Batman Arkham Asylum: Joker not playable on 360 ever

Wonderwallweb writes:

At a special preview event taking place yesterday Rocksteady's Sefton Hill confirmed that The Joker will only be playable on the PS3 version and said that due to a exclusivity deal with Sony he will not be playable on the Xbox 360 at anytime in the future.

[shocky16]

*sheds a tear*

who cares? I was getting the superior PS3 version anyway. :)

[lociefer]

for eva , for eva ? for eva eva , for eva eva ?

[shocky16]

Outkast - Sorry Miss Jackson :D

[Cwalat]

I'm buying it since i only have PS3, but i gotta say...
All this exclusivity part of multigames is starting to annoy me.

Multiplat is multiplat, and no part of the game should be exclusive to either system.

That's a shoutout to Fallout3, GTAIV, Mirror's Edge aswell.

[F N A Pepper]

I'm a game programmer and i'll tell you what right now, PS3 is a great system, but it is far from superior, all games that are multiplatform are pretty much programmed for the xbox 360 from the ground up then ported to the Ps3, ultimately there is nothing superior in the multiplatform games, Exclusive games is a total different story, i love Killzone 2 and Infamous, and those are superior games but as far as Batman, sorry dude it's gonna be (MX vs. Atv or Ghostbusters all over again) but as far as playing the joker is concerned, who cares, i buy a batman game to play as batman not the joker, I have both systems and i'll be buying it for the 360 because of its superior ram and true texture capability, it will definitely look better on xbox.

[Blogz4Fanboys]

say goodbye to your last two bubbles for saying that....i gave you a bubble by the way. you're going to need it

also, if you want people to believe you really are a dev, perhaps you should let us know what studio you work for, and on what games??

anyway, i own both systems, and if i do pick it up. it will be for the 360. achievements and so forth.

[Parapraxis]

"I'm a game programmer and i'll tell you what right now...i'll be buying it for the 360 because of its superior ram and true texture capability"
- F N A Pepper

Oh lol.

[raztad]

@F N A

A quick question my friend. Are you a better programmer than the fat dude at Valve? If those guys at Valve dont know how to code efficiently for the PS3 I highly doubt you do, unless you work for ND and know something we dont. No offense intended.

BTW, better RAM or superior textures? UC says HI! and kills anything else in the other box.

On topic: Joker in Batman:AA is a big plus. I'm keeping an eye on this game to see how it performs. Hope it is really good as Eidos is promising.

[talltony]

If you honestly have a choice of what system to get this for and get it for 360. Your just stupid and foolish if you do that. Their is nothing to even think about, you get free playable joker on one and not the other for the same price.

[kewlkat007]

I remember buying soul Caliber 2 for link on the Gamecube and also got Spawn on the original xbox. Heiachi wasn't anything special or out of the ordinary on the PS2 so never got that version.

So this is nothing new here..whatever same game. Watch after 2 months Joker DLC.

Beating your chest over special playable characters is meh..at least you have a choice.

[mastiffchild]

This is crappy news but only, sadly, to be expected I am afraid. MS may have started the daft timed/partial/demo exclusivity this gen but they'd all do it given the chance and this is the proof.

Whether any of it sways dual console owners(who, lets face it are less likely to actually care about the shenanigans even if they're aimed at them as they've less need for console loyalty)to buy one version opf a multi over another beyond, say, what effect controller preference may have is very debatable to me. Would I take AA on PS3 over 360 IF I liked the 360 pad better? I doubt it as the overall experience would be better with my controller of choice-and the same goes for the iniscule visual differences we get too.

I just can't imagine that it actually makes enough difference to even pay for itself in many cases and a game should have the same content wherever it's played. It's getting tiresome.

[PotNoodle]

Sony didn't say they *wouldn't* pay for exclusives, they said that they didn't *need* to thanks to their first party studio's.

[UltimateIdiot911]

Your view has to be pretty narrow if you think paying for exclusives is the only way to secure exclusives. There are many other variables and factors that play into making a deal that can range from one company favoring one over another to favorable long term goals.

[LtSkittles]

If people like one system's controller over the other than that's fine. If they only have one system it's kind of hard not to have a choice platform.

[ThanatosDMC]

Beyond me why they just dont shoot Batman in the face. Heck, if i was a criminal mastermind. I'd lay a trap for him with Barret .50 cal sniper rifles. Meh, im one of those that wishes super heroes meet their end. I mean, it's more realistic for people to use their brains after all.

[phosphor112]

That MS gets probably about half of their exclusive content using exclusive DLC, while Sony has a few handfuls of 1st party devs making games for them as well.

That's what I think atleast.

Oh, and these guys need to fix the N4G servers... cuz it's getting harder and harder to connect to this site.

[phosphor112]

Batman will eat you for brunch. =P

[Blaze929]

So this is what Sony is spending their money on? Exclusive characters? LOL. I doubt any 360 and PC owners are crying at not being able to play at Joker. OMG NO JOKER!? WHAT WILL THEY DO!?

Seriously, come on now, it's just a CHARACTER that can't even be played for their own story mode, just missions. I don't see the big wow over this -_-

[ThanatosDMC]

I'm fine with that as long as he doesnt start yelling at me like he was choking. "Where is he... arhh arhh!"

[whothedog]

Well to tell you the truth, I'm not sure they had to put much money down considering the game... DC Universe Online is also coming to PS3/PC so I don't know maybe one perk is having exclusive Joker, who knows.

But yeah the character looks fun

Are multiplatforms still that different from each other for people to want less content?

[Bubble Buddy]

F N A: And I used to rule the world, seas would rise when I gave the word.

ThanatosDMC: Just get
Jason Bourne
Jack Bauer
James Bond

on Batman and he's done. :)

[KRUSSIDULL]

My source tells me that Sony paid 50Million$ Dollars for this exclusive deal. :)

[DonCorneo]

That's what I like about this. It's comes in the box.

XBox exclusive DLCs are something you have to pay for - that's extra money and not something to brag about. Those DLCs could have came in with the game but developers know that XBox owners loved to get milked (expensive harddrive). But don't fret XBox owners; you may still get Alfred as a playable character.

[Meus Renaissance]

Soul Calibur IV anyone?

[vhero]

Yeah because the same devs who made Soul Calibur made this game didn't they? God some people are dumb..

[GarandShooter]

Not quite the same situation. SCIV had exclusive content for both consoles, that became paid DLC for the other. Simply a moneygrab. This is the type of 'exclusive' content deal I hate.

To date, I've seen no exclusive content announced for the 360 for Batman:AA. I can't see the devs/pubs making this paid DLC for the 360, and only punishing 360 owners. If it comes out as free DLC in the future for the 360, then good for the people who purchased it on the platform.

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

"Why so Serious xBots???" ;-D

[TIKUP]

SIR i can always count on you for making the weirdest yet funniest comments on n4g ahhaaahaha
+ bubbles

[thenickel]

Well this is a good incentive for PS3 owners to actually go out and buy the game. As much as it sucks for 360 not to get it i think that it's a smart move by the developer to try and sell more PS3 copies. If the 360 version sells a lot more copies I'm sure they will support it and make some exclusive content for MS as well.

[bouncybullet]

Played them, the 360 version is slightly better looking. The joker content is lame.

[Model]

LOL this guy made me laugh

[MaximusPrime]

okay if u said that over a year ago, but now? You'll be sorry.

[vhero]

Your a noob.

[whothedog]

Oh yeah! well I played them also and the ps3 version was the greatest thing I ever played and the 360 version was a 2D side scroller flash minigame. And the Joker content was GOTY material.

See how easy it is to say nonsense.

[RedVsBlue]

It is not like the Joker can be played during the story mode (he can't) so no biggie. But I am sure if Microsoft wants to they will eventually make their own deal regarding the Joker

[keysy420]

sony's h1tting back on exclusive first this then assass1ns creed

[RockmanII7]

Wait, what happening to assassins creed?

[AssassinHD]

Assassin's Creed 2 has exclusive weapons that are obtainable if you connect Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines (PSP) to the PS3.

[tezzer1985]

who cares, I was at the same event, it was a crappy lil showing of a old build of the game..to members of the public, you are saying what we all ready know.

[Baka-akaB]

You can downplay it however you want , but for actual batman comics fans it indeed matters . It pretty much the same as having sephiroth playable in one version of a ff7 related game , and people saying "who care it's not even in the main story" .
Of course it will matter to hardcore fans . if it doesnt matter to you , you probably aint that much of a batman , or just pretend and are bitter

Of course you probably wont buy a ps3 just because of that , and it might not even makes ps3 sales higher than 360 ones , but those with both consoles and care about the franchise will be nudged into that direction

[NewYork214]

plus all the people who loved the dark knight. the whole reason that movie was popular was because the joker. it made him some huge character all across the world. seeing that you can only play him on the PS3 will make the casual players pick up the PS3 version id think

[raztad]

In The Dark Knight Joker is the MAIN character. If you see it carefully the Dark Knight == Joker not Batman :D. Batman is just a filler. What a good movie.

[dirthurts]

Dark Knight has always been batmans nick name. Where have you been?
But true, it was about the joker.

[silvacrest]

you really dont get what raztad is saying

[Ninji]

I can't wait to play as The Joker.

[dirthurts]

I have both console, but I prefer the 360. Makes it a hard choice. We'll see how they come out of the oven. Can't wait for come side by side comparisons.

[RustInPeace]

He meant that the movie/ most of the plot revolved around The Joker, not so much Batman. He did not mean The Joker IS Batman. Everyone knows that The Dark Knight is another title which refers to Batman.

[JonnyBigBoss]

It's not a hard decision though. Why would you want to miss out on a Joker campaign? You must be delusional.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

But it's not a campaign. You play as The Joker only in the challenge rooms.

[I_LOVE_MYSELF]

So the Joker is playable in some crappy little mode... Big deal... zzzzzzzz

[GarandShooter]

But if the Joker was only playable on the 360, you'd be celebrating like it was the first time you got laid.

[JonnyBigBoss]

It's not a crappy little mode. It is a full-scale mode with tons of fun options. You sound like a 5-year old.

[I_LOVE_MYSELF]

"But if the Joker was only playable on the 360, you'd be celebrating like it was the first time you got laid."

Not really... Im not even getting the damn game

[LtSkittles]

You're posting on an article related to the game.

[I_LOVE_MYSELF]

Im not posting in this article directly because im interested in the game... But I am here to see how this exclusive content trend is holding up as it looks set to be one of the biggest trends for generations to come... so there O_O

[devilhunterx]

emo cosplayer got pwned.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

"But if the Joker was only playable on the 360, you'd be celebrating like it was the first time you got laid. "

And you would be crying that MS is paying for exclusives content and shafting the rest of the console owners.

Funny how suddenly the PS3 band is all singing how great this is when they condemn MS for doing the same things.

[devilhunterx]

"But if the Joker was only playable on the 360, you'd be celebrating like it was the first time you got laid."

Best. Comment. Ever!

[GarandShooter]

'And you would be crying that MS is paying for exclusives content and shafting the rest of the console owners.'

Sorry pal, you got the wrong guy. I leave the crying to you and your cronies. I responded to an obvious fanboy. Maybe take the few seconds to read my other post on this thread. I didn't form an opinion at all. I stated the difference between this and the SCIV situation. I'll even save you the need to press the back button. My quote is as follows:

'I can't see the devs/pubs making this paid DLC for the 360, and only punishing 360 owners. If it comes out as free DLC in the future for the 360, then good for the people who purchased it on the platform.'

Boy, I can see how the sharpness of those words may have cut you to your very core. To paraphrase, if 360 owners who bought the game get the Joker as free DLC, then good for them. How could I have let such hatred of the 360 cross my lips...I mean fingertips?

[gamingisnotacrime]

I prefer the PS3, but this is just BS!
W@hy in the world do 360 onlt owners have to miss out on this and still pay FULL PRICE for the game. This type of crap makes me angry, i do not like it when MS does this (is expected) but now Sony too? why do they have to go down to MS level, i hate that

[RustInPeace]

Sony has to go down M$ path for, you guessed it, sales. Given, the practice of making exclusive DLC sucks, but when almost every other multiplat gets DLC for 360, it makes a slight rift in the gaming community ( bringing about flamewars and whatnot.) It does suck, but at least Sony is trying to make SOME sort of profit instead of all the extras/slaes going to Microsoft.

[Spike47]

Joker FTW!

[RustInPeace]

Why get on Sony's case for doing what M$ has done since its inception? Plus, Sony is just trying to please its fans since all the aforementioned multiplat games extra DLC (GTAIV,Fallout 3, etc...) have yet to make their way PS3 side.

[111111]

OMG i LOVE you and i listen to you atleast once a week :D

[PotNoodle]

I won't be buying the game for either platform.

I don't agree with exclusive content on games, if you're bringing out a game for multiple platforms, you support all those platforms as best as you can.

The only time i will agree to exclusive content is if technical limitations are stopping it from being developed on another platform.

[JonnyBigBoss]

This was known ages ago, but it's good to hear that it is permanently exclusive. Am I crazy to think the Joker campaign looks more fun than the Batman campaign. I only played as Batman at E3 but the game is a lot of fun. Here's to hoping it gets high scores, and god bless the Trey.

[F N A Pepper]

Joker is only playable in challenge mode last time i checked not campaign mode.

[free2game365]

"god bless the trey"
You're an adult, grow up.

[IronFistChinMi]

This is the second time you've mentioned a Joker campaign, I was at the same event and trust me, it's not.

Outside of the campaign (which is Batman only) you can select Mission Mode from the title screen. There are two types of missions, one has you beating up a room of re-spawning enemies (usually unarmed) and the other mode involves you stalking a group of armed enemies and taking them down one by one quietly.

Hope that clears it up for you.

[iTzNath]

This is sony's revenge for tlad
joking. I think it's a great idea by Edios, the ps3 has the smaller install base and therfore more likely to sell less copies, maybe the exclusive dlc will raise sales, like Gta4 Dlc Did For The 360

[Double Toasted]

Sony has to be thrown a bone here and there. If all I had was a 360 I would probably boycott this game.

[DelbertGrady]

Batman Arkham Asylum: Game not playable on PS3 ever.

I'll take the sharper textures, higher resolution, better AA and smoother framerate that comes with the 360 version, thx.

[Tinted Eyes]

when you know there wont be a difference
except one has the joker lol
and one doesnt

[saimcheeda]

Why so serious?? :P

[Mo0eY]

He's too worked up about Gay Tony and his nightly club goings.

[KingKionic]

Soda...come on man you know the joker a cool character .

[OhReginald]

Soda have you even played the ps3 demo at your local gamestop / target / walmart???

you sir are a X-tard

[rohail88]

this guys talking crap!

[Eiffel]

Okay? Is this really any reason to care? I mean I'd understand if it were DLC or something along the line of extra bigger content but just a character? Sorry but that's not really anything to jump and do a flip for joy over.

Not even going to buy this title so my care for this is even less.

[kagon01]

You're an ornament only, people can't play with you...

[vShinobi]

I would'nt say the PS3 version is superior until i actually play the game but it seems the PS3 version is the best version to get because you get a cool bonus

[NMC2007]

Anyone who trusts a devs word these days is a damn fool.

[cr33ping_death]

only because i dont know when my 360 will crap out ome since ive already sent it in twice. i mainly buy multiplayer games that are multiplatform for the 360 because of friends. but heavy story driven single player games gotta go with the PS3. plus i love the Joker.

[free2game365]

Man it's sad when developers say things like this to hype up games. Playing on fanboyism.

[EliteAssass1n]

Finally!!!!, a reason to buy a multi-platform game on my PS3. Up until I purchase this game, all my PS3 games are all exclusive.

[Sheikh Yerbouti]

but I hate exclusive content. Even if you are only mildly disappointed, recognize that PS3 owners get the rawest deal out of this exclusive DLC jazz.

[ShadowCK]

But oh well, life moves on...

[rjgbyrne]

If the Xbox version is better in any way graphically then Sony need to start paying for development improvements... I am happy the PS3 is getting its own exclusive content like Tomb Raider did for the 360 as it really shows how stupid MS and Sony are going down this path. Personally I will blank this game because of it and I hope PS3 owners done the same with Tomb Raider, Edios need to see that this actually damages consumers confidence as does over charging for DLC. If Tekken 6 is littered with DLC Namco can ‘Go to hell’… in my book too!

[rjgbyrne]

Sonys own franchise, its controlled IP and also paid exclusivity for a second rate game. Hopefully Edios don't mess up this multiplat game too. If the PS3 is 'the bad stepchild' then the Joker content exclusively is a must to make up for it.

[-MD-]

I'm sure they had to pay for something like this. It would be funny if it still sold better on 360.

I think it will anyways.

[ELite_Ghost]

EVER!!!

[gamesonsmash]

but sony gets paid either way 360 or ps3 so what

[darktick]

That is so stupid! They should have it as DLC I have both systems and would rather play on my 360 then on my ps3(I only use it for blu ray movies and exclusive ps3) All you 360 haters are like kids and need to grow up! Listening to the 360 haters is like beening in a day care and listening to the kids scream thats mine no thats mine your a doo head no your a doo head! GROW UP!!!

[otherZinc]

to make-up for the terrible sales for the 360 version & the few extra 100k copies that would have sold on the 360.

Good luck with the 360 sales, you’re going to need it.

[kazan]

we didn't have all this crap such as DLC exclusive and $hit ..this gen really sucks till now i just keep hoping that one day it will get better >.<!

[akaFullMetal]

well this is to bad for 360 only owners.

[rob6021]

Somehow we all know if Microsoft scored the same exclusivity deal they'd be charging for the joker.

[danielle007]

This really doesn't bug me. I like the joker, fersure, but I'm def not going to cry myself to sleep wishing I had a PS3 just because I can't play as the joker in an extra mode. Maybe just one sniffle? I mean, this is a campaign heavy game, so ... Meh. :)

[Big Boss Extreme]

and here we go!

[Sanzee]

YOU mean fanboys actually give you negative feedback just because your harping on their console? Holy sh*t. So if I'm an Xbox 360 fan and say, for example, that the Xbox rocks cause we stole the Metal Gear franchise from the PlayStation, I could possibly lose bubbles as a result of Sony supporters being angry at my said comment?

You mean instead of debating facts or arguing honorably, they just get pissy and remove your bubbles like a teenage girl on her period? And Xbox fanboys do it back to them too?

Jeepers Batman. Gamers now days are pussies!

[111111]

I'd like to have an exclusive version where the batman looks like the goddamn batman actually. Kthxbye.

[JJFNIGHTS80]

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