Information is starting to leak out about the new SOCOM game for the PS3. First of all, it’s called “SOCOM: Confrontation”. Which to me sounds a little redundant. I would hope that anything to do with SOCOM would have some confrontation involved. Even “SOCOM: Big Red Dog” would have had more personality. Anyway. The next big thing to note is that this game will be multiplayer only. That’s right – no single player campaign at all. Much like Warhawk!
Supposedly the game will support up to 32 players per map, will be available on Blu-ray or by download, and will be available this fall. There is going to be extensive clan support, including giving a clan leader the ability to customize a clan’s look. Clan members will be able to vary their look somewhat within that theme.
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#1 by PJ on May 17th, 2007
What is up with PS3 games being multiplayer only OR single player only? There seems to be quite a few high profile PS3 games that are not including both multiplayer and single player. (Warhaw, Socom, Heavenly Sword, etc).
Any theory’s?
#2 by John on May 17th, 2007
Only multiplayer / only single player is IMO to come to market earlier, rather than later. PS3 games drought needs to end ASAP, and sacrificing or pushing back single/multi is one way to speedup release.
#3 by Segitz on May 17th, 2007 [ 1450 Points ]
I prefer this…
Many games got bad, when MP was added (Ratchet imho), but the SP/MP only games rock and you can notice the focus on either side!
#4 by Sporty on May 18th, 2007 [ 95 Points ]
Well if 1UP is to be believed, (they aren’t the biggest PS3 supporters) there is 3 SOCOM’s in development at the moment.
SOCOM: Confrontation for PS3 and SOCOM: Tactical Strike for PSP by Slant Six games with Zipper overseeing the projects.
And Zipper Working on a new PS3 SOCOM from the ground up, suppose to be Single Player with online as the traditional PS2 game’s were. Still a long ways off though.
We’ll see, Ziff Davis isn’t the same as they used to be several years ago though.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3159608