Haze now a PS3 exclusive with release date on November 19th 2007. Xbox 360 & PC versions MIA
Publisher Ubisoft has said that developer Free Radical’s sci-fi FPS game Haze is now being planned and developed only for the PS3. The release date is November 19th 2007 in America and November 23rd in Europe.
Originally, Haze was slated as a multiplatform release for the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 this spring. However, in May, Ubisoft announced that the PS3 had become the “lead platform” for the title and that the game would be released in November only for the PS3. At that time, Ubisoft noted that “no exclusivity for any platform has been officially announced,” quotes Gamespot. Making the Xbox 360 & PC versions Missing In Action (MIA), which means they are either cancelled or Sony bought temporary exclusivity and they’ll be released in 2008.
Ubisoft noted that it was still leaving the door open in the future for “new partnerships,” but currently the game is indeed only planned for the PS3. A spokesperson said, “The official statement on PC and Xbox 360 is that these platforms are not confirmed.”
Learn about the different modes (it has 4-player (online) co-op!)) and features with a video rundown of the story and gameplay from the game’s director David Doak.
