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Red Alert 3 for PS3 'on hold'

Electronic Arts confirms that only the Xbox 360 and PC versions of the game will be coming in autumn.

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Yesterday, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe revealed that it had "ceased production" on two first-party PlayStation 3 games, The Getaway and Eight Days.

Today, it's Electronic Arts' turn, as the megapublisher has told the press that the PS3 version of the Soviet-themed Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is also being put into cold storage.

An EA rep simply said, "We can confirm that the development of Red Alert 3 for PS3 has been put on hold. EA LA is focusing resources on development for PC and Xbox 360 which will ship simultaneously this autumn." No reason was given for pulling resources from the PS3 version of the game, or whether gamers could realistically expect work to be continued on it at some point in the future.

Red Alert 3 is the first installment in the Command & Conquer spin-off series since 2001 expansion pack Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge. The real-time strategy game takes place in an alternate-technology future where World War III is raging between the US, the Soviet Union, and a never-defeated Imperial Japan. For more information on the game, check out GameSpot's recent preview.

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XBOX makes corruption >(

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RTS games should stay on PC.

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3 games canceled for ps3 strang

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Puppiemaster, any story gamespot puts up about ps3 or xbox get the fanboys started it doesnt matter what it is about

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@Nic, because this game won't reach the PS3 the same time as the 360 and PC? There are lots of exclusives that will be keep me happy in Autumn. Not to mention, if I was to get this, I'd get it on the PC. I've never liked playing these sorts of games on the household console.

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Beginning of the end of PS3 and perhaps even Sony in the video game console race.

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@ Grende1 - Yeah, your post makes a lot of sense. :) I agree with you on that...

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people play strategy games on consoles? if (IF) i get this it was gonna be for my PC, but i guess thats just me.

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Shake it baby!

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And another one bites the dust!

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Gamespot only puts these stories up to get the fan boys fighting. If it was only coming to the PS3 and PC then most of the comments would be reversed

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Sucks for PS3 fans.

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i freakin hate EA.....

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im glad they are giving the PC(and x360) version higher priority

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Haha, well why don't you try developing a game for the PS3 then Coruscant? :P

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Can't say I'm surprised .. :(

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Corection the PC is the leading platform not the X360.

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sucky games are not for ps3

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I agree with what Grende1 says, the PS3 attachment rate is poor compared with the other consoles and the difference it presents for developers from the DX system that they are familiar with makes it a less attractive option to develop for.

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Maybe it's another cross platform game and PS3 isnt' worth the trouble.

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Nineball2112, I think it's because software sales for the PS3 is so far behind that for the other platforms. The 360 has become the lead platform, like the PS2 was last gen. The 360 has significantly more units on the market, and most importantly, software sells like hotcakes on the system. The PC and 360 are also similar to program for, so it makes business sense to do both versions. Like the PS2 before it, the 360, as compared to the PS3, will receive the most variety of games, since the less hyped, less marketed, 'smaller' games have a much better chance of making money on the 360. It just isn't economically feasable to make every 'smaller' game for a platform like the PS3, which is very sluggish in software sales. However, all the bigger and more hyped games will make it on the PS3, just like they did on the original Xbox, which was in the position the PS3 is now.

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I thought developers were getting a good handle of the PS3. Obviously I was wrong. Dissapointing news

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@ coruscant You didn't before? :lol: I myself refuse to buy EA products simply on principle.

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I hate EA for this!!

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Hmm... I wonder what the reason is for stopping development for the PS3? I love my PS3, so this might seem odd for me to say... but I wonder if this is because it is more difficult to program for the PS3 so it takes longer naturally. This might be EA thinking, we can get the PC and Xbox 360 versions out now and get the money sooner, but because we have to take more time on the PS3 version, it'll likely sell less copies so it isn't worth developing it for the PS3. I'm not sure what other reason there might be...

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I own a 360 and PC and will definately be getting it on the PC. I didn't really enjoy C&C 3 on 360, I think the game suffers when playing with a pad. Dissapointing for PS3 owners who were looking forward to the game, though. I imagine they'll see how it sells and how much demand there is on the PS3 before deciding to bring it out.

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awwww thats a shame :( i will probably get it on the PC anyway

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