Confirmed - Bioshock on PS3!

[Havok83]

does anyone really care at this point?

[Electro UK]

I know what you mean. While I'd welcome Bioshock to PS3 with open arms, I'm not gonna care if it never does come, the system has too much coming out towards the end of the year as it is.

[Electro UK]

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=189519

PSM3 UK on sale June 5th has an in depth preview with screenshots of the PS3 version. I'll be buying for sure to check it out. :up:

This is fantastic news, Bioshock along with Mass Effect are the 2 greatest 360 exclusives imo.

[BatMatt]

glad to hear it :up:
wonder why they say it's better?

[hippie_hunter]

Not really surprising. A PS3 version was originally in mind at first in early stages of development along with improving PS3 sales and better development capabilities for it, it was pretty much a given now.

[Havok83]

this is like the worst kept secret in the industry

I dont really care. I thought Bioshock was overrated anyway

[Electro UK]

Fail! :(

[hippie_hunter]

And 2K confirmed it to IGN.

[Mr. Credible]

well... hopefully they'll add some new content.

but otherwise, good news.

[Fading]

I honestly was never interested in this title, I mean the videos of it looked good but it didn't grab me as a must buy. However I'll probably end up picking it up. I mean I'm sure it's a good game, it's just that outside of Team Fort 2 (and other Half Life incarnations), COD4, and the occasional Warhawk, I'm pretty FPS'd out atm.

[RickO'Connell]

This should be merged with http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=282475&highlight=Bioshock & moved to multiplatform

[hippie_hunter]

I'll merge it with the other Bioshock for PS3 thread, but for right now I'm keeping it here since the PS3 version in particular has been rumored for quite some time.

[Spider-X]

Can't wait!

[RedIsNotBlue]

Ehh this game never really caught my attention. I also heard it was way too easy. I will pass.

[Electro UK]

People passing on this game - WTF? Just play it for the first 5 minutes, its the most awesome atmospheric thing in a video game ever.

[RedIsNotBlue]

Sure go ahead and send me a free copy I would like that. Fact is I have and will spend enough money on movies and games for my PS3. This game doesn't scream must have to me sorry.

[Electro UK]

To be fair, this holiday season is gonna be killer.

So many good games. :(

But this, Motorstorm 2 and LittleBigPlanet are at the top of my list.

[Addendum]

People passing on this game - WTF? Just play it for the first 5 minutes, its the most awesome atmospheric thing in a video game ever.

Makes no sense to pass on a great game, especially when one of the things about the PS3 was a less than stellar game selection

[RedIsNotBlue]

I never get it when people make that statement. Like seriously I have under 10 games for both the PS3 and XBOX360 and that has always been more than enough for me to keep me busy until the next game I want. Do you guys like have enough that amount of free time to not be satisfied of whats available and to come in the near future?

[MaskedManJRK]

Sweet. Bioshock was one of those games that I wanted to get, but was still hoping to get a PS3, so hopefully when the PS3 goes somewhere into the 300-400 range, I'll get it along with Bioshock and MGS4. :woot:

[Addendum]

I never get it when people make that statement. Like seriously I have under 10 games for both the PS3 and XBOX360 and that has always been more than enough for me to keep me busy until the next game I want. Do you guys like have enough that amount of free time to not be satisfied of whats available and to come in the near future?

Before I bought a 360 last November, I wrote a list of the exclusive games that I wanted to play on the 360, PS3, and Wii. 11 are just for the 360 and 4 are console exclusive. (Half of those were already out when I bought it) The PS3 just had 1, and the Wii had none.

Now when a game comes over to either console (in this case Bioshock), and that game has impressive reviews and had people that worked on 2 excellent games which are the spiritual predecessor of that game (those 2 games being System Shock 1 and 2), then to me that screams to me "This is a game that needs to be played. I may not like it, but I at least owe it to myself to give it a try and at least find out what all the fuss is about".

[RedIsNotBlue]

Different strokes for different folks I guess. I use my PS3 constantly for gaming and movies but I really only need a few games to satisfy me. Hell I even bought Gears of War a few months ago and still haven't played it once yet.

[Addendum]

I don't play them all at once. I have about 13 games for my 360 and I've played 6 of them and haven't beaten a single one. But I know that when I finally do beat the games I have, there'll be more that I can get.

And then I have 48 last gen games to beat :woot:

Well, 49 as soon I can find a copy of Syberia 2

[RedIsNotBlue]

Yeah thats all that I am saying. I really don't understand when people say there is a ****ty selection unless they are the most hardcore of gamers. I am happy with the rate they are coming out. GTA4 has been keeping my ass busy and MGS4 I already have pre-ordered so that will be the next game in line to become addicted to. I am also looking Resistance 2 and the game Alan Wake which seems like its the 360 game that we may never see I haven't heard jack about it in forever.

[Addendum]

I don't spend all my free time playing games. I have to balance that with sleep, watching movies on DVD or reading a book, and fit in paying my bills which is why my game library piles up

[Fading]

I never get it when people make that statement. Like seriously I have under 10 games for both the PS3 and XBOX360 and that has always been more than enough for me to keep me busy until the next game I want. Do you guys like have enough that amount of free time to not be satisfied of whats available and to come in the near future?

Ya I feel the same, the PS3 has ample content to keep you entertained. For multiplayer I have COD4, Motorstorm, Warkhawk, Smackdown vs. Raw 2008, and GTA4. For Single I have Oblivion, Drake's forturne, Gundam: Dynasty Warriors (I'm a Gundam fan despite most Gundam games being awful), Sonic (impulse $20 buy), Assasin's Creed, and a few others. That doesn't include the other exclusives I don't have like Ratchet and Clank or Resistance, or multi ports like Orange box (which I have for PC).

Most games set on my shelf, I have more than enough to keep me busy until MGS4, FF, Little Big Planet, and others come out. The PS3 has more than enough games.

[Booznian]

Bioshock was orgasmic on 360.

[hippie_hunter]

- The graphics are the same as the Xbox 360 version of the game, although they may possibly notch it up a bit but it is still unknown.- The game will feature the Plasmid and fixes given to the Xbox 360 version via downloadable content right out of the box.

- The development team does admit that they are working with Sony to potentially "extend and augment the game" but it is too early to talk about it.

- The development team says "whatever we end up with via our discussions with Sony, coupled with the fact that BioShock allows you to go through and roll your own shooter in the first place...these two factors together would turn into a motive for replay." That being if you already had the Xbox 360 version of the game.

- The rest is them talking about the actual game and story and big developers like Ted Price from Insomniac Games weigh in on the title.

[Benstamania]

LOVED the game, but it had the worst final boss ever.

[Electro UK]

http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-150352.aspx 2K confirm October release with new content and features.

[Electro UK]

First screens...

http://www.gamed.nl/messages/74506.jpg

http://www.gamed.nl/messages/74505.jpg

[Havok83]

Here's an explanation of the 360's exclusivity deal:

Exclusivity deals these days are complicated things. When BioShock was originally announced everyone expected it would be released on all suitable platforms, but it ended up being an Xbox 360 exclusive. Throughout the months leading up to its release rumours about a PS3 version were cropping up on an almost daily basis, and we tracked down Markus Wilding, International PR director, 2K, to find out what exactly the deal was with BioShock on Xbox 360 and the game now coming to PS3.

"Originally we announced BioShock as a next-gen game and didn't specify platforms," stated Wilding. "Then we were approached by Microsoft and at that time that deal made perfect sense for everybody, so we did it. As far as exclusivity deals go these days, they expire after a certain time, and then it was up to us to decide if it would make sense to release a PS3 version such a long time after the 360 version. BioShock has such a huge fan base and we literally got emails almost every day from people requesting, asking for a PS3 version or asking if it would be possible.

"Basically we chose the right time and we had the opportunity after a while, and we said all right, we'll go for it. Obviously we couldn't announce it for a while. Had we announced it at the time we launched the 360 version, basically we'd nullify that deal, so we had to work it so both parties would be pleased. That's the basic story. There's no big surprise in there. As long as you have an exclusivity, you cannot talk about other platforms."

What about the rumours of a PS3 version being in development before the Xbox 360 game shipped to stores? We asked Markus when development on the PS3 version of BioShock started.

"The development basically started, let's see, I can't put a finger on it, but certainly not right after we shipped the 360 version, because at that time we didn't know if it'd make sense to release a PS3 version," he stated. "BioShock was a big team, but it wasn't like 200 people working, so it wasn't like we could say "hey, let's work on a version that might not even come to light". So I can't give you an exact date, but after the 360 version was done. When the right time came we could announce it and we did."http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=34229

[Oriin]

First screens...

http://www.gamed.nl/messages/74506.jpg

http://www.gamed.nl/messages/74505.jpg
still a little rough around the edges.

[Havok83]

Demo is coming Oct 2

http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/home.html

[Timstuff]

It'll be nice to finally be able to get this game without any stupid DRM to deal with.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

It'll be nice to finally be able to get this game without any stupid DRM to deal with.

Buy it off steam, there is non I believe.

[Mister Sinister]

Played the demo when it came out and I was completely blown away, probably as much as MGS4, so I'll be buying this on Friday.

Launch Trailer
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[Electro UK]

Yep, my copy is packing as we speak.

[Edmund Blackadder]

Completed it on the 360 a while back then traded it in before my 360 tanked......dont feel like owning it again on my PS3. It's a good experience but not something I'd be too bothered playing through again. Its all about the story.

[Fading]

Tried the demo as well, in fact it took me awhile to want to try the demo. I thought it'd be just another FPS, but was wrong. I didn't like what I played as much as COD4, but I did like it. The stories interesting, the creepy factor is there, some good shock moments in the demo. Lately I haven't had as much xtra cash as I did earlier in the year, and tons of good games are coming out one after another :(, but I do plan on picking this up eventually.

[Matt]

Here's an explanation of the 360's exclusivity deal:

http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=34229

Exclusivity deals are becoming a thing of the past. We are reaching an era in gaming where the only difference between the two major consoles will be first party games.

[hippie_hunter]

Exclusivity deals are becoming a thing of the past. We are reaching an era in gaming where the only difference between the two major consoles will be first party games.

Pretty much.

At first this would have been a problem for Sony considering that Microsoft had a far more superior first party development team making games with Bungie developing the Halo series, Bioware developing Mass Effect and Jade Empire, Lionhead for Fable, Ensemble for RTS games, Rare the guys behind some of Nintendo's best games, and Mistwalker the guys who created Final Fantasy.

However, Bungie is now independent even though they will still make games exclusively for the Xbox brand for the time being. Bioware was bought by Electronic Arts and is now multiplatform. Ensemble has been shut down. Rare sucks now. And Mistwalker has been underwhelming. It's like Microsoft's first party efforts have been going downhill lately.

Sony on the other hand has been doing a downright fantastic job on improving their first party efforts. They've managed to get a great team onboard with them with Polyphony Digital, Naughty Dog, Team ICO, Insomniac, Zipper Interactive, Sucker Punch, Sony Online, and more. The games they release have greatly improved over their previous efforts in the last two generations.

[Havok83]

Exclusivity deals are becoming a thing of the past. We are reaching an era in gaming where the only difference between the two major consoles will be first party games.
Not really. As long as a company is willing to fork up the money, as MS has proven, we will continue to see timed exclusivity deals, like with Bioshock

Sony on the other hand has been doing a downright fantastic job on improving their first party efforts. They've managed to get a great team onboard with them with Polyphony Digital, Naughty Dog, Team ICO, Insomniac, Zipper Interactive, Sucker Punch, Sony Online, and more. The games they release have greatly improved over their previous efforts in the last two generationsI remember reading that this was Sony's goal for this generation. Whereas MS is throwing money at 3rd party developers to get deals for excusive games and/or extra content, Sony has been throwing money into its own studios and beefing up its own first party development and creating new IPs from 2nd party developers. We've had some failures like Lair and disappointments like Heavenly Sword, but they've also found a winner in Uncharted as well as a gem in LittleBigPlanet and if all goes well, Infamous will join that group. And then theres their old IPs that they have brought over (Warhawk, Socom, Wipeout, Ratchet) and will bring over (God of War, Gran Turismo)

[Electro UK]

Yeah, good points there Havok. Even when you look at the 3rd parties, there's MGS4, Valkyria Chronicles, Metro 2033, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, and the latest to join the group, Quantum Theory. People talk as if the PS3 still sucks but those days are long gone.

[Superhero 101]

IGN gave it a 9.4

[Electro UK]

And a 10/10 on Eurogamer. Looks like there's no dissapointments to be hacd with this port. :up:

[Mister Sinister]

And it's making it's way to the news sites now, PS3 BioShock features a trailer for BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams. There's a bootleg on Kotaku.

[Bathead]

For those of us gamers who aren't as co-ordinated (hand-eye wise) as some how hard is this game?

[Mister Sinister]

For those of us gamers who aren't as co-ordinated (hand-eye wise) as some how hard is this game?

I think as in the 360 version, when you die, you respawn with half your health from a 'vital station' and everything else stays the same, including the enemy's health.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

I think as in the 360 version, when you die, you respawn with half your health from a 'vital station' and everything else stays the same, including the enemy's health.

It was like that on the pc version untill they patched it. You can turn them off so when you die you die. They made Bioshock way too easy.

[Bathead]

It was like that on the pc version untill they patched it. You can turn them off so when you die you die. They made Bioshock way too easy.
Too easy? - good, then maybe I'll buy it! (heh)
Let me give you an idea of my skill level.
I was able, with God of War on easy, to get as far as the area just before the Architect's Tomb at the chasm with the rotary saws and moving platforms. How well would I possibly do with Bioshock?

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

How well would I possibly do with Bioshock?

It's a pretty easy game to shoot through.

[Electro UK]

Okay I got it last night and started playing on Medium. Its an AWESOME game, seriously, and it looks beautiful. So happy I've got it finally. Took em long enough!

[Mister Sinister]

Help this arachnophobe, when do the big spiders come in?

[Electro UK]

Haven't seen em yet dude... hope I don't see em at all! :confused: :up:

[Rando]

there are no big spiders...

[Spidey17]

Too easy? - good, then maybe I'll buy it! (heh)
Let me give you an idea of my skill level.
I was able, with God of War on easy, to get as far as the area just before the Architect's Tomb at the chasm with the rotary saws and moving platforms. How well would I possibly do with Bioshock?

Damn dude, you serious? Get gameshark, or find someone to beat the game as well as the challenges, and then try again with the Ares armor costume. Gives you double health if I remember correctly. And spam Medusa's Gaze when you have cyclops or minotaurs around, a couple L2+triangle will freeze them, then hard attack away!

[Mister Sinister]

there are no big spiders...

I saw this video that had a supposed screencap featuring big spiders from BS, but it appears I have been mislead.

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[kingman]

I bought this an hour ago and just got home... I'm waiting for it to install at the moment. OK it finished just after I said that but why do I feel cheated out as it looks kinda blurry? Almost like it's not displaying in 1080p... looks upscaled to be honest.

[Electro UK]

Completed it today. Incredible game. Not quite the masterpiece it was claimed to be but a must in alternative first person shooting.

[Spidey17]

You don't consider it a true horror game?

[Electro UK]

Oh no way. It has bits that'll make you jump sure, but you soon grow warm to Rapture's damp corridors and dimly lit hallways.

[kingman]

It's far from being a horror game.

[kingman]

I've now completed the game after buying it yesterday. I'm gonna work on getting the rest of the trophies now.

Overall, it was a good game, nothing spectacular though. I found it to be very easy (played the whole way through on medium), good length in game time and enjoyable. I would've preferred a bit more to it but beggars can't be choosers, it's a shame that it ends so quick. Hell, I had a harder time killing Big Daddy's than I did at the end.

[SatEL]

I've now completed the game after buying it yesterday. I'm gonna work on getting the rest of the trophies now.

Overall, it was a good game, nothing spectacular though. I found it to be very easy (played the whole way through on medium), good length in game time and enjoyable. I would've preferred a bit more to it but beggars can't be choosers, it's a shame that it ends so quick. Hell, I had a harder time killing Big Daddy's than I did at the end.

Rent or buy?

[kingman]

Bought it. Last game I rented was Rambo III for the MegaDrive :P

[SatEL]

Bought it. Last game I rented was Rambo III for the MegaDrive :P

Just got mine delievered to me this morning, I havent had time to play it as I am still palying Uncharted Drakes fortune. I will have to test it later today yipeeeeeee cant wait to see what its like as I know this game has a massive hype behind it.

[SatEL]

What a **** game, serious overrated pile of crap. I havent completed the game but so far just find the story completly stupid.

[-Arya-]

So far its an amazing game to say the least. I started it on hard, as I like to have a challenge but man Ive died so many times fighting the big daddies! But otherwise Im going at a good pace. Looking forward to finishing it up and playing through it again :woot:

[SatEL]

I completed resistance today so decided to give this game another try, anyway started of grumpy and pissed thinking I am only playing it as to not waste my money. Anyway played it and then first got the choice to consume a little sister after that it was all up hill from there, it is a great game and I am happy to say I underestimated it. I have been playing it for a few hours now and am having a blast, once you get a few more powers and weapons the gave gets easier and becomes fun.

[Havok83]

Ive had this for months but Im now finally getting around to playing it. I got up to the 3rd level and decided to restart it on the Survival mode to get all the trophies in 1 playthrough. So far its not too bad in the difficulty