xbox 360 counterpart.
As reported by IGN, the Xbox 360 version allows users to compete in both ranked and unranked matches, and features full voice support for quick and instant communication between each player.
However, the company this week announced that the PS3 version would not include all of the above. "Basically, the PS3 supports the ability to host, search, and join - that's it. All of the other functionality did not make it to PS3: ranked / leader boards, match making, voice chat, private slots, etc.", a Midway representative stated.
Blacksite: Area 51 will be released on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC in North America on November 5, with a European release arriving slightly earlier on October 26.
Source: PS3fanboy
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KingMario5 |
KingMario5- 6:51am BST - October 23rd, 2007
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Yea Blacksite is one i hav had my eye on i cant wait for it to come out
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MatrixSixaxis
- 6:54am BST - October 23rd, 2007
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Will there be a patch for this on PSN in the future?????????????
This is disappointing news for PS3 owners. What is the point of releasing inferior versions of the games on close equivalent platforms! This is a job not well done! I'm sure a bit more time would've fixed up the problem, but I guess Midway didn't the patience or they were pushed to release it quicker?!? Meh!!
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Paranoimia |
Paranoimia- 7:52am BST - October 23rd, 2007
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Well, I was looking at getting this, but not now! I completely agree with Zaku - Resistance, a launch title, had these features; other new titles are including them.
Since we know that the machine is more than capable (40-player online Resistance WITH these features), there are only 2 reasons for them to be excluded: (1) Lazy developers, or (2) inept programmers.
Way to kill your sales, Midway! You will NOT be getting any of my cash!
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snake_eater |
MetalGearHMN- 7:59am BST - October 23rd, 2007
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f**k midway, go make some crappy mortal kombat games you tards
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The Cleaner
- 8:00am BST - October 23rd, 2007
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Oh what a surprise... Limited Online, cut down version, gimped frame rates, sloppy ports, delayed or out right cancelled... it's just a surprise we are getting anything at all really. Lovely. The most expensive console and we get cold left overs.
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dfontes1188 |
dfontes1188- 8:12am BST - October 23rd, 2007
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WE SHOULD ALL START A PETITION ON WHO WILL NOT BE BUYING THIS GAME! There is absolutley NO reason why this should be happening. It goes to show you how much Midway really cares about the PlayStation customers. Let's show how much we don't care about them by starting a petition.
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funkybudda |
funkybudda- 8:38am BST - October 23rd, 2007
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another port for true PS3 owners to NOT support, f*uck em'
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D3v1lwqer23 |
TasteLikeBurning- 9:54am BST - October 23rd, 2007
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So what exactly is my motivation to give Midway money for a half assed multiplayer setup? Oh and a half assed shooter based on a very good film (Stranglehold, The demo sucked IMO)
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RagingStorm |
RagingStormX- 10:41am BST - October 23rd, 2007
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No issue for me...the only FPS next on my list are COD4, Haze, KZ2 and Turok.
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se7enthsign |
Se7enthSign- 10:50am BST - October 23rd, 2007
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At some point, you have to wonder if maybe it's not the developers, but the platform. Everybody didn't just forget how to make games. Maybe the PS3 is permanently gimped and the 360 is the better option outright
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The Cleaner
- 11:01am BST - October 23rd, 2007
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Se7enthsign - No I dont believe that.
PS3 and Xbox360 should be each getting a fair share of titles. There is absolutely nothing wrong with PS3 hardware - I think it's a relationship issue with Sony being locked out by the publishers for some reason. It's also a money thing with publishers looking at short term profit and are unwilling to take risks on the third place platform.
The problem is that even if Sony can somehow turn things around next year and sells 20 million consoles - by the time developers & their publishers then approave new PS3 projects it will be 2010 before we actually see the resulting games. Sony may have left their run a bit late I think. Last Christmas was very important, and this Christmas is probably make or break now.
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chilledbreeze7
- 11:47am BST - October 23rd, 2007
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Glad I read this article, now I definatley wont buy it! And I'll advise all my PS3 buddies to steer clear of it also!.....in fact I think all PS3 owners should't buy this title to teach them a lesson!
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Mattchewie |
Mattchewie- 11:57am BST - October 23rd, 2007
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looks like my "got to have list" just got shorter by one game.
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selfish
- 12:02pm BST - October 23rd, 2007
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When will these companies learn that when you gimp a game on one console and give all the features to the other you lose sales on that gimped version period. You (devs) complain about development cost being too high and then you give people halfed assed versions? We have a saying where I'm from "Go hard or go home" which means put your all into it or don't do it at all. This is really beginning to piss most folks off and $60 is not something that you just throw away anymore and these devs need to know that. I'm through ranting......for now!
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DeadOnArrival06 |
DeadOnArrival06- 1:23pm BST - October 23rd, 2007
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Midway really hates Playstation 3. Playstation itself did so much for the Company too, I guess they'll become the next Capcom when it comes to the PS3. After I pick up Stranglehold (whenever it'll come out) The only Midway games I'll pick up are Unreal Tournament and The New Mortal Kombat.
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TheRizeofWar
- 1:50pm BST - October 23rd, 2007
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I DID want this game. Not anymore. Half the fun of playing online is talking between eachother and cordinating attacks and whatnot. So forget this. Whats the point.
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Psydistix
- 2:19pm BST - October 23rd, 2007
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First they not only fail to release a PS3 version of Mortal kombat Armageddon, that would have allowed them to include(trademark fatalities, babalities, brutalities, animalities, friendships and a potential three on three type Armageddon feel as the PS3 supports more than six controllers). Then they include Motor Kombat in the PS2 version rather than signature fatalities. Then, they let it get out that PS3 gamers could face PC gamers in Unreal Tournament III, don't deny it immediately, and then announce that it won't be included in the game, only a few months before it was supposed to be released. Next, they delay the release into a possible 2008. Now they are not including functions of online in the PS3 version of this game that a launch title apparently has been able to include.There comes a point and time when developers need to spend less time complaining about the PS3 install base and more time on the games that would aid the install base.
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Vaughn |
undacovabrothe- 2:28pm BST - October 23rd, 2007
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Initially I didnt think this game was going to be good espicially compared to the competition this just helped my decision on not supporting this game point blank. UT3 I will still get ofc, but thats it stranglehold is crappy and I hope UT3 will not be the same case.
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Muzikguy |
Muzikguy- 3:03pm BST - October 23rd, 2007
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-Zaku- : In Resistance you can't search and join games. It throws you into them. The rest I agree with. There is no reason why this game can't have these features. Warhawk has them. R6V didn't have the search deal either. What's going on??? Hopefully Haze, COD4, and Army of Two will have it. I guess I won't be getting Blacksite after all.
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Ishimaru Kaito |
Kasu- 3:58pm BST - October 23rd, 2007
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i kinda don't want this game anymore after hearing this crap, what are the devs thinking make them equal foir christ sakes
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Soviet-Messiah |
Soviet-Messiah- 4:10pm BST - October 23rd, 2007
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WAIT A MINUTE, wait a godd**M minute! Everyone is agreeing with me that there are only two reasons for this: Laziness or ineptitude, either of which is going to swerve everyone away from this "product", but the real point is: didnt this m**therf**er cost MILLIONS to develop? So WHY, WHY, WHY in the f**k would you release a version that is GAURANTEED to sell horribly? And that you INTENTIONALLY cripple? I cant understand this! If these games are so expensive to make, then WHY would you have some smart-aleck little PR punk come out and say ""Basically, the PS3 supports the ability to host, search, and join - that's it. All of the other functionality did not make it to PS3: ranked / leader boards, match making, voice chat, private slots, etc."?????!!!!!! Look at how they said it! They dont even CARE! They could not give two sh**s less about the PS3 version. Any publisher this retarded can join EA in the list of publishers I NEVER buy. Looks like it is up to Ubisoft AGAIN to save all us PS3 gamers (Assasins Creed, GRAW 2, Rainbow Vegas)
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hindahouse |
hindahouse- 4:57pm BST - October 23rd, 2007
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well to be honest if you watch the videos of this gmae, the are exactly the same as resiatnce anyway, so just wait for resiatnce 2, and 3:D
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Dathrill2398 |
Dathrill23- 6:42pm BST - October 23rd, 2007
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this is a damn shame. I won't even rent the game now and Midway won't get another dime from me...EVER. I probably wouldn't have bought this game anyway, but would've bought Stranglehold, or Mortal Kombat. I'm not gonna change that to Uncharted and Tekken. Done with Midway
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NDGO |
ndgo- 8:52pm BST - October 23rd, 2007
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The thing that gets me is that they have yet to say why this is. which leads to them being labled as a half @## company. this is not a bad point on the PS3 this is a bad point to Midway. even 360 fans should be shocked to hear this news. its one thing for them to say its not as shiny or pretty as the 360 version but to hack it up like this is bull when even microsoft knows that every thing that will be on the 360 version is possible on the PS3 version. this is either them being lazy, or them waiting to the last min to work on the PS3 version and still wanting it to be released simultaneously. PS3's install base may not be the biggest but they are still losing out on millions. They would do better delaying it.
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alchemyuser1 |
alchemyuser1- 9:50pm BST - October 23rd, 2007
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hey every1 with a psu account post on this page
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InfernoReaper |
GrimDarkling- 2:43am BST - October 24th, 2007
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@ dfontes1188: Please, don't embarass yourself like the people who made the DMC4 petition. This game isn't worth its weight now.
Cleaner said it the best. This is complete bull f**king sh!t. If I didn't believe Midway is just lazy, I'd say they're getting a cut from a certain company...
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gameoholic |
Demented007- 3:12am BST - October 24th, 2007
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Im only buying it for single player then. I think MS paid them, frikin losers!
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