Epic VP Mark Rein says that the Xbox 360’s DVDs are cramping Unreal Tournament 3’s style as compared to the Blu-ray PlayStation 3 version.
“We’ll compress some things. But you know, we may have fewer maps on the 360 version … Blu-ray has definitely given us a lot of legroom,” said Rein at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival.
Epic has always been known for including a prodigious amount of maps with its games, so it’s understandable that larger textures plus more maps equal a space crunch. If Epic can strong-arm Microsoft into letting free downloadable content on LIVE, that could be the ticket to replacing lost maps.
Also, Epic’s Jeff Morris told gameplayer.com.au that the UT3 PC demo is on schedule for release about a month before the game is finalized.
