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Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 News by Robert Purchese
Unreal Tournament 3 will support mouse and keyboard on PlayStation 3.
Confirmation came on the official forums from Epic Games boss Mark Rein, who said it would be carefully implemented with a host of options.
"I checked with Steve Polge, and he said that yes, we are supporting keyboard and mouse in Unreal Tournament 3 on PS3," said Rein on the forums.
"He is confident we are doing it in a way that will be balanced without feeling 'gimped' for either side. We'll also allow people to choose whether or not they want to allow mixed controller vs. keyboard/mouse games or not."
It follows news from E3 in July that Unreal Tournament 3 will be console-exclusive to PS3 this year, and will let you enjoy popular PC mods from the PlayStation Network.
The 360 version will follow next year, and Rein recently said mod support was being worked on. And he assured us that if it didn't work and worst came to worst, then Epic would simply offer them as downloadable content.
But everything is quiet on the mouse and keyboard front for now, and Rein had "nothing new to report about 360" on the forum.
Head over to our recent first impressions of Unreal Tournament 3 to see why we've all got our knickers in a twist.
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S.J.Rogers
06/08/07 @ 15:10
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Very interesting.
As someone who has a 360 and loves it, this could be the kind of thing that makes me get a PS3... I would like a PS3 (as i am a gadget Whore) but it NEEDS games... |
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tonynibbles
06/08/07 @ 15:21
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No different to Unreal Tournament on the PS2 then, which had Keyboard and Mouse controls.
The difference is now though, that the game running on a 42" LCD will look most different to the game running on my PC's 17" LCD monitor... |
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now just give us a few rts games with keyboard + mouse support and pc gaming will be a thing of the past.
at least fps works somewhat decently with a pad, rts games have been locked out of the console market simply because devs feel they have to shoe horn a game to fit the joypad. starcraft 2 on 360, we can but hope... |
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@Dizzy
You called it. I for one simply don't want to try to use a mouse and keyboard in my living room. I can see it now "Sorry Hun I need to shove all this crap off the coffee table to play a game" Swoosh...crash....boink.. Instead of simply sitting on my lounger and manipulating a small joypad. The people shouting about needing a maouse and keyboard are usually the same people who game for 35 hours a week. That's the same amount of time I spend at my full time job!...Ok so I've been watching that gaming TV channel. "So how long do you spend practicing Motorstorm young man" "I spends like yu knaw 40 hars a week on avarage" "Er and showering" "Wossat den?" |
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Should have been done years ago. For certain genres, the joypad has been holding back consoles for ages.
And for the record, my mate plays Counter-Strike for hours a day, and doesn't even own a desk. There are ways of working round that, no probs. edit: ^ trust me, 10 years time and we'll all have keyboards in the living room :P
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TheGrandChappo
06/08/07 @ 15:40
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Finally - this makes me happy i bought a PS3 now.....well kind of!!
Strangely enough its an MS mouse i use with the PS3, and it doesn't work on my 360.....come on MS get it sorted mouse support! |
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afghan_jones
06/08/07 @ 15:55
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I in the 'pro joypad' gang for the usual reasons. Sofa beats desk, plus it gives a less geeky vibe to the missus/relatives/ the cat.
But the other thing is that I find a pad to be much more visceral, with rumble (on 360) and the left and right trigger buttons shaped like actual triggers, I find it 100 times more immersive than clicking a mouse and keyboard. |
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i'm afraid regardless of whether you use a pad or a mouse, we're all gamers here and I think it's a bit silly for console fanatics who come on this site everyday and drool over the latest news (i'm not pointing at anyone btw, just generalising) to refer to PC gamers as nerds/geeks. We're as sad as each other, and should be proud of it!
Or if I wanted to infuriate people I could say console gamers must be even more sad because no PC threads manage to rack up comments' threads in the several hundreds when one company executive says something about another one. Heh. But i'm not saying that, of course. |
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I think there must be a completely different perception of gaming on PCs and consoles in Germany and the UK. In Germany, it's pretty normal, if you buy a PC anyhow, to spend a few hundred EUR more and be able to play games as well.
Spending lots of money on a machine whose exclusive purpose it is to play games, and in the living room, is seen as pretty much the pinnacle of über-Nerdism. :p
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Very good news, i came from consoles (nes snes 64 ps1 ps2 xbox now 360).
I got into pc gaming when half-life came out. I could not work the controls for shit back then. But as soon as i learned i was in for the long hall, still play 95% on console though. I love pc controll, even though most my life i've been a console gamer. So bring it on!!! Anyone know if wireless keyboard and mouse work on ps3? |
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kangarootoo
06/08/07 @ 16:30
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@Xiphos
What about people who simply don't want a PC for playing games on? I think that for some games the M&K combo is better, but I don't want to have to buy a PC to use it. Surely the type of controller is the least definitive aspect of either system. |
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smoothn00dle
06/08/07 @ 16:33
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I can see this moves could start a new type of gaming mouse and keyboard for PS3 which allow gamers to play in their living room.
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asphaltcowboy
06/08/07 @ 16:56
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Whilst I prefer MK controls for FPS games (I'm not that good at FPS games on consoles), I can't help but think this is a bad idea™. Why run the risk of balancing it badly? Just put everyone on a level playing field and that'll be one less thing for them to complain about!
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Machiavellian
06/08/07 @ 17:23
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What might make me worry about Epic providing K/M support is how much time did they spend with the gamepad support. I know they stated that they used the help of the GOW team but UT3 and GOW play different from what I can tell. Anyway, as long as the gamepad support does not suffer and there isn't some type of crazy imbalance issues then K/B is a nice option if you want to go that route. Personally for me, I do not have the Living Room where k/B makes a good option.
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SeesThroughAll
06/08/07 @ 17:35
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Supports mods? Check
Keyb+mouse? Check At the very least a level editor? errr.... That's the trick ;) |
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SniperWolf
06/08/07 @ 17:49
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Am I the only person who would rather play games with a controller and thinks keyboard/mouse suck for games?.
I guess so, that or everyone's afraid to admit controllers are more fun. |
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SeesThroughAll
06/08/07 @ 17:49
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@ smoothn00dle:
"I can see this moves could start a new type of gaming mouse and keyboard for PS3 which allow gamers to play in their living room." Would this be close enough? ;) |
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SeesThroughAll
06/08/07 @ 17:55
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why dont they add support for that keyboard add on for the 360 controller that MS are about to release?
It's sure to be used for text input, don't worry. Anyhow the last xbox UT played well with a controller I'm sure it did. Your point? |
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Am I the only person who would rather play games with a controller and thinks keyboard/mouse suck for games?.
I guess so, that or everyone's afraid to admit controllers are more fun. Yeah, I am crying bitter tears every night because I can't play Civ IV, Medieval 2 and WoW with a pad, but I'd never admit it. |
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Am I the only person who would rather play games with a controller and thinks keyboard/mouse suck for games?
No. Clearly. However, there are ALSO people who prefer to play with a keyboard/mouse. Shit! I guess now people who prefer k/m can choose to use that, and others can choose not to! Hurrah. End of. Sorted. Anyone who posts below this smells of fanny. Hurrrrrr. edit: except ecureil
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Artemis_Matsas
06/08/07 @ 19:45
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Choice is always good.
Also, i'm determined not to buy another insanely expensive graphics card for my PC (It's AGP anyway). Sorry guys, but PC gaming has become a freaking joke. You have to spend thousands of Euro in order to have a good rig for gaming, that will last you... a year maybe??? |
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