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[Simo]

Nothing official from WB Games or Avalanche but a friend of mine received a call from GameStop saying the Mad Max game was cancelled per the publisher and needed to be refunded. I asked Christofer Sundberg on Twitter about it who denied it was canned so we went to the store today to figure out what happened and it was because he had a old preorder on the 360 version of the game which according to the sales associate both that and the PS3 version are now cancelled and will only be available on current gen systems.

Sure enough I checked both GameStop's site and Amazon and the only versions available now is for PS4, Xbox One and PC.
http://www.gamestop.com/collection/mad-max

I guess this is why we haven't seen anything on the game in 18 months and I'm curious how it looks now.

 

[hydruxo]

Probably for the best. Look forward to hearing more about the game soon though, it looked interesting.

 

[N.Domixis]

Fuck yes, last gen has to die.

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

I didn't even know there was PS360 version.

 

[the1npc]

weak I only have a ps3 and wiiu, I guess I'll pick it up in a few years

 

[Mushroomer25]

Not shocked. What other AAA announced games still insist they're doing a last-gen version as well? I know Rise of the Tomb Raider is one...

 

[Fury451]

One can hope, old gen needs to be laid to rest for big budget titles. Really looking forward to finally seeing this in action.

 

[WavekSra]

good

 

[Blablurn]

I think that's okay.

 

[baphomet]

Hopefully. This should be past the point of cross gen games.

 

[Floridian]

It wouldn't bother me. I hope this year will be the last for major cross-gen titles.

 

[Verder]

good. seriously need to move on now

 

[UnderWaterTree]

wouldn't surprise me given that they are also working on Just Cause 3

 

[Lunaniem]

Dying Light was also cancelled for 360/PS3 before it came out, could be a WB decision.

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

Good

 

[bananafactory]

Good.

 

[Sephiroth_GR_]

So this'll become current-gen only? Nice!
This means i'll be looking forward to two open-world games for PS4 then.

 

[Massa]

Not shocked. What other AAA announced games still insist they're doing a last-gen version as well? I know Rise of the Tomb Raider is one...

Tomb Raider also came out on the PS2 in 2008, it doesn't mean anything if you're on a current gen console.

 

[Spot]

Thats good. I wonder when we are going to see footage from it.

 

[JordanN]

Hopefully. This should be past the point of cross gen games.

For Western Publishers, I imagine it's 2016.

For Japanese Publishers, much longer. I wouldn't be surprised if we see triple cross gen games. So PS3,PS4,PS5. XD XD

 

[Steverulez]

Thats good. I wonder when we are going to see footage from it.

At the rate its going, probably 2018!

Spoiler

It'll probably get released this year now

 

[mreddie]

No More Crossgen...

 

[Simo]

Not shocked. What other AAA announced games still insist they're doing a last-gen version as well? I know Rise of the Tomb Raider is one...

MGSV?

Glad they're dumping old gen though and really want to see what it looks like now given the timeframe it's been quiet.

 

[Sephiroth_GR_]

Thats good. I wonder when we are going to see footage from it.

I have a feeling it'll be one of Game Informer monthly covers...

 

[Simo]

Maybe a re-reveal at GDC? If not then E3. I can't see the game releasing until after the summer now given WB Games is publishing Witcher in May and then Batman in June?

 

[BronsonLee]

WB don't got time for last gen

 

[Spot]

I have a feeling it'll be one of Game Informer monthly covers...

Thats my guess too! Either that or at E3 this year during the Xbox press conference.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

Good, no reason to hold back the game with 10 year old hardware.

 

[Kuro]

Does anyone remember how bad Shadow of Morder was on PS360?

 

[delSai]

Thats my guess too! Either that or at E3 this year during the Xbox press conference.

I guess if it shows up at E3 it would be at Sonys, didn't it get revealed there as well?
And ya know, WB and Sony seem to be buddies lol

 

[Carlius]

GOOD. last gen needs to seriously die.

 

[Hip Hop]

This is good but wouldn't the "damage" be done already as they originally worked the game to be compatible with last gen?

 

[Boombox On]

The next gen spite in this thread is fantastic.

Are there any cross-gen games confirmed for 2016 or beyond besides maybe Tomb Raider? Cross-gen really needs to die.

Spoiler

MGSV is coming this year, BELIEVE

There aren't any games confirmed that I can think of that are confirmed for 2016 full stop.

 

[tensuke]

Are there any cross-gen games confirmed for 2016 or beyond besides maybe Tomb Raider? Cross-gen really needs to die.

Spoiler

MGSV is coming this year, BELIEVE

 

[Simo]

I guess if it shows up at E3 it would be at Sonys, didn't it get revealed there as well?
And ya know, WB and Sony seem to be buddies lol

Well the game was originally revealed at Sony's E3 conference in 2013 along with the mention of having PlayStation exclusive DLC.

FYI the game originally began development 6 years ago as a PS3/360 title with Cory Barlog as the lead working with Avalanche.

 

[Bgamer90]

Are there any cross-gen games confirmed for 2016 or beyond besides maybe Tomb Raider? Cross-gen really needs to die.

Can't think of any outside of the inevitable sports games and probabaly that year's Call of Duty.

 

[Zombie James]

Good.

 

[Samir Sedlar]

I'm really excited for ''Mad Max", I'm looking forward to the next time we see it, why haven't we heard anything about it so far !!!

Anyway I hope the whole focus on Next Gen only brings the game to new heights.

 

[BlackBuzzard]

Thats my guess too! Either that or at E3 this year during the Xbox press conference.

I remember it being unveiled at Sony's E3 presser of 2013 so i think it will appear there again.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

360 and ps3 version needs to die.

 

[demigod]

I'd like to join the party, Good.

 

[Hellraider]

I really don't see many last gen versions actually getting to be released this year. I still can't believe The Phantom Pain's last gen versions haven't been cancelled.

Tomb Raider is another weird one but the whole Microsoft thing is probably the reason why.

 

[Neuromancer]

Dying Light was also cancelled for 360/PS3 before it came out, could be a WB decision.

Yep, they must have looked at sales for some of their other games and decided it wasn't worth doing any more.

 

[Fried Food]

Best news about this games since it's announcement.

 

[Zeyphersan]

And here I was convinced that the entire game had been cancelled

 

[Sub_Level]

Ps3 lives on through this arm!

 

[Bedameister]

And here I was convinced that the entire game had been cancelled

Yeah I thought so too. Wouldn't be surprised if it would be cancelled after all. They need to show a sign of life.

 

[Green Yoshi]

Too bad. I still play a lot with my Xbox 360. :-(

But for developers it's surely easier if they have GDDR-5 as VRAM, instead of the slow RAM in the 360.

I really don't see many last gen versions actually getting to be released this year. I still can't believe The Phantom Pain's last gen versions haven't been cancelled.

Gound Zeroes looks fine on last gen, so why should they cancel it? PS3 is still relevant in Japan.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

This is a good thing if true. I get the whole 160 million user base thing, but you know what? If they care so much about last gen, take a cue from Ubisoft and make dedicated unique titles for last gen like AC Rogue. It means more jobs in the industry and you're not leaving last gen money on the table all while leaving new gen games unaffected.

 

[Gamezone]

I really don't see many last gen versions actually getting to be released this year. I still can't believe The Phantom Pain's last gen versions haven't been cancelled.

Tomb Raider is another weird one but the whole Microsoft thing is probably the reason why.

One of the developers wrote on Twitter that the game will be at E3.