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SOCOM 3 PSP holding fire until Jan. 12

Latest Fireteam Bravo series installment pushed back until next year to give time for global marketing push to ramp up, says Sony.

PSP owners hoping to get their third-person counterterrorism on over the Thanksgiving break are out of luck. Today, Sony Computer Entertainment announced it was pushing back the release of SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 until January 12, 2010. The game had been scheduled to arrive on November 24, two days before the national holiday.

He won't be home for the holidays.

He won't be home for the holidays.

On the PlayStation Blog, SCEA senior producer Mark Rogers explained the delay wasn't due to development woes. "The PSP title's development is on schedule, and we are extremely pleased with all aspects of the title. It’s looking and playing great," he said. "[However] some high-value visual assets (screens and video) have only recently been made available to global marketing, and we have decided to move the release and allow time to get the word out to everyone."

Developed by Slant Six, the studio behind last year's tepidly received SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation, Fireteam Bravo 3 will differ from its forbearers on several fronts. Plotwise, players will be charged with infiltrating the underground of former special-ops-soldiers turned mercenaries. Specifically, players will be tasked with locating an ex-KGB agent with knowledge of an upcoming terrorist WMD attack.

As outlined in GameSpot's GamesCom preview, SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 will feature an expansive multiplayer component, with the entire campaign being playable in co-op in either ad hoc or infrastructure mode. The game will also feature reworked graphics and controls, as well as other in-game improvements, such as health regeneration and a new cover system.

12 Comments

  • alosborne

    Posted Nov 3, 2009 6:21 pm GMT

    I wish I saw this before I got excited and went to pick it up.

  • thebrickster007

    Posted Nov 1, 2009 4:29 pm GMT

    NOOOOO! WHY!!! DX

  • mr_snickerz

    Posted Oct 31, 2009 9:20 am GMT

    im really actually ok with the delay. There are a few other games i wanna get right now, and im saving up for a go, so i dont need to worry about saving up for this game. besides, now i can just use my christmas money on this

  • SeanChan10

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 3:40 pm GMT

    aw I was looking forward to this

  • LosDaddie

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 12:31 pm GMT

    Early 2010 is going to be packed with games

  • Andrew1203

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 7:16 am GMT

    Great they delay a good psp game and we all know the psp needs some better games and this is suppose to be one of them (hopefully the online will be good).

  • DiscGuru101

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 1:12 am GMT

    "we have decided to move the release and allow time to get the word out to everyone" - Translation: The game isn't finished and we don't want to use the same excuse we used last time we delayed a Soccom launch.

  • cocacolafresh

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 12:36 am GMT

    this game is by slant six? the ppl who ruined confrontation? aw man, this game is disappointing me already.

  • altoids007

    Posted Oct 28, 2009 8:18 pm GMT

    Ugh, everything is getting pushed back to 2010 lately.

  • Jhoalot

    Posted Oct 28, 2009 6:37 pm GMT

    Dammit! all the games has been moved out for the next year

  • Harvestbuddy

    Posted Oct 28, 2009 6:19 pm GMT

    Noo! I was waiting for it..oh well, a few more months Rather them make a game golden than ship it out unfinished

  • ColdfireTrilogy

    Posted Oct 28, 2009 3:59 pm GMT

    after wasting much time and grief on confrontation, I dont think I will be investing any more capital into Slant Six.

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