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E3 07: Unreal Tournament 3 and Haze Exclusively on PS3 Console for 2007

Fans looking to play the next entry in Epic Games' multiplayer shooter series will need to wait until 2008, unless they own a PlayStation 3.
Nick Breckon
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Console fans looking to play the next entry in Epic Games' multiplayer shooter series will need to wait until 2008, unless they own a PlayStation 3.

During Sony's E3 press event this morning, the company announced that both Epic's Unreal Tournament 3 (PC, PS3, X360) and Free Radical Design's shooter Haze will be console exclusives on the PlayStation 3 this year. The two titles will be debuting on the system this November. The exclusivity does not apply to the PC, as Unreal Tournament 3 will be released concurrently on the PS3 and PC.

In regards to the deal, Epic's Mark Rein was adamant that no back-alley deals were stuck with Sony to secure the release of Unreal Tournament 3 the PS3 ahead of the Xbox 360 version.

"There's nothing sinister about it. It's just the PS3 and PC version of the games are compatible, because Sony has an open-source platform," Rein said, according to Gamespot.

SCEA also announced a deal with both Midway and Epic to optimize the Unreal Engine 3 for use on the PlayStation 3. The agreement will affect all games in development that use the engine.

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  • High-g legacy 10 years
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    July 11, 2007 12:50 PM

    http://e3.gamespot.com/story.html?sid=6174170&tag=latestnews;title;1
    "Unreal Tournament III will be exclusive to the PS3 AND PC when it is released later this year", so it's not only PS3-exclusive.

    • pyide legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      July 11, 2007 1:32 PM

      most console folk don't count PC when talking about their 'exclusives'

      are you new to gaming? :O

      • Hatta legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        July 11, 2007 1:36 PM

        I, too, was afraid it was completely PS3 exclusive.

      • pyide legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        July 11, 2007 1:38 PM

        i hope that didn't come off as mean! i guess some people may not have been exposed to this practice before.

      • High-g legacy 10 years
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        July 11, 2007 2:04 PM

        No, I am not, however the whole news article did sound very misleading to me (and to other people as well, judging by some posters in official Epic forums) before it was edited (after my first post was made).

    • chazums legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      July 12, 2007 2:01 AM

      It's not exclusive at all. It's just premiering in the PS3. This exclusive shit is pissing me off.

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