Oblivion to be PS3 launch title! ...and a PSP version?

snatches · (04-25-2006, 04:41 PM)

I just got a release list from Bethesda....first one in a while. I gave it a quick glance then did a double take and spit take with my morning coffee.....take a look:

PS2 AMF Extreme Bowling 2006 (Mud Duck) 9-May-06
XBX AMF Extreme Bowling 2006 (Mud Duck) 9-May-06
PS2 IHRA Sportsman Edition 9-May-06
XBX IHRA Sportsman Edition 9-May-06
PS2 Pirates Of The Caribbean:Legend of Jack Sparrow 1-Jun-06
PS2 Star Trek - Battlestations 6-Oct-06
360 Star Trek - Legacy 6-Oct-06
DS Star Trek - Tactical Assault 6-Oct-06
PSP Star Trek - Tactical Assault 6-Oct-06
PS3 Oblivion 6-Nov-06
PSP Oblivion 6-Nov-06

soul creator · (04-25-2006, 04:42 PM)

Grug · (04-25-2006, 04:42 PM)

Ruh Roh!

sonycowboy · (04-25-2006, 04:43 PM)

Well,

That kills my need for the 360 for the moment. I really want it, quite badly, but I may now be able to wait until '07

Dr_Cogent · (04-25-2006, 04:43 PM)

Hahah, PSP. That's funny.

Milhouse31 · (04-25-2006, 04:43 PM)

hahaha but predictable

Fuzzy · (04-25-2006, 04:43 PM)

Will it include all the premium content?

Musashi Wins! · (04-25-2006, 04:43 PM)

Wow. Well, all I can say is that it makes waiting easier for some people. It's an amazing game.

Funky Papa · (04-25-2006, 04:43 PM)

I am GTFO of this thread.

trmas · (04-25-2006, 04:43 PM)

Wonder if it will have a bunch of extras, or just be the same game? I might end up buying this game twice if there are a ton of extras.

Matlock · (04-25-2006, 04:43 PM)

Geoff9920 · (04-25-2006, 04:44 PM)

PSP?

cyberheater · (04-25-2006, 04:44 PM)

er... No.

Yann · (04-25-2006, 04:44 PM)

haha. I mean yes that is definitely interesting. HAHA

Guns N' Poops · (04-25-2006, 04:45 PM)

Hmm...Oblivion for PSP, but not for PS2 or Xbox? Can't even imagine how bad it'll look.

DSExpress · (04-25-2006, 04:45 PM)

no 360 exclusives besides 1st party

goldenpp72 · (04-25-2006, 04:45 PM)

I somehow doubt this, but more so for the psp. I mean they couldn't get morrowind to work on the ps2.

gofreak · (04-25-2006, 04:46 PM)

Is this a retail list or something else..?

Musashi Wins! · (04-25-2006, 04:46 PM)

Originally Posted by goldenpp72:

I somehow doubt this, but more so for the psp. I mean they couldn't get morrowind to work on the ps2.

I doubt it's a straight port

snatches · (04-25-2006, 04:46 PM)

I don't know what the hell they would do with a PSP version but I can tell you that the list is from Bethesda, and is definitely not speculation. Perhaps the PSP version is a take off that allows you to use your created character in side quests, with some kind of connectivity angle with the PS3 version.

SantaC · (04-25-2006, 04:46 PM)

PSP neat I guess, but downgraded.

goldenpp72 · (04-25-2006, 04:47 PM)

Of course it wouldn't be a straight port, I simply doubt the effort in general. If it does happen it will be horrible.

truffleshuffle83 · (04-25-2006, 04:47 PM)

the funny thing is it will look better on the psp than on most peoples pc

teiresias · (04-25-2006, 04:47 PM)

PSP?? I'll take this with a grain of salt, but obviously it would be nice if it came to PS3 since it's so far the only game that is making me want an X360, and quite obviously the "no HDD" excuse isn't valid anymore - maybe we'll get a GOTY Edition with all of the microtransactions included!!! Superior version FTW!!!

Hitler Stole My Potato · (04-25-2006, 04:48 PM)

They did release an Elder Scrolls game on the N-Gage so a PSP version wouldn't be out of the relm of possibility.

Dante · (04-25-2006, 04:48 PM)

glad I waited on that one.

gofreak · (04-25-2006, 04:49 PM)

Originally Posted by snatches:

I don't know what the hell they would do with a PSP version but I can tell you that the list is from Bethesda, and is definitely not speculation.

Sorry to ask again, but who did they circulate this to? Retail, press, analysts..?

snatches · (04-25-2006, 04:50 PM)

Originally Posted by gofreak:

Sorry to ask again, but who did they circulate this to? Retail, press, analysts..?

I didn't ask who they sent it to. But this was sent to an official Bethesda distributor.

teiresias · (04-25-2006, 04:50 PM)

Originally Posted by Hitler Stole My Potato:

They did release an Elder Scrolls game on the N-Gage so a PSP version wouldn't be out of the relm of possibility.

Elder Scrolls: Untold Legends

White Man · (04-25-2006, 04:50 PM)

Make it a cleaned up port of Daggerfall and the PSP version could be the best Elder Scrolls yet. Of course it would have to be REALLy cleaned up and modernized.

IJoel · (04-25-2006, 04:51 PM)

For some reason I was reminded of this:

PhatSaqs · (04-25-2006, 04:51 PM)

Game should be enjoyed by as many peeps as possible it deserves it.

Razoric · (04-25-2006, 04:51 PM)

holy fuck sold on both

syllogism · (04-25-2006, 04:51 PM)

Originally Posted by truffleshuffle83:

the funny thing is it will look better on the psp than on most peoples pc

Yeah, and the LOD textures will be on par with the 360 version!

Core407 · (04-25-2006, 04:52 PM)

I swear to God, If they get rid of all the loading times and take away the low res textures in the distance, Ill buy a PS3 for this one game.

truffleshuffle83 · (04-25-2006, 04:52 PM)

Originally Posted by syllogism:

Yeah, and the LOD textures will be on par with the 360 version!

ohhhhh burn

impirius · (04-25-2006, 04:53 PM)

Oblivion: Imperial City Stories

BuG · (04-25-2006, 04:53 PM)

Originally Posted by Matlock:

WHAT?! indeed.

sonycowboy · (04-25-2006, 04:54 PM)

Originally Posted by snatches:

I don't know what the hell they would do with a PSP version but I can tell you that the list is from Bethesda, and is definitely not speculation. Perhaps the PSP version is a take off that allows you to use your created character in side quests, with some kind of connectivity angle with the PS3 version.

Agreed.

I don't know why people would even begin to think it's a simple port. The handheld market is a place almost all publishers are trying to go and the PSP is the only system that might get them there. I'd expect it to be loosely tied to Oblivion using similar game mechanics, locations, and character models (scaled down obviously), but with a PSP specific engine and significantly less aggressive in terms of scale.

How can Morrowind on the go be a bad thing? These guys have made what many consider the best RPG in recent times, but once it gets attached to the PSP, it's suddenly worthless? I'd love to finally get a decent RPG on the PSP, although I wouldn't hold my breath.

I still don't know if this is true or not, but the reaction going down party lines all the time is tiring.

snatches · (04-25-2006, 04:54 PM)

Write it down. The 6th is the ship day so November 7th is Black Tuesday. PS3 launch.

Odrion · (04-25-2006, 04:54 PM)

Yeah, probably won't be a port, but more along the lines of the cell phone game.

Phats is correct, Oblivion needs all love.

teiresias · (04-25-2006, 04:56 PM)

Originally Posted by snatches:

Write it down. The 6th is the ship day so November 7th is Black Tuesday. PS3 launch.

Not necessarily, I remember my local EB having PS2 launch titles in maybe a week or two before the console launched. Somehow I doubt Sony would allow a developer to inadvertantely leak the launch date via a distributer email.

But seriously, Oblvion at launch would be VERY nice - a nice contrast to what appears to be a large swath of largely "arcady" games that is currently on tap for launch. But between Oblivion, FFXII, and wanting to replay some PSOne games if the BC makes them look rather nice I'm going to be drowning by the end of the year.

sonycowboy · (04-25-2006, 04:56 PM)

Originally Posted by Odrion:

Yeah, probably won't be a port, but more along the lines of the cell phone game.

Phats is correct, Oblivion needs all love.

Yeah, I've consistently thought, "You know, this PSP game could have easily been done on a cell phone. They are pretty much the same."

[/super duper mongo rolleyes]

Lord Error · (04-25-2006, 04:57 PM)

Obliivion for PSP? Huh? Maybe some side quest type of deal.

To those of you who have played the game extensively, how difficult do you think it would be to port something like that with massively scaled down graphics?

Basically, how much more the actual game (not graphics!) is complex that Morrowind, which was a game I could possibly see on PSP, with graphics much worse than on Xbox obviously.

Have in mind that there are engines on PSP (Daxter) that allow for streaming environments like we are used on consoles, and despite that Daxter is one of the best looking games on the system.

Row · (04-25-2006, 04:57 PM)

Doesn't MS have some kind of deal with Betesda, that reduces Bethesda to being MS' bitch? I find this (PS3 & PSP releases of Oblivion) hard to believe

Panajev2001a · (04-25-2006, 04:59 PM)

If they include in the PAL version (or if it is region-free) English Subtitles and all the in-game books with their original English text (the Italian localization has many grammar errors and dubious sentences) and the graphics+frame rate+physics+A.I. are AT LEAST on par with the Xbox 360 version, I WILL double-dip.

junkster · (04-25-2006, 04:59 PM)

Oblivion is out for cell phones

Why are you all so surprised at a PSP release?

Edit: beaten!

snatches · (04-25-2006, 04:59 PM)

Originally Posted by teiresias:

Not necessarily, I remember my local EB having PS2 launch titles in maybe a week or two before the console launched. Somehow I doubt Sony would allow a developer to inadvertantely leak the launch date via a distributer email.

They said it would launch by November 10th, the 7th is a pretty good bet.

sugarhigh4242 · (04-25-2006, 05:00 PM)

PS3 isn't hard to believe, but I'd be suprised if the PSP had anything approaching Oblivion. I'd rather they created a PSP-focused game in the Oblivion world.

sonycowboy · (04-25-2006, 05:00 PM)

Originally Posted by Row:

Doesn't MS have some kind of deal with Betesda, that reduces Bethesda to being MS' bitch? I find this (PS3 & PSP releases of Oblivion) hard to believe

No.

Bethesda signed with Take-Two this time around. I believe they self published Morrowind on the Xbox. I'm not aware of any exclusivity for Microsoft.