Sony Consider MAG A Key IP & The Tipping Point For New Console Buyers.

Sony also confirmed today that the game will release on January 29th in the UK.
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"MAG is a very important IP for us and definitely a key exclusive for PS3," SCEE UK product manager Phil Lynch told MCV magazine this week. "MAG is a real statement of intent for us to engage fans of FPS games.

"With the successful Resistance along with Killzone 2 and now MAG, we feel we are a viable choice for gamers looking to get that much more from their console. MAG will definitely be one of the many tipping points for those who haven't got a PS3 to get one this January.

<span>"Our sales expectations for MAG are high. Thanks to the massive success of titles like Modern Warfare, Killzone 2 and Resistance, FPS as a genre has become much more accessible to everyone.

"Allied to this, I think MAG's unique selling points of unparalleled scale and groundbreaking player command structure will really make it stand out against the competition."</span></blockquote>

As much as we enjoyed MAG in its beta stages, we can't help but feel Sony are coming across a bit strong. But then again, we guess they can't say the game will have mediocre sales. Given the success of the FPS genre in general, it's hard to see MAG doing poorly, but it is very much a niche type of game that requires time and patience to truly enjoy.

<span>It'd be nice to see Sony give the game a bit more of a push if they consider it a "statement of intent". We'd argue most people outside of the beta don't really know anything about this game yet.
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