Haze still a PS3 exclusive despite delay

Confusion over Haze's exclusivity to the PlayStation 3 arose today following an announcement by Ubisoft that the game had been delayed and would not make its first quarter 2008 release.

Haze has been heavily rumoured to be heading to Xbox 360 in addition to PlayStation 3, and the lack of platform clarification in its latest press release caused the rumour mill to churn once again.

Speaking to VideoGamer.com today a Ubisoft rep has denied the game will be heading to any other platform, reaffirming that Haze remains a PlayStation 3 exclusive - when it will actually hit stores is still to be announced.

[Anego Montoya FTMFW]

they realized they HAVE to step it up a notch, to compete w/ RFOM2 and KZ2.

no matter what anyone says this delay is a good thing.

this game WILL be BETTER because of it.
it will LOOK and PLAY better.

and there`s LOTS to play in the next coming month on ps3.

the longer this title gets worked on, on ps3.

the LESS chance it has of going to 360, eventually.

[lesferdinand]

I'm not sure whether a delay is a good thing TBH, doesn't exactly give you confidence in the management of the project...

But a delay that results in a good game is better than the early release of a bad game, that's for sure. And this is Free Radical after all, who have shown that they are capable of creating something special.

[Anego Montoya FTMFW]

Timespliters was GREAT.
Golden eye was GOLDEN EYE!!!!!!

i think this game will turn out fine.

[masterg]

@Anego Montoya FTMFW

You said exactly what I was going to say.
Haze was never a graphical beauty. But It's been so long since we last saw any videos of it. I'm sure it is looking so much better now.
A summer release would be the smart move (If they can make it). Last summer was so dry on both platforms.

[ericnellie]

Just because a game is delayed a little bit doesn't mean it'll be a disaster=) This game will truly be worth the wait!! A little extra time to optimize and polish -- magnificent!!

[Shadowmania]

oh, this is an a good news

[damnwrx]

Instead we get the broke back lies...........Well, I don't give a f**ck anymore, I just lost my interest and already cancelled my pre-order.Plus it is getting HAZY & HAZIER anyways.

[Marceles]

I guess Ubisoft needs practice when it comes to PS3 development...we all know their history with the system so far

[liquidsnake]

Couldn't agree more. The funny/sad part is that ubisoft is supposed to be good at creating games, but I just don't understand why they suck. I mean other developers seems to handle the Ps3 hardware pretty good.

[Expy]

Ubisoft's reputation still won't be saved by this title. They're only publishing it, they have nothing to do with the actual development of the game for say. Free Radical is going to create this game, and if it's acclaimed well by the fans then all the credit to them and not Ubisoft. Ubisoft still sucks at Playstation 3 development.

[Amagai Shuusuke]

Even though I would like to see it
exclusive, Ubi wants money and there
just as greedy as Activision & EA.

[Hades1337]

When was there rumours of it appearing on the 360? Its been confirmed at PS3 exclusive for a while now.

[CNIVEK]

DMC4, Bladestorm, VF5, Assassin's Creed, FNR3, VT3....all originally "PS3 exclusive". Trust me, with the tremendous sales gap between PS3 and 360 games AND consoles, Ubi won't keep this game exclusive. Once it's finally released, the "official" announcement for 360/PC WILL be made...count on it.

[heyheyhey]

@CNIVEK

and you know because your 360 doubles up as a time machine....

two can play at this game...... gears, mass effect, bioshock and dead rising are all coming to ps3 next month because they are all 3rd party games

and you had better believe me because i am very well informed- in fact some might call me god of all things game

[Bebedora]

Bioshock would be soooo sweet. I'll bash your b@lls if not *jk*

[prowiew]

The truth is there never where any confusion. Its just the fanboys that get to conclusions quickly for obvious reasons. But, I dont have big hopes for this game. It will be a game good or bad that nobody will buy.

[Boink]

was interested in this game a year ago, now not so much...

[ScottEFresh]

I do agree this game will be better because of the delay...I still think it will be great! I also agree FRD saw the competition (I think mainly CoD4 got them scared) and relalized the expectations were high, VERY high for the next shooters comming along. Anyways can't wait for this game and it better be out before September!

[BLuKhaos]

my current hype level for this game has gone down to a measly 14% from 100% in may 2007.

[zonetrooper5]

Whi;e I'm a PS3 owner, this game is not impressive, take a step back and look at it. Another average shooter to grace the console. Just get Killzone 2 and Resistance 2 on your PS3 instead.

[DFresh]

Still not sure about this game once a demo comes out then I'll decide but if it's a PS3 exclusive it's gonna be awesome.
MS doesn't even have a line up from what I've seen there just trying to buy people out now to stop the PS3 from growing to 1st place.
This isn't going to help MS very much and some of their exclusives are coming to the PS3 as well.
ex.)
Gears of War 2
Bioshock
Mass Effect
Right there that eats up MS and you can also download a Yellow Dog Linux on your PS3 that allows you play both Halo 3 and Crysis.
You want proof
Look at this website
www.streammygame.com
Now MS is officially screwed.

[achira]

cant wati for that game! nice that it is exclusive.

[leonflux]

Waited for this game for ages, thought it would be a nice thing for christmas last year then they delayed it to jan and thought well its not too bad, but then delayed it again to april 07 -march 08 .......... this game lost my purchase. if it comes out in april im not gonna get it cos hopefully GTA4 will be out in april and i dont want to waste money on a game i wont play that much compared to GTA4 :P

[ISA_Scum]

Who cares any more? I'm a PS3 exclusive owner and couldn't care less for this flamming pile of $hit. Seriously, Ubisoft and Free Radical really let me down with this game. Unless I'm seeing Halo-quality scores, I'm not buying this anymore. It can be a good game, and I still won't buy it inspite of these bastards. They've done a terrible job handling this game and its hype.

Doesn't it kinda seem like Lair all over again though?

[andron]

A delay just means they get to polish it nice and shiny.

FR broke with EA because they didn't like how they handled TS3. So if FR thinks Ubisoft will do a better job publishing their game I trust them.

[toughNAME]

I've held the same stance since this game was announced:

Let Haze die on the PS3

[Rythrine]

Day one purchase, guaranteed! Tune it up to greatness FR.

[gunnerforlife]

:(

[FirstknighT]

I thought ps3 fans hate shooters.