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Mirrors Edge to be timed PS3 exclusive?

Silver Mirror | August 22, 2008 | Rumor | PC Playstation 3 Games Convention 2008 Company

Mirrors Edge may well be exclusive for the PS3 this year, according to German gaming site Heise.
While Reeves at Sony Europe claims this developers at Dice and EA say they have heard no plans, but admit this deal may have occurred at a higher level of which they were not informed. Treat this as a rumor at best.

Wow, the biggest rumor to come out of GC 2008 is that Mirrors Edge will be a timed PS3 exclusive. I don’t quite know how to classify this story, as either a rumor or confirmation of sorts. The reason why is pretty convoluted, details after the jump.

According to German site Heise Online, in a special GC 2008 Leipzig interview with Dave Reeves, big boss of Sony Europe. Mirrors Edge will be a PS3 exclusive game for this year and will be coming out next year for PC and Xbox 360. This is big news if it is indeed true, as Mirrors Edge is considered one of the most anticipated games this year.

Now before everyone gets their panties in a twist, this report is really coming third hand considering the whole site is in German and had to be translated using Google translator. Here is the translated quote so you can be the judge.

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Seproth | August 24, 2008

Well, I have both PS3 and 360 so it doesn't affect me too much. However, EA doesn't tend to pick sides really ever. I don't see it happening.
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skatcat31 | August 24, 2008

remember the last rumor we heard from teh germans? Turned otu to be a flop. I'm inclined not to believe them, especially with the money grubbers EA has become, mirrors edge will most likely be released on both consoles. And htey check this, and jsut to spite us, DO make it PS3 exclusive... Hmmm.
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  Slumpy monkey | August 24, 2008
  
  Way to generalise Germans as unreliable because of 1 rumour from a German gaming source.
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    BlackLabel | August 25, 2008
    
    You don't want to generalise the Germans nor any country as unreliable or as an unbelievable country as one day they might snap and launch a nuke... If everyone thinks like Skatcat31 then we will be *bleep*ed.
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Son_Goten | August 24, 2008

Well, Mirrors Edge was show the first time on the Sony Playstation day. So who knows, altough I agree that EA doesn't really pick sides. (Still Fifa 09 has a exclusive game mode for the PS3)

Who knows...
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XboxOZ360 | August 25, 2008

They have been playing code on BOTH platforms, and both platforms have code up to scratch at the moment, so unless SOny have thrown a wad of cash at the developers/publishers, I can't see them holding out on the possible sale of several hundred thousand units in one day by only making it a one platform timed exclusive.

98% of these so-called exclusive are not really exclusives, as when it comes down to brass tacks, money speaks and so do sales.
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Newcloud | August 25, 2008

this is not going to happen EA denied it
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Final Blade | August 25, 2008

_{Tbh why should anyone care if its a time exclusive for a year, sony would get the benefits of it first, like 360 and bioshock. Then later not many would care about the game when it releases on the other console platform.}
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XboxOZ360 | August 25, 2008

Well, it's official, EA have come out and made a comment to the fact that the game WILL appear on both Xbox 360, PS3 and PC at the same time.

A few days ago, as we all know, a rumour was out that David Reeves from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe reportedly told journalists that "Mirror's Edge would be a timed exclusive for Playstation 3 first", and that "the PC and Xbox versions 360 arrive until much later. "Electronic Arts has spoken on the subject today.

Well the world's number two video game publisher, Electronic Arts therefore declined the information given out by David Reeves with the following statement:

"Mirror's Edge will be available this winter on PS3, XBOX360 and PC. Mirror's Edge will not be a temporary exclusivity on PS3."

So that's very clear, crystal clear actually, and yet another example of some lengths some will go to to fool the gaming public.

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