Theseis´ cancellation misrepresented?

News that game developer Track7Games has cancelled a PS3 title because of spiralling development costs were misrepresented, says the development studio.

" track7games would like to respond to the erroneous article that appeared this morning June 29, 2006 on PS3land.com

track7games would like to clarify that they never cancelled something that did not exist in the first place. We plan to develop "Theseis" for PC and Xbox360 in the near future. As for the PS3, we simply made a strategic decision to not move ahead because we deemed it not probable at this time. We are however, open to discussions to develop "Theseis" on all next gen consoles."

[mikeeno7]

Just another example why you should trust nothing on this site, or Internet gaming sites. ONLY TRUST THE OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES FROM THE DEVELOPERS AND THE CONSOLE MANUFACTURERS. I am not going to believe anything on this site.

[USMChardcharger]

keep in mind these are news stories form other sites.
and to top it off, it came from a Playstation site.

[andy capps]

So it's not cancelled, just not being worked on at this time. That just means they're focusing on PC and Xbox 360 (possibly a timed exclusive) and then will port it to PS3. Wii won't get it unless it's watered down quite a bit. Hopefully I'll get to play this after all.

[RBlaze]

it wont definately port!

[pRo loGic II]

Yah games made for PC/Vista and the brand new muti-core CPU in the 360 will be watered down when they are ported to the PS3 lol lol. lol it's the other way around PS3 will be capable of a little more special effects thats it!; while 360 has more happening in real time like better weather, better (AI), more background things going on at once ect. and better in-game graphics(not CGI movies)we will see.

[USMChardcharger]

logic...i hit agree on your response by mistake...i was trying to respond.

anyway, to aricha defense...he said watered down if it was ported to the Wii.

[andy capps]

If the PS3 is capable of more effects as you say (and I agree), then why would the Xbox 360 be capable of better weather, better ai, more effect at the same time? Better AI is more related to the processor, of which the Cell more than trumps the Xbox 360 processor. I seriously disagree that the Xbox 360 is capable of running more and better effects. Would that be why they're having to "dumb down" some textures for the Xbox 360 release of Prey, or why it can only handle 30 fps? While a smooth 30 fps is fine, it begs the question that if it is using the Doom 3 engine, which is a couple years old, that if it's having problems with framerates now, what will happen 4-5 years down the line? Of course, MS developers will be able to squeeze more out of the hardware over time, and same with Sony developers, but I was surprised that the Xbox 360 wasn't able to handle all the textures and still output at 60 fps.

And in response, I was not saying in the least that PS3 ports from PC/Xbox 360 would necessarily be watered down. It all depends on the team and who is working on the port. I doubt that it would look any better than the original, unless they add some new filters and textures, but it would be basically the same. Ports from PS3 to Xbox 360 may be dumbed down, in my opinion. I'll be happy to be able to play this game at the same quality as Xbox 360/PC if it is ported to the PS3. I was only saying that when the Dev said they were not ruling out the possibility of other next gen systems that they were definitely not talking about the Wii, because it just couldn't handle this game and do it justice.

[pRo loGic II]

2.4 read this so you understand Pray and it's frame rates. http://en.wikipedia.org/wik... PS3 is capable of more effect as in a few more pebbles or sparks when something blows up, no one will care about it.

[TheMART]

It doesn't mean it get's ported for sure.

It only means they will see don't say it for sure never will come. But they don't say it for sure it will come to PS.

Only thing that is now is that it is on 360/PC.
Like many games will with Live Anywhere. Another main strenght of 360/PC where Sony only can watch and see games go on these formats and be played online only on these machines.

That's it. And Assassins Creed is on 360 if you didn't knew already ;)

[achira]

theMart you should be calm. your comments base all the time on rumours. and this time its obviously !!! hahhaaa. and assasin creed will not be realeased on the xbox360 (because its not annaunced). and it was never runned on a xbox360 you fool. go home you loooooooooooser.

[TheMART]

Again it seems you look like ssj's brother.
For sure I guess you're talking about your own posts and the rumours and nonfacts you give.

First the article about this game says it's announced for PC/360. Not for PSZero. Not now, not in the future. You say it is, so you are making rumours that are not there.

Secondly Assassins Creed for sure will be on 360. Not only rumours, but also stated off the record by employees. And don't forget Ubisoft is main 360 game supplier, 3rd party and will sell this game on a format that is proving itself already.

You know what is a rumour? The PSZero in total. It is a rumour for years already they delay, overpromise and underdeliver

'Annaunced' is not written that way. Damn maybe you are ssj, type 'sadd' or 'pahatetic' for me please

now go watch yourself/ssj
http://www.pwned.nl

[somesonyguy]

How the gaming industry constantly contradicts itself. A journalist writing about the industry that keeps bread on their table shouldn't be so quick to throw in a sucker tag line at the end like, "Even though that's what they said, surely that's not what they mean." That's how you lose exclusives and make yourself unreputable. And don't throw, "That's cuz it's about the PSZero" crap at me because it happens in every segment to every company. Oh and Achira, I'm right there with ya dude, but smart money is that you should stop trying to battle The Mart every chance you get. He does a good job of making you look like a total ass. Just a thought.

[jiggajayp]

Please, they are not developing this title for the PS3 right now because it`s too costly too do that right now for such a small company!! It costs about 67 million to make games for the PS3 right now compared to about 17 million for the XBOX 360!! They will probably make it when they get sales from the pc and 360 then they might make it for the peice of sh!t 3!

[TheMART]

can you give some links for all of us including die hard Sony believers where these things are written down in facts? Would be a nice read

[AuburnTiger]

Holy crap, 67 million!! That's almost the same budget as movie productions. I'm calling bs on this one.

You should definitely show some links to support your ludicrous comment

[andy capps]

Yes, let's see a link. And are these standardized figures based on all of the completed Xbox 360 and PS3 games? Are they comparing a Xbox Live title to Final Fantasy XIII which has 50+ hours of gameplay? Break it down for everyone.

[TitanXX]

First the PS3 is not trash man it is a great peice of next-gen tech. The only thing that is interesting is that on PS3.qj.net they said that if they got help from Sony that they would make it on the PS3. It seems to me they want Sony to publish thier game for some little help on the PS3 programming.

I think developers like this are kind of lazy because we all know it will be easy to port a Pc game to the 360 since they are pretty much the same but harder on the PS3 because of the Cell, that makes me think about the 360 lineup alot because if I look at thier games alomst 80% of the games are on the 360 are on the PC and the rest on the PS3 which tells me alot about the 360. Also i mighty add that this would also tell you that developers now in order to make games on the PS3 they have to be original and really think about the game because if it fils it would cost them, which means that PS3 will have alot of Interesting games.

[somesonyguy]

I think you might have the right idea there.

[TheMART]

It's a strenght that a lot of games which are on 360, will be on PC also.

The number of people enjoying live anywhere and gamerbase online will be larger. The total market to get a game out is more interesting then a smaller market.

So I don't mind if there are crossovers between 360/PC. As long as they don't do a lame port, but make good versions on both systems. PSZero is the big looser in that war

[Schmitty07]

That is why there are 360/PC games. Soon there will be Live Anywhere, so even PC users will be able to use XBL w/ friends list and whatever. Shadowrun is a good example which is for PC/360 and will allow PC/360 gamers to play against eachother

[USMChardcharger]

schmi77y05 is right.

so if you are a sony fan (and would never go M$) but you play PC...guess what...welcome to xbox live.

might as well start thinking of your gamer tag.

[THELANDSOFSAND]

not probable?

what the hell does that mean? maybe?

that doesnt clarify anything. maybe the PS3 is being delayed again?

[pRo loGic II]

I think you might have the right idea there.

[The Real Deal]

I new this would happen. Just like I said it would. Its not that the ps3 version is cancelled. They just stated that its too expensive to develope on it right now and the industry is all based on money. How much will it cost to develope. Then how many potential consumers are there for the systems. Developers have been saying that pricing the ps3 at 600 means that less people will own it which in return makes it less attractive to developers. Now if the ps3 is a big success and gets to the 10 million mark, you will see more developers taking the risk of making games that costs way more to make with the better chance of getting some sales and actually making some money back. This is what I have been saying for weeks. 360 is easy to develope for. It costs way less to develope for and its a developers dream with all the memory and 3 processors and cutting edge graphics card. Then with XNA and other tools...and with a base of 5 million and the billion downloads on xbox live. Its just very attractive to game developers right now. Then you who wins in the end? The consumers. All games that typically could only be played on a cutting edge PC can now be played on a 300 dollar console with surround sound and 1920 by 1080 resolution. All I have been saying in short..lol...is Microsoft made all the right moves going with proven tech so the developers could thrive and keep costs down for the consumer and developers. Gamers win with a wide selection of games in the end.

[The Real Deal]

I thought that was Microsofts smartest NEXT GEN move. Everyone has a PC. Over 80 million people play some kind of games online using a PC. Now you connect them with xbox live when windows vista comes out. It will make it cool for a pc gamer to invest in the 360 just so they can interact with their pc/mobile phones. Pc gamers will feel like. "Well I can play shooters on my PC because I like the mouse/keyboard set up. But then there are games I can enjoy on my hd tv as well. And my pc, cell phone, and 300 dollar system are connected and sharing info. That was ingenious if you think about it. Bill Gates invented windows and now he is connecting windows with phones and the xbox 360. You can hate microsoft but you have to step back and say..."Wow, what they are doing is truly the next evolution in gaming". Motion sensing controllers...thats next gen to the masses but Microsoft already did that. They were the first to do it over 6 years ago. A new fomatt is cool and innovative on Sony's part. But very risky bein since its not proven and its not chosen as a standard formatt. It means higher costs for games. THe cell is innovative but once again. Its been said by many developers that its ideal for hd movie playback and streaming but not for making games. can they make games on it? YES. Should it look great? YEs. Does it cost way more than the 360 to make comprable games. YES. And thats where I saw a problem. Higher costs, less developers, less games, less consumer support. Yes they will sell out most likely. But their support can no way match what they did last gen due to 3 times the amount of their ps2. And now its 5 tmes the cost of a ps2 with the price drop. I have never hated sony. I just didn't like some of their moves. WHY? Because us as gamers pay in the end for their mistakes.

[TitanXX]

MS has made some great moves to beat Sony, but who says that Sonys moves will hurt them. We just don't know that right now.

me personnally disaggree with only one Sony move and I think EVERYONE could agree that it is the price. I mean dosen't Sony know that if they released it at 399 that they would have easily one the whole thing and these flame war between fanboys would not even exist. that is the only move i do not agree is nessary right now.

[achira]

call me one developer who comes not from microsoft and who says that the cell is not suitable for games, only one with a good source !!! the cell is better suitable for games than the powercpu. the powercpu was not designed for games instead it is better suitable for office applications!!! the cell cpu was designed for multimedia application, games included !!! so shut up, with your bs talking.