I would have expected the PC to take the timed-exclusive because a) it is easier to program for than either of the consoles and b) it is the system for FPS's. This works out well for me, though, because I will have Halo 3 and BioShock for 2007. Sony fans should be happy it was their console that got this, because 2007 is giving much in terms of FPS's on the PS3 and 360 and PC already have theirs lined up, so this is really the "fair" way to do it.

It makes a lot of sense since its a lot harder to port to the PS3 than the other way around (even though the PS3 is a hell of a bitch to program for). And having the game on a system that has next to nothing to play with, compare to the 360 which is gonna have the busiest fall ever, makes a lot of sense too. So you make money on the PS3, wait a bit and then make money on the other two. Plus you can concentrate on the PS3 and put the other two on hold for the moment.

Yay, an fps! Been a while since I played one of those.

This sounds like a exclusive based on Peter Moore's theory of exclusivity: "Having it first".

The "Nectar" brings something different. Timeshift looks like the next fps I will be getting this year. The latest in game trailer with the rain slowing up rocked.

I'm just happy it's a new Free Radical game...

How did "Haze is leading on the PS3, but no exclusivity for any platform has been officially announced." end up being a confirmation of a timed exclusive? Jeez guys!

No matter how it goes, it will play out well for Sony. A timed exclusive starting Fall, will play out very well during the Christmas period. I feel like Sony is building their hand, and getting ready to play their cards for the holiday season. Plus, it's nice to know that the game was developed for the PS3, and the developer's kind words for the system bode well for the PS3.

rental for me. FPS games are ok, but 99% of them are not worth full price IMO.

What's this? An FPS on PS3? But I thought Sony fans hated FPSes, and only Xbox players liked them?

How much was paid for that time exclusive? And will this be PS3's answer to 360's Halo 3 and Wii's SSBB?

!Yeahhh a shooter for us Wooopiieeeee..............

This is smart. Releasing a first person shooter anywhere within the vicinity of Halo 3 on the 360 is tantamount to suicide. On the other hand, shooter-envy for PS3 owners could lead to them picking up Haze so they don't have to listen to 360 owners harp about their exclusive. There's no competition in the genre on the PS3 during that time period either, so Ubisoft has a more or less assured audience.

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Well, I'm guessing that they aren't releasing it for the 360 because of, well, Halo, and the all-star cast we have coming up for the fall/winter months. PC has this too, probably, I just don't follow the PC much.

Either way, it can only end well in the video game sections at our favorite stores.

This is by the same people who did Timesplitters and Second Life (one of the few games to get Telekinesis right). So while, to you, it's "Just another shooter," to me it's a blessing from the house of Cortez.

I think this is a good idea. I'm not sure if Sony dished out some cash for this, It may be Ubisoft's decision. Like Nick and Triforce said, the 360 has a hell of a lot of FPS' coming out and lots of other games this Fall, so people's wallets will be limited. So if they were to release the 360 and or PC game in early 2008 when there isn't that many games, nor FPS' and when people's wallets begin to fatten up, they're looking at more $$.

Not to say the PS3 has lots of games coming out this Fall, but barely any FPS' to compete against Haze

more and more supposedly 360 only games are goin to PS3 (like kane and lynch) and now a game that was suppose to be ps3 and 360 is only announced for PS3 for now. im suprised all the fanboys are goin nuts because every single time this happens the other way around to 360, xbox fans are saying SONY IS DOOMED.

Did you guys even read the gamespot article. All it is, is speculation from a ps3 hopefull at gamespot. He's printing out this text that it is a Ps3 exclusive when its purely speculation he even admits to it in the text

"In fact, the fact sheet provided by Ubisoft no longer lists the PC or Xbox 360 versions of the game, prompting some speculation that it may become PS3-exclusive. The UK Haze site for the game also only bears the PS3 logo, although the American Haze site still sports the Xbox 360 and PC-DVD logos at its bottom."

This guy is just making up crap and secondly comparing it to halo 3? Some desperate ps3 fanboy wishing it to be true...

http://www.gameswank.com/content/view/108/2/


It will be multiplatform.

"This is by the same people who did Timesplitters"

maybe I will buy it then. Timesplitters is in the 1% of fps games that I think ARE worth paying full price for.

What's with the trend of making PS3-X360 multiplatform games but the Wii gets sided with PS2 and GC?

And for the console that's suppose to be groundbreaking for FPSs, why is Metroid the only promising FPS-Adventure announced exclusively for it?

Well makes sense because the 360, despite its 1 year lead, is losing out to the PS3 in terms of exclusives in 2007 (despite all the hype about its Fall 07 games - unless you are one of the Halobots for whom only Halo 3 matters)
and it gets worse in 2008 - the 360 gets battered. 360 needs to show some games (even delayed exclusives) in 2008 or really beg for MGS4 / FF13.
2007:
PS3 10-12 good exclusives - Motorstorm, Lair, Heavenly, Ratchet, Warhawk, Haze, Folksoul, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Uncharted, Singstar (GodofWar 2 as well)
360: 7-8 good exclusives - Crackdown, Forza 2, PGR3, Halo 3, Mass Effect, Too Human, Blue Dragon (Bioshock is as much of an exclusive for 360 as Half Life 2 was on xbox 1)

2008:
PS3 - About 15 good exlusives MGS4, FF13, Killzone 2, Getaway PS3, GT5, Little Big Planet, Socom, Jak and D, White knight, Monster Hunter 3, maybe 2 Cellius games, Wipeout 6, R:FOM 2, Afrika / 8 days (if these are not vaporware)
360: Just 5-6 exclusives Banjo Kajooie, Splinter Cell 5, Fable 2, the next Mistwalker RPG, and maybe 1-2 more I missed

@Sheppy:
FreeRadical worked with Linden Labs on Second Life? I think you meant Second SIGHT. :P
(But, they sound alike, and SL is in the news a lot, so it's understandable you mixed the two)

rfom, this coming from a Sony fan... shut up.

Yes, PS3 is starting to show up with some good games but no, this holiday season isn't theirs.

Hello! We are talking about Ubisoft here. They always support Xbox this game is no exception.

Reeks of Assassin's Creed, why would Ubisoft make an FPS a timed exclusive on a thrid-place console? It's not like MS couldn't put up a larger moneyhat than Sony.

why release it this year on xbox 360 when everyone will more than likely be playing halo? put it out on ps3 first, take in all the criticism, and release a superior xbox 360 and pc version next year. that's what i'd do.

@rfom

you're assuming that a) those games will be good and b) they'll come out when you think they will and c)from what i know not all of those games have been announced either. if anything the ps3 is losing out in exclusives considering just about most of the third party exclusives it had are going to be on the 360...at this rate we'll probably see mgs4 on both platforms.

Love all the PS3 fans saying this is good news, when they usually bash Ubisoft, claim they never make any good games, and that the 360 can have whatever they make.

Couldn't care either way, really... but it's interesting to see something swing in the PS3's direction after all the former exclusives were announced for Xbox 360.

I've gotta agree with Sheppy... the fact that it's Free Radical developing means that likelier than not, it will be an EXCELLENT game. Hell I'll be honest, I don't have a PS3 just the other two, and for the first time I'm a little jealous (not too much of course, since it sounds like I'll be enjoying it on the 360 soon enough anyway).

@konajinx, in fairness to the UBI-bashing SDF, they're just publishing and Free Radical, who has had games published by Codemasters, EA, and Eidos is developing it...

*hugs sheppy for 26*

OK, sorry, got that out of my system.

Anyway, zwarrior was wondering why Metroid was the only FPS coming to the Wii in the next year, and the reason is simple: Nintendo has to show developers how to do it. With the DS, Nintendo showed developers how to create good, non-hard core videogames, and they will do the same for the Wii.

Makes sense. At this point, with a little advertising, Haze will sell like crazy on the PS3 because well.. it'll be one of the only good games out. 2nd half of 2007 is too full of other games anyway for me to have enough time to give it a shot on my 360. *nods*

Haze/Halo the two definitely would conflict on the shelves. but thats a good problem to have, having too many games.

should be an awesome game by an awesome studio. more enticing to me than Halo personally, but think i'd still wait for the 360 version with rumble and Live..


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@34 Rumble and Live will definitely make it better. I'm willing to bet this is a timed exclusive, Free Radical's only other exclusive was the first Timesplitters (or did that go multiplatform?).

I seriously doubt it will be a permanent PS3 exclusive.

Every multi-platform game has a "lead platform". Unless there is any information other than that this is not a conformation of anything at all.

How about parallelism? Does the engine support multiple processors?

[SE] Yes, it has to. The architectures of PS3, X360 and high-end PC’s are fairly different, but they all have one thing in common – parallel processing. The challenge for us has been in designing a solution that will work well across the platforms.

http://www.gameswank.com/content/view/108/2/

It makes sense. The PC and 360 are getting plenty of shooters in that time slot. The PS3 is not. This game will really stand out on PS3, then perhaps sell a few bonus copies after the holidays on 360 and PC when there isn't so much stuff coming out.

It could wind up being a PS3 exclusive, too. But, I'd think they would know that by now.

Either way, the right people are making it. Could be a sweet game.

OH this is nice you ask me way:

Xbox 360:Halo 3
PC:Crysis
PS3:Haze

good games for each platform.........