SOCOM avoiding Confrontation until Oct. 14

Third-person shooter series' PS3 debut pushed back one month after quality concerns force developer Slant Six to "reevaluate schedule."

After months of uncertainty, those awaiting word of the release of SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals Confrontation got a firm answer in March. That's when Sony Computer Entertainment America announced that the popular third-person shooter series' PlayStation 3 debut would ship on September 16. The game looked set to lead a charge of first-party action games from Sony, followed by Resistance 2 around the holidays and Killzone 2 the following winter.

Unfortunately, during the week of 4th of July, the makers of SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals Confrontation had some decidedly un-gung-ho news. Buried amongst various patch updates, an inconspicuous post on SOCOM.com saw SCEA director of development Seth Luisi reveal a hard choice had been made.

"Unfortunately, even working late into the nights and every weekend, we've had to reevaluate our schedule," he said. "Our top priority is delivering the best SOCOM online experience possible. Tough decisions had to be made, and we've decided to push back the release date to October 14, 2008. We just had to face the facts and do what is best for the title. Rather than sacrifice features, quality, and stability, we had to do the right thing and readjust our schedule."

SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals Confrontation is the first PS3 title from Slant Six Games, the young Vancouver shop behind the PSP hits Syphon Filter Dark Mirror and SOCOM: Tactical Strike. (Most prior SOCOM games were developed by Zipper Interactive.) Bundled with a PS3-branded Bluetooth headset, the multiplayer-only game is also one of the first titles confirmed to support the console's trophy system out of the box. For details on Confrontation's ambitious clan support, community features, and gameplay, check out GameSpot's recent hands-on preview.

197 Comments

  • Arcanum

    Posted Oct 8, 2008 8:28 pm PT

    I'm a yearly 'Qore' subscriber, and I still can't get access to the demo! What is up with that???

    I have pre paid for the game, mostly because I want the official Sony PS3 Bluetooth headset, and the game is cheap for the combo... I hope Slant Six can pull it off.

  • mastermind915

    Posted Oct 2, 2008 11:36 pm PT

    This game needs to be delayed again. Game is kinda glitchy... Loading times are horrendous. I hope its fixed.

  • Gamezster

    Posted Sep 25, 2008 8:32 pm PT

    Hmm... Maybe... Still not sure...

  • jamartaylor

    Posted Aug 3, 2008 11:20 am PT

    They only pushed it back a month. I've seen worse.

  • sonicmask

    Posted Jul 9, 2008 8:26 pm PT

    DUDE ITS SOCOM! ITS GOING TO BE RESISTANCE 2 VS SOCOM!!! I LIKE XBOX BUT GEARS COMES NO WHERE NEAR THESE GAMES THEY ARE SKILL REQUIRED! NOT A FAN JUST A PC GAMER!!!

  • mathias897

    Posted Jul 9, 2008 1:14 am PT

    at least the game will come out...........eventually

  • ddashboy242

    Posted Jul 9, 2008 12:25 am PT

    .............

  • itwiz90

    Posted Jul 8, 2008 1:09 pm PT

    Oh well lets see how this one comes out.

  • jasonbarbour

    Posted Jul 8, 2008 9:08 am PT

    I just wish there was a singleplayer experience....oh well it can still be good...

  • thekodaman

    Posted Jul 8, 2008 1:39 am PT

    Slant Six have shown themselves to be good developers, Dark Mirror and Tactical Strike were great games - lets hope they build on that knowledge in their PS3 debut to create a great online experience.

  • DarkGhost32

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 11:03 pm PT

    PERFECT! i finally got $500 to buy MY ps3 so this will be perfect...still playing combined assault but it will do until then...as long as confrontation will have more time to prepare im happy

  • IPHANTOMI23

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 10:59 pm PT

    Sounds good! I have high expectations for this game! If I'm going to fork out $59.99 plus tax for a game, it better be perfect! Even if it takes two months is fine with me. Realistically, I expect a mid-November release with flawless gameplay. See you all online in November!

  • zimaking

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 9:14 pm PT

    Its okay if it's delayed, as long as it will be a great game..

  • sagewarrior

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 8:08 pm PT

    It seems some people understand what i was saying. I not saying cod4 is not good, i like it. But as most people have said it. Confrontation, is a online only game made by slant six, zipper's game adaptation is still to come. But from "A HONEST OPINION" Socom is the greatest, Why? because I'm a fan of the series, so I will state that I think it is good. seeing as how I got a copy of the beta, and helped run the glitch tests and systems checks. I played the game Guts5 and who ever called me defensive. so speculate all you want about it. and to let you know the problem they are having are not severe, most of the trouble is the servers, but they are trying to put some final touches on the enviroment to make it flow as seemlessly as possible, the best part is the stuff they are adding to the clan setup. trust me it is worth the 30 day wait

  • PNOIDSCHIZ

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 7:42 pm PT

    it's only 30 day delay, it better be worth it!

  • sonicmask

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 6:19 pm PT

    I AM A HUGH SOCOM FAN! AND LOOKING AT SLANX SIX THEY ARE NOT ZIPPER BUT THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.. ZIPPER IS LACKING LOOKING AT SOCOM 3. SO LET SOMEONE DO IT BETTER FOR A LITTLE!...CROSSROADS HERE I COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • jansong1

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 4:46 pm PT

    This makes me raise an eyebrow. This and Killzone2 are the very reason I just picked up my PS3 and it's not so much the delay as the fact I haven't payed attention and it looks like a different developer for Socom. That really worries me. Please fellas, don't drop the ball, take all the time you need to make the game I was expecting from Zipper.

  • jogunther

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 1:11 pm PT

    I'm still waiting, actually played Socom Combined Assualt on a PS3.

  • jackrocks123

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 11:16 am PT

    might pick it up, but i'm happy with MGO.

  • Myzz617

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 10:55 am PT

    Good closer to my birthday I'll miss the campaign mode as it is training for controls as stated below. @WarGameJunkie Your ignorant post proves nothing. This game is to please the SOCOM fans not general war game fans who do nothing but judge and make criticisim about products that have not come out. when Zipper releases their version of SOCOM next year in oct-nov then you will truely see. If warhawk does not suck i doubt this is going to go to S*** completely.

  • akiwak

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 10:09 am PT

    I'll miss the campaign mode which essentially is the trainning mode for the game. I will still buy the game if it continues to give me as much joy as the others did.

  • ColonelGuile

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 9:54 am PT

    I had a feeling this was going to happen... just like Combined Assault a couple years ago as well...

    All the more reason to finish games now that I have yet to open before Confrontation comes out then I guess...

  • BenCrazy24

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 8:45 am PT

    The only reason that cod sold anything was that it came out on more than one systems. socom is a playstation only game and it is still one of the best online to this day by having 32 player maps and will still be the best when the next socom comes out.

  • Guts5

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 8:30 am PT

    sagewarrior That post was a bunch of rubbish. You're obviously way to biased to discuss this topic with anyone. I hope you're little rant makes you feel better. That kind of post is what people with no real concrete arguments use to try and attack other people.

    The truth and facts are COD4 is the cream of the crop and sold more units than any other game... including those other versions of SOCOM. So, that would mean the majority of people disagree with you on it not being the cream of the crop. What I stated was I'm betting it's NOT good enough to beat COD4 and the developers obviously agreed it needs more work hence the reason they pushed it back. So, even the developers disagree with you.

    One more thing to note. I never said SOCOM was a FPS. I did multiple times point out that COD4 is in my opinion the best FPS team combat game ever created. Sales numbers back that point of view up. GRAW lets you see over the shoulder too, if you like, but the gameplay is still the same as COD4. Just like SOCOM, in my opinion.

    A 3rd person shooting game, would be like Gears of War or Army of Two in my opinion. Those games play differently than COD4.

    Anyways, I've stated my views and opinions on the matter.

  • darkshad0w1

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 8:08 am PT

    To SageWarrior reguarding Guts5

    it just really seems to me that you are projecting. Could it just be that you do pretty much the same thing as what you just stated ? Get your facts straight first of all because the Socom series were not the games that set the standard for online play. p.s guts5 did say that it was an honest observation, you [sagewarrior] on the other hand, went on the defensive...just my honest observation.

  • NandoSupes

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 7:40 am PT

    I reserve judgement when I play the game,until then, can't really say anything.how can I judge something I haven't even play yet?.

    psn id : nandosupes

  • KuRuPT-H4X

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 6:52 am PT

    I myself actually don't want the game to be too perfected like I think song isn't going to keep actually socom. if any veterans know what I mean like the things where you can go from prone to stand in a second. stuff that was unrealistic but made the game fun! Socom 3 and sca took in partially away and i think this game will seal the deal.

  • Yuck_Too

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 5:59 am PT

    --CVM_123 --
    "well atleast they are delaying it to make it better"
    ~~~
    lol...as opposed to those developers who delay their titles to make them worse? j/k

    Personally I prefer GRAW but I'll still be picking it up.

  • Guts5

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 5:58 am PT

    This is not a surprise to me at all. This is not meant as a slam to the title, just an honest observation.

    SOCOM is not COD and never has been. Infinity Wards COD4 is just simply the best online FPS out there, I prefer it even to H3. SOCOM would be doing good just to get close the quality of COD4, much less even think about being better. I'd bet 10-1 odds that it will not be as good as COD4 and they know that.

    So, for the majority of gamers with a budget, you don't go buying every single game made. You generally buy the best game of a type and in this case it would be COD4. If you have a PS3 or a 360 you can buy this awesome title.

    I fully believe this delay was the realization that SOCOM is not the caliber of COD4 and seriously, who could expect it to be? Arguable the best FPS ever. If I were them, I'd push SOCOM back till next year. Most still aren't tired of COD4. This would give them more time to polish and maybe come up with something new.

  • creepster32000

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 5:44 am PT

    gamespot ppl are such fanboys i love how they say avoiding they really need to get off there 360's an loved the way the host on the show said my ps3 broke I SMELL BS!!!

  • ukillwegrill

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 3:43 am PT

    Wezker,that was so incoherent...

  • link631

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 2:39 am PT

    cool

  • Wezker619

    Posted Jul 7, 2008 12:30 am PT

    Why is that everybody says its only multiplayer I'll pass. Wow really Play Socom 1 through 3. The multiplayer was the Socom Series. Ask any fan of the ps2 who purchased the network adapter. You Sony fanboys that jump on the band wagon for the ps3 but weren't a big fan for the ps2. Your a disgrace. Im glad its delayed, It means it will be better.

  • justin7243

    Posted Jul 6, 2008 11:31 pm PT

    Does anyone still play the SOCOM series?

  • ANGELITO13666

    Posted Jul 6, 2008 10:36 pm PT

    well take your time guys as long they make a better game and not having all that **** glichers like socom 2 and 3 ill be happy . longer time long game and better game play..... but im wating....... have to play call of duty then mean time

  • GTA_Vice_City

    Posted Jul 6, 2008 10:09 pm PT

    any time i see a press release stating delays due to "quality concerns", i can't help but feel a little troubled. especially after seeing all the lousy games that manage to *pass* the quality testing scott free. the last high-profile PS3 game that was held back for quality concerns, in recent memory, was the broken game Lair. i wonder how this one is going to turn out...

  • tiggerboy

    Posted Jul 6, 2008 9:46 pm PT

    ITS MULTIPLAYER ONLY!!!! If thats true, then I will pass......

  • j5r9s2

    Posted Jul 6, 2008 8:42 pm PT

    Im glad there taking the time to get the game right... Means better game for the market, Id rather wait a little longer to get a better product. If rushed to much, game wouldnt be as good because they would rush pass all the details we have grown to love.

  • darkride66

    Posted Jul 6, 2008 7:12 pm PT

    WarGameJunkie said "It is ONE month, and it's not even one month, it's more like 2 weeks because it's not like the game goes gold on October 16, it *ships* on October 14. That is not a delay long enough to fix game play problems."
    I'm sorry, what? Correct me if my math is off but doesn't this mean they have closer to 90 days left to perfect their game? It's not like they're spending now till Sept finishing the game and then taking another month to fix it, they're fixing it as they go. If you're building a house and discover your measurements are off, you don't finish the house then try to patch up the mistake, you fix the mistake now and then continue on. And I wouldn't write off Slant Six Games either. They've consistently delivered outstanding games on the PSP. Quite frankly, having loved Dark Mirror and Socom on the PSP, I can't wait to see what they do with the PS3 hardware. Personally, I try not to judge games I haven't played, or that haven't been released yet. As for Saint's Row 2, I'm not sure why you're so sure this game is going to be great. The original was a good game but didn't break 2 million copies sold it's entire run. Again, I can't judge the title till I've played it, but I'm not sure why you would think the sequel would do any better.

  • WarGameJunkie posted Jul 6, 2008 6:07 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. login to show)

    WarGameJunkie

    Posted Jul 6, 2008 6:07 pm PT (hide)

    This is not great news. I have bad news for the fanboys, but this is basically confirmation this game is going to suck. It is ONE month, and it's not even one month, it's more like 2 weeks because it's not like the game goes gold on October 16, it *ships* on October 14. That is not a delay long enough to fix game play problems that usually cause a delay. Never has a game been pushed back only one month and still not had almost the same problems it was reported to have previously. This game isn't going to have ANYTHING close to the quality of SOCOM 1 or SOCOM 2. The reason? Zipper didn't do this game. This game is going to suck, which is only going to hurt Sony more because a non-gimped game that had a single player story that didn't suck plus great online could have been done that showed off the PS3's capabilities. But they didn't do that and it's had two delays already. That does not spell greatness. Plus it now releases on the same day as Saint's Row 2, which is going to outsell this game so bad it's not funny. Say goodbye to the SOCOM franchise. It's done. COD and others have improved upon what SOCOM started and this franchise has stagnated. Now this game will probably be the worst yet. It's such a shame they didn't even ever make an effort to become better than Call of Duty after COD improved on what SOCOM started.

  • emerio

    Posted Jul 6, 2008 5:34 pm PT

    This is great news!

  • thegame1980 posted Jul 6, 2008 5:23 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. login to show)

    thegame1980

    Posted Jul 6, 2008 5:23 pm PT (hide)

    LOL! So can ANYTHING on PS3 actually release on time?

  • CVM_123

    Posted Jul 6, 2008 4:16 pm PT

    well atleast they are delaying it to make it better

  • coold_steam

    Posted Jul 6, 2008 2:39 pm PT

    i rather wait for the game

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