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Boat when's it out?

Gangster-banger Saints Row will be appearing on PS3 in spring, according to THQ, which is "boat-sing" that it's the first open-world game on the console. Apart from Oblivion. And Godfather.

THQ were unable to comment this afternoon on whether it will be a launch title (ooh, and Tony Hawk's), or when exactly we could expect it.

"Saints Row has established itself as one of the most successful original properties in next generation gaming," said Kelly Flock, THQ's executive VP of worldwide publishing in a press release. "Bringing the open-world genre to the PlayStation 3 system for the first time will help grow the Saints Row fan base and expand the open-world online community."

If you've got no idea what I'm splashing on about, Saints Row is a sandbox game released last year for the 360 in which you build up your character's reputation and status in the world of crime.

It isn't quite a GTA IV exclusivity-stealing move by Sony, but it's interesting to see it happening that way around. Is Sony showing a flutter in its confident smile?

Drive-by our review of the game for more information. Oar don't.

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kissthestick #1 5 years ago

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who didnt see this coming?
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Tweakmonkey #2 5 years ago

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But it only got 7/10.
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SeesThroughAll #3 5 years ago

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Where are all the fanboys shouting "T3h PS3 l0stah anot3hr 3xclus1v3!!11!!!!one!1!!1!!!" ?

Oh.
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Dizzy #4 5 years ago

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>It isn't quite a GTA IV exclusivity-stealing move by Sony

You mean 6+ months later?
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SomaticSense #5 5 years ago

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"Gangster-banger Saints Row will be appearing on PS3 in spring, according to THQ, which is "boat-sing" that it's the first open-world game on the console. Apart from Oblivion. And Godfather."

Hehe. You'd think THQ would actually do their research before making such a stupid comment. Do they make their games with their heads stuck in the sand?

A PR fuck up to rival recent Sony attempts...... ok, not quite.

Edited by 1 at 31/01/07 @ 16:54
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Mildew #6 5 years ago

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Until Sony accidentally use Xbox 360 GTA IV screenshots to market Saints Row...nutters...
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Hughes. #7 5 years ago

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Who wanted this coming?
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alpha-0ne #8 5 years ago

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been there done that
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SeesThroughAll #9 5 years ago

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Who wanted this coming?

Maybe THQ should produce a Crazy Frog franchise.
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Captain_JMac #10 5 years ago

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"Open World" is not a genre Mr. Publisher.
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SBfistfun #11 5 years ago

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"Saints Row has established itself as one of the most juddering pieces of shite in next generation gaming"
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BBIAJ #12 5 years ago

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@SeesThroughAll:

Not quite sure what you're saying there, but it was never an X-Box 360 exclusive to begin with, and wasn't even marked as being such on the box.

Unlike Enchanted Arms however...
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Royal Fool #13 5 years ago

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I hated the ending so very, very much.

Note to first-time players: SAVE OFTEN during the final missions.
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apolloscollapse #14 5 years ago

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Who cares, it was fecking shite anyways.
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Rambaldi #15 5 years ago

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"been there done that"

..for a fraction of the price too
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hokuto_no_rob #16 5 years ago

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A bland, derivative pile of sandbox cack. Congrats Sony!
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scaramanga10 #17 5 years ago

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Game was crap of the 360, and I'm sure it'll be crap on any other system its released for.
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Steroyd #18 5 years ago

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Did THQ just use the word... "Original" for Saints Row?

Did they REEAALY just use the word "original"
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spongebob #19 5 years ago

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You see, it does work both ways...

Now, if only Capcom would make the same decision and maybe Crackdown devs as well...

Edited by 1 at 31/01/07 @ 18:13
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Stormflood #20 5 years ago

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So... what's with the boat references?
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Xerx3s #21 5 years ago

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Hughes: Brilliant.
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JediMasterMalik #22 5 years ago

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I hope they sort out the glitches. That video is fucking brilliant though. Good singing too...sorta.
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smelly #23 5 years ago

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So another year old 360 game getting a ps3 port..
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Steroyd #24 5 years ago

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It's what happens when you play catch up a year later with all that backlog of games and all.
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sanctusmortis #25 5 years ago

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It's not a BAD game, merely a bit... dull after a while. Go here, hire them, shoot them, take that, go there. Fin. Repeat.

After playing Crackdown's DEMO, it becomes obvious how much potential this had that was sorely missed.
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smelly #26 5 years ago

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"It's what happens when you play catch up a year later with all that backlog of games and all. "

Yeah.. Meh.. I'll stick with my 360
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thinktank #27 5 years ago

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Wherrrrrrrrrre's my fuckiiiiiiiiiiiinig caaaaaaar??

quality.
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pigsy2400 #28 5 years ago

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"Saints Row has established itself as one of the most successful original properties in next generation gaming,"

errrr,,... ORIGINAL,...hmm sure mr rockstar would have something to say about that
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Xerx3s #29 5 years ago

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Any chance of this getting ripped to mp3? Would fit nicely in my playlist.

As for this appearing on the ps3, it was a 1+1 really. The next gen drives costs up hence most titles going multi format. I'm quite supprised that some other titles didn't go multi format either.
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spongebob #30 5 years ago

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There's definitely going to be more multiformat titles if, and this is a big if of course, PS3 makes it.
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Dark_Stranger #31 5 years ago

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"Space invaders in PS3/360/Wii exclusive shocker!"
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TheJanitor #32 5 years ago

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this game sucks so who cares if it's coming first to the ps3 or not. sandbox games should just be banned =D they all suck.

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my opinion.
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Rambaldi #33 5 years ago

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Must admit I never got the whole 'linear is a dirty word' vibe.

Give me well crafted coridoors over sandboxes any day.
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Xerx3s #34 5 years ago

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No. GTA 1 was fun. The rest really didn't add anything except chavvy elements.
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TheJanitor #35 5 years ago

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yeah, i agree with both of you.
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NegativeZero #36 5 years ago

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I very much doubt that Sony had anything to do with this. THQ will have done a cost-benefit analysis and decided that the potential sales on PS3 justified the extra price involved in porting it.
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sickpuppysoftware #37 5 years ago

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When did it start sucking. I thought it was getting goodish reviews, great forum feedback, oh hang on, it's when it stopped being only for the 360 isn't it.
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Hughes. #38 5 years ago

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Care of Cabel's own site...

Fill
Thine
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davisorle #39 5 years ago

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So much research on a game that you don't care about? I admit it was buggy but rather than that was the best you would expect from a GTA and that's how it is.
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penhalion #40 5 years ago

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This generation there are no third party exclusives. Only first party or timed exclusives. So Sony are in trouble no matter how much the PS3 does or does not take off. Third parties learned last generation, that you can't spend vast sums of money on development and actually make a profit. The consumer simply does not buy games blindly anymore and hype is becoming counter productive to sales.

I'm lucky (or is that unlucky) enough to hear the back room gossip etc. etc. and there are a lot of worried accountants, all telling managers and CEOs that exclusives are simply not financially viable without Microsoft or Sony or Nintendo paying up-front. For the record none of the console companies will bankroll a full game for anything but a first party release. Thwey simply pay to have the exclusive rights for a year or 6 months depending on how important they feel the sales quality of a title will be to their consoles reputation.

Edited by 1 at 01/02/07 @ 08:26
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kaleii Verified Editor-in-Chief, Country Manager, Eurogamer Sweden #41 5 years ago

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worst. pun. ever.

... and i usually like puns
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Scimarad #42 5 years ago

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"When did it start sucking. I thought it was getting goodish reviews, great forum feedback, oh hang on, it's when it stopped being only for the 360 isn't it."

That would be funny if it wasn't depressingly accurate...
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WinstonChurchill #43 5 years ago

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I don't see why Sony are bothering to pick it up though unless it's in the hope of appealing to the kidz who wanted a PSP for Christmas.
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Darren #44 5 years ago

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Saints Row was a great game on the Xbox (bar the nasty tearing which was fixed with a patch anyway). I'm sure PS3 owners will lap it up but as an Xbox 360 owner already and a future PS3 owner, I want to see more exclusive games on the system not year old ports.
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davisorle #45 5 years ago

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@WinstonChurchill
You make it too obvious that you haven't even played the game...
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dirigiblebill #46 5 years ago

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'This generation there are no third party exclusives. Only first party or timed exclusives.'

If this is the case, I really start to worry about the Wii. Unless the (presumably lower?) dev costs on Ninty's console offset the benefits of a multiplatform release, their portfolio is going to be mostly ports i.e. games designed for more graphics-intensive hardware that make shitty use of the Wiimote.
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