UT3's 360 development just postponed, will resume in '08

by Dustin Burg { Nov 16th 2007 at 12:15PM }

Epic's Mark Rein sometimes says one thing, then says another in a different way, then says he said what he said in the first place to be true, but just mistaken. And that's exactly what happened when Rein talked about development on the 360 version of Unreal Tournament 3 only starting in 2008.

The merciless folks at Joystiq shot off an email to Mr. Rein to get more inside into the UT3 development drama after finding out that OXM already played the game on the 360 in light of the fact that Rein said the game was only starting development in 2008. Rein clarified his remarks and responded:

"What I probably should have said was 'start working on it again.' We had the game up and running on all three platforms up until last spring. In fact Official Xbox Magazine came out and played the game for a great cover story they did on it. We stopped working on the 360 version so we could concentrate our efforts on shipping the various PC and PS3 versions. Once we get those out of the way, and take some time to enjoy the holidays with our friends and families, we'll start working on the 360 version again."

There you have it. Xbox 360 UT3 has been in development, but is now in standby mode and will be picked up after the holidays. Clarification is a good thing.

Tags: epic, epic-games, mark-rein, rein, unreal-tournament-3, ut3

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

henrique vidal @ Nov 16th 2007 12:19PM

thank good i cant wait till this game comes out

Knight Marquise @ Nov 16th 2007 12:22PM

"What I shouldn't have done was lie and make myself out to be a douche." - Mark Rein *ouch*

I have that issue of OXM, and Rein will always play "politics" with games. There's a helluva huge difference between stating "starting development in 2008" and "start working on it again".

digitarius @ Nov 16th 2007 12:23PM

wtf? Why are they concentrating on the PS3 version, of all things?

The 360 has such a stronger place in the market right now, you'd think it'd have the higher priority for holiday sales.

mrelusive @ Nov 16th 2007 12:26PM

@digitarius: Because Microsoft is still being anal about third-party mod support, which Epic wants. It's doable on PC and PS3 because of the open content distribution. With Xbox LIVE's marketplace, not so much.

Bazza @ Nov 16th 2007 12:29PM

[rant]

Rein can go fuck himself!!! I'm fed up of his bullshitting the 360 community. I have all three consoles btw.
Enjoy your holidays asshat!!

[/rant over]

Urza @ Nov 16th 2007 12:29PM

I see one of two reasons why they're concentrating on the PS3 version over the 360 version.

1) They have a timed exclusive deal with Sony.
2) They know the unreal engine has PS3 problems and are using UT3 to FIX those problems.

The 360 version probably requires a lot less rewriting then the PS3 version, it can almost be directly ported from the PC version.

Either way, because of the extra multiplayer mode and chapter in Gear PCs that's not coming to the 360, I won't be buying UT3 or any other Epic made game again.

AnOffday @ Nov 16th 2007 1:00PM

How about you guys stop working on the PC and PS3 versions, and start working on the version for the very people who made Gears of War such a huge success. This kinda feels like a slap in the face.

xenocidic @ Nov 16th 2007 1:12PM

Yep, you Gears fanboys are getting fucked in the ass without even the benefit of the reacharound.

Grindstone @ Nov 16th 2007 1:46PM

Meh. As if UT3 was some sort of Godsend, it's the same as the others, with more gloss. Typical run-n-gun shooter and it'll be just one small footnote in the long list of FPS genre games on the Xbox system, except, developed by a renowned asshole.

JJ @ Nov 16th 2007 2:21PM

Why are you guys so bitter of all of sudden? You act as if 360 fans are the reason why Epic is where it is today.

Wrong, PC fans are the reason Epic is where it is today. I mean for christ sakes, why would anyone buy Gears of war for the PC a YEAR later without added content? They have to give them an incentive to buy it after all.

As for the reason its coming out on the PS3/PC before 360 is probably several reasons, open architecture, etc. Also dont forget sony lent dev support to epic to knockout some kinks in the UE3 engine.

So basically...quit bitching... i mean for the love of god at most it'll come out 2 to 3 months after it drops on pC/PS3, not that big of a deal.

ccc @ Nov 16th 2007 3:09PM

Ok, This makes me wonder, since the 360 version is made separate from the other versions of the game being made, last in fact, is the 360 version viewed by Epic as the most or least important version of this game?

P.S.
Anyone download the new GOW theme for free?
Surprised noone bothered mentioning the theme is littered with pictures of the Brumark.
Thanks alot for the memorys Epic you big pile of fuck faces.

Leobebes @ Nov 16th 2007 5:07PM

Umm...the reason UT3 is coming out on PS3 and the PC is because the 360 is a gimped system now. Because of the Cell processor Architecture and Blue Ray UT3 can run smoothly. Its just a better machine.

Knight Marquise @ Nov 16th 2007 5:50PM

Leobebes~

Keep telling yourself that while you watch the 360 spank the PS3 with better games, better online & better SALES.

ccc @ Nov 16th 2007 7:13PM

@12
Yeah man, show me one game that is on both machines that looks and runs better than the 360 version please. Hell for that matter show me one game on the ps3 that even deserves to stand grafficly next to Gears of war or Bioshock? What MGS4? please, not even in the same league.

Tony @ Nov 17th 2007 1:29AM

@ 14
Is that supposed to be a joke or sarcasm? I don't know if you've heard of a little game called Oblivion, but not only does it have improved textures, it has less glitches too. Also why are using GoW and Bioshock as examples of the xbox's games? The pc versions are much better. The xbox has had a 1 year heard start on the ps3 and is already falling behind in graphics. Look at GT5 and Motorstorm. GoW can compare with Motorstorm, but GT5 is in a league of it's own. If you don't believe, check this out.

http://generationdreamteam.free.fr/Quizz.html

Why not just sell you xbox for a pc? I break less, has the same games, and has access to mods.

Knight Marquise @ Nov 17th 2007 12:41PM

Tony...

That's pretty impressive that you took that time to pull your mouth and hands of the Sony Shaft to type that piece of tripe up. Why get a PS3 when I have a kick ass PC? The PS3 OFFERS nothing that I want or can't have on another platform.

Bought the only thing the PS3 comes with a a shit load of excuses...wait until next year, wait until the games come, wait until we get devs who aren't lazy, wait until they unlock the power of the cell, wait until the holidays...

Sorry...No need to wait when Next Gen Gaming arrived before Sony was ready in the form of the Xbox.

Zeus the God @ Nov 17th 2007 3:49PM

All you tards sitting there saying they should stop development on the PS3 and PC versions to work on the 360 version, should get your heads out of your asses.

Gears of War was a great success, no doubt, but stop being selfish little tards with the thinking that since you all bought Gears of War, you made them what they are today. You didn't make them rich, you didn't do shit but buy a video game, that only has marginal success to that of the Unreal series, that is SUPPOSED to be, and SHOULD be PC only. They are making it for the consoles because they want to make their games more well known (not at all possible with the PC crowd) and to provide great games for those who can't purchase a computer or would rather play on a console. In my mind, they should stick solely with the PC crowd, as they are the only ones who truly appreciate what they do.