UT3 PC-to-PS3 mod patch soon

By Tom Bramwell Published 4 January, 2008

Next week, in fact.

Epic Games hopes to release a patch that will allow PC users to package their Unreal Tournament III modifications and add-on levels for use on PlayStation 3 next week.

"We've been doing some internal testing and we're hoping to expand to a wider group tomorrow or Friday," Epic vice president Mark Rein wrote on the game's official forum. "If all goes well then we should see the update released next week which is what I expect will happen."

The PC version of UT3 comes with a fully functioning game editor based on Unreal Engine 3, and while the PS3 game does not include this, the aim is to ensure compatibility with content produced on the PC.

"Obviously the process works, as we put out a few mods before Christmas and people seem to be playing them, but it is the update to the editor that we're testing."

Meanwhile, UT3 modification website www.ut3mod.com claims to have come up with a way for people to download PS3 mods for Unreal Tournament III from within their PS3 web-browser - something that until now had been thought impossible.

Official instructions for transferring mods to the PS3 involve a PC, a Memory Stick, holy water and a pentangle of salt.

For more on the PS3 version of Unreal Tournament III, check out our Unreal Tournament III PS3 import review.

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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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  • Tejstar #1 4 years ago

    Does anyone know whether we will see these mods for the 360 too?

  • nbnz #2 4 years ago

    And anyone know when the PS3 version will be out in the UK?

  • agparrot #3 4 years ago

    Epic were, I think it was reported "In Talks" with microsoft to try and offer this functionality, but I think the answer to your question for now is "No".

    I'm pretty sure I read that here on EG... but sorry just don't have time to trawl for it.

  • dsmx #4 4 years ago

    Due to the closed nature of xbox live you will probably never see mods on the xbox 360, but the real reason is that it would screw up microsofts business plan to charge you for everything on xbox live. As we all know epic wanted to released that gears content for free and microsoft wouldn't let them. Maybe I'm being a little cynical here but it just seems to me like thats what microsoft are up to.

  • Beano #5 4 years ago

    Yes... when MS charges it's customers for game advertising (themes and gamer pictures) I doubt they will open up for free and uncontrolled UT3 content.

  • matrim83 #6 4 years ago

    Oh I thought this was an announcement regarding online play and that PC and PS3 players could go head to head.

    /Shrugs

    Would have been nice showing the PS3 guys who is the boss.

  • DUFFKING #7 4 years ago

    By the way, this game is fucking brilliant.