Warhawk confirmed as multiplayer only

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PlayStation 3 motion-sensing shooter Warhawk has been confirmed as a multiplayer only title. The game, one of the earliest PlayStation 3 titles revealed, sees players slug it out in the air and on the ground, and developer Incognito is hoping to have the game's deathmatches supporting up to 32 players.

"Warhawk has all of its attention focused on making a triple-A online experience. Phasing out the single player allows the team to really polish multiplayer," explained game director Dyan Jobe in an interview with IGN, admitting that, "Single player just wasn't up to par. We owe it to players not to force them to buy something that isn't good enough."

And in a second Warhawk mini-revelation, the development team also let slip that the title will only be available as a download from the PlayStation Store. No further news yet on a PAL release date, though the game will swoop into North American homes on June 1st.

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18 Comments

Spanca

4 years ago

Wouldn't this be a massive download?

And if it isn't, why do we need Blu-Ray again?

Mark

4 years ago

The footage shown during the IGN Show is quite impressive. Much like Spanca, I've got to question just how big this game is going to be (download size), because they were talking it up quite a bit.

Sounds excellent though - Achievement like rewards (medals, ribbons etc.), dedicated servers, capture the flag, deathmatch and more. My interest in the game has skyrocketed.

sephiaya

4 years ago

Warhawk with 32 players would be really stupidy insane (which is mad). I am actually pleased it is a downloadable game (would not want to pay 100 for a flyer)

But yeah it would have to be a really large file like 2-3 gigs.

Any news on if there are different stages of things?

matrix-cat

4 years ago

I've waited ages for this game, and only now do they tell me it isn't a real game.

NovaPhoenix

4 years ago

Well this sucks.

But an "Ace Combat 7" would be just as good.

The Brett

4 years ago

Excellent news- good to hear they're concentrating on multiplayer, because that's clearly going to be where it's at for this title. Like Mark, I didn't care much for this before but my interest has now piqued.

Frozencry

4 years ago

Somewhat disappointing as it'd be cool for single player, but at the same time polished MP-only gameplay where there are mass amounts of planes flying around destroying each other constantly has me jumping for joy.

NovaPhoenix

4 years ago

Saying that makes me want to rethink getting the game now.

Only question is how to connect the PS3's network cable to the adsl modem...from my room (it and the loungeroom have quite a distant seperation).

sephiaya

4 years ago

I would not thikn that woudl be that great for single player. Just too fast, and basically very tiring.

But multiplayer on that would be unreal. I am actuall more impressed with the six-axis on that game, than any wii game atm. After watching the guy at E3 i freaked out. But i am looking forward to this.

Cerebral

4 years ago

Enemy Territory was a multiplayer only game, and it was worth every single...

...wait it was free. Still, a modest price wouldn't hurt.

sephiaya

4 years ago

I think they would charge $10-$15 AU, or are we already priced?

plufim

4 years ago

If single player sucked, why should we believe that the multiplayer version of the same game should be any good?

Jabjabs

4 years ago

It wouldn't be very big on the disc space if Sony stick to the 500MB limit that they have set for it.

Itachi

4 years ago

People if you want to see this game in action and see how damn good it looks go to www.ign.com and download the latest ign weekly. It looks really really good. It's not just a airplane game trust me hehe bring it on

Googol

4 years ago

"It's not just an airplane game"? The most notable thing about it is that it is controlled by the SIXAXIS. That's not to say that it's bad (it isn't), but to go so far as to say that "it's not just an airplane game" makes it out to be more important and better than it actually is. That said, it should do fine as a multiplayer-only game - though I was expecting it to be a fully-fledged title, considering the press coverage it got.

Itachi

4 years ago

Googol wrote

no i meant you see i thought it was just a airplane game but once i saw the video i recommended i had no idea you can take control of tanks or just run around with weapons. I didn't mean to hype it hehe

Googol

4 years ago

^^ OK, I get what you're saying. Damn ambiguous sentences!

Spanca

4 years ago

The game isn't a download, it'll be distributed via Blu-Ray disc. That appears to have been a misunderstanding.

http://au.ps3.ign.com/articles/772/772517p1.html

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Australian Release Date:
  20/09/2007 (Confirmed)
Standard Retail Price:
  $99.95 AU
Publisher:
  Sony Computer Entertainment
Genre:
  Shooter
Year Made:
  2007

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