BioShock confirmed for PS3

By Tom Bramwell Published 22 May, 2008

Out this Christmas.

BioShock is on its way to PlayStation 3 after all.

Although 2K's press office was unable to comment this afternoon, PSM and Electronic Gaming Monthly both have cover stories on the game in their next issues.

Not many details are being shared online, although EGM does point out that there are "some potential graphical improvements" and that it will be out for the "2008 holiday season".

BioShock came out on PC and Xbox 360 last summer and was one of our favourite games of the year, despite polarising opinion among gamers - and responsible for one of 2007's most memorable gaming moments, which brought the storyline to an impressive head.

For those who never experienced it, the premise was that you survived a plane crash in the ocean and found your way to a utopian underwater city called Rapture where things had gone seriously wrong.

Using a mixture of old-school projectile weaponry and genetic modifications, you had to help the people you met and deal with the iconic Big Daddies - monstrous, lumbering creatures encased in metal diving suits, who escorted twisted little girls around the city harvesting the substance that powered up your own genes, ADAM.

Its path to PS3 has been long and confusing, with designer Ken Levine stating just after the game's release that "there is no secret plan about the PS3 that we're keeping from people".

"There's no PS3 development going on that we're hiding," he added. That's what they all say.

2K Marin is currently working on a sequel, due out in late 2009, and while the announcement made no mention of formats, a job posting suggested it could happen. So, BioShock on PS3 this Christmas, BioShock 2 on PS3, 360 and PC next Christmas? Stranger things have happened.

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  • charming_fox #1 4 years ago

    ROFL

  • DFawkes #2 4 years ago

    Oh. Yes. One of the 2 games I miss from when I had a 360. Can't wait for an inferior but playable version of the same game.

    If you're curious, the other game I miss is Tenchu Z. Really, more than Halo or GoW or any other 360 game.
    Edited by 1 at 22/05/08 @ 16:45

  • bad09 #3 4 years ago

    good news for PS3 only guys. Bioshock should be played by everyone, it's a great game.

    / waits for Les to show his love of Bioshock :)

  • Widge #4 4 years ago

    We don't need Bioshock, we've got Haze!

  • Artemis_Matsas #5 4 years ago

    Mr DFawkes, you sir are weird!!! (I've already checked your comment in the "Bourne and Iron Man demo "thread )

    To tell you the truth, i do understand you nonetheless. I guess i'm weird too.

  • Darren #6 4 years ago

    "Not many details are being shared online, although EGM does point out that there are "some potential graphical improvements..."

    So it's safe to assume this game won't be running at 1024x576 then? ;)

    Seriously though, I'd expect the texture pop in issues that affected the 360 version to be less noticeable on the PS3 as I'm sure it'll have a forced install and thus stream the textures from the HDD. Since the UnrealEngine3 is running well on the PS3 now (check out Unreal Tournament III) I think it should otherwise look and run pretty much the same as the 360 version if it's a decent port.

    Great news for PS3 owners who haven't yet played the game though.

  • Waldo #7 4 years ago

    BioshockLOL.

  • DFawkes #8 4 years ago

    @Artemis_Matsas
    Why thank you, if I were normal I'd be boring. Which makes all the worse that I manage to be both boring AND weird, but there you are.

    I totally concur with bad09, Bioshock should at least be tried by all, even if you don't like it. Like Irn Bru.
    Edited by 1 at 22/05/08 @ 16:55

  • septimus #9 4 years ago

    Yup, good news for those who missed it. Gfx upgrade should be possible just due to the improvements in UE3.

  • Widge #10 4 years ago

    Bioshock is one of a handful of "next gen" titles that genuinely got an "ooooh" from me. No game will be liked by everyone, but certainly worth a punt by all.

  • reddevil93 #11 4 years ago

    Nice to hear. One of the few games I was jealous of 360 owners for.

  • Widge #12 4 years ago

    A port of Lost Oddessy would be my next hope and then all would be rosy in my world. Although there is White Knight Story to look forward to I suppose.

  • Physically_Insane #13 4 years ago

    Most overrated game of 2007. Enjoy PS3 fans!

  • woodnotes #14 4 years ago

    Only 18 months late to the party

  • the_genius #15 4 years ago

    There goes one of the last remaining reasons to buy a 360.

  • dr_faulk #16 4 years ago

    Don't worry, it'll have crap aliasing and frame rate issues.

  • dr_faulk #17 4 years ago

    "BioShock on PS3 this Christmas, BioShock 2 on PS3, 360 and PC next Christmas? Stranger things have happened."

    lol, yeah, like Mario vs. Sonic on a Nintendo machine. Who taped the penny to the cart!?

  • Steroyd #18 4 years ago

    Whats a bioshock?

  • consignia #19 4 years ago

    Whats a bioshock?

    The feeling you get when you find that you assumption that your non-biological washing powder is inccorect.

  • Aysir #20 4 years ago

    "There goes one of the last remaining reasons to buy a 360."
    A nine month old game was your reason for wanting a 360? grow up. There's a number of decent exclusives on the 360 that are more than enough reason for the asking price.

  • bad09 #21 4 years ago

    Christ consignia you read my mind. Great minds think alike - when it comes to bad jokes :)

  • CitizenGeek #22 4 years ago

    Awesome news :D

  • des #23 4 years ago

    Good game,i wonder who is doing the port?

  • BiscuitBase #24 4 years ago

    With the news of Bioshock coming to PS3, coupled with the awesomeness of Haze, how can Microsoft ever hope to halt the PS3 juggernaut?

  • Waldo #25 4 years ago

    Most overrated game of 2007. Enjoy PS3 fans!

    But I thought Portal was already on the PS3?

    /runs

  • dominalien #26 4 years ago

    This is very good. The only X360 game I was jealous of. Will definitely get it, even if it's inferior (and let's be realistic - it probably will be).

  • miiiguel #27 4 years ago

    I want to see Les and friend's visceral hate turn to love.

  • Feanor #28 4 years ago

    Nice for PS3-only owners, but it's sad if this is the main story for EGM.

  • makeamazing #29 4 years ago

    I have the PC version, took 2 months to get it working correctly because of bad graphics drivers (have to love PC driver updates and bugs).

    Ive played it for a few hours, and it is a nice game, regardless if its been out for a long time on other platforms, I dont see it as a negative it coming on the PS3... at least it gives more choice to PS3 owners who havent played it.

  • Darren #30 4 years ago

    @dr_faulk - "Don't worry, it'll have crap aliasing and frame rate issues."

    Oh you mean like Mass Effect and Lost Odyssey on the Xbox 360, both of which used the UE3, lacked any anti-aliasing and had more than their share of framerate issues, including screen tearing? :p

  • Negotiator #31 4 years ago

    Seen it, played it, beat it, fed up of it.

  • miiiguel #32 4 years ago

    genius is a ass, look at his post history... ffs, pathetic.

  • Ryze #33 4 years ago

    Too late!

    NEXT!

  • makeamazing #34 4 years ago

    Yes Matt, it is true by the time it comes out will people actually care... probably not, but i suppose as other companies are doing this now I guess there must be some sales reason to justify it etc. I guess thats what is happening, lots of games that were Xbox only are now coming to PS3, though along time coming, it does mean finally the PS3 gets more games for people to play. I cant wait to get Overlord for example and that was on PC and Xbox along time ago (I have the PC version).

    As you say, these games coming out is a sign that the PS3 is finally at a stage where people are happy to make games for it. So though currently its old games, I do see games next year being on both PS3 and XBox at the same time, so thats something for us PS3 users. So its all good.

  • Rodster #35 4 years ago

    Can't wait to hear the install size of this game. :p

  • JayeM #36 4 years ago

    Too late.

  • ParanoidZombie #37 4 years ago

    PS3 GOTY for 2007 = Oblivion
    PS3 GOTY for 2008 = Bioshock
    PS3 GOTY for 2009 = Dead Rising?

  • FenderMaster #38 4 years ago

    great news, i hope they dont release it at full price though... it is more tan a year old

    A port of Lost Oddessy would be my next hope and then all would be rosy in my world. Although there is White Knight Story to look forward to I suppose.

    yeah, i really want Lost Odysee, i hear its alot like FFX, my favourite FF

  • zedzee #39 4 years ago

    It's late. No one will buy a 2 year old X360 game when it comes out. It didn't work for Capcom and it won't work for BioShock either.

  • Widge #40 4 years ago

    I bet people bloody will buy it, a bit of difference between Lost Planet and Bioshock!

    Yeah, Lost Oddessy would be nice, as would that Square Enix jobbie on the news page today.

  • des #41 4 years ago

    You people know what this means?
    Screenshots comparison,frame rate analysis,pixel counting...
    Eurogamer is probably very happy:)

  • JayScott #42 4 years ago

    Waldo you are a cocksucker.

  • woodnotes #43 4 years ago

    I wonder if Bioshock 2 will be unveiled before this comes out for PS3

  • Sir_TimAlot #44 4 years ago

    woah PS3 out ahead leading the pack with its finger on the pulse........of a dead horse

  • GitSomE_UK #45 4 years ago

    /Places bet it'll be shit on the PS3 due to half assed porting

  • space_ace #46 4 years ago

    enjoy it but bring mgs4 to xbox, ok? :)

  • Khanivor #47 4 years ago

    If Take 2 do the decent thing and sort out the tedium of the mini game then PS3 owners will have an altogether more enjoyable experience.

  • Ged42 #48 4 years ago

    I'm going to rebel against the general attitude of this thread a say...

    YAY!! for Bioshock on PS3! \o/

  • Wolfos #49 4 years ago

    Hey. Considering the RAVE REVIEWS Bioshock got....then like most people thought, the lack of replay kills it. :D

    Still, PS3 gamers should play something cool like this sometime. ^_^ hehe, Right?

    ...wait...i have a PS3.....crux. T_T.......made me feel bad.

  • dirigiblebill #50 4 years ago

    Just to be clear, we are talking about the Bioshock that scored 96 on Metacritic, right? Not this mysterious crap Bioshock that most people posting in this thread appear to have played. Yeah?

  • mattigan #51 4 years ago

    Bioshock is very good, you guys are in for a treat.

  • sirtacos #52 4 years ago

    BioShock. Beautiful game, that. The best game I've played in the past two years, actually. It's so good that I, unlike kelly's_h, would gladly let it shove its fist up my hypothetical twat.

  • convercide #53 4 years ago

    PS3 owners should buy it. It's a great game. I just hope that it's not a shoddy port.

  • Bigglesworth #54 4 years ago

    I'm more looking forward to the comments following EG's inevitable PS3 vs 360 Bioshock comparison article!

    Actually that's a big lie; I played a bit of the game on a friend's 360 and thought it was fabby.

  • IneptPercy #55 4 years ago

    I remember the SDF saying this game was overated and not a 360 exclusive as it was on PC as well...

    Either way this can only be a good thing for the PS3 (if only a small good thing) and the PS3 needs anything it can get right now.

  • Widge #56 4 years ago

    Played it on PC, really liked it, for me.... up there with the likes of God Of War and GTA4 as far as making me go "WOW" when I started playing it.

  • Yaz #57 4 years ago

    ^^^ Thats a lot of assumptions there Wonga. ;)

    BTW, what do you mean by proper HD? The PS3 version is unlikely to be of higher resolution or have higher res textures than the 360 version.

    Anyway, it's good news for PS3 owners, but let's wait and see first before jumping to such conclusions.

    Also, would you be the same Wonga who said in 2007 "Just finished it, was disappointed with the ending.... The world of rapture is really well realised, the art style is fantastic, and the atmosphere is great. I think that's the main thing. It's just how the gameplay and story unravels that I find dissatisfying. You could have really deep puzzley adventure game set there with a fantastic story. The ending left me cold in the same way as halo 2. :-O"

    [link url=http://www.eurogamer.net/fo rum_thread_posts.php?forum_id=1&thread_id=63117&start=2310
    ]    http://ww w.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_po...[/link]

    Er, so what was that about *waiting* for the proper version? :p
    Edited by 1 at 23/05/08 @ 07:25

  • Gibroon #58 4 years ago

    "some possible graphical improvements"

    That made me snigger, nobody is going to dare hype a game on the PS3 after Haze.

    Anyway, glad this is coming to the PS3. I played the demo on my dated PC and it seemed to drip with atmosphere so very pleased that it's on its way.

  • RazorObsession #59 4 years ago

    In the case of Bioshock, better late than never.

    I loved this game to death, and if it is significantly improved on PS3, playing it again but better, would tempt me to pick one up.

  • 3william56 #60 4 years ago

    Don't think it's my cup of tea, but a welcome addition to the library (didn't complain about Half Life coming to the PS2 ages after PC - a great game is a great game irrespective of release date, so quit whinging Xlames). And it should be good, given the PS3 runs Unreal well.

    But where's the EG coverage of the most important sequel likely to be announced this year: Beyond Good and Evil 2???
    Which, after the sad lack of success of the utterly brilliant original, needs all the hyping it can get to secure some development cash from Ubi.

    /cries that it probably won't get a tenth of the budget of Haze

    Uncle Peyj FTW!

  • Gradius #61 4 years ago

    The thing is, most 3rd party games will go multi format this gen. Unless the companies are paid vast amounts of cash to secure exclusivity. I have no doubt that 360 owners will be playing MGS4 'Substance' within a year or so, etc. Haze would have also been on its way to 360 but I don't actually know if they'll bother now (well, not without making it decent first). I don't like waiting years for ports though, so I just bought both consoles.

  • Les #62 4 years ago

    I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. The game world is very poorly realized compared to HL2, animations are horrible and gameplay is nothing new. Story is extremely convoluted, bit like a detective: The writers must have been perpetually smirking about their clever concoctions during the creation of the story. Fits perfectly in the hype = high reviews tradition of the likes of GTA4...

    /disclaimer: This opinion is based on playing through part of the demo (was so bad I couldn't get myself to play any further) and internet information gathering.

  • trixter©ú #63 4 years ago

    Where are all the 360 fanboys now that were yelling "it'll never come to the PS3"?

    Run back to mommy now and cry on her lap why don't ya...

  • Salvia #64 4 years ago

    "That made me snigger, nobody is going to dare hype a game on the PS3 after Haze. "

    Because Haze is the be all and end all of PS3 games eh? ffs.

  • mazzl #65 4 years ago

    this threat is sadd... i own a 360 but am glad this is comming to ps3, beceause it's a good game and ps3 owners will enjoy it!

    fanboy on ;-p it also shows that the 360 is the console of choice for pople who want great games over a year ago!
    and still having lot's of great ones :D

  • SteveB #66 4 years ago

    "Fits perfectly in the hype = high reviews tradition of the likes of GTA4..."

    What you mean like Haze ? Bioshock got good reviews for one reason only. It's a good game.

    We are at the start of something amazing here and games like Bioshock,GTA4 and Mass Effect are leading the way. Sure they are clunky and imature compared to other mediums, but they are a step in the right direction. They should (and are by sensible people) be applauded for what they do and try to achieve not criticised beacuse of what they don't.

  • Phily50 #67 4 years ago

    First PS3 Bioshock screenshot

    Something seems to have gotten lost in the port along the way =/

  • makeamazing #68 4 years ago

    Ah stop with the Fan Boy crappy stuff.... I actually don't care much for exclusives, I just want games that I want to play. Strangely enough I have enough games on both my PS3, Wii and PC to keep me going for a while, so forget exclusives, just give me more games (first I need more money though ;)

  • Les #69 4 years ago

    "What you mean like Haze ?"

    No. Did I mention Haze? There was no hype for Haze so I really wonder what went on in your mind to drag the title into this discussion. BS however was hyped from the first moment it was shown to the press (around 2 years before release). Probably because it had nice water effects for the time and the gaming press likes pulp pseudo SF. It doesn't do anything special apart for having a very convoluted story that does it's best to pretend it's not a game and thus makes it glaringly obvious that it's just an average video game story at best...

  • dirigiblebill #70 4 years ago

    At the risk of being drawn into this discussion- the idea that Haze had no hype is frankly preposterous :p
    Edited by 1 at 23/05/08 @ 17:46

  • subtlesnake #71 4 years ago

    "It doesn't do anything special apart for having a very convoluted story that does it's best to pretend it's not a game and thus makes it glaringly obvious that it's just an average video game story at best..."

    If by convoluted you mean it features one major plot twist then yes. Obviously even having one story objective ("find Ryan";) for the majority of the game is too much complexity.

  • Les #72 4 years ago

    "If by convoluted you mean it features one major plot twist then yes. Obviously even having one story objective ("find Ryan";) for the majority of the game is too much complexity."

    No, by convoluted I mean all the side-story inventions that try to rationalize the game designers' decisions (why the little sisters are little girls, why (and what) the big daddy's are, the vita chamber thing, the hijack, you actually living past the opening seconds of the game, etc., etc.). Each on it's own might have worked but all together it's just too much and instead of working to create a more immersible game world it actually starts to detract from it.