Back in June, Electronic Arts told us that the PlayStation 3 version of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 has been put “on hold”. Many figured it was officially canned. It appears not.
Producer and C&C TV presenter, David Silverman has confirmed that development on the PlayStation 3 version of Red Alert 3 is back on and there’s “definitely people working”. While the Xbox 360 and PC versions are releasing November 14th, the previously “on hold” PlayStation 3 version will not, obviously.
Silverman tells us: “When we announced Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 we announced there was a PS3 version, then we decided to go on the record and say that we’ve suspended it to make sure that RA3 was able to come out to the level of quality that it must adhere to to be called a C&C game. We’ve hit that mark, we’ve shipped the game. And you know what that means? That means there’s another version left to be had. So there’s definitely people working on a PS3 version and we’ll be talking more about that later.”
He wouldn’t spill on a release date or anything. He tells us that if PlayStation 3 owners bide their time, they will be “very pleased”.
“If you’re a PS3 owner and you don’t own a PC and you don’t have an Xbox 360 you don’t have to write on your Christmas or Hanukkah list that you want to have an Xbox,” he said. “You can play Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, bide your time and you’ll be very pleased. We’re looking at doing some really cool things with the PS3 version. Since it is shipping later we’re putting in a lot of cool content and really taking advantage of both the 1080p nature and the high-defness of Blu-Ray and also the fact that it can hold just so much more space.”
When asked for more detail, he tells us that he’s already said too much.