flOw delayed

By Robert Purchese Published 19 December, 2006

PS3 DLC slips again.

PlayStation 3 downloadable title flOw has been delayed until the New Year, according to reports.

The news comes after what appeared to be a concrete release date for the game earlier this month, promising its arrival in Sony's PlayStation Store on 19th December: today. Now IGN claims it's slipped.

flOw, originally released as a Flash-based web-game, is one of the most eagerly awaited 'arcade' titles for the next-generation system, heralded accross the internet as PlayStation 3's answer to Geometry Wars.

The game follows the evolution of a single-celled creature who munches its way up to the dizzying heights of complex organisms. Jenova Chen's original proved to be enormously popular, attracting more than 350,000 downloads, and Sony hopes its enhanced version of the game, developed by thatgamecompany, will have a desirable, PlayStation Network-boosting effect when facing off against Microsoft's established Xbox Live Arcade.

Still, delays shouldn't worry you lot, because unless you've paid a significant amount of money to dodge frowns from Sony and imported a PS3, you'll be waiting until the console's launch in March to play flOw, or anything at all on the system.

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Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (24) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • JediMasterMalik #1 5 years ago

    I hope it's worth the wait. Though it hardly effects me.

  • gizmo #2 5 years ago

    Sounds more like feeding frenzy.

  • Darkedge #3 5 years ago

    found the download dull, but I'd say it got so many downloads due to PS3 release.

    Nice idea for a relaxing toy even if it is a trippy version of so many other fish games where you swim around eating stuff that is the same size or smaller than you which makes you get bigger. Don't see it as a killer arcade app like GW2 is

  • JediMasterMalik #4 5 years ago

    Rumoured launch.

    I think the word you are looking for is targetted, not rumoured.

  • Steroyd #5 5 years ago

    This game has slowly gone up on my anticipated list, it's supposed to be updated every month including multiplayer modes well according to IGN anyway.

    But the game is so soothing it freaks me out.

  • in5ane #6 5 years ago

    I thought the flash was a bit boring tbh, but playing it in HD with 5.1 and multiplayer blah blah blah might make it a better game.

    This and Gripshift will be my two first PSN shop purchases if they ever bring those playstation points cards out (cos my UK credit card doesnt work :( )

  • T4RG4 #7 5 years ago

    "The game follows the evolution of a single-celled creature who munches its way up to the dizzying heights of complex organisms."

    Snake zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

    Cant believe its come to this.

  • jack_klugman #8 5 years ago

    AdamOfEternia's mind makes me sad :(

  • JediMasterMalik #9 5 years ago

    It's best to just think of him as if he was in primary school.

  • Xerx3s #10 5 years ago

    AdamOfEternia's mind makes me sad :(

    Tip of the day: Use the ignore button like the rest of us.

  • Canadian_Mike #11 5 years ago

    I have to say i don't quite "get" this game yet.

    I've played the flash version, is this supposed to be a non-gamers game? I fail to see the draw.

    Yet anyways.

    I've been wrong before.

  • JediMasterMalik #12 5 years ago

    Aww, you hurt my feelings.

  • Meglomaniac #13 5 years ago

    Why Wait Flow is already available for free on the PC:

    [link url=h ttp://intihuatani.usc.edu/cloud/flowing/black.html
    ]http://in tihuatani.usc.edu/cloud/flowing...[/link]

    It is the exact same game, made by the exact same people. The creator, Jenova Chen is his name, works for Will Wright on Spore.

    Pretty bad it takes so long to get a simple flash game working on the PS3.
    Edited by 1 at 19/12/06 @ 17:33

  • chupachups #14 5 years ago

    "Why Wait Flow is already available for free on the PC"

    Yeah, I don't get it either, why would anyone want this on the PS3 when they can have it now for free on their computer?

    Anyone who has bought a PS3 almost certainly has a PC with internet access.
    Edited by 1 at 19/12/06 @ 18:06

  • theindustrialone #15 5 years ago

    Couldn't you just use your PS3's web browser to play the original?

  • JediMasterMalik #16 5 years ago

    It's not exactly the same though. Megolomaniac, why are you misleading people. It's built from the ground up and is an expanded from of the original, it will also apparently include multiplayer.

  • T4RG4 #17 5 years ago

    So what if its built from the ground up though? Multiplayer? Shesh, its not much is it. I've got some multiplayer snake games somewhere.

    Its not original and its not cool. Rehash with a price tag.

    I dont see how anyone can justify this game on PS3 )))

  • Khab #18 5 years ago

    OMG how did I miss that? I just lost an hour of my life.

  • numptyboymatt #19 5 years ago

    I, personally, dont know how we can contain ourselve given the prospect of paying £500+ for the opportunity to play a free pc game on multiplyer with tarted up graphics.....

  • JediMasterMalik #20 5 years ago

    I think your name explains that comment pretty well. Here's another example of how utterly stupid it is.

    "I just can't wait to buy a premiuim xbox 360 and pay 50 dollars a year so I can play Uno!"

    See how utterly idiotic and pointless it sounds?

    (Not to mention you got the price utterly wrong)
    Edited by 1 at 19/12/06 @ 22:09

  • numptyboymatt #21 5 years ago

    Y A W N - i tire of the blatant fanboyism on display here

  • #22 5 years ago

    Rumoured launch. I don't see how Sony are going to launch in March with the obvious supply issues they are having. It took until March for the 360's stock to stabalize, How are Sony going to do this?

    Their official launch is in March '07 but word from Japan is that SCE won't even make that. Unofficial launch date is September '07.

  • davisorle #23 5 years ago

    AdamOfEternia and Meglomaniac don't you see that you make Sony's fans feel uncomfortable? Haven't you realised yet that they love playing it blind or whatever so that they wont have to admit so clear things? Let them pay for that game. Sony is counting even for that to make up some of the loss with the blue ray crap mistake they made! They couldn't even afford GTA exclusivity for crying out loud... Let them abuse people's minds a bit more. eitherway most of us are paying out of our pockets since we work and they are the actual highscholl kids that have their parents paying for their shit. Let em do their thing and be happy with that. Let it go with the Flow

  • numptyboymatt #24 5 years ago

    "eitherway most of us are paying out of our pockets since we work and they are the actual highscholl kids that have their parents paying for their shit"

    Did any part of that make sense?

  • bluebird #25 5 years ago

    I kinda like Fl0w, but I don't think it compares well with Geometry Wars... totally different kettle of fish. Geometry Wars makes your adrenaline raise to dangerous levels, while fl0w is more like gentle hypnosis.