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Clearing up the rumor of PS3 games

The PlayStation3 console won’t be released until later this year, but there are already rumors about it and PS3 games. The report on Theseis is a rumor that perhaps confused even the most devoted gamer. Developers and publishers, as well as game sites, have been posting their reviews, release dates, and other news on the latest PS3 games for the past few months. The hype about the PS3 Blu-ray player raised expectations about games; A rumor of the game, although confusing, was not unexpected.

Let me update the events that fueled the rumors. Track7 Games, the developer of the popular adventure game Theseis for PC and Xbox 360, reportedly called the people behind PS3 Land to announce some important news. Ad? Consequently, PS3 Theseis development was canceled due to high development costs for PS3 games. The PS3 Land article even quoted Vicky Valvanos, Managing Director of Track7, as saying that development of Theseis would resume if Sony offers any help to the company.

This news has spread among internet gaming sites and blogs with webmasters and forum moderators following the threads. Discussions also broke out over the production of Theseis as one of the PS3 games. Apparently, no gamer noticed that there were no announcements or news during recent E3 or on product listings about Theseis software for PS3. One likely reason for this was the fact that Theseis appeared on various retail sites as a PS3 game. Track7, however, did not acknowledge the existence of these catalogs.

This is the point where everything got confusing. Track7 did not recognize Theseis games on the retailers’ sites, but they called PS3 Land to announce that PS3 Theseis has been discontinued. Track7 tried to clear up the issue by saying that the canning parts of Theseis and Theseis development for PS3 were just jokes. The company even called the PS3 Land article “wrong.” As of now, PS3 Land updated their article on PS3 Theseis with the new article from Track7. But the confusion about PS3 games came from Track7. According to them, Theseis had not been planned or developed for PS3, but what about the announcement they made on PS3 Land? Was there really a mistake, or was it just a joke that was told in passing that was expanded in large proportions?

A misunderstanding between PS3 Land and Track7 is a probable cause, although the question of what they talked about remains. Surely, there was some reference to Theseis, otherwise it would not have appeared in the article. There were also a number of retail databases listing Theseis as one of the PS3 games. Clearly, someone started it and the knowledge about Theseis rests solely with Track7, as Sony did not include the game in their repertoire during the recent E3. The most likely cause, I think, is that Track7 wanted to develop Theseis software for PS3. They blurted out that little “joke” to test the market and demand for their game. In my opinion, they did it, also to induce Sony to think that a Theseis is a good addition to their games. Regardless, whatever the reason behind it, the market for PS3 games is huge, and I can’t blame anyone for wanting to exploit this lucrative business.

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