SCEE’s officially announced SOCOM: Confrontation, the PS3 update to PlayStation’s in-house squad shooter. Here’s what you’re going to get when it releases later this year:
-Intense online combat experience with up to 32 players delivered in High Definition
-Seven highly detailed maps
-New engine built for PS3 with advanced physics, lighting and ballistics including penetration modelling
-Choice of playing as one of five special forces units: United States Navy SEALs, Special Air Service (SAS, United Kingdom), Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK, Germany), Unidad de Operaciones Especiales (UOE, Spain), 1er Régiment de Parachutistes d’Infanterie de Marine (1er RPIMa, France)
-Unrivalled Community Features with increased clan & ladder support
-Tournaments available at the regional, national and global levels
-Advanced player matching enable players to form teams with their friends and easily join an online game
-Integration with SOCOM.com: Stat tracking, clan management tools, My SOCOM pages and more
Press release after the link. As you can see, there’s no release date, but Gamespress says “November” and we’re not going to argue with that.
SOCOM: Control the Confrontation
o SOCOM: Confrontation™ - exclusively online on PS3™
o Play online with up to 32 players and recruit the best (virtual) soldiers in the world
o Full characterisation of the world’s most elite fighting forces
