SOCOM: Confrontation Set To Launch In Europe, New Patch Details
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs ConfrontationThe launch of SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation is just around the corner in Europe, and in preparation for that event, Sony has announced a new update patch that will synchronize all players around the world with the European release.
According to the game's official site, patch 1.41 is available for download now and it holds several new features and upgrades. For instance, the lag issue some players had complained about should be gone, Medley Game information has been abbreviated on the XMB (and it's simply easier to find Friends, too), they addressed a few speed and stability issues, and provided us with a few updates to Quick Match, listed here:
Increased countdown timer in Quick Match Pre Game lobby from 20 to 60 seconds.
Enabled Quick Match team switching.
Ranked, Unranked and Unranked Respawn games, each contains 6 different playlists: 3 8vs8 and 3 16vs16 players.
For more info on update 1.41, go ahead and visit SOCOM.com. This is one of those games that experienced major problems upon launch, but we knew the team would issue fix-it patches in due time, which is why we waited to toss up our review. Really, now that they've worked through the serious problems, it's a solid online multiplayer experience, and you Euro gamers are in for a treat.
Related Game(s): SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation
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Orvisman
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 12:41:28 PM
Sony just announced it at E3 2008.
One year does not make it vaporware.
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JofaMang
Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 9:27:14 AM
Since then, no new screenshots, no gameplay videos, little to no press that I have noticed, no firm (or even tentative) dating. Last summer it was being touted for its promises of technical ingenuity involved in being a Massive Action Game, and since we have been given approximately, nothing.
It isn't vapourware yet, but it is following the path. Zipper isn't SE or Polyphony Digital. They do NOT have my confidence when it comes to the claims they have made about MAG (or the claims sony has made on their behalf). Until we see some gameply footage and a street date, MAG should be under scrutiny.
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ed_winchester
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 10:44:22 AM
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ed_winchester
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 10:47:50 AM
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CH1N00K
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 10:58:18 AM
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I just hope they release some new maps soon though, the originals are getting kind of tiresome.
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pavlovic
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 11:10:21 AM
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Haven't touch Socom for a couple of weeks now.
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convergecrew
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 12:49:52 PM
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Xanavi23
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 3:09:39 PM
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Fatcat3788
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 4:00:29 PM
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BeezleDrop
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 11:37:47 AM
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big6
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 11:39:41 AM
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I really enjoyed the game, even before all the patches, mainly because I never played the PS2 version much.
But yeah, with Killzone 2, that's where all my time is right now. I like leveling up. I just wish they would bring back bots, so I can get my friends to come play. They are too shy to play with strangers... =/
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Orvisman
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 12:46:38 PM
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Therefore, for most gamers who rushed to buy the game at launch and were burned and traded in the game, and for those who avoided the game because of all the bad buzz, the damage has already been done and might be irreversible.
This is a shame because the game as it is now doesn't resemble the game at launch. It is now a much-more polished experience.
Sony really screwed the pooch with the Socom launch. It really should have delayed the game for further polishing like it did with Killzone 2.
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dillonthebunny
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 2:18:09 PM
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I really hope they have addressed these issue that plagued the EU version, but time will tell.
I am thinking of picking it up in a couple of weeks, but I wont on day one, I'll wait a good ten days and see what everyone else is saying.
there must be a reason apart from language why its taken sooo long for this to come to teh EU, let hope its because they were fixing it!
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Xanavi23
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 3:07:43 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 4:23:18 PM
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Fenrir
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 @ 5:33:34 AM
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BikerSaint
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 4:49:32 PM
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Damn, WTF was I thinking??????
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LegendaryWolfeh
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 11:30:57 PM
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Fenrir
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 @ 3:19:07 AM
The new update fixed up some issues, but there´s still no ping display or a min. ping to join a server. But this is definitly needed because of the so called 'laggers by will'. Cheaters to be precise :-) . Hope the next patch covering those issues is not far away.
By the way, I´m playing F.E.A.R. 2 all my freetime now. It has a really fascinating gameplay. And AI is overwhelming.
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JofaMang
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 10:42:01 AM
Handing off the console title to the PSP socom dev might have had something to do with it. I might actually be resenting Zippers focus on the Vapourware that MAG is turning into; perhaps SOCOM for the ps3 could have been better if Zipper had stayed on board for it.
Perhaps the new European playerbase will re-enliven the title for me, and I will for sure try it out again, but odds are the pace will bore me to death. Now that I am used to the fluidity and rhythm of KZ2, nothing short of an overhaul will bring me back to it full time.
Last edited by JofaMang on 3/10/2009 10:44:26 AM