Rumor: Assassin's Creed III to Feature 60 Minutes of PS3-Exclusive Gameplay
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Aren't Ubisoft French, and weren't the last few games primarily developed in Canada?Dumoras said:
I'm not really disagreeing with the thrust of the point, but still.
It's a risk, sure, but I doubt even the most rabid of console war veteran cares that much about a measly hour of missions that were probably cut from the game because they weren't good enough. They'll probably still spit venom on the message boards about hating Sony, but then go out and buy the game on the 360 anywayJ Tyran said:
True. It's usually the PS3 crowd that draws the short straw on these deals anyway. Interesting to see it might be different for a change.Fappy said:
I would go "Oooh, whoop-di-do! An extra hour!" but for most games nowadays that's probably quite a substantial amount.
Makes a change that it is the PS3 that gets it instead as well.
Makes a change that it is the PS3 that gets it instead as well.
Maybe it's a pre-emptive apology for the nearly inevitable launch day bugs on the PS3. So many multi-platform games are unplayable on PS3 at release and don't get patched to run properly for a couple weeks, so they're saying, "Once it finally works, you'll get these bonus missions to make up for it."
I know quite a few people with both consoles myself included and as I don't really have a preferred option in this case I will get the PS3 version but if the Xbox one is better I get that there clearly is a large enough install base with both consoles otherwise this stuff wouldn't happen.SonicWaffle said:
Funny, what I hear quite a lot is that so many AAA titles are too big! Anything by Bioware, Obsidian or Bethesda is probably going to soak up some serious hours, though perhaps that's just bias on my part - I can't afford many games so I tend to buy ones I know I'll get my moneys worth fromAndy Shandy said:
To be fair I probably should've qualified that statement with "outside RPGs" =PSonicWaffle said:Funny, what I hear quite a lot is that so many AAA titles are too big! Anything by Bioware, Obsidian or Bethesda is probably going to soak up some serious hours, though perhaps that's just bias on my part - I can't afford many games so I tend to buy ones I know I'll get my moneys worth fromAndy Shandy said:
True, true. Sometimes you get other stuff that's a real long-runner, though - something like a GTA game is going to give you a lot of bang for your buck. I still remember how angry I was when I played the Godfather 2 and finished it in just over 10 hours. Even though it was shitAndy Shandy said:To be fair I probably should've qualified that statement with "outside RPGs" =PSonicWaffle said:Funny, what I hear quite a lot is that so many AAA titles are too big! Anything by Bioware, Obsidian or Bethesda is probably going to soak up some serious hours, though perhaps that's just bias on my part - I can't afford many games so I tend to buy ones I know I'll get my moneys worth fromAndy Shandy said:
I played through the first game, a 30-odd hour job, at least 3 times. The second I finished in two days then immediately sold. I dunno, I suppose I just feel like if I'm paying out forty notes for a game, it had bloody well better last me a while. That's a lot of cash, after all.
I'm a 360 user, and I won't complain about PS3 users getting exclusive content, because it's a problem on both sides. I'd love to play Heavy Rain and Uncharted, but it's not worth saving my already meagre wage for a PS3 for. However, we Xbox owners get Halo and Gears of War, among various others, not to mention quite a few exclusive indie titles that are pretty damn awesome yet can't be released on PSN due to Microsoft's unfiar strongarming. I won't defend, nor bash, either side there.Fappy said:In before the irony of 360 users complaining about PS3 getting exclusive content. Seriously though, to both sides: some consoles get exclusive deals.
But what I will complain about is the fact that there are exclusive content missions in a game that's part of a franchise that has always been equal for both PS3 and Xbox 360 users. It's simply unfair that either side should get exclusive content at the expense of the other, regardless of what side we're dealing with.
My hope here is that either this is false information, or it's temporarily exclusive and will eventually get released (ideally free, but my hopes aren't high there) as DLC for the other console. That would certainly soften the blow, and be much fairer to everyone if the content will be made available to all in the long run, rather than just those who happen to own the 'correct' console.
There are worse things in this world than missing out on one hour of gameplay what is at least a 20 hour game. (It better be at least 20 hours.)
A whole entire 'nother hour? FDGDFS WHERE'S MY WALLET?!
Likewise I wouldn't care if the PC version had bonus stuff, or even less stuff than any console. That'll be the version I'm getting.
Dead Rising, Grand Theft Auto SA, Soul Calibur and Crimson Skies made me buy an Xbox. So far nothing has made me want a 360 or PS3.
This. The PS3 or 360 version could dispense hookers, weed and Doritos and I still won't buy either version, because I don't have or want either console.Fappy said:In before the irony of 360 users complaining about PS3 getting exclusive content. Seriously though, to both sides: some consoles get exclusive deals.
Likewise I wouldn't care if the PC version had bonus stuff, or even less stuff than any console. That'll be the version I'm getting.
Dead Rising, Grand Theft Auto SA, Soul Calibur and Crimson Skies made me buy an Xbox. So far nothing has made me want a 360 or PS3.
Yay Ubisoft still doesn't like PC gamers
/sarcasm
I'm still waiting for my Ghost Recon: Future Soldier to be patched to the point of working properly. =_=
What did we do to you Ubisoft?
/sarcasm
I'm still waiting for my Ghost Recon: Future Soldier to be patched to the point of working properly. =_=
What did we do to you Ubisoft?
Well, I can't say I'm too disappointed, even as a 360 user, simply because this game looks so incredible that I doubt I will feel short-changed by a single hour of content.
However, this seems entirely pointless to me. Ask yourself, what is the purpose of platform-exclusive content and games? To get more people to buy a certain console! Games like Uncharted and InFamous certainly draw appeal to the PS3, just as Halo and Gears do the same for the 360.
But an hour of extra content on a multi-platform game? Hardly worth squat.
Seems more like an attempt to suck up to the PS3 crowd. For what purpose? Let's just say that I hope, for the PS3 player's sake, this isn't compensating for shortcomings Ubisoft is predicting for the PS3 version.
However, this seems entirely pointless to me. Ask yourself, what is the purpose of platform-exclusive content and games? To get more people to buy a certain console! Games like Uncharted and InFamous certainly draw appeal to the PS3, just as Halo and Gears do the same for the 360.
But an hour of extra content on a multi-platform game? Hardly worth squat.
Seems more like an attempt to suck up to the PS3 crowd. For what purpose? Let's just say that I hope, for the PS3 player's sake, this isn't compensating for shortcomings Ubisoft is predicting for the PS3 version.
wrong, it'll be an hour of gameplay that is still part of the story, but not important enough to make you not understand what just happened, so it can be removed and sold separately.SonicWaffle said: