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You may have already heard this, but I was just looking at gamesradar.com, and look what I found:
"Infogrames has announced that Driver 3 will be multi-format and will appear on PS2, Xbox, Gamecube and PC. This marks the first time a Driver game has appeared on any console other than PlayStation.
The game is in development by Reflections in Newcastle - the same team who developed both Driver 1 and 2. They are also currently working on Stuntman for PS2.
"The success of the Driver franchise is an historic milestone in the gaming industry. Driver 3 on the PS2, Xbox, Gamecube and PC will undoubtedly take the franchise to another level of success and gaming experience", frothed Larry Sparks, Vice president of European Marketing for Infogrames.
The game is scheduled for release some time in 2003."
That's a nice little surprise, and should make GC & Xbox owners who don't have a PS2 nice and happy.
Let the arguments about which version will look better begin :)
"Infogrames has announced that Driver 3 will be multi-format and will appear on PS2, Xbox, Gamecube and PC. This marks the first time a Driver game has appeared on any console other than PlayStation.
The game is in development by Reflections in Newcastle - the same team who developed both Driver 1 and 2. They are also currently working on Stuntman for PS2.
"The success of the Driver franchise is an historic milestone in the gaming industry. Driver 3 on the PS2, Xbox, Gamecube and PC will undoubtedly take the franchise to another level of success and gaming experience", frothed Larry Sparks, Vice president of European Marketing for Infogrames.
The game is scheduled for release some time in 2003."
That's a nice little surprise, and should make GC & Xbox owners who don't have a PS2 nice and happy.
Let the arguments about which version will look better begin :)
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I found Driver 2 much better than Driver 1, I think the first game let me down a little in what it promised, and that's what the sequel fixed for me.
Anyway, I've seen a very early video of the game, and it looks great. It's such an early video that there aren't any moving cars or people on the streets of the three cities in the game (Miami, Nice and Istanbul) but the actual surroundings look stunning graphics wise.
This multi-format thing will cause me a bit of trouble, as now I have to decide whether to get the game for the PS2, which it will probably be released on first, or wait for the game to appear on the GC, from which it will have better graphics. Still it's a long way off, so I'll have plenty of time to decide.
Anyway, I've seen a very early video of the game, and it looks great. It's such an early video that there aren't any moving cars or people on the streets of the three cities in the game (Miami, Nice and Istanbul) but the actual surroundings look stunning graphics wise.
This multi-format thing will cause me a bit of trouble, as now I have to decide whether to get the game for the PS2, which it will probably be released on first, or wait for the game to appear on the GC, from which it will have better graphics. Still it's a long way off, so I'll have plenty of time to decide.
Well if you've never owned either of the Driver games then you really missed out.
The second one wasn't that great, but the first one was original and great fun (especially if you like old 70's cop shows and films like I do).
The second one wasn't that great, but the first one was original and great fun (especially if you like old 70's cop shows and films like I do).
So, here's my dilemma as a PS2 owner:
Driver is now multiformat, but so is Turok Evolution.
Considering I've never thought the Driver series was that special and have never bought one of the games, I'm quite happy really. {:)
Driver is now multiformat, but so is Turok Evolution.
Considering I've never thought the Driver series was that special and have never bought one of the games, I'm quite happy really. {:)
Totoro wrote:
> It's the same sort of thing that happened in the Turok Evolution topic
> in the Xbox forum the other day.
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Yeah, and then some fool started a topic telling us all where we should be.
'I should be in here, and you should be over there!'.
Silly boy.
> It's the same sort of thing that happened in the Turok Evolution topic
> in the Xbox forum the other day.
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Yeah, and then some fool started a topic telling us all where we should be.
'I should be in here, and you should be over there!'.
Silly boy.
It's the same sort of thing that happened in the Turok Evolution topic in the Xbox forum the other day.
WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> Every version is going to look good, and every version is going to
> play EXACTLY the same way. Why can't we all just be happy that no
> matter what system we own, we'll be able to play a version of one of
> the best games created in recent years?
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Ah, but mine is better than yours. ;-)
:D
> Every version is going to look good, and every version is going to
> play EXACTLY the same way. Why can't we all just be happy that no
> matter what system we own, we'll be able to play a version of one of
> the best games created in recent years?
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Ah, but mine is better than yours. ;-)
:D
Totoro wrote:
> Darn, i've just opened another 'my consoles better than yours' can of
> whop-ass.
Yeah, funny that. Practically every game that's been mentioned on here as going multi-format instantly sparks the "well this version will be better than that version" crap.
Every version is going to look good, and every version is going to play EXACTLY the same way. Why can't we all just be happy that no matter what system we own, we'll be able to play a version of one of the best games created in recent years?
> Darn, i've just opened another 'my consoles better than yours' can of
> whop-ass.
Yeah, funny that. Practically every game that's been mentioned on here as going multi-format instantly sparks the "well this version will be better than that version" crap.
Every version is going to look good, and every version is going to play EXACTLY the same way. Why can't we all just be happy that no matter what system we own, we'll be able to play a version of one of the best games created in recent years?
ps2_proud wrote:
> I mean. Gamecube aren't even letting you rent their games
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Eh? Yes they are. I could rent any of them if I wanted. They're all there.
> I mean. Gamecube aren't even letting you rent their games
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Eh? Yes they are. I could rent any of them if I wanted. They're all there.
Driver 3 Multi-format then.
I think all versions will look very similar. There will be some slight differences but i think the other versions will just be ports of the PS2 code.
The PS2 version will be the most popular one due to the number of PS2's out there.
Will the PS2 version still launch before the other's? I think it will, but perhaps some of them could launch at the same time.
Have the people now moved on from Driver. Now that we have GTA3, Driver 3 will have to be very special indeed. Lets also remember The Getaway which is not that far away.
I think all versions will look very similar. There will be some slight differences but i think the other versions will just be ports of the PS2 code.
The PS2 version will be the most popular one due to the number of PS2's out there.
Will the PS2 version still launch before the other's? I think it will, but perhaps some of them could launch at the same time.
Have the people now moved on from Driver. Now that we have GTA3, Driver 3 will have to be very special indeed. Lets also remember The Getaway which is not that far away.
ps2_proud wrote:
> The Game Cube will probably have the best graphix, it or the
> playstation. I think the XBOX game will suck. Cause XBOX sucks.
> totally.
Face facts. The xbox is the most powerful, and the ps2 certainly isnt.
> The Game Cube will probably have the best graphix, it or the
> playstation. I think the XBOX game will suck. Cause XBOX sucks.
> totally.
Face facts. The xbox is the most powerful, and the ps2 certainly isnt.
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