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Sony: MAG only possible on PS3

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) hardware marketing boss John Koller has told VG247 that upcoming online shooter MAG is only possible on PlayStation 3.

“If you look at that competitively, it’s something that’s only possible on PS3. The processor speed, the ability of PS3 to showcase 256 players at any given time, and their actions.” said Koller at the GDC last week.

“It’s basically like an iteration of SOCOM, where you’re maybe commanding the SEALs, and someone else has the Rangers, and the Green Berets, and so on,” he added.

MAG was originally revealed at E3 2008 and has the distinct honour of being the first console title to include up to 256 players on screen. It will be interesting to see how the game pans out once it is released, and you can be sure that PlayStation Universe be watching it closely.

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  1. Grillrd

    • 6:58am EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    it would be neat if Sony gave us some more info on the game

  2. higgos22

    • 6:59am EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    this game is going to be very good i recomend sony making this a bundle with ps3 offer and im pretty sure it wont lag but when i told my friends who were xbox 360 fanboys they were like sony r trying to make a game with like 100 players online and i go no its 256 and they r like yeh thats gonna lag so much so when it comes out and doesnt lag im gonna rub it in so hard

  3. teckk

    • 7:03am EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    @ 2 samehere my friends are freakn tools...

  4. supamariobrotha

    • 7:14am EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    i cant wait for this playstation is just killing the competition with all these triple A exclusives

  5. higgos22

    • 7:27am EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    @3 tell me about it

    and @ 4 yeh great lineup this yr feels good to to have supported the console that was gonna win just took some time but after this yr xbox shouldnt have much on its side

  6. hellghan666

    • 7:46am EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    yeha.... like kill zone 2 and uncharthed 2 mgs4 only possible in p3 no doubts this.

    acording of xbots is possible in 360fix me in 1 dvd 9g.b butttttt its not  true...... :(

  7. Nunalho

    • 7:49am EDT - April 3rd, 2009

  8. Endless_Echo

    • 9:17am EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    This is gonna be an early 2010 release, I can tell.

  9. commodore89

    • 10:29am EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    I read somehwere they MIGHT charge to play this game for better servers because of all the players. .it wouldnt be a [problem. .just thinking of 256 players on screen gets me amped  :)

  10. dsluckay

    • 11:13am EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    256?

    whoa that would be Sweet!

  11. Kostchtchie

    • 11:22am EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    i hope they can pull it off, like few people said this game needs to be bundled with ps3 and mics and advertised to the fullest...if they do this and the game does work they have another great exclusive on there hands....

  12. NitroMikeo

    • 12:01pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    They said that about Socom, but Socom could easily be on the 360. Easily.

  13. ryuken

    • 12:41pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    256 huh? wow the maps must be huuge.   PS3 rules

  14. Lefein

    • 12:55pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    If they are talking the game up like this, I guess they will have more to show us at E3.

  15. pizzamonkio

    • 12:58pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    Meh thats what they say about all thier exclusive titles. Its called marketing.

  16. claud3

    • 1:19pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    cool, And more info would be good

  17. iHustle-

    • 1:23pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

  18. younglj01

    • 1:49pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    Damn finally more news about this game.I have been waitin ever since last year for more news about M.A.G.If this game live up to what they said its going 2 do then SONY is about to change tha world of gaming with just one game. SONY YOU WILL HAVE MY MONEY 4 THA REST OF MY LIFE UNTIL YOU LET ME DOWN AND THAT HAVENT HAPPEN YET.

  19. Arnekun

    • 2:36pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

  20. DayWalker

    • 2:39pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

     I would wait and see how the game turns out before boasting this...

  21. smokey204

    • 2:51pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

  22. terminator12259

    • 3:23pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    i cant wait for this game it is going to be amazing.  i wish they would release so game play footage though

  23. Phantasmn

    • 3:26pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

     Give us some info on this game Zipper. Give us a bone already!

  24. radgamer420

    • 3:43pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    LOL More Sony PR. They say that about all their games. What a joke. Anyway it should be a fun game.

  25. The_Sacred_Fire2009

    • 4:12pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    This is gonna Kick any 360 game that comes out azz. This will be immense, it would be great if it runs at full 1080p

  26. Oatmeal

    • 4:23pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

     it all depen as long as the graphs is as good as killzones 2 wit 256 players then i would say it maybe tru.

  27. MarcRecon

    • 4:36pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    I love Sony "BUT" every time they open their mouth regarding issues like this....it usually comes back to bite them in the....

  28. DBZ0wnz

    • 6:13pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    Sweet!

  29. TekkenLord

    • 7:09pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    E3 going to be sweet this year

  30. existenz1

    • 7:18pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    while it may be technically impressive, what the heck are 256 people on screen going to do

  31. say_what

    • 7:27pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    going to buy it

  32. A-HAAA

    • 8:09pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    no duh you see how many disc there are for final fantasy like 5 so the xbox would get the red ring of death if you evn put this game in there lol

  33. Farseye

    • 8:29pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

    This game is going to get an award for Biggest Console Lag Of All Time. 

  34. keefy

    • 8:51pm EDT - April 3rd, 2009

  35. SamLong559

    • 12:58am EDT - April 4th, 2009

    will it be first person or third person?

  36. -Raven

    • 9:35am EDT - April 4th, 2009

    First party Sony development team <333

  37. RallenR87

    • 10:56am EDT - April 4th, 2009

    256 players in one game sounds great but is it really gonna work? if it does then this could be a must have for ps3

  38. r_e_f_l_e_x

    • 11:19am EDT - April 4th, 2009

    it is gonna be 3rd person dudes, i need me some more socom after slant 6 failed so hard...

  39. Y_Dawg

    • 3:35pm EDT - April 4th, 2009

    The rankin system better b complex. Ithink thats where KZ2 failed, I know there r ribbons etc but a more indepth ranking wud of made it a tad slightly better. Also MAG better have proper character customization cause that will ROCK... Lol allow me to even put my face in the game like vegas did LOL. Im gnna av 2 buy R6V2 again

  40. RogurtNChzz

    • 1:35pm EDT - April 5th, 2009

    cant w8 for this game! it sounds so cool! i meah, 256 players!!!!! HOLY @#$% !!!!

  41. silentmemory

    • 9:01pm EDT - April 16th, 2009

    test 

  42. chargerwr

    • 1:57pm EDT - August 20th, 2009

    hopefully this will be something comparable to halo ps3 needs a big game like that

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