SCEA has announced that they will be making available downloadable $5.99 map packs for the PS2's SOCOM
3 starting next month, and the kicker is that you won't need a hard drive to use them online.While official HDD compatibility is still in the offing for the downloadable content, support has also been extended to "compatible USB Mass Storage Device[s] (such as a USB Flash/Thumb drive)" and "Memory Stick Duo Media (minimum 32MB)" via a PSP. Offering DL content for devices other than the less-than-popular hard drive means that owners of the slimline PS2 can also get in on the updated action (as the "PStwo" doesn't work with the older peripheral).
The first map pack out will include the SOCOM II HDD-exclusives After Hours, Last Bastion, and Liberation, "re-worked to add the latest SOCOM 3 features including multiple game types per map, respawn modes, day and night options and weapon customization." As for the other two packs? "The second and third map packs will follow over the next several months and will feature classic maps from the original... SOCOM" as well as completely new maps built for the latest release. How large (in terms of file size) do you think these new and updated maps are going to be?
[Thanks, Shtumf aka Vince - UK]
