2K Games, would you kindly release BioShock PS3 on October 21?

by Ludwig Kietzmann on Aug 19th 2008 1:00PM

Well, that was easy. 2K Games has complied with our subliminal request that it release the PlayStation 3 version of sublime, submerged shooter BioShock in North America on October 21. There was some mental resistance to our suggestions of a worldwide release, however, so you international folks will just have to make do with October 24.

BioShock comes to the PlayStation 3 sporting the same aquatic utopia-turned-dystopia that made the game one of 2007's best, along with Trophies, a new "Survivor" difficulty level and challenge rooms, to be released as downloadable content "shortly after launch."

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i hope this doesn't turn out to be another shoddy 360-to-PS3 port, as i've decided to hold out on rebuying the 360 version for the extras the PS3 version will offer.

The wait will be worth it for those yet to try the game.

Good game, but very overrated.

You're right. More like a 9.9 instead of a 10.

only over rated if you are a pc gamer imo,
lots of the stuff with First person magic been around pc games for years but this is the first console game to make it work well...

Agree. Very high production value and well-organized set pieces, but the gameplay itself was weak. If you're one of the people who rambles on and on about games as 'interactive literature', you love it. If you just like games, you'll think it's pretty bad.

"If you like games, you'll think it's pretty bad"

Wow, I guess I don't like games then(?) Thanks for telling me!

I like how I got voted down by all the sheep; so typical of the internet hive mind mentality.

I'd give the game somewhere around a 6.0.
It's fun enough.. but the gameplay is HIGHLY generic, and the "moral choices" are an absolute joke. The story is highly shallow, and about the only good and unique thing about it is the design of rapture itself.

"I like how I got voted down by all the sheep; so typical of the internet hive mind mentality."

OR it could be that most people really liked the game, thus you got more - votes than + votes. I personally loved the game. One of the best shooters I've played in a while.

Don't worry mate. As somebody once told me, articles like this attract Pro-Bioshock Audience. Thus anything bad you write about it will always get the downhammer upon you.

So now I guess the question is, are you going to get this, or Dead Space?

Dead Space.

Well, that was easy. :)

Whats wrong with getting both?

BOTH!

I'll likely Gamefly this one since I've already played it on the 360.

I only played Bioshock a good... let's see... 6 months ago?

Oh you got those PS3 people good! NARF

Who got what PS3 huh?

That was directed at the guy above my post.

LittleBigPlanet for me.

Oh shit, is that the same day too?!

LBP, Dead Space, Bioshock, Ghostbuster (heard it was pushed back though), Farcry2, and the new spiderman all on the same day.

the week before Socom and Rock band 2...the week after, guitar hero.

Its going to be an expensive month......

That's the current placeholder date for LBP. Just over 2 months!

I wish all exclusives follwed this example. I have a PS3, and, while I hate exclusives, I understand why the exist. I wish this became the norm: exclusive for 6-8 months, and then released on other consoles/PC. There are so many other XBox games, I would love to play, and I'm sure there is at least one PS3 game that each Xbox owner would like to play. I don't see why they wouldn't re-release games if they didn't have a contract prohibiting them. Lower development costs = more money Here's hoping!!

I guess the concept of third party exclusives is going to be dead anyway, FF13 was the last nail. MGS4 and FF13 versus will probably be the last great exclusives.

But they already have FFXIII and soon MGS4... what else would they want??? :P

I'd like to play Uncharted, KZ2, and R1&2 (I love crazy weapons)... but I don't have an HDTV so Blu Ray would be a waste... It's probably the only reason I lean toward getting a 360.

Besides the fact that everyone I know has a 360...

@colinbell

"I guess the concept of third party exclusives is going to be dead anyway, FF13 was the last nail. MGS4 and FF13 versus will probably be the last great exclusives."

I hope you're right. Unless there is some hardware limitation such as a game specifically designed for the Wii, I hope exclusives cease to exist.

The only game on PS3 exclusive I can think of is Heavy Rain. I'm actually considering buying a preowned PS3 just for that game alone.
All I can say about it is:

Day-am!

Too many fucking games to play. What is the service that you can keep the games for as long as you like them send it back to them in the mail? Do any of you guys use it?

GameFly, and no I don't use it, but I'm getting closer to giving it a try every day it seems.

I've known a few people who use(d) Gamefly and there have been mixed results. Some say they wouldn't get games and then would be charged anyway, others say it went without a hitch. I just use Gamefly to buy used games in order to save the money and have them to play on my own schedule. Best of both worlds.

I didn't like Gamefly when I had it back in aught-six. The games kept getting stolen by my shifty mailmen and the transit times were retardedly long. They've opened up an East Coast distro center, so it may be better now, but I'm so spoiled on Netflix's one-day turnaround that I probably will just wait for them to get into the games business.

My turnaround time with Gamefly is pretty fast. The biggest problem is that if you don't stay on top of things, you'll be left waiting for a long time for new releases.

Most big releases you can get right away by putting them 1st in your queue and making sure you have a game returned before the game actually releases. Then, they'll usually ship it to you on release day. If you miss that 1st shipment though, you're going to be waiting a month or so for it.

I use it, it is pretty good. have not had any issues and the delivery times have improved dramatically as they have added a few more shipping facilities around the country. Example: last friday, I put old games in mailbox after 7pm (past pick up time), new games here on tuesday. You have a list and they try to stick to your order whenever possible.

I love how you did this article. :)

I'll be renting this from Gamefly for the trophies. I've been wanting to go through the game again, anyways.

Yup, that's exactly my plan. I played through on the 360 but the trophies and extra content will be a good excuse to Gamefly it and go through again.

I guess this post is only a spoiler if you already know what happens, so I guess it's not a spoiler? ahhh! would you kindly shoot me!?

A man chooses, a slave obeys!

That's the kind of thing you keep to yourself, MC.

SNAPE KILLS DUMBLEDORE!

Wait, wrong board.

Because Dumbledore was the final cylon, yeah, we know.

Rosebud is the name of his sled.

Huh...and all this time I thought it was the name of his golf club.

Just wait 3 days to release it in the USA
Voila, worldwide release

In other news:

The kid's therapist IS a ghost.

The plants are killing people.

I always wondered why "would you kindly" never became much of an internet meme. It's awesome!

Now it's the PS3 owner's turn to become dissillusioned. Spoiler Alert: you're a brainwashed tool!

/ambiguity

It's really too bad PS3 owners had to wait all this time. Now that the hype train has left the station, I wonder if many of them will be able to get swept up in the game or if they'll just let their interest in it wane half-way though.

Speaking of hype-less games you'll probably never finish if you even start, I played System Shock 2 again recently. That game is still phenomenal. Even with its dated graphics, it's far scarier and creepier than Bioshock. I guess what I'm saying is that if you liked Bioshock but haven't played System Shock 2, you owe it to yourself to check it out. Seriously. You won't, because that's not how life works, but I have to urge you to anyway.

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