Saywhut? Trine dev says XBLA release is 'speculation' [Update: Frozenbyte responds]
by Christopher Grant 
{ Jun 30th 2009 at 5:15PM } 
- At E3 earlier this month, Atlus announces that they'll be publishing Frozenbyte's very impressive co-op platformer Trine on Xbox Live Arcade.
- Primotech is purportedly told by an Atlus representative at E3 that the Xbox Live Arcade release will feature online co-op as well as offline. Neither the PC nor PSN versions, both of which are being released much sooner than the XBLA version, will feature online co-op.
- Shacknews links Primotech's assertion, and Joystiq in turn links that.
- Developer Frozenbyte takes to the forums to clear the confusion, stating that "The XBLA version and its features is just speculation at this point."
Developer fb_joel writes, "... as developers, we would love as many people as possible to be able to play our games and therefore I hope Trine will eventually find its way to XBLA too." So, not only is Frozenbyte stating that online co-op in the Xbox Live Arcade version is "speculation" but that the XBLA release itself is speculation as well! We bet Atlus wishes someone told them that at E3!
The developer later said, "On the actual topic I will not comment as no-one knows anything about XBLA at this point, and I really hope when some people do know, I would be one of them." Yeah, we're right there with you. GamerBytes reported from E3 that Trine "hasn't been given the official nod from Microsoft for concept approval, and therefore Atlus are unable to send out press releases or other information about the game." That may explain why, when contacted for this story, Atlus responded with a very terse "no comment." We've reached out to Frozenbyte as well, and will update this story accordingly.
[Update: We've heard from Frozenbyte's Lauri Hyvärinen and here's what they say: "An XBLA version of Trine is a possibility but nothing more at present time. We would love to have Trine on XBLA and we've partnered with Atlus to make it happen, but it needs Microsoft's approval and there are other factors as well. So it may happen or it may not, that's really the current situation. Everything else ranging from release date to features is just speculation and isn't based on any facts. As soon as we know more we will also inform everyone else :)
So, there you have it. Trine on XBLA is not a sure thing. There, there ... it'll be okay.]
Gallery: Trine
[Via Shacknews]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
AvA (ice~) @ Jun 30th 2009 5:21PM
you lost me at 'saywhut?'...
Christopher Grant @ Jun 30th 2009 6:37PM
Saywhut?
dantebk @ Jun 30th 2009 5:29PM
It would be strange if it weren't coming to XBLA considering Trine was playing on an Xbox 360 at E3...
John @ Jun 30th 2009 5:33PM
...or was it?
_>
John @ Jun 30th 2009 5:34PM
shifty eyes fail :(
Rell @ Jun 30th 2009 5:47PM
That fail wins.
Einhanderkiller @ Jun 30th 2009 5:58PM
Maybe it was a PC with a 360 controller.
ryan @ Jun 30th 2009 6:05PM
Actually I think it was a PC with 360 controller.
dantebk @ Jun 30th 2009 7:10PM
I think you guys might be right about it being a PC with an Xbox 360 controller. My bad. So was Atlus hosting Trine at their booth just a case of jumping the gun way early?
xtremeholymuffin @ Jun 30th 2009 8:55PM
Maybe it was a PC with a 360 controller.
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jun 30th 2009 9:34PM
Snake eyes!
zaglis @ Jul 1st 2009 3:16AM
I think it was xbox 360 with a pc controller
xtremeholymuffin @ Jul 1st 2009 12:32PM
It could have been a PC with a 360 controller
George @ Jun 30th 2009 5:33PM
what? why? huh? exactly...
Damian @ Jun 30th 2009 5:41PM
What?
Owyn @ Jun 30th 2009 5:42PM
Eh?
MystileArmor @ Jun 30th 2009 5:45PM
Que?
Saria the Cat @ Jun 30th 2009 6:27PM
¿Que?
Vaitork @ Jun 30th 2009 8:27PM
¿Qué?
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jun 30th 2009 9:35PM
¿Que?
Curtis @ Jun 30th 2009 5:52PM
Twat?
Hydrophobicfish @ Jun 30th 2009 5:58PM
Say Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa'?
ryan @ Jun 30th 2009 6:04PM
Vidjah Games?!
tobz1000 @ Jun 30th 2009 6:12PM
Very rarely has 'speculation' not turned into a release at a later date. Makes no difference to me, but after checking out the demo, the more people who can play this (hopefully for less than $40) the better.
Shagittarius @ Jun 30th 2009 6:12PM
Aspfinkter sayz whaA?
silverwolf761 @ Jun 30th 2009 7:35PM
Who?
Saria the Cat @ Jun 30th 2009 6:26PM
Aww, and I just got excited about this the other day! :(
Eduardo @ Jun 30th 2009 6:34PM
WTF?
J @ Jun 30th 2009 6:38PM
Not Trine too hard... oh!
Old_Snake @ Jun 30th 2009 7:34PM
Certainly a very strange situation going on there. Hopefully that all gets sorted out and we know the full situation soon enough
Ficken @ Jun 30th 2009 7:41PM
I think it may have to do do with XBLA's online requirement for games. So they will bring it to 360 if the PSN and PC versions get an online coop patch. Just my thoughts.
In A World (XBL) @ Jun 30th 2009 8:01PM
It was my understanding the PS3 is and always has been the lead platform for this game, I doubt the developers were intending to port it and are simply being pressured to do so by their publisher. Hence, the waffling.
j.howlett @ Jul 1st 2009 12:09AM
maybe they're pulling the old, "if enough people buy it on one platform" thing that's been happening to psn
Stranger @ Jul 1st 2009 2:00PM
"There are other factors as well"
Which means money. My bet is that they don't like Microsoft's approach to royalty payments for XBLA releases and are trying to negotiate something better, which means Trine will become a PSN exclusive eventually. I put a dollar on it.
avan @ Jul 1st 2009 2:24PM
the girl again, in the blue fireball
radmoose @ Jul 1st 2009 9:25PM
TIme to possibly be released on XBLA? What about Morris Day?
Sorry... just remember.. Time is Money.
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