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Game delay confirmed.

PS3 developer Zipper Interactive has promised gamers the recently delayed SOCOM 4 will be worth the wait.

Zipper confirmed yesterday that the shooter, which is PlayStation Move compatible, will be released next year.

"While we're certainly aware that you've been looking forward to playing SOCOM 4 this year, we don't want to take any shortcuts," Zipper's senior community manager Jeremy Dunham wrote on the game's official website.

"Instead, we want to deliver the best and most immersive SOCOM game we possibly can and we're going to use our extra time to do just that.

"On behalf of everyone here at Zipper Interactive, we want to thank you for being patient and thank you for sticking with us - it will be worth the wait."

Ellie interviewed European SOCOM producer Elliott Martin back in April and discovered all sorts of interesting gubbins about the military shooter. Trailer's below.

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spiritsnake #1 2 years ago

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maybe move implementation has delayed it,i guess its good news coz it means the move controls will be polished
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M_of_the_sys #2 2 years ago

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Looking at the Move video, there seemed to be a bit of lag (which is expectable) but won't even half a second of lag ruin the game?

Edit: Fair enough if you want to neg me but can someone answer this?

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NotSoSlim #3 2 years ago

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Move was demoed from the off so doubt that's the reason...may just maybe they feel early next year release will maximise sales?

Just a shame it's one less core game that supports move this year.
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Cheddar99 #4 2 years ago

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It doesn't look at lot like Socom at the mo, to be honest. Not too confident, and MAG did nothing to prove that Zipper have still got it.
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Doctor_What #5 2 years ago

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MAG's great, judging by my housemate's addiction to it. He was a huge SOCOM fan before that, so I trust the team will do a good job with this too.
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NotSoSlim #6 2 years ago

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@Anthony Daniels

Probably right plus Reach was coming out around the same time also so could explain it.

As for MAG, you either love it or hate it much like Socom to be honest. Just don't release this near KZ3
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wizlon #7 2 years ago

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Aww, was looking forward to this (I just really want to shoot things with Move). As long as it's worth the wait.
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coolbritannia #8 2 years ago

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When did Zipper have it? SOCOM has always sucked.
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phAge #9 2 years ago

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That does look pretty damn generic. Would be cool if you could somehow integrate the orb and the stick in a single, gunshaped controller, though - instant arcade-lightgun shooter on your couch!
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Nighthawk_08 #10 2 years ago

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@wizlon

Couldn't agree more!! I'm really looking forward to this game as well
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Beano #11 2 years ago

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"Looking at the Move video, there seemed to be a bit of lag (which is expectable) but won't even half a second of lag ruin the game? "

Are you looking at the video in the article? If so, you can't judge lag based on that footage where the player moves is shown as picture-in-picture. That lag is propably just caused by the editing of the video or other video equipment.
To correctly judge lag, look at footage of the screen (gameplay) and player recorded by the same camera at the same time.
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M_of_the_sys #12 2 years ago

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@Beano

Yeah that's what I was doing. If that's so then fair enough. I'd be interested in trying out something like this with Move but not if there's lag. Even half a second can make the difference between life and death (in game ofc).

Are there any videos showing footage of the player and the screen at the same time?
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Gromit #13 2 years ago

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From sources such as Gamecentral, Move is the most accurate of all the motion sensing controllers. I don't doubt that it will be fine. This has been thought through in depth by the look of it. The inclusion of Move support on more "serious" games suggests that the equipment is up to the challenge imo.

Kinect on the other hand......
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Beano #14 2 years ago

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"Even half a second can make the difference between life and death (in game ofc)."

I agree - a half a second (500ms) would be game-ruining - but I doubt you will see that in a Move title
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phAge #15 2 years ago

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Heh - "even half a second". Kinect has lag in the region of 100-150 milliseconds, and that is definitely noticeable. 500 ms would be nothing short of unplayable.
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jefranklin18 #16 2 years ago

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@phAge: "Would be cool if you could somehow integrate the orb and the stick in a single, gunshaped controller, though - instant arcade-lightgun shooter on your couch! "

You mean this: [link url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/PlayStation-Move-Gun- Attachment-PS3/dp/B003S9WS00/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames &qid=1280493971&sr=8-1
]http://ww w.amazon.co.uk/PlayStation-Move...[/link]

Or for a more BladeRunner feel:
[link url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Venom-Move-Shooter-PS3/dp/B003XQF6 98/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1280493971&sr=8-3
]http://ww w.amazon.co.uk/Venom-Move-Shoot...[/link]
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CaptainKid #17 2 years ago

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Imagine them saying: "It won't be worth the wait, we aren't very good at our job and the game is going to be mediocre at best"
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dllord #18 2 years ago

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I like mag but have never played any soccom game, i would of got this as a game to try out move with at launch but now that theyve deylayed it till next year it better be special or its not getting my cash!
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Arwin #19 2 years ago

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Maybe they also didn't really like coming out at the same time as Medal of Honor and Call of Duty? Or they haven't got the multi-player down absolutely 100% - I'm sure that after Confrontation they'll want to come out with absolutely perfect multiplayer ...
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jarek98 #20 2 years ago

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The problem for Sony is, that "Move" will have to wait as well... I was really going to buy Move just for Socom 4 - and I still am. But now I will wait until 2011, because I have not heard about any other game for "Move" i would like to play...
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mcreddie #21 2 years ago

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The guy playing it looks like a soulless Val Kilmer

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