Microsoft Attorney Digs Masterchief on PlayStation 3
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27 Mar 2008
Don McGowan, a Microsoft attorney and blogger, has decided it's time to clarify the position regarding the Masterchief mod for the PS3 version of Unreal Tournament III.
Why hasn't Microsoft stamped down hard? Is it because the company wants to show PlayStation fans how 'cool' Halo is? Or is it something else? McGowan states:
"Actually it's nothing more than the Game Content Usage Rules in action.
"When these were developed, people all thought they were focused on machinima. The truth is that while they do address machinima they also allow for a lot of other things. Mods like this are one of them. The developers aren't selling the mod, they're not monetizing Microsoft's IP, they're just creating something to share their love of the Master Chief on a new platform.
"It's a great thing for us and a great thing for the gaming community. And much though I love my friends at Epic, Unreal Tournament isn't Halo. This will also remind people of just how great the Halo games are and remind them that if they're done with the user-created faux-Halo experience, the real Halo is available only on the Xbox 360. And no one is taking characters from PlayStation games (do they even have any games?) and putting them on our platform..."
"When these were developed, people all thought they were focused on machinima. The truth is that while they do address machinima they also allow for a lot of other things. Mods like this are one of them. The developers aren't selling the mod, they're not monetizing Microsoft's IP, they're just creating something to share their love of the Master Chief on a new platform.
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"It's a great thing for us and a great thing for the gaming community. And much though I love my friends at Epic, Unreal Tournament isn't Halo. This will also remind people of just how great the Halo games are and remind them that if they're done with the user-created faux-Halo experience, the real Halo is available only on the Xbox 360. And no one is taking characters from PlayStation games (do they even have any games?) and putting them on our platform..."
Check out McGowan's thoughts right over here.
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16 comments posted.
Opinions are NOT facts
If it wasn't what he meant why say it? why not just say what he meant?
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Posted by antonusklesk
I prefer masterchief on UT3, they created him with the ability to move faster than the snail's-pace he finds himself limited to in Halo.
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Posted by Daz
PreciousRoi wrote:
The PS3's catalog is inadequate at the moment, as rosy as the future might look the facts on the ground are that the PS3's catalog looks weak. Right off the top of my head, no proper PlayStation should be without a proper Gran Turismo, and they just released Prologe. They are just getting their controller situation sorted as well...err, ok whatev, better quit while I can still post.
Opinions are NOT facts
PreciousRoi wrote:
I don't think that was his point at all...sure thats what he said...but the way I see it, it was solely a cheap dig at the PS3s lack of games...
...or is it your contention that they guy is so clueless that he doesn't know that 3rd party mods aren't availible on 360?
...or is it your contention that they guy is so clueless that he doesn't know that 3rd party mods aren't availible on 360?
If it wasn't what he meant why say it? why not just say what he meant?
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