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[Chi-Town]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6154805.html

Still coming out on PS2 though.

http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/C4CC46E3-CAC9-4689-BAD3-AC33F5D2123C.htm

The company claimed that the next-gen version didn't look all that much better than the PlayStation 2 version, so why not focus both teams on one project?

 

[GitarooMan]

They saw the reaction to the Godfather 360 shots and were like "Oh shit, our game looks even worse"

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

Nobody wanted to pay 60 dollars for that crap anyways.

 

[Wario64]

Current gen gaming ftw

 

[Speevy]

What's going on with publishers these days?

Just start making next generation games already, yeesh.

 

[Zonar]

 

[Shard]

The Xbox 360 celebrates over this news.

 

[Count Chocula]

THQ sounds like they're struggling.
First Smackdown PS3 casualty now this.

It can't be easy trying to support 5 different platforms.

 

[Shard]

Well, THQ did just post a first quarter loss.

 

[Kittonwy]

PS2 exclusive? Yay.

 

[Kittonwy]

THQ sounds like they're struggling.
First Smackdown PS3 casualty now this.

It can't be easy trying to support 5 different platforms.

They have to figure out whether they're going with current-gen OR next-gen, trying to juggle both is simply not very feasible, even with huge teams involved. Developing games for current-gen certainly is no cake-walk, even if they're trying to do both, something eventually has got to give.

 

[Shard]

Hasn't stop other port ups.

 

[Mmmkay]

THQ sounds like they're struggling.
First Smackdown PS3 casualty now this.

It can't be easy trying to support 5 different platforms.

They also recently canned the Xbox versions of Avatar and Destroy All Humans! 2.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

i think THQ is banking hard on saints row.

 

[Porridge]

THQ wacks 360 version of Sopranos would've been better

 

[xsarien]

The proper thread title is "THQ whacks 360 version of Sopranos."

 

[impirius]

Man, that's pretty tough

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[FiRez]

so this is the first x360 title to be canceled?

 

[Lo-Volt]

Good for THQ, good for gamers.

 

[ThirdEye]

Heh, THQ FCKed it after all.

 

[AdmiralViscen]

What's going on with publishers these days?

Just start making next generation games already, yeesh.

Why spend extra money to target 5% of the buyers?

 

[Kobun Heat]

The proper thread title is "THQ whacks 360 version of Sopranos."

I almost went with that, but decided on 360 "Sopranos" Shot in Head, Chopped Up, Placed in Several Dumpsters.

http://blog.wired.com/games/index.blog?entry_id=1529029

I'm also really proud of my image.

 

[Rhindle]

Why spend extra money to target 5% of the buyers?

Because that 5% buys 50% of the games.

 

[Speevy]

Why spend extra money to target 5% of the buyers?

Sales of other popular 360/PS2 games? The two seem like a good pair until the PS3 gets here, at least to me.

Like Tomb Raider Legend, which certainly didn't sell just 5% of the PS2 version.

 

[Chi-Town]

I don't buy the "we cancelled it because it didn't look next-gen" statement(most companies haven't been bothered by that problem). Most likely, the developers weren't going to be able finish both versions in time for the lucrative holiday season, so rather than push it back to next year they're busting a hump to get it done on the PS2.

 

[arne]

SMOOTH <<< >>> TOUGH