Kalypso clarifies Tropico 3 XBL content

By Robert Purchese Published 12 November, 2009

Users cannot share on console.

Update: Publisher Kalypso has told Eurogamer that Tropico 3 on Xbox 360 will not allow users to share content over Xbox Live.

Instead, developer Haemimont Games will select the best examples of homemade content on PC (made using the Challenge Editor) and package the content as DLC for console.

Note that this will be free on Xbox 360, as all content will be distributed inside the game and not over Xbox Live Marketplace.

Kalypso is investigating a date for the first batch of DLC.

Original story: Political simulator Tropico 3 will be one of only a handful of Xbox 360 games that allows user-generated content to be shared over Live.

Publisher Kalypso hasn't offered any explanation of how or when or for how much, according to Electronic Theatre.

Other sharers of note are Trials HD and Forza Motorsport 3. Nevertheless, most developers appear to be put off such features by Xbox Live's inherent certification process, which involves more hoops than on PC, where modders are rife.

Tropico 3 will be released on PC and Xbox 360 tomorrow. Look out for our thoughts soon.

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  • VicViper #1 2 years ago

    Does steam not count as PC? I'm sure this has been on sale for a while. I assuming this is a stand alone GFW version?

  • r_simsini #2 2 years ago

    I've been looking forward to this, there are too few of this type of strategy game on the 360. The PC version has scored well elsewhere, but I can't find any 360 reviews yet. Hopefully this will score well.

  • cyacomini #3 2 years ago

    Really quite looking forward to this - one thing 360 is missing is good quality 'build' games. Sure there's plenty C&C, Red Alert etc but they just dont do it for me.

    It'll do until we see Settlers 10th Anniversary on XBLA!
    Edited by 1 at 12/11/09 @ 10:37

  • glaeken #4 2 years ago

    Agreed on the 360 needing a city managment type game. It really has nothing like this so I am hopping the 360 port turns out as good as the PC version which has got some good reviews.

    @r_simsini The PC version has been out for a few weeks and the 360 version only gets released tomorrow so that accounts for the lack of 360 reviews.