Lost Planet heading to PS3

By Tom Bramwell Published 18 October, 2007

Good times are here again!

Capcom's Gamers Day event in London brings word that Lost Planet: Extreme Condition is on its way to PlayStation 3 in "early 2008".

Well, technically it doesn't bring word itself - we were given the impression all the Gamers Day stuff was embargoed until tomorrow, but since semi-official Sony blog Three Speech is reporting the Lost Planet bit, we're not holding back either.

Word is that you will be able to take part in 16-player battles over PlayStation Network, with all the bits released since the Xbox 360 version came out in January bundled into the box from day one.

Can't remember much about Lost Planet? Good thing we have Xbox 360 and PC gamepages then really, isn't it?

Can't be bothered to click through? Well, you really are a handful. Alright - it's a third-person shooter set on a snowy world overrun with space pirates and monsters, and you're on some sort of mission to avenge your father's death, with the odd mech to help you on your way.

Look out for more Capcom-related news soon.

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About Tom Bramwell

Tom is Operations director of Eurogamer Network and Editor-at-Large of Eurogamer.net. He joined the company in February 2000.

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Comments (32) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • woodnotes #1 4 years ago

    This is posted before the announcement of SF IV?!

  • J.C #2 4 years ago

    What's the point? why dont they bring out a sequel instead.

  • rumbo #3 4 years ago

    woodnotes, has there been an announcement of SF IV??

  • Machetazo #4 4 years ago

    /yawns disinterestedly - I hardly play the version I've already got.

  • GamesConnoisseur #5 4 years ago

    Good for PS3 only owners, need more games like Lost Planet. I enjoyed it and is different enough, but why why why call the main character Wayne?!

  • aldo_14 #6 4 years ago

    What's the point? why dont they bring out a sequel instead.

    This is cheaper....

  • The-Bodybuilder #7 4 years ago

    My most dissapointing game of next gen so far.

    It had potential to be so good, with such a great atmosphere and setting (should've gone for a more horror theme, and co-op), but the first game in many years I couldn't be bothered to finish.

  • Mr_Bison #8 4 years ago

    DEAD RISING please....not this Sh**

  • drumm23 #9 4 years ago

    I had a friend called Wayne.

    I say "friend", we used to call him: Wayne in the Ass.

  • mattigan #10 4 years ago

    This is the game that got me into online play, it is very good in multiplayer. That said, I played it for a few weeks, then the COD4 Beta started, and COD4 basically annihilates Lost Planet in the multiplayer stakes.

    Still a good little shooter, if a little late to the party on the PS3.

  • space_ace #11 4 years ago

    this is living.

  • Cappy #12 4 years ago

    Watch this aged mediocrity totally bomb in the charts, followed by Capcom cutting their already miserable support for the PS3 further still.

  • Darren #13 4 years ago

    Nice...

    ... shame it's such a mediocre game, something the PC reviewers picked up on... ;)

    Lovely graphics though, wonder if they'll fix the v-sync tearing for the PS3 version... might make it 0.01% better?

  • Kryon #14 4 years ago

    I knew a Wayne in primary school, no one liked him so we bound him to a bench with tape and proceeded to whip him with some girls skipping rope... Ah, the good old days.

  • sanctusmortis #15 4 years ago

    And so, the people owning PS3 did sayeth, "Capcom, thou hast wounded us". And Capcom didst spake thus: "thou shalt change thy tone come next week." And so, the PS3 fans didst watch, waiting for their good news; and Capcom fished some manky old thing out of their pockets and said "here, you're used to leftovers"...

    And the gaming world didst look on with silent fury.

  • zedzee #16 4 years ago

    So let me get this straight.

    Capcom are releasing a game that's been out on the X360 about a year and one that was "average" and "boring", I might add, thinking this will redeem them for taking away Monster Hunter 3 from the PS3 stable?

    You only need to read the 3Speech blog to realise how outraged PS3 fans are:

    [link url=http://threespeech .com/blog/?p=655
    ]http://threespeech .com/blog/?p=655
    [/link]

    Now if they'd announced Lost Planet 2, Read Rising 2 or some other XBox exclusive, even being a timed exclusive for PS3, I would've been impressed.

  • BillyBrush #17 4 years ago

    Tis a great game, fantastic visuals, capcom are the shiznit

    I'd say that's great news for PS3 tbh, you can't really spin it any other way...

  • Quak #18 4 years ago

    > What's the point? why dont they bring out a sequel instead.

    The sequel will be made for the 360 after this original finally gets to PS3, a-la Ninja Gaiden.

  • Steroyd #19 4 years ago

    Screw DR and LP I want something new or Breath of Fire 6 >:(.

    If this is supposed to get this PS fan to hate Capcom less they're kidding themselves, I''ll give them leeway for the SFIV announcement but they can still botch that.

  • thepiedpiper #20 4 years ago

    lost planet was vanilla at best

  • bonker #21 4 years ago

    Christ, the PS3 really is stuck in a timewarp :)

  • sharpfish #22 4 years ago

    Dead Rising (and Gears) are my two 'games of this gen' and I'm still waiting for something better... Lost Planet wasn't very good but had some good moments and some very well animated bosses/enemies.

  • JediMasterMalik #23 4 years ago

    meh

  • ParanoidZombie #24 4 years ago

    Good game, but it's way too late: lost planet didn't age that gracefully, it's one of those obsolete games that got a bit overhyped because of a lack of post-christmas releases. I bought this for 25€, and was happy with it, but it wasn't and still isn't worth 70€. PS3 owners will probably wonder what the fuss was all about when they get to play this...

    EDIT: will Capcom keep the target markers? Without the achievements, this feature becomes completely useless.
    Edited by 1 at 18/10/07 @ 12:18

  • Nallen #25 4 years ago

    Wasn't this average on the 360 and utterly dire on the PC?

    Why would PS3 owners want it?

  • Scythe #26 4 years ago

    Yay, another average game, can't wait. Gee thanks capcom, my heart is just filled with joy.
    I wonder if they'll at least put the effort Bethdesa did into their port. I doubt it.

    Nallen: They're probably hoping that, considering the game drought, PS3 owners will buy anything, so they can flog this rubbish to them and recoup some of the developement costs. Although what they're forgetting is by early/mid 2008 there will be lots more games available (certainly many better than Lost Planet) so basically they didn't strike while the iron was hot but are still trying to take advantage of a situation that will no longer be the case.

    Although on the flip side most of the great games supposed to be coming between now and Q1 08 will probably be delayed ... but knowing PS3 design Lost PLanet will probably be delayed too so it'll all balance out.
    Edited by 2 at 18/10/07 @ 12:58

  • VMerken #27 4 years ago

    Weren't DR and LP supposed to be system PC/X360 exclusives? No chance of them ever appearing anywhere else?

    Oh well. Pretty games.

  • mash the x button #28 4 years ago

    Dino Crisis 3 please.

  • Apologie #29 4 years ago

    not interested in these game at all... and i don't think it will sell well on the Ps3, we already have better games for the console like R:FOM, Darkness etc.... by the way, Multiplayer in Resistance is sick...
    Edited by 2 at 18/10/07 @ 13:34

  • krudster #30 4 years ago

    You want Dino Crisis 3? You got it!
    http://ww w.eurogamer.net/game.php?game_i...

  • J.C #31 4 years ago

    You want Dino Crisis 3? You got it!
    http://ww w.eurogamer.net/game.php?game_i...

    LOL!
    God the camera in that game was evil. i played the demo for just 5mins, and then started to feel sick. never has a game made me want to vomit more than dino crisis 3

  • Hughes. #32 4 years ago

    The window of opportunity for me to be excited by this closed about 3 months ago, but I do like the setting, and this game did tempt me 360-wards before the reliability issues became impossible to ignore, so I'm going to keep poor lonely Bleedingplums company on the "user wants this game" list.

    Still a weak effort on the PS3 front from Capcom though, Dead Rising would have been better news, even if it does have a crappy save system. It should mean LP2 will be multi-plat from the get go though.