Unreal Tournament 3 - Keyboard and mouse confirmed for PS3

[Barrichello]

Just found out some great news that UT3 on PS3 will definitely support Keyboard and mouse. Good to know that the developers listened to the fans - really can not wait for this now

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/08/03/...mouse-support/
http://utforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=574996

[Trash Man]

Although I'm not interested in the slightest in a PS3, I still think this is great news It's about time consoles started using a keyboard and mouse for FPS games. I'd prefer playing FPS games on consoles if they all went this way. There are way to many cheaters on PC FPS to make them enjoyable most of the time and it's a lot harder to cheat on consoles. So I hope this is the start on things to come.

[TDX]

Quite interesting as the game is going to also allow mods and maps to be added just like the pc game.

[Barrichello]

Quite interesting as the game is going to also allow mods and maps to be added just like the pc game.

has confirmed that there will be downloadable content over PSN - also the rumours wont go away that both PC and PS3 players will be able to play against each other.

[danroyle]

was watching gamer.tv the other day and they interviewed some sony guy and he said unreal tournament 3 was a ps3 exclusive for 2007 does anyone know anything on this as preorder has pc date as the same so do they mean they are the only ones to get it out in 2007 or did i just misunderstand what the guy was saying

[Mark@SCAN]

I believe it will be released on PC & PS3 at the same time. Exclusive i think means exclusive as the PS3 will be the only 'console' to have the game at release, whether it will be released at a later stage on the on 360 i dont know

[Barrichello]

I believe it will be released on PC & PS3 at the same time. Exclusive i think means exclusive as the PS3 will be the only 'console' to have the game at release, whether it will be released at a later stage on the on 360 I don't know

Looks like it will eventually appear on 360 sometime next year but its not a priority, they really are concentrating on PS3 and PC for release this year. That's going by Mark Rein's retort to all the 360 owners spaming the "PS3 will have keyboard/mouse" thread - when he said....

360 Users: please do not hijack this thread. The game is only coming out on PS3 and PC this year and then will appear on 360 next year. As soon as we have a better idea on 360 release timeframe and features we'll announce it but don't expect any news on it before the end of this year.

http://utforums.epicgames.com/showpo...09&postcount=8 lol

[j.o.s.h.1408]

im getting it on the PC anyway as i wasnt intending on buying it for my 360

[TDX]

PS3 is really coming into its own now. Christmas should be alot of fun.

[djfluff]

Sweet! Looking forward to that

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Epic Confirms No Unreal Tournament 3 PC-to-PS3 Online; Other UT3 Details Shared

Much ado has been made about the potential presence of cross-platform play in Epic Games' upcoming multiplayer-heavy shooter Unreal Tournament 3 (PC, PS3, X360). The most likely compatible platforms have been PC and PlayStation 3, as the Xbox 360 version has taken a development backseat and the PS3's approach to network architecture is more conducive to the kind of freedom Epic would want for such a service. PS3, unlike Xbox 360, also supports mouse and keyboard controls, which would allow for a more potentially level playing field between users of the two platforms.
Still, in an IRC chat conducted yesterday featuring numerous members of Epic's UT3 team, Epic VP Mark Rein finally confirmed that the game will not feature cross-platform multiplayer--at least at launch.

"The biggest challenge in doing cross platform play is syncronizing [sic] the builds such that the build on the PC is 100% compatible with the build on the PS3," said Rein. "Unfortunately (or fortunately) when you [develop] games on console you have a lengthy certification process to go through each time you release anything new."

"We looked at how this would impact our ability to respond quickly to things happening at internet speed on the PC side of the equation and realized that this would not be in the best interests of our very loyal PC userbase," he went on, "because we would constantly be holding on to updates to wait until they passed cert on the console platform."

Rein was sure to note that the feature may see release later on, "after the game has settled down," but "even then the likelihood is small."

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/49146

[PenguinJim]

There must be some way around that.

Like... maybe releasing a PC patch that has the same build as the PS3, if you run a separate executable? UT3.exe for the latest patched PC version, or UT3PS3.exe if you fancy loading the files that were approved for the last PS3 build, so you can play against PS3 and UT3PS3.exe players online?

Then again... that would take a lot of management on Epic's part, and add significantly to the patch development process. So probably not worth the bother for Epic. I dunno.