Fri, Dec 07, 2012 | 14:37 GMT
BioShock Vita development is up to Take-Two and Sony, says Levine
A BioShock title for Vita is something Irrational’s Ken Levine is interested in developing, but he’s told Eurogamer the decision to create the game for the handheld is up to Sony and Take-Two.
Levine said he has “cool design” ideas for BioShock Vita, but he needs the go-ahead from “the business people” before getting to work.
“Where the Vita stands right now, it’s in the hands of the business people at Take-Two and the business people at Sony working out, hey, what happens in these business people discussions? Fortunately I don’t have to take part in it any more because I sold my company a long time ago,” he said.
“It’s something I’m still very interested in. I still have a cool design for it. It’s a question of, do those guys come to find the right mix that makes everybody happy to make that happen?”
Don’t be hoping for a port of Infinite though, at least not yet, because it may be something entirely different altogether.
“I’ve never said it was Infinite,” said Levine. “It will be something. I’m always hesitant to talk too much about things we don’t have anything to show because it’s getting ahead of ourselves.
“I’m trying to be very careful.”
BioShock Infinite releases on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 in March.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, Development, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: BioShock Vita, bioshock: infinite, irrational games, ken levine
23 comments
#1
Eregol
07/12/12, 2:07 pm
Wasn’t Bioshock Vita announced at E3 in 2011?
Well, not so much announced as ‘alluded to’.
#2
monkeygourmet
07/12/12, 2:15 pm
Never coming out unfortunately;
The announcement was as fishy as the contents of a Big Daddy’s diving suit…
#3
Dragon246
07/12/12, 2:15 pm
They definitely pulled a ninty there, announcing something that existed in ether.
Although still hopeful for release.
@2
Why comment on a console you don’t own and a game you wont play and even then, only hoping that the game don’t arrive?
Pathetic trolling attempt.
#4
Razor
07/12/12, 2:34 pm
/facepalm
Whatever Sony sent Levine/T2 must have been worth it to get him on stage to announce something that doesn’t exist.
#5
Erthazus
07/12/12, 2:43 pm
It’s not going to happen. I mean, there are 2 or maaybe 3 million Vita’s sales around the world.
Why Take-Two should take the risks? No one knows.
PS Vita is a failure. It is the same failure as PSP Go and will be forgotten in the upcoming 1 or 2 years.
#6
Razor
07/12/12, 2:44 pm
“It’s not going to happen. I mean, there are 2 million Vita’s sales around the world.”
Hey, hey, hey!
… there’s about 3 million now!
#7
Dragon246
07/12/12, 2:46 pm
@5
Maybe because sony pays them to? Happens with each 3rd party exclusive.
#8
Erthazus
07/12/12, 2:47 pm
@7, Sony pays them… LOL… As if they had any money to support PS Vita to begin with. They can’t even support it with First party lol.
Sony =/= Money in this generation that’s for sure.
@6, 3? Owwww… That is huge.
#9
Dragon246
07/12/12, 2:50 pm
@8
Maybe check the no. of 1st party games on vita? Hint – There are tons.
#10
Erthazus
07/12/12, 2:52 pm
@9, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_Vita_games
oh really?
#11
ManuOtaku
07/12/12, 3:00 pm
There goes another opportunity to bring a great FPS console experience to the vita handheld, after the not so good COD or resistance, not that i mind this, i prefer vita titles like dokuro, gravity rush, escape plan or sound shapes, but i know there is people waiting for this type of genre on a handhled, and i think this would have been a worthy game that might do the trick, but i prefer this than another bioshock developed by another developer, like nihilistic with COD, if the original team is not involved then i prefer they dont do it at all.
p.s and also iam really curious to know if this is achievable, i mean the consolization of a FPS on a handheld, there goes another opportunity for this ;_;
#12
DrDamn
07/12/12, 3:00 pm
@10
Published by SCEE in Europe (approx 35 titles) …
http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/company/13123.html?platform=1069&year=0®ion=0
#13
absolutezero
07/12/12, 3:23 pm
I’ll file this right alongside the Resident Evil PSP game then
#14
monkeygourmet
07/12/12, 3:34 pm
@3
I liked how you made a bitchy comment about Nintendo, then tried to change it.
Enjoying your edit button much? That really is desperate…
Notice how my original comment said ‘unfortunately’…
It was one of the games I was waiting for when I had my Vita although I had a feeling it would never materialise especially after the trouble they are having with Infinite…
Do you want some ketchup to go with that ‘chip on your shoulder’?
#15
monkeygourmet
07/12/12, 3:34 pm
@13
That did come out though, just on the 3DS not the PSP!
#16
absolutezero
07/12/12, 3:36 pm
and you need to buy an additional piece of hardware to play it!
Nintendooooooooooooooo >:3
#17
Goffee
07/12/12, 4:34 pm
Wow, its been two hours and there’s no stupid petition to sign…
#18
Dragon246
07/12/12, 4:35 pm
@14
“Bitchy” eh? True really hurts doesn’t it?
Ninty announces ssbu, mariou 3d,zeldau etc.
You go woooaaaahhhhh….
They are cooommmingggg
Irrational announces bioshock vita,
Not coming….
Waiting for the game? Who are you kidding?
Keep drowning yourself in “ninty magic” and drinking “sony hating” syrup.
#19
TD_Monstrous69
07/12/12, 5:23 pm
The Vita needs a Bioshock game (and by that, I mean a great Bioshock game).
#20
TheOutcastWolf
07/12/12, 11:07 pm
@8 Your imbecileness… it feeds us
#21
polygem
08/12/12, 12:08 am
@Dragon:
”Why comment on a console you don’t own and a game you wont play and even then, only hoping that the game don’t arrive?
Pathetic trolling attempt.”
…now THAT coming from YOU really did surprise me!
#22
Dragon246
08/12/12, 1:23 am
@21
Even I am surprised. Guess I am sleepy.
Peace
#23
polygem
08/12/12, 5:25 am