GDC08: Bionic Commando: Rearmed out in May; better on PS3

by Jem Alexander { Feb 22nd 2008 at 1:30PM }

Bionic Commando Rearmed, the PSN remake of the original NES game Bionic Commando (which is receiving a sequel on the PS3 later this year, also entitled Bionic Commando - confused yet?) is pegged to be unleashed onto the PSN Store this May. The news comes out of various interviews during GDC with Capcom representatives. This is a lot earlier than we expected to see it, but we're certainly not complaining!

1Up is also reporting that the PSN version of Rearmed will feature higher-resolution textures than the Xbox Live version. This is due to Microsoft's 150MB limit for games on Xbox Live Arcade putting restrictions on the file size of the game's textures. It's nice to know that Capcom won't have to compromise the quality of the game for the PlayStation Network. We just wonder whether the game will feature a 5GB install ...

Read - "Xbox Live Arcade Size Limits Limiting Capcom Games?" @ 1Up
Read - "Bionic Commando Rearmed aims for May" @ Joystiq

Tags: bionic-commando, bionic-commando-rearmed, capcom, GDC08, GDC08fanboy

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

RazielDune @ Feb 22nd 2008 1:33PM

no no since its a psn game 10gb install.

ajiezer @ Feb 22nd 2008 1:51PM

Hahaha, 5gb LMAO

russell @ Feb 22nd 2008 2:02PM

omg i can't waittttt

x silence x @ Feb 22nd 2008 1:57PM

Well at least the PS3 has one game that looks better then the 360 version...

Too bad it's only an arcade game.

Trev @ Feb 22nd 2008 2:13PM

Troll score: 1/10

You forgot about Burnout Paradise and Devil May Cry 4.

Eggy @ Feb 22nd 2008 2:42PM

Oblivion as well. But the fact that MS left out a HDD in one of their SKUs while all of the xbox versions had them is really starting to bite them in the arse.

Solace @ Feb 22nd 2008 2:52PM

Don't forget Ghost Recon 2...

Justin @ Feb 22nd 2008 2:59PM

what about Fight Night Round 3?

Extinction @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:28PM

Oblivion, Full Auto also look/play better on PS3

Fane @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:56PM

Not to mention DiRT.

x silence x @ Feb 22nd 2008 6:07PM

Burnout Paradise: Nope
Devil May Cry: Yet to play on the PS3
Oblivion: Textures, slightly... framerate is worse.
Ghost Recon 2: Nope
Full Auto: Not the same game... the PS3 had part 2
Fight Night Round 3: NOT AT ALL... WTF are you smokin?
DiRT & COD4: Ok, I missed those. They look about the same.

You guys are funny. I own a PS3 and really was just remarking on the title of this post. Who the hell cares if a $10 arcade game looks better on the PS3?!?

I hope you didn't buy your PS3 for arcade titles :/

heckteck @ Feb 22nd 2008 2:23PM

thats all fine and dandy but i'm still pissed about tales of vesperia going to the 360.....sure it will come to the ps3 eventually like all the other damn bandai-namco games hell i won't even be surprised if tekken 6 comes out to the 360.....speaking of which when the hell is eternal sonata coming......i'm sorry i'm just pissed........atleast give us a freaking Simultaneous release dammit

Xiru @ Feb 22nd 2008 2:25PM

Also, Call of Duty 4 and Dirt look better on PS3. So thats 4 games. :)

Trev @ Feb 22nd 2008 2:35PM

Dirt is pretty even. It might run better on PS3. I know it was the first game that people were like "WTF the 360 isn't better?" and COD4 doesn't. There differences are small, but the 360 version of COD4 is better.

Trev @ Feb 22nd 2008 2:57PM

Oh come on now, fellow PS3fanboy patrons. If we're going to criticize him for omitting PS3 games superior to the 360 versions, we can't omit 360 games better, by whatever margin, than the PS3 versions.

If we're going to demand a fair call on it, we have to make fair calls.

bigd7387 @ Feb 22nd 2008 2:32PM

If you read the article it just says that MS was unaware of the issue so I can bet that when it's released it will look the same on both systems including hi-resoultion textures intact. I'm not getting it for my 360 because of MS DRM issues so I'll go with the more friendly Sony version.

Xiru @ Feb 22nd 2008 3:57PM

Please site your sources Trev. When the game was first released someone did a side by side comparison and the PS3 had better gun textures and models. The ground was slightly better on one level for the 360 but everything else was better on PS3. It doesn't matter much, but i'm just saying. Here is proof:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/27570.html

xFenixKnightx @ Feb 22nd 2008 2:41PM

So a game that no one is going to buy looks better on PS3?!! Sweet!!! Thats one was for you Trev ;)

JaseH @ Feb 24th 2008 2:25AM

The discussion was about ONLINE games, brought from their online stores. PSN & Xbox Live.

By the article's statement, it proves the viability of the PSN. No one is talking about retail games.

Idiot, get a clue. If you're gonna troll, at least do it with some knowledge. Wait, what... Trolling and knowledge in the same sentence?... silly me. Why do I even bother asking.

/grabs coat

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Xiru @ Feb 22nd 2008 2:44PM

Man PS3fanboy doesn't send me a confirmation sometimes. Real frustrating when you type out a lot of stuff. Anyway, the PS3 version is regarded as better by most people. Here is a link to prove it:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/27570.html

Efeez1986 @ Feb 22nd 2008 2:50PM

This is ANOTHER reason why Xbox Live is NOT better than the PSN. Once you throw Home into the mix and in game xbm, PSN will be 10 times better than Xbox Live.

Xiru @ Feb 22nd 2008 2:52PM

PSN is already better. Its free and doesn't go down for 2+ weeks. :) It will take awhile for everyone to recognize it though.

jtedesco33 @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:21PM

Silly fanboys it went down for two plus weeks because the large amount of people who bought 360's during the xmas season crashed it. If PSn had enough new people who bought consoles log on at the same time and crash the network you guys would be creaming your pants.

xFenixKnightx @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:00PM

Xiru

That doesnt prove shit? How did you even come up with that from taht video? Anyway I have COD4 both for 360 and PS3. I havem both because I bought my two sons the game since they bugged me so much to play it on 360. Anyway Ive played them and beatem both. Went online on them both. COD4 for 360 is superior in sveral areas. The framerate and graphics are better on 360. All Ghillied up is proof, just ck that level out on both for yourself and you will know why. Either way this doesnt prove anything its great on both. Controls are better on 360 because of teh controller of course =)

xFenixKnightx @ Feb 22nd 2008 3:06PM

Xiru and Freez1986

You guys are dilusional and on crack. Its not even funny.

Brucie B @ Feb 23rd 2008 8:45AM

Yes the SDF Is Always in Full Effect! lol

Anyways, It looks like I'd rather get it on PS3, but we'll see when it's released.

Xiru @ Feb 22nd 2008 3:09PM

Please explain, you can call people names all you want, but at least explain it. Ps3 is superior is pretty much every aspect over the 360. I believe it is you that is on crack and delusional. Better take real good care of that 360, because its going to RRoD on you shortly. :)

Trev @ Feb 22nd 2008 3:18PM

Oh, it will probably be something about in-game messaging, voice chat, and then a lot of non-gaming related stuff like movie rentals. Oh, lets not forget that achievements let you enjoy a game on "a whole new level". Lag and paying for a p2p network will be not-so-subtly left out.

And you'll probably get something akin to "Did you go through the thousands of comments and tally the formats people entered to win?????? NO! I didn't think so!", most likely about owning both consoles as some flimsy bid for impartiality. Throw in some straw-manning on his part and you've got the basic layout of any Fenix argument.

Wonderflex @ Feb 22nd 2008 3:54PM

Agreed. I still can't figure out what kind of bizarro world I must be living in where it is good to have:

A system that has a high hardware fail rate, versus one without a fail rate

a system with a pay to play network, versus one with a free network

a system with a standard def. drive, versus one with a high def. drive.

a system with no hard drive standard, versus one with a hard drive standard

a system with no internal WiFi, versus one with internal WiFi.

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here.

Xiru @ Feb 22nd 2008 3:21PM

Yawn, I have one word for that: "HOME", and lets add another, "Free". Argument over. :) But we are getting real off course here. Lets just end it here and say the game will be the same on both PS3 and 360, MS isn't stupid.

Fane @ Feb 22nd 2008 6:00PM

Since when is M$ not stupid?

Have you ever used Windows?

xFenixKnightx @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:06PM

Xiru

I have all 3 consoles PS3Wii60

I also have COd4 on both PS360 because my two sons bugged me so much to play it on 360 that I just went out and bought it also for PS3. Ive played them and beat them both, online as well. My gamertag and PSN ID are the same as my name here xFenixKnightx. COD4 on 360 is better framerate wise and graphics wise. Just shut your fanboyass up already. Your missing out on LIVE's awsome online experience. It cost 50.00 because its way more advanced than PSN in so many ways. Not just in game xmb. Too bad your fanboyism or your cheap ass wallet will never let you experience it.

Noshino @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:18PM

uh...I don't have a 360, but not because I'm cheap, just because I happen to be one of the few that can't stand the controller (don't ask, and yes, I do have 10 fingers!) and the whole interface....

If I want to get my dosis of 360/Wii games, there is an arcade about 4 mins by foot away from my house....

Although I agree with you that Live is superior to PSN, you also have to admit that PSN has been "growing up" at a faster rate than Live has...to the point where there have been features that have been released at about the same time as XBL...

Although I haven't owned a xbox console nor am the biggest Microsoft supporter, people have to AT LEAST give it a try before giving their opinion about it...as for me, I don't really think that it is worth 50 bucks, I stick to PSN

Extinction @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:31PM

I too have all 3 systems. I find PSN superior to Live since PSN uses dedicated servers, Live uses peer to peer. Which means Live has far more lag, lower player counts in game. In game messaging is pretty much the only thing Live does better and that's temporary. PSN having better in game performance (which is what counts) means Live is not worth a penny more than PSN.

Deviation @ Feb 22nd 2008 3:31PM

DMC4 requires a 5gb install and Lost Planet will require the same, to my understanding. I wouldn't be surprised at all if Bionic Commando (not Rearmed) required the same. Having an installation OPTION is a great thing but these required installs are not good when lots of people only have 40gb hard drives.

Capcom needs to get on the ball.

I had intended to buy the 360 version of Bionic Commando because of the controller (which is the reason I bought the PS3 version of DMC4 - different games are better on different controllers). Rearmed has a few extras you can unlock in the full game though and I'm definitely getting the PS3 version of Rearmed, which means there's now a good chance I'll get the PS3 version of the full game.

Popfrogs @ Feb 22nd 2008 3:38PM

Uhm, I don't know if anyone's told you yet, but PSN games by definition are downloads that install to the hard drive. The author was joking when he mentioned it in this story.

Popfrogs @ Feb 22nd 2008 3:39PM

Woops, I feel like an idiot now. You said the full BC, not Rearmed (which is the PSN game). My bad.

phillip @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:23PM

i dont know why people think the 360 controler is better though, ps controlers fit for me 100 % better, that was the main reason why i didnt want a xbox or 360, those controlers suck monkey balls! other than that, just play cod4 on the pc like i did :)

phillip @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:37PM

Noshino said exactly as i do!!! he beat me too it :) live might be a little more user friendly and visually appealing, but with live going down for a week or so and the rrod, forgetabout... if i couldnt play warcrack for a week, well i dont know man, my wife and girl sure would be happy ! (wow, gamers get laid, aint it a bitch :) )

anthonyjh @ Feb 24th 2008 2:28PM

Fuck yeah holmes! Warhawk is an everyday play for me. '

Live is better out of game. But the actual game experience is better over psn. And as it has been said: the few features that Live has over PSN now, are going to be implemented in the future.

Hey, when you 360 fanboys head back to your site, take your rrod's with ya.

Fraser JK @ Feb 22nd 2008 6:20PM

What you gotta be kidding me, it can't have a install process, cuz it already has a long download process!

Brucie B @ Feb 23rd 2008 8:55AM

Your an idiot.
The PS3 controller SUCKS! All I do is Hi Five my thumbs when I play any FPS on it. (Fix the offset/anolog) Ohhh wait you don't need it, Just like rumble right?

The 360 controller is the BEST Controller Ever Made! Fits like a Glove. Your cheating yourself if you believe otherwise.

Ninja Dood @ Feb 23rd 2008 2:51PM

Some people like different controllers. I like the PS3 controller but that may be because my first controller was a Playstation controller. I just think the Xbox360 controller is fat.

Brucie B @ Feb 23rd 2008 4:28PM

(Sorry the other post was a reply to phillip)

I hear ya, I really just don't like the controller for fps, like I said my thumbs tend to hit each other. *If they would offset the analog, now we're talking.

I kinda wish the 'Boomerang' came out, I would of loved to tried it out. It could of been great, who knows.

JaseH @ Feb 24th 2008 2:27AM

"The 360 controller is the BEST Controller Ever Made!....

............................. For FPS!"

Corrected :]

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Michael K. @ Feb 24th 2008 12:24AM

thats no surprise, everything is better on the ps3, stupid microsoft

phillip @ Feb 24th 2008 3:09PM

wh wh what!!! 360 controller best every made??? no way man, way to thick for me, and those "triggers??" just set it up to shoot with the r1 button, a perfect fit.... no way the xbox controller is better, shoot i still use a logitec "ps" type controller for the pc.....

DrSmooth @ Feb 24th 2008 5:32PM

Which controller is best? I guess it depends on your own taste/style and what type of game you're playing. Except for FPS games, of course. Then mouse and keyboard is the best thing going.

And, as UT3 demonstrates (or so I've read), the PS3 allows for mouse and keyboard control. For me, that definitely gives the PS3 the edge over the 360 (not saying the 360 is a bad system--it's got plenty of great games too).

But I think the topic is actually Bionic Commando: Rearmed. I loved the NES version, liked the arcade version (only played it once or twice and don't remember much about it), and I'm definitely looking forward to rearmed. The controller on both the 360 and PS3 should adequately support the game, but it's a shame the 360 version will have inferior graphics (unless they get that download size thing sorted out).