Mercenaries 2 for 360, more from Pandemic [update 2]
by Richard Mitchell 
{ Jan 18th 2007 at 5:15PM }
Update 2: IGN has revised the paragraph again, and has reinserted the phrase claiming the title is coming to both PS3 and Xbox 360. What's going on over there?
Update 1: Looks like someone at IGN spoke a little too soon. The paragraph claiming that Mercenaries 2 is coming to the Xbox 360 has been removed.
After noticing some 360 peripherals in the latest Pandemic developer video, many were led to believe that Mercenaries 2 was headed to the Xbox 360. Pandemic hasn't been shy about the possibility, but as yet no official announcements have been made. We're not sure if this is official, but IGN has now stated that the game is definitely headed to the Xbox 360. The remark is located at the tail end of an interview with Pandemic: "Keep an eye out for [Pandemic's] next release, Mercenaries 2, coming to Xbox 360 and PS3, as well as some cool announcements in the coming months." IGN may have made a mistake there, but we doubt it. So there you have it, it looks like Mercenaries 2 is definitely headed to our favorite curvy, white box.
The interview itself is actually pretty interesting, too. The subject is the importance -- or lack thereof -- of graphics in new gen games. 360 fanboys will quickly zero in on a quote concerning the PS3 vs. the Xbox 360. Coming from Pandemic's Morgan Jaffit, "If you look at the on-paper specs, the PS3 doesn't have this mythical, untapped reservoir of power. There's been a lot of talk about that, but it doesn't seem to be there." He does, however, go on to say that it's possible that the PS3 may eventually have an advantage (apparently he didn't talk to Mr. Gates)
But let's not dwell on fanboy bickering. The important thing is that Mercenaries 2 is coming to 360. It's Mercenaries 2! Hooray, Mercenaries 2!
[Thanks, Ricardo]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Shroom @ Jan 18th 2007 6:48PM
Well, I don't see it anymore. They must have edited it out. It should come to the 360 though, The last one was great on both Xbox and PS2.
Les Doodis @ Jan 18th 2007 7:46PM
Yes, seems strange that they edited that part out. However, it's still pretty obvious from the following quote in the article that the game is being developed for both PS3 and Xbox 360:
"Likewise, if we were to do an Xbox 360 title then we would want to make it as strong graphically as a 360 title can be. But we'd also want to make it something that could easily be ported to the PS3, and vice versa. In our perspective those are very similarly linked SKUs. Particularly when you're looking at a game with a 15 million dollar budget, we would want to be able to make it work on both."
J Willis @ Jan 18th 2007 10:35PM
Are you kidding me? This is journalism? At least put a question mark in the title.
"Keep an eye out for [Pandemic's] next release, Mercenaries 2, coming to Xbox 360 and PS3, as well as some cool announcements in the coming months." IGN may have made a mistake there, but we doubt it. So there you have it, it looks like Mercenaries 2 is definitely headed to our favorite curvy, white box"
So...."IGN may have made a mistake"...you "doubt it"...and now Mercs 2 is "definitely" coming to the XBOX 360. Yes, the chances are high and I for one would be thrilled. I'm looking more forward to that game than GTA IV BUT...you don't have the facts to back up your statements. Just seems like a cheap way to drive traffic to the site.
Toph @ Jan 18th 2007 9:23PM
I absolutely loved the original... let's hope that Mercenaries 2 is indeed coming to the 360, and that it'll be even better than the first. :D
Abe Froman @ Jan 18th 2007 10:01PM
"IGN may have made a mistake there, but we doubt it. So there you have it, it looks like Mercenaries 2 is definitely headed to our favorite curvy, white box."
Wow, that's quite a jump, from "may" and "doubt" to "definitely".
Even if it does come out for the 360, who's to say that the PS3 has exclusivity for the first x amount of months?
I'll wait for more official word than this news, errr I mean, conjecture.
Matt @ Jan 19th 2007 3:38AM
Theoretically (and on-paper) the Playstation 3 has a potential for roughly 5% better graphics performance (leading to slightly graphically superior games). With that being said, the Playstation 3 in it's currently marketed form is an over-priced, under-performing pile of expensive metal and plastic garbage. :)
Joe @ Jan 19th 2007 4:45AM
I think Mercenaries 2 would be amazing on Xbox 360. Xbox Live play would blow me away!
Paul @ Jan 19th 2007 9:05AM
I guess i was the only person that got totally bored of Mercenaries after about 10 hours of play... I think it has potential in a different locale and less bland backgrounds.
Ankalagon @ Jan 19th 2007 12:51PM
Huh? What are you talking about? Its still in there:
"Our thanks to the team at Pandemic for giving up their time to share some candid remarks on a few burning questions. Keep an eye out for their next release, Mercenaries 2, coming to Xbox 360 and PS3, as well as some cool announcements in the coming months."
http://pc.ign.com/articles/756/756204p4.html