Worldwide PS3 releases for the week of August 6th
by Jem Alexander 
{ Aug 6th 2007 at 2:30PM }
Here we go again. The next three issues of "Worldwide PS3 releases" are going to be depressingly bare, so you can probably stop reading right now. Wait until the end of the month, then we'll have far more releases happening on a weekly basis. Possibly even, more than one. Fingers crossed. US Games
EU Games
- No new releases
- No new releases
*Update*
Okay, so the confusion about Splinter Cell comes from the fact that some places like Amazon.com are listing it in 'preorder' status right now, with a ship date of tomorrow. We have no idea why it would be like this, considering it was released worldwide on March 30th of this year. Ubisoft may have cut off shipments and be rereleasing it due to some unknown bug in the original version. If we can get an answer out of Ubisoft on this weirdness, we'll let you know.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Andy @ Aug 6th 2007 2:42PM
Didn't that game already come out?
August still has Madden and Warhawk. Those are some awesome games.
Jeff @ Aug 6th 2007 2:42PM
Does Ubisoft hate Sony or something? That game came out on the Xbox 360 a LONG time ago.
Jeff @ Aug 6th 2007 2:42PM
Wait a minute that game came out on the PS3 in MARCH!!!!
OrganicShadow @ Aug 6th 2007 3:29PM
Wow. This game is already out guys...
tongolele @ Aug 6th 2007 2:52PM
Regular port
importuner93 @ Aug 6th 2007 2:55PM
im confused is this supposed to be a joke? ????
Stef Geiger @ Aug 6th 2007 3:03PM
WHAT? This is the THIRD time this game has been "released"! It's actually advertised as "Available now" on the back of the R6: Vegas Manual. What the hell's going on?
Phil @ Aug 6th 2007 3:09PM
WHAT THE HELL?? I GOT THIS GAME AT LAUNCH WITH MY PS3, LIKE A YEAR AGO. WHAT ARE YOUR SOURCES??
mccomber @ Aug 6th 2007 3:09PM
This was released, panned by critics and gamers alike, and generally written off as a shit port; although, I've never actually seen it for sale anywhere, so I didn't know what to make of it. Me confused as well.
upz @ Aug 6th 2007 3:11PM
Didn't something like this happen before? Something that had already been released was listed as releasing "this week?" I love our writers, but it looks like we really need to get on the ball.
Oh and a good story we missed that developed the last couple of days was HMV (big European and Asian electronic media/entertainment retailer) taking preorders for MGS4 on 360 to be released five months after the PS3 release, then stating that the posting was a mistake. Really a mistake or trying to cover a slip up? I'd venture the former, but here's some more fuel for the fire...
kay.one @ Aug 6th 2007 3:31PM
based on amazon its releasing this week!!!!!
http://www.amazon.com/Clancys-Splinter-Cell-Double-Agent/dp/B000M5KT5Y/ref=pd_ts_vg_36/105-6380427-8820428?ie=UTF8&s=videogames
Tobby @ Aug 6th 2007 4:49PM
The game has been out at least in EU for a Long time.
I bought it myself 1week ago.
short review:
needs 0.5Gb of HDD to work and there are long loading times. also the cut scenes has some serious FPS drop... The single player gameplay is okay, but using the right analog to change the view turns the wrong way compare to what we are use to. The net play is okay... Meet some British ppl there so the game is definitely out there to.
mccomber @ Aug 6th 2007 3:47PM
I heard about that too upz; I'm quick to write it off as someone who does their website not having a clue about what was going on. The fact that it was for a game that has so many rumours surrounding it is pretty much a coincidence in my opinion. Either that, or they get their news from the internet, and as we can all see those tend to get a little... confused.
Hell, it was just last week that I got a cancellation notice for Beautiful Katamari on the ps3 from amazon. I'd forgotten I'd even ordered it from them.
upz @ Aug 6th 2007 4:02PM
I thought the exact same thing, mccomber. However, the HMV denial seems a bit fishy...
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/27949/HMV-denies-MGS4-for-360
Over-enthused webmaster puts up MGS4 360 pre-order when he means to make a mailing list sign up page for those who are potentially interested in a 360 version? I might buy that, but how do they explain a release date that's later than the PS3 version by not some round, speculative number like, say, six months, but instead, the seemingly arbitrary (or perhaps pinpoint) five months and eight days? Why is there a release date at all for a mailing list sign up page?
In other words, this doesn't seem like simple speculation from an over-excited employee. It seems more like an employee either deliberately adding more fuel to the rumor or a slip up and rushed cover up by HMV.
coalhalo @ Aug 6th 2007 4:19PM
@#7 "WHAT THE HELL?? I GOT THIS GAME AT LAUNCH WITH MY PS3, LIKE A YEAR AGO. WHAT ARE YOUR SOURCES??"
You got this game, which came out at the end of March 2007,(the 29th and 30th), a year ago? And you state you got it at the PS3 launch. The PS3 was launched in November 2006 in Japan and N America. And it was released on March 23rd 2007 in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
So lets say you actually got it after launch. That's not even five months ago. Not quite a year, now is it?
kingofwale @ Aug 6th 2007 4:46PM
I proclaim Phil as the worst liar EVER. :)
Popfrogs @ Aug 6th 2007 5:01PM
This game was released in the US for a very short time. I have never physically *seen* it anywhere. Not Gamestop, not EBGames, not Fry's, nowhere. I think they are re-releasing it or something. Maybe it was that shameful.
I guess Europe can still buy it, but it's weird how it got pulled from _every_ US store and nobody noticed.
mccomber @ Aug 6th 2007 5:29PM
The ironic part of that apparent 360 date is what releases THIS year for the 360 on that date in Europe?
Maybe it's just some 360 fanboy who thought to himself, "you know what would be hilarious..?" Until we get confirmation from Konami that it IS, I'm keeping firmly listed in the don't hold your breath category of rumour.
upz @ Aug 6th 2007 6:04PM
VERY keen observation. One hell of a joke if you're right on this one. Makes the possibility of a prank much more plausible. Also, I don't know about Europe, but a game release on a Friday (9/26/08) is pretty suspect.
Who Flang Poo @ Aug 6th 2007 7:23PM
I think this whole MGS thing was a slip, think about it. MGS 2 showed up on the Xbox and MGS 3 was going to be on Xbox but then 360 came along and they did not know what system to put it on then MS killed off Xbox and Konami never got to get MGS 3 on Xbox. ANother thing is that Konami has never specifically said that MGS 4 will be exclusive only to the PS3. So, im guessing that it was a slip and Konami got on their asses and they tried to cover it up. I have very little doubt that MGS 4 will be on the 360 and they will probably announce it somethime around launch of the PS3 version.
Consolcwby @ Aug 6th 2007 11:26PM
@Who Flang Poo: While your arguments make some sense, I don't believe they are completely founded in reality. This seems to be ANOTHER HMV fuckup. They've messed up in the past along the lines of having items for sale/presale and then quietly removed them. I believe it's an anticipatory error on their part, ie. expecting PS3 games to also come out on the X360 if published by a 3rd party. And that's a big mistake. Your theory is just a little bit too conspiratorial and convoluted to be the reality. Will MGS4 come out for another system in the future? Yes - because they ALL HAVE at one time or another. Will it be 2008? No, probably not. Will it be 2009? Maybe, but probably not. When will it come out? Who knows. Will it be on the X360? It might be the 360, or it might be AFTER this generation - but rest assured it will come out on something other than a PS3 in the future. Historically speaking, this is the most likely outcome. It is only wishful thinking that it will be coming next year on the 360... no one ever said it would, but many have said it will not.
eddyk @ Aug 7th 2007 6:56AM
That's weird, the game for PS3 have been out here in France for a long time now, but it's true that I was surprised there were no communication about the release ... Usually we European get laid but this time we were first !! Cool :D
gonzo @ Aug 8th 2007 2:56PM
I love my 360 and the one thing that I hate about having a PS3 is that I lack the games for it. Sure it's a great BD player and I use it for that but seriously, if I wanted to play any games that I can't get on the 360 (for points) what the hell is the use of the PS3?
This is definitely frustrating