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Our Blogs Radioactive IT - Exposure to Hazardous Interactive Entertainment More rumours quashed, no Gears of War for PS3 | More rumours quashed, no Gears of War for PS3 |
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| Written by Mike Bantick | |
| Sunday, 03 June 2007 | |
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The story indicates that Epic is unhappy with Microsoft’s pure money making ambition for the top selling Xbox 360 exclusive Gears of War. A longbow is then drawn by announcing that because of this fall out, PS3 (and possibly other platforms) could see Gears of War versions heading their way. Turns out this pure wishful thinking, Gears, it seems is firmly entrenched on the Xbox 360 platform for now. Mark Rein from epic was quick to quash the story; “This story is complete bull****. I emailed the site and asked them to take it down. We're very happy with our relationship with Microsoft. If it weren't for them Gears wouldn't be the huge hit it has become.” Epic has already indicated that that Gears of War is destined to be a trilogy exclusive to Xbox 360, and are currently hard at work on Gears of War 2. Still in this volatile industry, things can change quickly. Look at the scrambling that occurred amongst developers and publishers alike when it emerged how big a success the Nintendo Wii would be. Microsoft is obviously interested in making a buck. Blockbuster Exclusive titles are the most lucrative way to drive this, as they push both software and hardware purchases. The story may therefore not be “complete bull****”, but the likelihood of any difference of ideology causing either company to loose site of the dangled dollar is slim. {moscomment}
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