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Epic Confirms No PC-PS3 Cross Platform Play

September 27, 2007 | Author: play-beyond | Filed under: Games

Epic Games chief Mark Rein has said Unreal Tournament 3 will not feature cross-platform play between PC and PS3 at launch. The news came from an IRC chat with site Beyond Unreal.

“There will not be cross-platform play at launch,” said Rein, before going to get a can of soda. “This doesn’t completely rule out adding this feature at some point in the future.”

The reason, according to Mark Rein, was that it takes much longer to get a console build up and running because of lengthy certification processes - a problem also experienced by patches. Synchronising the two, then, would mean constantly holding back PC users so the PS3 could catch up. This wasn’t an option Mark Rein and his can of soda liked.

“Our PC fan base is of ultimate importance to us. They are our bread and butter. We can’t let them down or compromise their experience in any way to accommodate cross-platform play,” insisted Rein.

Unreal Tournament 3 will be released on PC and PS3 in November, followed by a 360 version at a later date.

Source: Eurogamer.net

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