Topic: E3: Midway Confirms UT3 PC Mods Playable On PS3 (Read 111 times)

PS3Scene · « **on:** July 12, 2007, 11:45:00 AM »

E3: Midway Confirms UT3 PC Mods Playable On PS3
Posted by XanTium | 12-7-2007 13:09 EST

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During a press conference today, Midway announced that Unreal Tournament 3 will allow PC mods created for the game to be playable in the PS3 version, via the PlayStation Network.

Developer Epic Games' Mark Rein told Gamasutra that he thought the service, which represents the first large-scale user created console content of its kind, would "really yield a lot of interesting stuff. People are going to be able to do a lot with this."

Full Story: gamasutra.com

dezza9995 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 12, 2007, 11:48:00 AM »

Now this sounded really good until they mentioned "Through the PSN", meaning free mod on PC but Sony will charge you to use it on the PS3. Still, good idea though.

chane2k1 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 12, 2007, 12:05:00 PM »

Just because it'll be distributed through PSN doesn't mean you have to pay for it, besides there maybe other ways of getting it onto your PS3. Maybe downloading it on your PC then transferring it over to PS3 through Memory Stick.

epsilon72 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 12, 2007, 01:18:00 PM »

QUOTE(chane2k1 @ Jul 12 2007, 11:41 AM)

Just because it'll be distributed through PSN doesn't mean you have to pay for it, besides there maybe other ways of getting it onto your PS3. Maybe downloading it on your PC then transferring it over to PS3 through Memory Stick.

....but those updates will probably have to be signed, approved, blessed, etc. by Sony for them to work with the PS3 version of UT3. Which means they'll probably charge something for them.

NineT9mustang · « **Reply #4 on:** July 12, 2007, 12:48:00 PM »

awesome! I love UT3 news

Boy this game gets better & better

Kamasutra318 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 12, 2007, 06:34:00 PM »

If they do charge money then maybe it will be possible for the creator of the mod to be compensated. I don't see how Sony would be able to charge for it otherwise.

lando786 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 12, 2007, 07:37:00 PM »

im not sure IF sony can charge even if they wanted to.. arent these mods open source anyways? i mean if anything they could charge for a 'pack' to make user mods playable which i doubt but as for the actual mods i think its illegal to charge em if the creator doesnt wish to

ConteZero76 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 13, 2007, 01:00:00 AM »

Sony could charge the author, the reason is the "hosting" price, anyway I see no way this should happen.
What I think we'll see is that maps will be checked (exploits, cheats and so on) then put online.
The author mantain every right on maps, he can always "delete" his map if he's willing to do so, so it's unlikely (even impossible) that maps will be charged.

chane2k1 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 14, 2007, 02:04:00 AM »

Looks like I was right about being able to transfer the mods from PC to PS3 using a memory stick. They outline it here http://www.tgdaily.c.../view/32897/98/ in paragraph 7.

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