Mercenaries 2 on Xbox 360? IGN thought so, but changed mind
Pandemic won't come out and say it -- but the tape displayed it. And now IGN has inflated it. "It" being the rumor that Mercenaries 2 is also being developed for Xbox 360 (the game's already confirmed for PlayStation 3). Are we still calling this a rumor?At the end of its roundtable discussion with Pandemic, IGN posted the obligatory plug for the developer's forthcoming game, originally writing (as captured by Xbox 360 Fanboy), "Keep an eye out for their next release, Mercenaries 2, coming to Xbox 360 and PS3, as well as some cool announcements in the coming months." IGN has since revised that sentence to read: "Keep an eye out for their next release, Mercenaries 2, as well as some cool announcements in the coming months." So was the original posting a typo? Or had IGN accidentally blown the lid off one of those "cool announcements"?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
traffic @ Jan 19th 2007 12:31AM
u make more money making it on all systems
icelandman @ Jan 19th 2007 12:40AM
I hope this game is a mercenary for hire, I have a contract I need carried out on the 360. Please don't fail me coin toss rumor mill!
~PEACE
(Yes the puns are bad, but admit it, you want it on 360 too.)
Sid Icarus @ Jan 19th 2007 1:55AM
When they finally announce the game for the 360, everyone will be referring to this as another one of those "Worst Kept Secrets".
Unless Sony feels like shelling out the money to keep this an "Exclusive", I cant imagine the publisher would want to keep this on the PS3.
I also really doubt that Sony feels that Mercenaries 2 is worth the investment needed to keep the game exclusive to the PS3. I thought the first game was fun, defiantly underrated. However I would not consider it a system seller.
Insomnia Bob @ Jan 19th 2007 3:13AM
I can't help but wonder if there's some back room strategy from the Sony camp to pay as many companies as possible to, if not develop, not ANNOUNCE a 360 version of their game for a while. The whole 'limited exclusivity' thing, taken to a new level.
Food for though.
Matt @ Jan 19th 2007 8:48AM
It seems like this is going to be an increasing trend for games this generation, holding out on announcing multi-platform games in hopes of an exclusivity payout. Not exactly a trend that I'm looking forward to.
Ritz @ Jan 19th 2007 11:53AM
I recently received a brainwave from the future. It's a post made on Joystiq. It's titled "Surprise! Mercenaries 2 coming to 360!"
It's coming. We all know it.
MrBojangles @ Jan 19th 2007 1:06PM
I'm curious if the presence of achievement points will make the difference in which version to buy for dual console owners since graphics will likely be virtually identical.
Diman @ Jan 19th 2007 1:30PM
I would have been surprised if they didn't release it for Xbox 360, very surprised. First one was multiplatform, so what are the chances of this being any different? Plus the whole Xbox controller in the videos should have been a clue from the start