Lost Planet finds its way to PlayStation 3 in '08

87 Comments by Christopher Grant Oct 17th 2007 11:30AM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Action

After initially speculating that their frozen shooter Lost Planet could come to PS3, then stating (quite unequivocally) that neither Lost Planet nor Dead Rising would find their way to the Wii or PS3 (for reasons which, at that point, were apparently "quite convoluted"), Capcom has announced at their London Gamer's Day event that Lost Planet will indeed be on PS3 "early next year." A wise choice, considering the Xbox 360 shooter did quite well in North America but didn't make a dent in Japan (... we wonder why).

Games Radar says the PS3 package will sport 16-player online over PSN, as well as include "all bonus characters" from the PC version and "extra downloadable content" from the 360 version (apparently "made possible" by the platform's capacious Blu-ray format).

Tags: BreakingNews, Capcom, LostPlanet

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Ten Dolla Bill: Oct 17th 2007; 11:34AM

I hope you PS3 owners enjoy this year old game!

Real Gambler: Oct 17th 2007; 11:44AM

Since it's one of the rare 360 exclusive games not available for less on my PC, yes I'll enjoy it for sure!
Why? It's not good? If it was good a year ago, it should still be good today no?

EDGE: Oct 17th 2007; 11:47AM

Enjoying Virtua Fighter 5 ?

robert: Oct 17th 2007; 11:48AM

so... are you saying someone's enjoyment of a game should be based on some sort of schedule?

if a game is a year old has it's ability to provide enjoyment has somehow expired?

well that sucks... i still haven't played oblivion, lost planet, graw, r6 vegas or bioshock yet.

should i just go ahead and give away my 360 because these games aren't going to provide me with any fun by the time i get around to fitting them into my schedule... or should i just conform to your gaming schedule to make sure i play them when they're still fun?

Spiza: Oct 17th 2007; 12:03PM

I would agree with said statement robert,but have you seen the reviews of Halo and Halo 2 when they hit the PC?

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/halo
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/halo2

I guess it takes 2 years to go from great to average, and 3 years to go from great to terrible. Or is the game really not a classic?

JesseJames: Oct 17th 2007; 12:04PM

LOL; ROFLMAO!!!!

Lost Planet is as old as Virtua Fighter 5 which happens to suck big time on the 360 because of the clunky controller and the graphics aren't even close to the PS3 version!

DEAR 360 FANBOYS:

This is just the first of many!

Ten Dolla Bill: Oct 17th 2007; 12:09PM

You guys are too funny, I'll play the game though.

@ Real Gambler
Have fun dude, the game is alright but nothing special. Still not sure how or why it sold over a million copies. Enjoy trying to make sense of the story and the final boss fight.

@ EDGE
Actually I will be enjoying VF5 playing online with my friends. How do you like the online features for VF5 on PS3... oh, that's right... sorry I totally forgot...

@ robert
To answer your question, yes, you should give away your 360. In its place you should get an SNES because according to your logic you should have just as much fun playing those games as you do on the current gen systems! Have fun homie!

Spiza: Oct 17th 2007; 12:37PM

Hey ten, you ever heard of the GBA? It basically had SNES style games. They were just new, and they were pretty fun and sold well. Metroid Fusion FTW. If you haven't already played it, those good SNES games are still fun.

JodyAnthony: Oct 17th 2007; 1:08PM

i have more fun playing my SNES than any other console around.

DemonGSides: Oct 17th 2007; 2:17PM

I agree with my Cactuar brother.

Jeff: Oct 17th 2007; 2:22PM

"Since it's one of the rare 360 exclusive games not available for less on my PC, yes I'll enjoy it for sure!"

Wtf? It is available for PC.

3cubed minus 3squared plus1: Oct 17th 2007; 2:59PM

Yeah, the SNES is my favorite console of all time.
its too bad I don't have mine anymore. :(

CaptainAmericaX: Oct 17th 2007; 3:43PM

Ten Dolla Bill just OWNED all you idiots...

And yeah I'm enjoying VF5 right now as well...the graphics are better than the ps3. We've got online multiplayer....what more could you want?

Oh yeah thats right you ps3 owners didn't have that stuff...

So yeah enjoy this 1 year old game with nothing new added to it...LMAO.

So this is Capcom's "big ps3 announcement"...its almost sad really.

ulovemikeroch: Oct 17th 2007; 4:19PM

Please just get out, no one wants you here Captain America.

robert: Oct 17th 2007; 4:21PM

i guess everyone should stop having sex too, that's been around forever... it can't possibly be fun anymore.

samshoot: Dec 5th 2007; 6:26AM

this is one of the best game on xbox360 i already have it since first day... waiting for this ps3 version with new characters and new maps....

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo): Oct 17th 2007; 11:34AM

MDF: CAPCOM LIED TO US!!!

DangerMouse: Oct 17th 2007; 12:13PM

Meh, same as when Resident Evil 4 went from a Gamecube exclusive to the PS2. There exclusivity of a game usually runs out after a year, and then it's fair game.

FOXHOUND: Oct 17th 2007; 11:35AM

Too late, Capcom. :\ If it was DEAD RISING(with a fixed font type & size), I'd be fine with it... but LOST PLANET? Eh... can't get hyped over that, especially with the other FPS games out or soon to be released.

T3H WICKERMAN (FDF): Oct 17th 2007; 11:42AM

is no FPS amigo, is 3rd person.

FOXHOUND: Oct 17th 2007; 11:52AM

Thanks for the correction, typed it too fast without rechecking. I'm still chockful-of-Totally Awesome Sweet Alabama Liquid Snake 'zazz over hearing about SF4. :d

Phranctoast: Oct 17th 2007; 11:35AM

while great news, I hope we see Lost planet 2 and the sequel to dead rising as well.

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo): Oct 17th 2007; 11:37AM

Wouldn't be surprising.

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler).: Oct 17th 2007; 11:49AM

In Naruto voice: Believe it!

Me needs Dead rising 2 or Hulk Smash.

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo): Oct 17th 2007; 11:54AM

@word

I should kill you for that.

Vegnagun: Oct 18th 2007; 11:45PM

Vegeta you should be killed solely based on the fact that you have a picture of Vegeta as an avatar. Your no better than he is you prick.

Matt B: Oct 17th 2007; 11:39AM

This is a day 1 RENT for me.

meh

Phranctoast: Oct 17th 2007; 11:41AM

The only thing that I dont like about dead rising is having to listen to my friends tell me how great this game looks based on the commercial. Its CG damnit!!!!

why not the LS2LS7?: Oct 17th 2007; 11:42AM

Ohhhhhhhhh. Okay, I'm less confused now.

Now this is the "PS3 fans hate us now, we'll wait and see what they think of us next week" announcement.

Yeah Capcom, forget it. The game sucks anyway, and releasing it two years late isn't doing anyone including yourself any favors. You'll just spend money porting this, release it to sheer apathy and then become even more soured on the PS3 when really it's your own stupidity.

Make new games, not 18 month old ones.

Harold: Oct 17th 2007; 11:45AM

If this is the announcement I hate them a lot MORE now! Great idea Capcom, why don't you try to win over PS3 users by releasing a SHITTY TWO YEAR OLD GAME on their system. You are dead to me Capcom!

miyagi: Oct 17th 2007; 11:42AM

I enjoyed the game on 360. Not groundbreaking but the story and gameplay was good I thought. It came out too soon after GoW and everybody was comparing it to that (which it doesn't hold up to at all).

Intentless: Oct 17th 2007; 11:45AM

yes lets compare a free roaming zombie romp (which it is a first of and was awesome) to a limited third person shooter....... As games both had flaws but Dead Risings only truly complainable flaw was the time limit while is Gears... There were so many gameplay flaws and hype for something so limited...

why not the LS2LS7?: Oct 17th 2007; 12:08PM

Intentless, seeing as Dead Rising came out months BEFORE Gears of War, I think he's referring to God of War there, which it also doesn't come close to matching up to.

Dead Rising was a poor game with awful hacks in it to make it longer (the time limit and playing over and over again) and a truly terrible save game system. It really only did well because there was little else to play on 360 at the time.

Despite its flaws, Dead Rising was also still quite a bit better than Lost Planet.

Benny: Oct 17th 2007; 12:26PM

WTH... miyagi was talking about Gears of War and Lost Planet. Both third person. Both released around the same time.

I really hope at least one of you were trying to be funny. With the emphasis on 'trying'.

miyagi: Oct 17th 2007; 12:52PM

@Intentless
I don't know where I mentioned Dead Rising anywhere. I have that game as well an enjoyed it immensely. There really isn't much comparison between the DR and LP since they are so different. Plus the topic is about Lost planet which is what I was referring to in my first post.

@why not ls2/ls7
I was talking about Gears. In the US gears came out nov 06 and LP was Jan 07. I think you got the dates backwards. Since it was so soon after the much hyped Gears it received a lot of unfair comparisons even though they are quite different in style.

@Benny
Thanks for understanding what I was talking about lol. I didn't think it was that confusing =/

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler).: Oct 17th 2007; 11:43AM

All the bonuses including Frank west?, That would be kind of awkward ¬¬

BTW that Pic is Win.

Ihya: Oct 17th 2007; 11:48AM

Gah, this game was my greatest regret as a purchase this year. Avoid.

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler).: Oct 17th 2007; 11:52AM

I never played that game so is really that bad?,I was too busy playing Dead rising but I wanted to play LP too.

Intentless: Oct 17th 2007; 11:54AM

Then I assume you didn't buy two worlds.....

Ihya: Oct 17th 2007; 1:16PM

Frustrating boss battles. With some you'll be winning then they''ll pull out an uber attack that strips 2/3 of your health. You get knocked over all the time and it takes far too long to get up again - sometimes just in time to get knocked over again, and again.

The enemy have glowing weak spots you have to shoot at, circa gameplay 1980's.

The plot is a mess, but admittedly it is a Japanese game so you walk in knowing that.

Cool concept. Very pretty explosions. Some poor design choices however and gameplay that is plain horrible make this game a stinking turd.

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo): Oct 17th 2007; 11:54AM

nah it isn't as bad as people are making it to be.

xXFenixKnight13Xx: Oct 17th 2007; 11:58AM

The game is good not great. I have it and beat it. Multiplayer is ok. Graphics were great and creature animations rocked. Im just pissed because this game has "Only on Xbox360" right on the front! Whats up with that Microsoft???

waves: Oct 17th 2007; 12:00PM

That's too bad. I'd much rather they spent their time working on a new game or porting over something a bit more interesting like Dead Rising with better graphics (It worked for the 360 when they were in the doldrums).

I just found this game to be totally uninteresting. Yes I shot things, but it wasn't that fun.

Then again I felt much the same way about Gears of War, so maybe I'm not the audience they should be pandering to.

JesseJames: Oct 17th 2007; 12:02PM

LOL!!!!ROFLMAO

Well, well, well!

Lost Planet is about as old as VIRTUA FIGHTER 5!!!!!

Which by the way Virtua Fighter 5 xbox 360 graphics PALE IN COMPARISON TO THE PS3 VERSION!!!!!!!!!

DEAR 360 FANBOYS:

This is just the first of many!

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler).: Oct 17th 2007; 12:10PM

Yes the XB360 version is so inferior that it has Multiplayer just to compensate ololol.

Seriously WTF PS3 superiority my ass, PS3 the games freaking look like XB360 games and worst. One of these I would like to see the power of the so called Cell because whatever it does is not doing it right.

JesseJames: Oct 17th 2007; 12:12PM

Dude; Virtua Fighter LOOKS HORRIBLE ON THE XBOX 360 AND PLAYS HORRIBLY WITH THAT CONTROLLER AS WELL; ROFLMAO!!!!

PS3 RULES BABY;

OUR VERSION COMES WITH ALL THE EXTRA CONTENT FROM PC AND 360!!!!

HA!!!!!!!

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler).: Oct 17th 2007; 12:16PM

Whatever helps you to sleep tonight comrade.

WiseGuy: Oct 17th 2007; 12:28PM

Your joking right? You can't be that stupid. The PS3 control has not been changed since PS1. That is one crappy controller to be playing ANY game on... fighting, racing, platforming, shooters (especially), sports, etc. etc. Get with the new century, no rumble?!?! Pathetic. What were they thinking? I suppose Sony could package a pile of dog crap in a box and you'd love that as well. Ha ha. Too funny man.